Water polo at the 2015 European Games

The water polo tournaments at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan were held at the Baku Aquatics Centre in the Baku Games Cluster from 12 to 21 June 2015. 16 teams competed in the men's tournament and 12 teams in the women's tournament.[1]

Water polo
at the 2015 European Games
VenueBaku Aquatics Centre
Dates12–21 June 2015
Competitors364 (208 men, 156 women) from 16(men), 12(women) nations
Water polo at the
2015 European Games
menwomen

Water polo was not included in the earliest list of sports confirmed for the 2015 Games, as the European swimming authorities at that stage were minded not to take part. However, following negotiations with the organising authorities, a compromise was reached whereby, in 2015, these events were for junior players only - in effect, athletes between the ages of 16 and 17 for both men and women.

Qualification

Both of Azerbaijan's teams automatically qualify. The 2013 European Junior Championships will qualify automatically, as well as the qualification tournaments for the 2015 European Junior Championships will serve as qualification tournaments for the Games. Each qualifying team will be allowed to select 13 athletes for their team.[2]

Men
Main article: Water polo at the 2015 European Games – Men's tournament
Means of qualificationDateVenueNumber
of berths		Nation(s)
qualified
Host nation––1 Azerbaijan
2013 European Junior Water Polo Championships8–15 September 2013 Gżira7 Montenegro
 Serbia
 Italy
 Hungary
 Croatia
 Russia
 Spain
2015 European Games Qualification Tournament A12–15 March 2015 Nijverdal2 Greece
 Ukraine
2015 European Games Qualification Tournament B Graz2 Slovakia
 Turkey
2015 European Games Qualification Tournament C Szczecin2 France
 Romania
2015 European Games Qualification Tournament D Gżira2 Germany
 Malta
Total16

Women
Main article: Water polo at the 2015 European Games – Women's tournament
Means of qualificationDateVenueNumber
of berths		Nation(s)
qualified
Host nation––1 Azerbaijan
2013 European Junior Water Polo Championships1–8 September 2013 Istanbul6 Greece
 Spain
 Netherlands
 Italy
 Hungary
 Russia
2015 European Games Qualification Tournament A12–15 March 2015 Nice2 France
 Great Britain
2015 European Games Qualification Tournament B12–14 March 2015 Bratislava2 Slovakia
 Israel
2015 European Games Qualification Tournament C Belgrade2 Germany
 Serbia
Total12

Medal summary

Events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men[3]  Serbia  Spain  Greece
Women  Russia  Spain  Greece

References
  1. Newsletter 1
  2. Qualification system version 2.2
  3. "Water Polo – Medallists by Event" (PDF). baku2015.com. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
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