Water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics

The water polo tournaments at the 2020 Summer Olympics are scheduled to take place at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center in Kōtō. Twenty-two teams (twelve for men and ten for women) will compete in the tournament, an increase of two from the previous editions.[1] Since Rio 2016, games that end in ties in elimination rounds are decided by shootouts, as overtime has been abolished since 2013.

Water polo
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
VenueTokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Dates24 July – 8 August 2021
No. of events2
Competitors242
Water polo at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Qualification
menwomen
Tournaments
menwomen
Rosters
menwomen

It was originally scheduled to be held in 2020, but on 24 March 2020, the Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Schedule
Legend
GGroup stage¼Quarter-finals½Semi-finalsBBronze medal matchFGold medal match

[3][4]

Date
Event
Sat 24Sun 25Mon 26Tue 27Wed 28Thu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4Thu 5Fri 6Sat 7Sun 8
MenGGGGG¼½BF
WomenGGGGG¼½BF

Qualification

Men's qualification
Main article: Water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
Event Dates Venue(s) Quota Qualifier(s)
Host nation——1 Japan
2019 FINA World League18–23 June 2019 Belgrade1 Serbia
2019 FINA World Championships15–27 July 2019 Gwangju2 Italy
 Spain
2019 Pan American Games4–10 August 2019 Lima1 United States
Oceanian Continental Selection——1 Australia
African Continental Selection——1 South Africa
2020 European Championships14–26 January 2020 Budapest1 Hungary
2018 Asian Games[5][6]25 August–1 September 2018 Jakarta1 Kazakhstan
World Qualification Tournament14–21 February 2021 Rotterdam3 
 
 
Total12

Women's qualification
Main article: Water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification
Event Dates Venue(s) Quota Qualifier(s)
Host nation——1 Japan
2019 FINA World League4–9 June 2019 Hungary1 United States
2019 FINA World Championships14–26 July 2019 Gwangju1 Spain
2019 Pan American Games4–10 August 2019 Lima1 Canada
Oceanian Continental Selection——1 Australia
African Continental Selection——1 South Africa
2020 European Championships12–25 January 2020 Budapest1 Russia
2018 Asian Games[7][8][9]16–21 August 2018 Jakarta1 China
World Qualification Tournament19–24 January 2021[10] Trieste2 Hungary
 Netherlands
Total10

Medal summary

Medalists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men
Women

References
  1. "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Water Polo Qualification System" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. 16 March 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  2. "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  3. "Schedule – Water Polo Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Olympian Database. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  4. "Water Polo Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  5. Ivan Curcic (30 January 2020). "Problems on road to Tokyo: Kazakhstan refuses to host Asian Championships". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  6. Ivan Curcic (14 February 2020). "Asian Federation decides: Kazakhstan and China go to Tokyo". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  7. Ivan Curcic (30 January 2020). "Problems on road to Tokyo: Kazakhstan refuses to host Asian Championships". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  8. Ivan Curcic (14 February 2020). "Asian Federation decides: Kazakhstan and China go to Tokyo". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  9. Ivan Curcic (19 February 2020). "Women's qualifications for Tokyo: Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are seeking Olympic berth". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  10. "Women's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament 2020 - (ITA)". fina.org. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
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