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Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
City | London |
Venue(s) | Water Polo Arena |
Dates | 29 July - 12 August 2012 |
Events | 2 (men's, women's) |
Teams | 12 (men's), 8 (women's) (from 4 confederations) |
Competitors | 155 men, 102 women |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() ![]() |
Third place | ![]() ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() ![]() |
Tournament statistics (men, women) | |
Matches | 66 |
Goals scored | 1,231 (18.65 per match) |
Multiple appearances | 5-time Olympian(s): 3 players 4-time Olympian(s): 17 players |
Multiple medalists | 4-time medalist(s): 2 players 3-time medalist(s): 5 players |
MVPs | ![]() ![]() |
Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics | ||
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Rosters | ||
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The water polo tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom was held at the London 2012 Water Polo Arena in the Olympic Park from 29 July to 12 August. The venue's capacity held 5,000 spectators. Twelve teams competed in the men's tournament and eight teams in the women's tournament.[1]
Qualification
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Both of Great Britain's teams automatically qualified, while the African qualification tournament was cancelled due as no teams entered, increasing the available spots at each final qualification tournament to four.[2][3]
Men
Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Number of berths |
Nation(s) qualified |
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Host nation | – | – | 1 | ![]() |
2011 World League Super-Final | 21–26 June 2011 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
2011 FINA World Championships | 16–31 July 2011 | ![]() |
3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2011 Pan American Games | 23–29 October 2011 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
2012 Asian Water Polo Championship | 23–29 January 2012 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
Oceania | – | – | 1 | ![]() |
World Qualification Tournament | 1–8 April 2012 | ![]() |
4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Total | 12 |
Women
Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Number of berths |
Nation(s) qualified |
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Host nation | – | – | 1 | ![]() |
2011 Pan American Games | 23–28 October 2011 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
2012 Asian Water Polo Championship | 23–29 January 2012 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
Oceania | – | – | 1 | ![]() |
World Qualification Tournament | 15–22 April 2012 | ![]() |
4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Total | 8 |
Draw
The draw for the Olympic tournament took place in May 2012. The men were drawn into two groups of six teams, the women were drawn into two groups of four teams.[5]
Men's competition
Group A | Group B |
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Women's competition
Group A | Group B |
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Medal summary
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (6 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Events
References
- ^ a b c "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 56. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Water Polo qualification" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ "2012 Olympic Games". Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
- ^ a b "FINA selects Catania, Casablanca as future host cities; Creates Open Water "School for Officials"". Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- ^ "Draw announced for Olympic Water Polo competition". Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
Sources
- PDF documents on the FINA website:
- Water polo on the Olympedia website
- Water polo on the Sports Reference website
External links
Media related to Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics at Wikimedia Commons
- Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics. London2012.com. at the UK Government Web Archive (archived 28 February 2013)
- Official results book – Water Polo. London2012.com. at the Wayback Machine (archived 24 April 2013)
- Water Polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics at SR/Olympics (archived)