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Water Polo At The 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's Qualification
The 2016 Men's Water Polo Olympic Qualification Tournament was held in Trieste, Italy, from 3 to 10 April 2016, at the Polo Natatorio " Bruno Bianchi". The top four teams advanced to the Olympics. Participants There were 12 places originally allocated to continental associations in the tournament not already directly qualified to the Olympics – 9 from Europe, 1 from the Americas, 1 from Asia, and 1 from Africa. Draw The draw took place on 23 January 2016 in Belgrade, after the final of the 2016 European Championship. Preliminary round ''All times are local (UTC+2)''. Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- Knockout stage ''All times are local (UTC+2)''. Bracket ;5th place bracket Quarterfinals The winners qualify for the 2016 Olympics. ---- ---- ---- 5–8th place semifinals ---- Semifinals ---- Seventh place game Fifth place game Third place game Final Final ranking See also * 2016 Women's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo At The 2016 Summer Olympics
The water polo tournaments at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 6 to 20 August at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre in Barra da Tijuca. Twenty teams (twelve for men and eight for women) competed in the tournament. Games that ended in ties in elimination rounds were decided by shootouts, as overtime has been abolished since 2013. Qualification Men's qualification Women's qualification Competition schedule Men's competition The competition consisted of two stages; a group stage followed by a knockout stage. Group stage The teams were divided into two groups of six countries, playing every team in their group once. Two points were awarded for a victory, one point for a draw. The top four teams per group qualified for the quarterfinals. Group A Group B Knockout stage Women's competition The competition consisted of two stages; a group stage followed by a knockout stage. Group stage The teams were divided into two groups of four countrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |