The
water polo
Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...
tournaments at the
2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...
in
Rio de Janeiro
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took place from 6 to 20 August at the
Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre in
Barra da Tijuca
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. 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 countries, playing every team in their group once. Two points were awarded for a victory, one for a draw. All teams qualified for the quarterfinals.
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
Medal summary
Medal table
Medalists
See also
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Water polo at the 2014 Asian Games
Water polo at the 2014 Asian Games was held in Dream Park Aquatics Center, Incheon, South Korea from 20 September to 1 October 2014.
Schedule
Medalists
Medal table
Draw
A draw ceremony was held on 21 August 2014 to determine the gr ...
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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.
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Water polo at the 2015 Pan American Games
Water polo competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto was held from July 7 to 15 at the Markham Pan Am Centre in Markham. The water polo competitions was the first sporting event to be conducted at the games, beginning three days befo ...
References
Sources
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World Library
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Official Results Book – 2016 Olympic Games – Water Poloarchive
* Water polo on the Olympedi
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* Water polo on the Sports Reference
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Results Book – Water Polo
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