# Water polo at the 2024 Summer Olympics

The water polo tournaments at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris were held from 27 July to 11 August. Preliminary water polo matches occurred at Paris Aquatic Centre, with the final playoffs staged at the iconic Paris La Défense Arena. Similar to the previous edition, twenty-two teams (twelve for men and ten for women) competed against each other in their respective tournaments.

## Qualification

The International Olympic Committee and World Aquatics (AQUA) had ratified and released the qualification criteria for Paris 2024. The host nation France reserved a direct quota place each in the men's and women's tournament with the remainder of the total quota attributed to the eligible NOCs through a tripartite qualification pathway.
The 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, produced the winners and runners-up of the men's and women's water polo tournament, qualifying for Paris 2024. Five further quota places were awarded to the highest-ranked eligible NOC at each of the continental meets (Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania) approved by World Aquatics. If any of the continental meets did not occur within the qualifying period, the vacant spot was entitled to the highest-ranked eligible NOC from a respective continent at the succeeding edition of the Worlds.
To complete the water polo roster for the Games, the final batch of quota places were assigned to the four highest-ranked eligible NOCs for men and two for women at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.

### Qualification summary

| Nation | Men's | Women's | Athletes |
| Australia | | | 26 |
| Canada | — | | 13 |
| China | — | | 13 |
| Croatia | | — | 13 |
| France | | | 26 |
| Greece | | | 26 |
| Hungary | | | 26 |
| Italy | | | 26 |
| Japan | | — | 13 |
| Montenegro | | — | 13 |
| Netherlands | — | | 13 |
| Romania | | — | 13 |
| Serbia | | — | 13 |
| Spain | | | 26 |
| United States | | | 26 |
| Total: 15 NOCs | 156 | 130 | 286 |

### Men's qualification

| Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified team |
| Host country | — | — | 1 | France |
| 2023 World Aquatics Championships | 17–29 July 2023 | Fukuoka | 2 | Hungary |
| 2023 World Aquatics Championships | 17–29 July 2023 | Fukuoka | 2 | Greece |
| 2022 Asian Games | 2–7 October 2023 | Hangzhou | 1 | Japan |
| 2023 Pan American Games | 30 October – 4 November 2023 | Santiago | 1 | United States |
| 2024 European Championships | 4–16 January 2024 | Dubrovnik/Zagreb | 1 | Spain |
| 2024 World Aquatics Championships | 5–17 February 2024 | Doha | 4 | Croatia |
| 2024 World Aquatics Championships | 5–17 February 2024 | Doha | 4 | Italy |
| 2024 World Aquatics Championships | 5–17 February 2024 | Doha | 4 | Serbia |
| 2024 World Aquatics Championships | 5–17 February 2024 | Doha | 4 | Montenegro |
| 2024 World Aquatics Championships – Africa | 5–17 February 2024 | Doha | 1 | South Africa |
| 2024 World Aquatics Championships – Oceania | 5–17 February 2024 | Doha | 1 | Australia |
| 2024 World Aquatics Championships – Reallocation | 5–17 February 2024 | Doha | 1 | Romania |
| Total | Total | Total | 12 | |
* ↑ South Africa withdrew from the tournament after the 2024 World Aquatics Championships. Romania, as the best non-qualified team, took their spot.

### Women's qualification

| Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified team |
| Host country | — | — | 1 | France |
| 2023 World Aquatics Championships | 16–28 July 2023 | Fukuoka | 2 | Netherlands |
| 2023 World Aquatics Championships | 16–28 July 2023 | Fukuoka | 2 | Spain |
| 2023 Oceanian Qualifier Series | 11–12 August 2023 | Auckland | 1 | Australia |
| 2022 Asian Games | 25 September – 1 October 2023 | Hangzhou | 1 | China |
| 2023 Pan American Games | 30 October – 4 November 2023 | Santiago | 1 | United States |
| 2024 European Championships | 5–13 January 2024 | Eindhoven | 1 | Greece |
| 2024 World Aquatics Championships | 4–16 February 2024 | Doha | 2 | Hungary |
| 2024 World Aquatics Championships | 4–16 February 2024 | Doha | 2 | Italy |
| 2024 World Aquatics Championships – Africa | 4–16 February 2024 | Doha | 1 | South Africa |
| 2024 World Aquatics Championships – Reallocation | 4–16 February 2024 | Doha | 1 | Canada |
| Total | Total | Total | 10 | |
* ↑ South Africa withdrew from the tournament after the 2024 World Aquatics Championships. Canada, as the best non-qualified team, took their spot.

## Medal summary
### Medal table

* Host nation (France)
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Serbia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Croatia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |

### Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's tournament details | Serbia Radoslav Filipović Dušan Mandić Strahinja Rašović Sava Ranđelović Miloš Ćuk Nikola Dedović Radomir Drašović Nikola Jakšić Nemanja Ubović Nemanja Vico Petar Jakšić Viktor Rašović Vladimir Mišović | Croatia Marko Bijač Rino Burić Loren Fatović Luka Lončar Maro Joković Luka Bukić Ante Vukičević Marko Žuvela Jerko Marinić Kragić Josip Vrlić Matias Biljaka Konstantin Kharkov Toni Popadić | United States Alex Bowen Luca Cupido Hannes Daube Chase Dodd Ryder Dodd Ben Hallock Drew Holland Johnny Hooper Max Irving Alex Obert Marko Vavic Adrian Weinberg Dylan Woodhead |
| Women's tournament details | Spain Paula Camus Paula Crespí Anni Espar Laura Ester Judith Forca Maica García Godoy Paula Leitón Beatriz Ortiz Pili Peña Nona Pérez Isabel Piralkova Elena Ruiz Martina Terré | Australia Abby Andrews Charlize Andrews Zoe Arancini Elle Armit Keesja Gofers Sienna Green Bronte Halligan Sienna Hearn Danijela Jackovich Matilda Kearns Genevieve Longman Gabriella Palm Alice Williams | Netherlands Laura Aarts Sarah Buis Kitty-Lynn Joustra Maartje Keuning Lola Moolhuijzen Bente Rogge Lieke Rogge Vivian Sevenich Brigitte Sleeking Nina ten Broek Simone van de Kraats Sabrina van der Sloot Iris Wolves |

## Men's tournament
### Preliminary round
#### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Greece | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 11 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 43 | +17 | 11 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | United States | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 51 | +8 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Croatia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 57 | +1 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Montenegro | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 5 | |
| 6 | Romania | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 67 | −30 | 0 | |
* 1 2 Greece 9–8 Italy
* 1 2 Croatia 11–14 United States

#### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 39 | +28 | 15 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Hungary | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Serbia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 63 | −5 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | France (H) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 50 | 60 | −10 | 3 | |
| 6 | Japan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 60 | 83 | −23 | 3 | |
* 1 2 Australia 9–8 Hungary

### Knockout stage

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Gold medal | Gold medal |
| 7 August | 7 August | | | |
| Greece | 11 | | | |
| Greece | 11 | 9 August | 9 August | | |
| Serbia | 12 | 9 August | 9 August | |
| Serbia | 12 | Serbia | 10 | |
| 7 August | 7 August | | Serbia | 10 | |
| 7 August | 7 August | United States | 6 | |
| United States (PSO) | 7 (4) | United States | 6 | |
| United States (PSO) | 7 (4) | | | | 11 August | 11 August |
| Australia | 7 (3) | | | | 11 August | 11 August |
| Australia | 7 (3) | | | | Serbia | 13 |
| 7 August | 7 August | | | | | Serbia | 13 |
| 7 August | 7 August | | | | Croatia | 11 |
| Italy | 9 (1) | | | | Croatia | 11 |
| Italy | 9 (1) | 9 August | 9 August | | | |
| Hungary (PSO) | 9 (3) | 9 August | 9 August | | | |
| Hungary (PSO) | 9 (3) | Hungary | 8 | | | |
| 7 August | 7 August | | Hungary | 8 | | | |
| 7 August | 7 August | Croatia | 9 | | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| Croatia | 10 | Croatia | 9 | | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| Croatia | 10 | | | | 11 August | 11 August |
| Spain | 8 | | | | 11 August | 11 August |
| Spain | 8 | | | | United States (PSO) | 8 (3) |
| | | | | | Hungary | 8 (0) |

### Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Serbia |
| | Croatia |
| | United States |
| 4 | Hungary |
| 5 | Greece |
| 6 | Spain |
| 7 | Italy |
| 8 | Australia |
| 9 | Montenegro |
| 10 | France |
| 11 | Japan |
| 12 | Romania |

## Women's tournament
### Preliminary round
#### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Netherlands | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Hungary | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Canada | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 3 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | China | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 51 | −17 | 0 | |
* 1 2 Netherlands 14–15 Australia

#### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 12 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | United States | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 27 | +26 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Italy | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 3 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Greece | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 3 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | France (H) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 51 | −27 | 3 | |
* 1 2 3 Greece 3 Pts, +3 GD; Italy 3 Pts, +3 GD; France 3 Pts, −6 GD. Italy ranked above Greece due to more goals scored.

### Knockout stage

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Gold medal | Gold medal |
| 6 August | 6 August | | | |
| Australia | 9 | | | |
| Australia | 9 | 8 August | 8 August | | |
| Greece | 6 | 8 August | 8 August | |
| Greece | 6 | Australia (PSO) | 8 (6) | |
| 6 August | 6 August | | Australia (PSO) | 8 (6) | |
| 6 August | 6 August | United States | 8 (5) | |
| Hungary | 4 | United States | 8 (5) | |
| Hungary | 4 | | | | 10 August | 10 August |
| United States | 5 | | | | 10 August | 10 August |
| United States | 5 | | | | Australia | 9 |
| 6 August | 6 August | | | | | Australia | 9 |
| 6 August | 6 August | | | | Spain | 11 |
| Netherlands | 11 | | | | Spain | 11 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 8 August | 8 August | | | |
| Italy | 8 | 8 August | 8 August | | | |
| Italy | 8 | Netherlands | 14 (4) | | | |
| 6 August | 6 August | | Netherlands | 14 (4) | | | |
| 6 August | 6 August | Spain (PSO) | 14 (5) | | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| Canada | 8 | Spain (PSO) | 14 (5) | | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| Canada | 8 | | | | 10 August | 10 August |
| Spain | 18 | | | | 10 August | 10 August |
| Spain | 18 | | | | United States | 10 |
| | | | | | Netherlands | 11 |

### Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Spain |
| | Australia |
| | Netherlands |
| 4 | United States |
| 5 | Hungary |
| 6 | Italy |
| 7 | Greece |
| 8 | Canada |
| 9 | France |
| 10 | China |