# Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

The men's tournament of water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics at London, Great Britain, began on 29 July and lasted until 12 August 2012. All games were held at the Water Polo Arena.
Teams from twelve nations competed in the tournament and were seeded into two groups for the preliminary round. A total of 42 games were played, 30 of them in the preliminary round.

## Format

The format of water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics:
* Twelve teams were divided into two preliminary groups, composed of six teams each, and played a single round robin in each group.
* The top 4 teams from each group played against each other in a cross-group format in the Quarterfinals.
* Winners from the Quarterfinal progressed to the Semifinals and played against another winner from the Quarterfinal round. Losers went on to play classification games.
* Winners of the Semifinals contested the gold medal game and the losers the bronze medal game.

## Preliminary round
### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| Croatia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| Italy | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| Spain | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| Australia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| Greece | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 3 | |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 53 | −29 | 0 | |
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1).
| 29 July 2012 10:00 | Report | Greece | 6–8 | Croatia | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), György Juhász (HUN) |
| Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), György Juhász (HUN) |||
| 29 July 2012 10:00 | Report | Fountoulis, Mourikis 2 | Goals | three players 2 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), György Juhász (HUN) |
| 29 July 2012 11:20 | Report | Kazakhstan | 6–14 | Spain | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Marijo Brguljan (MNE), Ulrich Spiegel (GER) |
| Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Marijo Brguljan (MNE), Ulrich Spiegel (GER) |||
| 29 July 2012 11:20 | Report | Gubarev, Ushakov 2 | Goals | Perrone 5 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Marijo Brguljan (MNE), Ulrich Spiegel (GER) |
| 29 July 2012 14:10 | Report | Italy | 8–5 | Australia | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Radoslaw Koryzna (POL) |
| Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Radoslaw Koryzna (POL) |||
| 29 July 2012 14:10 | Report | Felugo, Giorgetti 2 | Goals | five players 1 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Radoslaw Koryzna (POL) |
| 31 July 2012 11:20 | Report | Croatia | 8–7 | Spain | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Radoslaw Koryzna (POL) |
| Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Radoslaw Koryzna (POL) |||
| 31 July 2012 11:20 | Report | Sukno, Dobud 2 | Goals | Español 4 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Radoslaw Koryzna (POL) |
| 31 July 2012 14:10 | Report | Australia | 7–4 | Kazakhstan | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Ulrich Spiegel (GER) |
| Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Ulrich Spiegel (GER) |||
| 31 July 2012 14:10 | Report | Howden 2 | Goals | four players 1 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Ulrich Spiegel (GER) |
| 31 July 2012 15:30 | Report | Greece | 7–7 | Italy | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Marijo Brguljan (MNE), Mihajlo Ćirić (SRB) |
| Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Marijo Brguljan (MNE), Mihajlo Ćirić (SRB) |||
| 31 July 2012 15:30 | Report | Fountoulis, Afroudakis 2 | Goals | Presciutti 2 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Marijo Brguljan (MNE), Mihajlo Ćirić (SRB) |
| 2 August 2012 10:00 | Report | Spain | 13–9 | Australia | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Mihajlo Ćirić (SRB), Steven Rotsart (USA) |
| Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Mihajlo Ćirić (SRB), Steven Rotsart (USA) |||
| 2 August 2012 10:00 | Report | three players 2 | Goals | Miller 5 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Mihajlo Ćirić (SRB), Steven Rotsart (USA) |
| 2 August 2012 19:40 | Report | Italy | 6–11 | Croatia | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Gyorgy Juhasz (HUN), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU) |
| Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Gyorgy Juhasz (HUN), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU) |||
| 2 August 2012 19:40 | Report | Figlioli, Gallo 2 | Goals | Bošković, Sukno 3 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Gyorgy Juhasz (HUN), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU) |
| 2 August 2012 11:20 | Report | Kazakhstan | 4–11 | Greece | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Ulrich Spiegel (GER), Brian Littlejohn (GBR) |
| Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Ulrich Spiegel (GER), Brian Littlejohn (GBR) |||
| 2 August 2012 11:20 | Report | Ukumanov 2 | Goals | Fountoulis 5 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Ulrich Spiegel (GER), Brian Littlejohn (GBR) |
| 4 August 2012 11:20 | Report | Croatia | 11–6 | Australia | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Ulrich Spiegel (GER), Gyorgy Juhasz (HUN) |
| Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Ulrich Spiegel (GER), Gyorgy Juhasz (HUN) |||
| 4 August 2012 11:20 | Report | Joković 3 | Goals | Whalan 3 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Ulrich Spiegel (GER), Gyorgy Juhasz (HUN) |
| 4 August 2012 14:10 | Report | Greece | 9–11 | Spain | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Marijo Brguljan (MNE), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU) |
| Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Marijo Brguljan (MNE), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU) |||
| 4 August 2012 14:10 | Report | Delakas 3 | Goals | three players 3 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Marijo Brguljan (MNE), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU) |
| 4 August 2012 15:30 | Report | Italy | 9–6 | Kazakhstan | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Anton Bervoets (NED), Cory Williams (NZL) |
| Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Anton Bervoets (NED), Cory Williams (NZL) |||
| 4 August 2012 15:30 | Report | four players 2 | Goals | Shmider, Zhilyayev 2 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Anton Bervoets (NED), Cory Williams (NZL) |
| 6 August 2012 10:00 | Report | Kazakhstan | 4–12 | Croatia | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: German Moller (ARG), Brian Littlejohn (GBR) |
| Water Polo Arena, London Referees: German Moller (ARG), Brian Littlejohn (GBR) |||
| 6 August 2012 10:00 | Report | Zhilyayev 2 | Goals | Dobud 5 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: German Moller (ARG), Brian Littlejohn (GBR) |
| 6 August 2012 11:20 | Report | Greece | 8–13 | Australia | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Mihajlo Ćirić (SRB), Sergi Sanchez (ESP) |
| Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Mihajlo Ćirić (SRB), Sergi Sanchez (ESP) |||
| 6 August 2012 11:20 | Report | Chatzitheodorou 3 | Goals | Howden 3 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Mihajlo Ćirić (SRB), Sergi Sanchez (ESP) |
| 6 August 2012 19:40 | Report | Spain | 7–10 | Italy | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Dragan Stampalija (CRO) |
| Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Dragan Stampalija (CRO) |||
| 6 August 2012 19:40 | Report | Español 3 | Goals | Premuš 3 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Dragan Stampalija (CRO) |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| Serbia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 38 | +31 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| Montenegro | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 41 | +13 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| Hungary | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 52 | +13 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| United States | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| Romania | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 2 | |
| Great Britain | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 77 | −49 | 0 | |
| 29 July 2012 15:30 | Report | Hungary | 10–14 | Serbia | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Sergi Sanchez (ESP), Massimiliano Caputi (ITA) |
| Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Sergi Sanchez (ESP), Massimiliano Caputi (ITA) |||
| 29 July 2012 15:30 | Report | three players 2 | Goals | Prlainović 5 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Sergi Sanchez (ESP), Massimiliano Caputi (ITA) |
| 29 July 2012 18:20 | Report | Romania | 13–4 | Great Britain | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: German Moller (ARG), Anton Bervoets (NED) |
| Water Polo Arena, London Referees: German Moller (ARG), Anton Bervoets (NED) |||
| 29 July 2012 18:20 | Report | Diaconu 4 | Goals | Parker 2 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: German Moller (ARG), Anton Bervoets (NED) |
| 29 July 2012 19:40 | Report | Montenegro | 7–8 | United States | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Daniel Flahive (AUS) |
| Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Daniel Flahive (AUS) |||
| 29 July 2012 19:40 | Report | Ivović 3 | Goals | Varellas 3 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Daniel Flahive (AUS) |
| 31 July 2012 10:00 | Report | Hungary | 10–11 | Montenegro | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Sergi Sanchez (ESP), Daniel Flahive (AUS) |
| Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Sergi Sanchez (ESP), Daniel Flahive (AUS) |||
| 31 July 2012 10:00 | Report | Biros 3 | Goals | Brguljan 3 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Sergi Sanchez (ESP), Daniel Flahive (AUS) |
| 31 July 2012 18:20 | Report | Serbia | 21–7 | Great Britain | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Gus Pinker (RSA), Kazuhiko Makita (JPN) |
| Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Gus Pinker (RSA), Kazuhiko Makita (JPN) |||
| 31 July 2012 18:20 | Report | Prlainović 5 | Goals | Figes 3 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Gus Pinker (RSA), Kazuhiko Makita (JPN) |
| 31 July 2012 19:40 | Report | United States | 10–8 | Romania | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Dragan Stampalija (CRO), Massimiliano Caputi (ITA) |
| Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Dragan Stampalija (CRO), Massimiliano Caputi (ITA) |||
| 31 July 2012 19:40 | Report | Varellas, Bailey 3 | Goals | Radu 4 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Dragan Stampalija (CRO), Massimiliano Caputi (ITA) |
| 2 August 2012 14:10 | Report | Montenegro | 11–11 | Serbia | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Massimiliano Caputi (ITA) |
| Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Massimiliano Caputi (ITA) |||
| 2 August 2012 14:10 | Report | Ivović 3 | Goals | Prlainović 5 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Massimiliano Caputi (ITA) |
| 2 August 2012 15:30 | Report | Romania | 15–17 | Hungary | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Massimiliano Balfanbayev (KAZ), Sergi Sanchez (ESP) |
| Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Massimiliano Balfanbayev (KAZ), Sergi Sanchez (ESP) |||
| 2 August 2012 15:30 | Report | Bușilă, Ghiban 3 | Goals | Madaras 5 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Massimiliano Balfanbayev (KAZ), Sergi Sanchez (ESP) |
| 2 August 2012 18:20 | Report | Great Britain | 7–13 | United States | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Cory Williams (NZL), Ni Shiwei (CHN) |
| Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Cory Williams (NZL), Ni Shiwei (CHN) |||
| 2 August 2012 18:20 | Report | Parker 3 | Goals | Azevedo 4 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Cory Williams (NZL), Ni Shiwei (CHN) |
| 4 August 2012 10:00 | Report | Montenegro | 12–8 | Romania | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), Alan Balfanbayev (KAZ) |
| Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), Alan Balfanbayev (KAZ) |||
| 4 August 2012 10:00 | Report | Ivović 3 | Goals | Diaconu 3 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), Alan Balfanbayev (KAZ) |
| 4 August 2012 18:20 | Report | Hungary | 17–6 | Great Britain | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: German Moller (ARG), Denis Danelon (BRA) |
| Water Polo Arena, London Referees: German Moller (ARG), Denis Danelon (BRA) |||
| 4 August 2012 18:20 | Report | Kásás, Madaras 3 | Goals | six players 1 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: German Moller (ARG), Denis Danelon (BRA) |
| 4 August 2012 19:40 | Report | Serbia | 11–6 | United States | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Sergi Sanchez (ESP), Massimiliano Caputi (ITA) |
| Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Sergi Sanchez (ESP), Massimiliano Caputi (ITA) |||
| 4 August 2012 19:40 | Report | Udovičić 3 | Goals | Bailey 2 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Sergi Sanchez (ESP), Massimiliano Caputi (ITA) |
| 6 August 2012 14:10 | Report | Romania | 4–12 | Serbia | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Ulrich Spiegel (GER), Steven Rotsart (USA) |
| Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Ulrich Spiegel (GER), Steven Rotsart (USA) |||
| 6 August 2012 14:10 | Report | four players 1 | Goals | Nikić, Mitrović 3 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Ulrich Spiegel (GER), Steven Rotsart (USA) |
| 6 August 2012 15:30 | Report | Hungary | 11–6 | United States | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
| Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |||
| 6 August 2012 15:30 | Report | Hosnyánszky 3 | Goals | six players 1 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
| 6 August 2012 18:20 | Report | Great Britain | 4–13 | Montenegro | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Ni Shiwei (CHN), Kazuhiko Makita (JPN) |
| Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Ni Shiwei (CHN), Kazuhiko Makita (JPN) |||
| 6 August 2012 18:20 | Report | four players 1 | Goals | Zloković 3 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Ni Shiwei (CHN), Kazuhiko Makita (JPN) |

## Medal round
### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| A1 | Croatia | 8 | | | | | | |
| B4 | United States | 2 | | | | | | |
| B4 | United States | 2 | A1 | Croatia | 7 | | | |
| | | | B2 | Montenegro | 5 | | | |
| A3 | Spain | 9 | B2 | Montenegro | 5 | | | |
| B2 | Montenegro | 11 | | | | | | |
| B2 | Montenegro | 11 | | | | A1 | Croatia | 8 |
| | | | | | | A2 | Italy | 6 |
| A2 | Italy | 11 | | | | | | | A2 | Italy | 6 |
| B3 | Hungary | 9 | | | |
| B3 | Hungary | 9 | A2 | Italy | 9 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | | B1 | Serbia | 7 |
| A4 | Australia | 8 | B1 | Serbia | 7 | B2 | Montenegro | 11 |
| B1 | Serbia | 11 | | | | B1 | Serbia | 12 |

### Quarter-finals

| 8 August 2012 14:30 | Report | Spain | 9–11 | Montenegro | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Ulrich Spiegel (GER) |
| Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Ulrich Spiegel (GER) |||
| 8 August 2012 14:30 | Report | Vallès, Minguell 2 | Goals | Zloković 4 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Ulrich Spiegel (GER) |
| 8 August 2012 15:50 | Report | Australia | 8–11 | Serbia | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Sergi Sanchez (ESP), Steven Rotsart (USA) |
| Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Sergi Sanchez (ESP), Steven Rotsart (USA) |||
| 8 August 2012 15:50 | Report | Campbell, Beadsworth 2 | Goals | Filipović 3 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Sergi Sanchez (ESP), Steven Rotsart (USA) |
| 8 August 2012 18:40 | Report | Italy | 11–9 | Hungary | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Alan Balfanbayev (KAZ) |
| Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Alan Balfanbayev (KAZ) |||
| 8 August 2012 18:40 | Report | three players 3 | Goals | Madaras 3 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Alan Balfanbayev (KAZ) |
| 8 August 2012 20:00 | Report | Croatia | 8–2 | United States | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Massimiliano Caputi (ITA), György Juhász (HUN) |
| Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Massimiliano Caputi (ITA), György Juhász (HUN) |||
| 8 August 2012 20:00 | Report | Bošković, Obradović 2 | Goals | Bailey, Varellas 1 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Massimiliano Caputi (ITA), György Juhász (HUN) |

### Semi-finals

| 10 August 2012 15:40 | Report | Croatia | 7–5 | Montenegro | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
| Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |||
| 10 August 2012 15:40 | Report | Sukno 2 | Goals | Ivović, Gojković 2 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
| 10 August 2012 19:50 | Report | Italy | 9–7 | Serbia | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Sergi Sanchez (ESP), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU) |
| Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Sergi Sanchez (ESP), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU) |||
| 10 August 2012 19:50 | Report | Gallo 3 | Goals | Udovičić 3 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Sergi Sanchez (ESP), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU) |

### Bronze medal match

| 12 August 2012 14:30 | Report | Montenegro | 11–12 | Serbia | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Massimiliano Caputi (ITA), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
| Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Massimiliano Caputi (ITA), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |||
| 12 August 2012 14:30 | Report | Ivović 3 | Goals | Filipović 3 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Massimiliano Caputi (ITA), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |

### Gold medal match

| 12 August 2012 15:50 | Report | Croatia | 8–6 | Italy | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Sergi Sancherz (ESP), Gyorgy Juhasz (HUN) |
| Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Sergi Sancherz (ESP), Gyorgy Juhasz (HUN) |||
| 12 August 2012 15:50 | Report | Joković 3 | Goals | Felugo 3 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Sergi Sancherz (ESP), Gyorgy Juhasz (HUN) |

## Classification
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | 5th–6th place | 5th–6th place |
| United States | 7 |
| Spain | 8 | | |
| Spain | 8 | Spain | 8 |
| | | Hungary | 14 |
| Hungary | 10 | Hungary | 14 |
| Australia | 9 | | |
| Australia | 9 | 7th–8th place | 7th–8th place |
| | | United States | 9 |
| | | Australia | 10 |

### 5th–8th place semi-finals

| 10 August 2012 14:20 | Report | United States | 7–8 | Spain | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Marijo Brguljan (CRO), Gyorgy Juhasz (HUN) |
| Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Marijo Brguljan (CRO), Gyorgy Juhasz (HUN) |||
| 10 August 2012 14:20 | Report | Powers, Beaubien 2 | Goals | Perrone 3 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Marijo Brguljan (CRO), Gyorgy Juhasz (HUN) |
| 10 August 2012 18:30 | Report | Hungary | 10–9 | Australia | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Mihajlo Ćirić (SRB), German Moller (ARG) |
| Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Mihajlo Ćirić (SRB), German Moller (ARG) |||
| 10 August 2012 18:30 | Report | Madaras, Biros 3 | Goals | three players 2 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Mihajlo Ćirić (SRB), German Moller (ARG) |

### 7th–8th place match

| 12 August 2012 10:20 | Report | United States | 9–10 | Australia | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Dragan Stampalija (CRO), Ulrich Spiegel (GER) |
| Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Dragan Stampalija (CRO), Ulrich Spiegel (GER) |||
| 12 August 2012 10:20 | Report | four players 2 | Goals | Miller, Campbell 3 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Dragan Stampalija (CRO), Ulrich Spiegel (GER) |

### 5th–6th place match

| 12 August 2012 11:40 | Report | Spain | 8–14 | Hungary | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Marijo Brguljan (MNE), Alan Balfanbayev (KAZ) |
| Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Marijo Brguljan (MNE), Alan Balfanbayev (KAZ) |||
| 12 August 2012 11:40 | Report | Minguell 3 | Goals | six players 2 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Marijo Brguljan (MNE), Alan Balfanbayev (KAZ) |

## Final ranking

| Rank | Team |
| | Croatia |
| | Italy |
| | Serbia |
| 4 | Montenegro |
| 5 | Hungary |
| 6 | Spain |
| 7 | Australia |
| 8 | United States |
| 9 | Greece |
| 10 | Romania |
| 11 | Kazakhstan |
| 12 | Great Britain |
* 2012 Men's Olympic champions
* Croatia First title

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Croatia (CRO) Josip Pavić (GK) Damir Burić Miho Bošković Nikša Dobud Maro Joković (LH) Ivan Buljubašić Petar Muslim Andro Bušlje Sandro Sukno Samir Barać (C) Igor Hinić Paulo Obradović Frano Vićan (GK) Head coach: Ratko Rudić | Italy (ITA) Stefano Tempesti (C, GK) Amaurys Pérez Niccolò Gitto Pietro Figlioli Alex Giorgetti Maurizio Felugo Massimo Giacoppo Valentino Gallo (LH) Christian Presciutti Deni Fiorentini Matteo Aicardi Danijel Premuš Giacomo Pastorino (GK) Head coach: Alessandro Campagna | Serbia (SRB) Slobodan Soro (GK) Aleksa Šaponjić Živko Gocić Vanja Udovičić (C) Dušan Mandić (LH) Duško Pijetlović Slobodan Nikić Milan Aleksić Nikola Rađen Filip Filipović (LH) Andrija Prlainović Stefan Mitrović Gojko Pijetlović (GK) Head coach: Dejan Udovičić |

## Statistics
### Multi-time Olympians

Five-time Olympian(s): 3 players
* Croatia: Igor Hinić
* Greece: Georgios Afroudakis
* Hungary: Tamás Kásás
Four-time Olympian(s): 14 players
* Australia: Thomas Whalan, Gavin Woods
* Croatia: Samir Barać, Frano Vićan (GK)
* Greece: Theodoros Chatzitheodorou, Nikolaos Deligiannis (GK)
* Hungary: Péter Biros, Gergely Kiss, Zoltán Szécsi (GK)
* Italy: Stefano Tempesti (GK)
* Kazakhstan: Nikolay Maksimov (GK)
* Spain: Iván Pérez
* United States: Tony Azevedo, Ryan Bailey

### Multiple medalists

Three-time Olympic medalist(s): 5 players
* Hungary: Péter Biros, Tamás Kásás, Gergely Kiss, Zoltán Szécsi (GK)
* Serbia: Vanja Udovičić

### Leading goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | Matches played | Goals per match | Shots | % |
| 1 | Andrija Prlainović | Serbia | 22 | 8 | 2.750 | 40 | 55.0% |
| 2 | Aleksandar Ivović | Montenegro | 19 | 8 | 2.375 | 43 | 44.2% |
| 3 | Filip Filipović | Serbia | 18 | 8 | 2.250 | 42 | 42.9% |
| 3 | Norbert Madaras | Hungary | 18 | 8 | 2.250 | 37 | 48.6% |
| 5 | Péter Biros | Hungary | 16 | 8 | 2.000 | 38 | 42.1% |
| 5 | Felipe Perrone | Spain | 16 | 8 | 2.000 | 33 | 48.5% |
| 7 | Miho Bošković | Croatia | 15 | 8 | 1.875 | 33 | 45.5% |
| 7 | Vanja Udovičić | Serbia | 15 | 8 | 1.875 | 41 | 36.6% |
| 9 | Albert Español | Spain | 14 | 8 | 1.750 | 30 | 46.7% |
| 9 | Norbert Hosnyánszky | Hungary | 14 | 8 | 1.750 | 23 | 60.9% |
| 9 | Marc Minguell | Spain | 14 | 8 | 1.750 | 31 | 45.2% |
| 9 | Sandro Sukno | Croatia | 14 | 8 | 1.750 | 30 | 46.7% |
| 9 | Boris Zloković | Montenegro | 14 | 8 | 1.750 | 30 | 46.7% |
Source: Official Results Book (page 466)

### Leading goalkeepers

| Rank | Goalkeeper | Team | Saves | Matches played | Saves per match | Shots | % |
| 1 | Stefano Tempesti | Italy | 87 | 8 | 10.875 | 147 | 59.2% |
| 2 | Josip Pavić | Croatia | 85 | 8 | 10.625 | 121 | 70.2% |
| 3 | Slobodan Soro | Serbia | 75 | 8 | 9.375 | 135 | 55.6% |
| 4 | Merrill Moses | United States | 72 | 8 | 9.000 | 135 | 53.3% |
| 5 | Miloš Šćepanović | Montenegro | 59 | 8 | 7.375 | 122 | 48.4% |
| 6 | Iñaki Aguilar | Spain | 52 | 8 | 6.500 | 98 | 53.1% |
| 7 | Joel Dennerley | Australia | 51 | 8 | 6.375 | 104 | 49.0% |
| 8 | Nikolay Maksimov | Kazakhstan | 50 | 5 | 10.000 | 103 | 48.5% |
| 9 | Dragoș Stoenescu | Romania | 48 | 5 | 9.600 | 97 | 49.5% |
| 10 | Nikolaos Deligiannis | Greece | 45 | 5 | 9.000 | 83 | 54.2% |
Source: Official Results Book (page 462)

### Leading sprinters

| Rank | Sprinter | Team | Sprints won | Matches played | Sprints won per match | Sprints contested | % |
| 1 | Pietro Figlioli | Italy | 19 | 8 | 2.375 | 21 | 90.5% |
| 1 | Rhys Howden | Australia | 19 | 8 | 2.375 | 24 | 79.2% |
| 3 | Albert Español | Spain | 15 | 8 | 1.875 | 25 | 60.0% |
| 4 | Sandro Sukno | Croatia | 11 | 8 | 1.375 | 16 | 68.8% |
| 5 | Deni Fiorentini | Italy | 10 | 8 | 1.250 | 10 | 100% |
| 5 | Peter Varellas | United States | 10 | 8 | 1.250 | 15 | 66.7% |
| 7 | Vjekoslav Pasković | Montenegro | 8 | 8 | 1.000 | 17 | 47.1% |
| 8 | Maro Joković | Croatia | 7 | 8 | 0.875 | 13 | 53.8% |
| 8 | Tamás Kásás | Hungary | 7 | 8 | 0.875 | 9 | 77.8% |
| 8 | Aleksa Šaponjić | Serbia | 7 | 8 | 0.875 | 11 | 63.6% |
Source: Official Results Book (page 465)

## Awards

The men's all-star team was announced on 12 August 2012.

### Most Valuable Player

* Josip Pavić (85 saves)

### Media All-Star Team

* Goalkeeper
** Josip Pavić (85 saves)
* Field players
** Nikša Dobud (centre forward, 12 goals)
** Maurizio Felugo (12 goals)
** Filip Filipović (left-handed, 18 goals, 2 sprints won)
** Aleksandar Ivović (centre back, 19 goals)
** Felipe Perrone (16 goals)
** Andrija Prlainović (22 goals)