# Water polo at the 1999 Pan American Games

The Water Polo Tournament at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, had a men's and a women's competition. The women were competing for the first time at the Pan American Games.

## Men's competition
### Preliminary round
#### GROUP A

| | Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
| 1. | Canada | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 22 | +7 |
| 2. | Brazil | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 16 | +6 |
| 3. | Puerto Rico | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 30 | –8 |
| 4. | Argentina | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 25 | –5 |
* July 23, 1999
| Canada | 6 – 3 | Brazil |
| Puerto Rico | 8 – 5 | Argentina |
* July 24, 1999
| Brazil | 12 – 4 | Puerto Rico |
| Canada | 10 – 9 | Argentina |
* July 25, 1999
| Brazil | 7 – 6 | Argentina |
| Canada | 13 – 10 | Puerto Rico |

#### GROUP B

| | Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
| 1. | United States | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 6 | +38 |
| 2. | Cuba | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 15 | +12 |
| 3. | Colombia | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 36 | –18 |
| 4. | Mexico | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 43 | –32 |
* July 23, 1999
| Colombia | 0 – 18 | United States |
| Cuba | 11 – 3 | Mexico |
* July 24, 1999
| Colombia | 12 – 6 | Mexico |
| Cuba | 4 – 6 | United States |
* July 25, 1999
| Mexico | 2 – 20 | United States |
| Cuba | 12 – 6 | Colombia |

### Semi Final Round

* July 27, 1999
| Puerto Rico | 6 – 4 | Mexico |
| Colombia | 9 – 7 | Argentina |
* July 28, 1999
| Canada | 5 – 8 | Cuba |
| United States | 7 – 3 | Brazil |

### Final round

* July 29, 1999 — 7th place
| Argentina | 7 – 3 | Mexico |
* July 29, 1999 — 5th place
| Colombia | 9 – 7 | Puerto Rico |
* July 30, 1999 — Bronze-medal match
| Canada | 10 – 8 | Brazil |
* July 30, 1999 — Gold-medal match
| United States | 11 – 7 | Cuba |

### Final ranking

| RANK | TEAM |
| | United States |
| | Cuba |
| | Canada |
| 4. | Brazil |
| 5. | Colombia |
| 6. | Puerto Rico |
| 7. | Argentina |
| 8. | Mexico |
* 1999 Men's Pan American champions
* United States Eighth title

## Women's competition
### Preliminary round

| | Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
| 1. | Canada | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 18 | +40 |
| 2. | Brazil | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 23 | +18 |
| 3. | United States | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 23 | +16 |
| 4. | Cuba | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 34 | –16 |
| 5. | Puerto Rico | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 63 | –58 |
* July 23, 1999
| Cuba | 4 – 7 | Brazil |
| Puerto Rico | 2 – 16 | United States |
* July 24, 1999
| Brazil | 8 – 6 | United States |
| Canada | 15 – 4 | Cuba |
* July 25, 1999
| Brazil | 20 – 0 | Puerto Rico |
| Canada | 8 – 7 | United States |
* July 26, 1999
| Canada | 22 – 1 | Puerto Rico |
| United States | 10 – 5 | Cuba |
* July 27, 1999
| Puerto Rico | 2 – 5 | Cuba |
| Canada | 13 – 6 | Brazil |

### Semi finals

* July 28, 1999
| Canada | 13 – 2 | Cuba |
| United States | 6 – 5 [aet] | Brazil |

### Bronze Medal

* July 30, 1999
| Brazil | 9 – 4 | Cuba |

### Gold Medal

* July 30, 1999
| Canada | 8 – 6 | United States |

### Final ranking

| RANK | TEAM |
| | Canada |
| | United States |
| | Brazil |
| 4. | Cuba |
| 5. | Puerto Rico |
* 1999 Women's Pan American champions
* Canada First title

### Medal table

* Host nation (Canada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Cuba | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |