Water polo
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Water polo pictogram for the 2024 Summer Olympics
VenueParis Aquatics Centre (prelims phase)
Paris La Défense Arena (final phase)
Dates27 July – 11 August 2024
No. of events2 (1 men, 1 women)
Competitors264

The water polo tournaments at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris are scheduled to run from 27 July to 11 August.[1][2] Preliminary water polo matches will occur at Paris Aquatics 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) will compete against each other in their respective tournaments.[3][4]

Qualification

The International Olympic Committee and the World Aquatics (AQUA) have ratified and released the qualification criteria for Paris 2024. The host nation France reserves 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.[4][5]

The 2023 World Aquatics Championships, scheduled for 16 to 29 July in Fukuoka, Japan, will produce the winners and runners-up of the men's and women's water polo tournament qualifying for Paris 2024. Five further quota places will be 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 does not occur within the qualifying period, the vacant spot will be entitled to the highest-ranked eligible NOC from a respective continent at the succeeding edition of the Worlds.[4]

To complete the water polo roster for the Games, the final batch of quota places will be assigned to the four highest-ranked eligible NOCs for men and two for women at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.[3][4][6]

Qualification summary

NationMen'sWomen'sAthletes
 AustraliaYesYes24
 ChinaYes12
 FranceYesYes24
 GreeceYesYes24
 HungaryYes12
 JapanYes12
 NetherlandsYes12
 South AfricaYesYes24
 SpainYes12
 United StatesYesYes24
Total: 10 NOCs8496180

Men's qualification

QualificationDateHostBerthsQualified team
Host country — 1  France
2023 World Aquatics Championships 17–29 July 2023 Japan Fukuoka 2  Hungary
 Greece
2022 Asian Games 2–7 October 2023 China Hangzhou 1  Japan
2023 Pan American Games 30 October – 4 November 2023 Chile Santiago 1  United States
2024 European Championships 4–16 January 2024 Croatia Dubrovnik/Zagreb 1
2024 World Aquatics Championships 5–17 February 2024 Qatar Doha 4
2024 World Aquatics Championships – Africa 1  South Africa
2024 World Aquatics Championships – Oceania 1  Australia
Total12

Women's qualification

QualificationDateHostBerthsQualified team
Host country — 1  France
2023 World Aquatics Championships 16–28 July 2023 Japan Fukuoka 2  Netherlands
 Spain
2023 Oceanian Qualifier Series 11–12 August 2023 New Zealand Auckland 1  Australia
2022 Asian Games 25 September – 1 October 2023 China Hangzhou 1  China
2023 Pan American Games 30 October – 4 November 2023 Chile Santiago 1  United States
2024 European Championships 5–13 January 2024 Netherlands Eindhoven 1  Greece
2024 World Aquatics Championships 4–16 February 2024 Qatar Doha 2
2024 World Aquatics Championships – Africa 1  South Africa
Total10

Medal summary

Medal table

  *   Host nation (France)

RankNOCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Totals (0 entries)0000

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's tournament
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Women's tournament
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Paris 2024 – Water Polo". Paris 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  2. ↑ Iannaconi, Emily (29 August 2022). "Water polo at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Paris 2024 – Water Polo Info". World Aquatics. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Depasse, Guillaume (2 November 2022). "How to qualify for water polo at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "FINA rebrands as World Aquatics ahead of 2024 Paris Olympics". ESPN. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Water Polo" (PDF). World Aquatics. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
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