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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Brazil |
| City | Rio de Janeiro |
| Venue(s) | Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre, Olympic Aquatics Stadium |
| Dates | 6–20 August 2016 |
| Events | 2 (men's, women's) |
| Teams | 12 (men's), 8 (women's) (from 4 confederations) |
| Competitors | 154 men, 104 women |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Serbia (men) United States (women) |
| Runners-up |  Croatia (men) Italy (women) |
| Third place | Italy (men) Russia (women) |
| Fourth place |  Montenegro (men) Hungary (women) |
| Tournament statistics (men, women) | |
| Matches | 66 |
| Goals scored | 1,139 (17.26 per match) |
| Multiple appearances | 5-time Olympian(s): 2 players 4-time Olympian(s): 8 players |
| Multiple medalists | 3-time medalist(s): 6 players |
| MVPs | Filip Filipović (men's) Maggie Steffens (women's) |
| Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Qualification | ||
| men | women | |
| Tournaments | ||
| men | women | |
| Rosters | ||
| men | women | |
The water polo tournaments at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 6 to 20 August at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre in Barra da Tijuca. Twenty teams (twelve for men and eight for women) competed in the tournament.[1][2] Games that ended in ties in elimination rounds were decided by shootouts, as overtime has been abolished since 2013.
- ^ "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 56. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Rio 2016 – FINA Water Polo Qualification System" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 30 September 2014.