At the 2012 Summer Olympics in the British capital London , two water polo competitions were held from July 29 to August 12 .
In the fourth draw, eight teams took part in the women's tournament for the third time in a row, and twelve as usual in the men's tournament.
The venue was the temporarily built Water Polo Arena in the Olympic Park .
Men's Olympic Tournament
There were two preliminary round groups with six teams each; each team played once against the other five. The four best placed in both groups played against each other in the quarterfinals. The quarter-final winners advanced to the semifinals, while the quarter-final losers played placement games. After all, the semi-final winners played for the gold medal, the semi-final losers for the bronze medal.
Medalist
space
country
athlete
1
Croatia CRO
Samir Barač , Miho Bošković , Ivan Buljubašić , Damir Burić , Andro Bušlje , Nikša Dobud , Maro Joković , Frano Karač , Petar Muslim , Paulo Obradović , Fran Paškvalin , Josip Pavić , Sandro Sukno Trainer: Ratko Rudić
2
Italy ITA
Matteo Aicardi , Massimo Giacoppo , Maurizio Felugo , Danijel Premuš , Pietro Figlioli , Deni Fiorentini , Valentino Gallo , Alex Giorgetti , Niccolò Gitto , Giacomo Pastorino , Amaurys Perez , Christian Presciutti , Stefano Tempesti Trainer: Alessandro Campagna
3
Serbia SRB
Milan Aleksić , Filip Filipović , Živko Gočić , Dušan Mandić , Stefan Mitrović , Slobodan Nikić , Duško Pijetlović , Gojko Pijetlović , Andrija Prlainović , Nikola Rađen , Aleksa Šaponjić , Slobodan Soro , Vanja Udovičić Trainer: De .janovičić
Preliminary round
Group A
space
team
Victories
Unent.
Ndlg.
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Croatia Croatia
5
0
0
50:29
+21
10
2.
Italy Italy
3
1
1
40:36
+ 0 4
7th
3.
Spain Spain
3
0
2
52:42
+10
6th
4th
Australia Australia
2
0
3
40:44
- 0 4th
4th
5.
Greece Greece
1
1
3
41:43
- 0 2nd
3
6th
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
0
0
5
24:53
−29
0
Day
time
encounter
Result
29th of July
10:00
Greece - Croatia
6: 8 (2: 1, 1: 2, 1: 2, 2: 3)
11:20
Kazakhstan - Spain
6:14 (2: 4, 1: 5, 1: 3, 2: 2)
14:10
Italy - Australia
8: 5 (3: 0, 2: 2, 0: 1, 3: 2)
July 31
11:20
Croatia - Spain
8: 7 (2: 1, 3: 2, 2: 4, 1: 0)
14:10
Australia - Kazakhstan
7: 4 (2: 1, 2: 0, 2: 2, 1: 1)
3:30 p.m.
Greece - Italy
7: 7 (2: 1, 1: 2, 2: 3, 2: 1)
August 2nd
10:00
Spain - Australia
13: 9 (2: 1, 3: 3, 4: 1, 4: 4)
11:20
Kazakhstan - Greece
4:11 (1: 2, 0: 4, 1: 3, 2: 2)
19:40
Italy - Croatia
6:11 (3: 4, 1: 1, 1: 3, 1: 3)
4th of August
11:20
Croatia - Australia
11: 6 (2: 1, 3: 1, 3: 2, 3: 2)
14:10
Greece - Spain
9:11 (3: 4, 2: 4, 2: 1, 2: 2)
3:30 p.m.
Italy - Kazakhstan
9: 6 (4: 2, 4: 2, 1: 1, 0: 1)
6th of August
10:00
Kazakhstan - Croatia
4:12 (0: 4, 1: 1, 2: 4, 1: 3)
11:20
Greece - Australia
8:13 (2: 3, 3: 5, 1: 3, 2: 2)
19:40
Spain - Italy
7:10 (0: 2, 3: 4, 1: 2, 3: 2)
Group B
space
team
Victories
Unent.
Ndlg.
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Serbia Serbia
4th
1
0
69:38
+31
9
2.
Montenegro Montenegro
3
1
1
54:41
+13
7th
3.
Hungary Hungary
3
0
2
65:52
+13
6th
4th
United States United States
3
0
2
43:44
- 0 1
6th
5.
Romania Romania
1
0
4th
40:47
- 0 7th
2
6th
United Kingdom Great Britain
0
0
5
28:77
−49
0
Day
time
encounter
Result
29th of July
3:30 p.m.
Hungary - Serbia
10:14 (2: 2, 1: 3, 3: 5, 4: 4)
18:20
Romania - Great Britain
13: 4 (2: 1, 4: 0, 3: 2, 4: 1)
19:40
Montenegro - USA
7: 8 (1: 1, 1: 3, 2: 2, 3: 2)
July 31
10:00
Hungary - Montenegro
10:11 (2: 2, 3: 4, 3: 3, 2: 2)
18:20
Serbia - Great Britain
21: 7 (3: 3, 7: 2, 6: 1, 5: 1)
19:40
USA - Romania
10: 8 (3: 3, 1: 2, 3: 0, 3: 3)
August 2nd
14:10
Montenegro - Serbia
11:11 (1: 3, 2: 1, 5: 4, 3: 3)
3:30 p.m.
Romania - Hungary
15:17 (4: 5, 5: 4, 2: 5, 4: 3)
18:20
Great Britain - USA
7:13 (0: 5, 3: 3, 3: 2, 1: 3)
4th of August
10:00
Montenegro - Romania
12: 8 (3: 1, 2: 1, 3: 2, 4: 4)
18:20
Hungary - Great Britain
17: 6 (6: 1, 5: 4, 4: 0, 2: 1)
19:40
Serbia - USA
11: 6 (4: 1, 1: 2, 3: 1, 3: 2)
6th of August
14:10
Romania - Serbia
4:12 (0: 3, 1: 3, 0: 4, 3: 2)
3:30 p.m.
Hungary - USA
11: 6 (1: 0, 5: 2, 4: 1, 1: 3)
18:20
Great Britain - Montenegro
4:13 (1: 4, 2: 4, 1: 2, 0: 3)
Final round
Quarter finals
Day
time
encounter
Result
8th August
14:30
Spain - Montenegro
9:11 (4: 4, 1: 3, 1: 3, 3: 1)
15:50
Australia - Serbia
8:11 (3: 2, 4: 2, 1: 2, 0: 5)
18:40
Italy - Hungary
11: 9 (2: 2, 3: 2, 3: 1, 3: 4)
20:00
Croatia - USA
8: 2 (2: 0, 3: 0, 2: 2, 1: 0)
Semifinals
Day
time
encounter
Result
August 10
15:40
Croatia - Montenegro
7: 5 (3: 1, 2: 0, 2: 2, 0: 2)
19:50
Italy - Serbia
9: 7 (4: 2, 2: 2, 2: 1, 1: 2)
Placement games 5–8
Day
time
encounter
Result
August 10
14:20
USA - Spain
7: 8 (1: 3, 1: 2, 2: 1, 3: 2)
18:30
Hungary - Australia
10: 9 (4: 2, 2: 4, 1: 0, 3: 3)
Game for 7th place
Day
time
encounter
Result
12. August
10:20
USA - Australia
9:10 (1: 3, 2: 2, 1: 3, 5: 2)
Play for 5th place
Day
time
encounter
Result
12. August
11:40
Spain - Hungary
8:14 (1: 4, 2: 3, 1: 5, 4: 2)
3rd place match
Day
time
encounter
Result
12. August
14:30
Montenegro - Serbia
11:12 (2: 3, 3: 1, 5: 4, 1: 4)
final
Day
time
encounter
Result
12. August
15:50
Croatia - Italy
8: 6 (1: 2, 2: 0, 2: 1, 3: 3)
Olympic tournament of women
There were two preliminary round groups of four teams each, with each team playing once against the other three. The preliminary round only served to determine the quarter-final pairings. The winners of the quarter-finals advanced to the semi-finals, the losers played placement games. After all, the semi-final winners played for the gold medal, the semi-final losers for the bronze medal.
Medalists
space
country
Sportswomen
1
United States United States
Tumua Anae , Betsey Armstrong , Kami Craig , Annika Dries , Courtney Mathewson , Heather Petri , Kelly Rulon , Melissa Seidemann , Jessica Steffens , Maggie Steffens , Brenda Villa , Lauren Wenger , Elsie Windes
2
Spain ESP
Marta Bach , Andrea Blas , Ana Copado , Anna Espar , Laura Ester , Maica García , Laura López , Ona Meseguer , Lorena Miranda , Matilde Ortiz , Jennifer Pareja , Maria Peña , Roser Tarragó
3
Australia OUT
Gemma Beadsworth , Victoria Brown , Kate Gynther , Bronwen Knox , Holly Lincoln-Smith , Alicia McCormack , Jane Moran , Glencora Ralph , Mel Rippon , Sophie Smith , Ash Southern , Rowie Webster , Nicola Zagame
Preliminary round
Group A
Day
time
encounter
Result
30th July
14:10
Spain - China
11: 6 (2: 2, 4: 2, 4: 2, 1: 0)
19:40
Hungary - USA
13:14 (3: 4, 4: 4, 2: 3, 4: 3)
August 1st
14:10
Hungary - China
11:10 (1: 3, 4: 4, 4: 3, 2: 0)
18:20
Spain - USA
9: 9 (3: 1, 2: 2, 1: 4, 3: 2)
3rd August
14:10
Spain - Hungary
13:11 (4: 3, 3: 2, 3: 2, 3: 4)
19:40
China - USA
6: 7 (1: 0, 2: 2, 0: 3, 3: 2)
Group B
space
team
Victories
Unent.
Ndlg.
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Australia Australia
3
0
0
37:18
+18
6th
2.
Russia Russia
2
0
1
22:21
+ 0 1
4th
3.
Italy Italy
1
0
2
22:22
± 0 0
2
4th
United Kingdom Great Britain
0
0
3
14:33
−19
0
Day
time
encounter
Result
30th July
3:30 p.m.
Italy - Australia
8:10 (1: 2, 3: 2, 0: 4, 4: 2)
18:20
Great Britain - Russia
6: 7 (2: 3, 3: 2, 0: 1, 1: 1)
August 1st
3:30 p.m.
Italy - Russia
4: 7 (0: 1, 1: 1, 1: 4, 2: 1)
19:40
Great Britain - Australia
3:16 (1: 3, 1: 3, 1: 5, 0: 5)
3rd August
3:30 p.m.
Russia - Australia
8:11 (4: 6, 1: 2, 1: 0, 2: 3)
18:20
Great Britain - Italy
5:10 (2: 4, 1: 2, 1: 2, 1: 2)
Final round
Quarter finals
Day
time
encounter
Result
5th of August
14:50
Hungary - Russia
11:10 (3: 3, 4: 2, 1: 3, 3: 2)
16:10
China - Australia
18:20 after throwing a penalty (5: 5, 3: 3, 4: 2, 2: 4, 1: 2, 1: 0, 2: 4)
19:00
USA - Italy
9: 6 (3: 3, 3: 0, 0: 1, 3: 2)
20:20
Spain - Great Britain
9: 7 (3: 2, 3: 0, 2: 3, 1: 2)
Semifinals
Day
time
encounter
Result
August 7th
3:30 p.m.
USA - Australia
11: 9 a.d. (3: 3, 3: 2, 1: 1, 2: 3, 2: 0, 0: 0)
19:40
Hungary - Spain
9:10 (1: 2, 4: 5, 2: 2, 2: 1)
Placement games 5–8
Day
time
encounter
Result
August 7th
14:10
Italy - China
10:14 (2: 5, 2: 5, 2: 2, 4: 2)
18:20
Russia - Great Britain
11: 9 (3: 3, 1: 2, 4: 2, 3: 2)
Game for 7th place
Day
time
encounter
Result
August 9
14:30
Italy - Great Britain
11: 7 (2: 3, 4: 0, 3: 2, 2: 2)
Play for 5th place
Day
time
encounter
Result
August 9
15:50
China - Russia
16:15 a.d. (3: 3, 5: 6, 3: 2, 3: 3, 2: 1)
3rd place match
Day
time
encounter
Result
August 9
18:40
Australia - Hungary
13:11 a.d. (2: 1, 5: 3, 3: 4, 1: 3, 2: 0)
final
Day
time
encounter
Result
August 9
20:00
USA - Spain
8: 5 (1: 1, 4: 1, 2: 0, 1: 3)
Medal table
qualification
Qualification criteria
260 athletes will take part in the competitions, 104 women (eight teams with 13 players each) and 156 men (twelve teams with 13 players each). In the men's category, the medal winners of the world championships from July 16 to 31, 2011 in Shanghai as well as the winners of the FINA World League 2011 qualified. The winners of the five continental championships or qualifying tournaments each qualified for women and men. Great Britain was automatically qualified to host and is considered a European qualifier. In April 2012 there was also an international qualification tournament for women and men, in which the three best teams qualified for the Olympic tournament. If a country had already qualified for the Olympic tournament and subsequently achieved another placement that allowed participation, the next team that had not yet qualified moved up.
Overview of all qualification competitions:
Men:
FINA World League 2011 in Florence , June 21-26, 2011Italy
World Championship 2011 in Shanghai , July 16 to 31, 2011China People's Republic
Pan American Games in Guadalajara , October 23-29, 2011Mexico
Asian qualifying tournament in Chiba , January 23-29, 2012Japan
Edmonton International Qualifier , April 1-8, 2012Canada
Women:
In the men's field, Serbia was the first qualified team to win the World League. Italy, Croatia and Hungary secured their participation in the world championships. The US team qualified for the Pan American Games for women and men, Kazakhstan for the men for the Asian qualifying tournament and China for the women. The African associations have decided not to host a qualifying tournament. The quota space that became free was then allocated at the final qualifying tournaments, so that four teams could qualify here.
Qualifying tournaments
Men
1st of May
Montenegro
Netherlands
12: 6
Greece
Macedonia
12: 2
Germany
Romania
10: 9
2.May
Netherlands
Macedonia
6: 9
Romania
Greece
10: 9
Montenegro
Germany
11: 7
May 3rd
Macedonia
Romania
6: 9
Germany
Netherlands
11: 6
Greece
Montenegro
7: 8
May 4th
Netherlands
Romania
5: 7
Montenegro
Macedonia
14: 6
Germany
Greece
9:11
5th of May
Greece
Netherlands
14: 5
Macedonia
Germany
6: 4
Montenegro
Romania
14: 8
Group B
rank
team
Tordiff.
Points
1.
Spain Spain
61:21
8th
2.
Canada Canada
45:28
6th
3.
Brazil Brazil
43:47
3
4th
Turkey Turkey
27:55
2
5.
Argentina Argentina
27:52
1
1st of May
Spain
Brazil
17: 7
Turkey
Argentina
9: 9
2.May
Argentina
Spain
6:14
Canada
Brazil
12: 9
May 3rd
Brazil
Argentina
16: 7
Turkey
Canada
5:14
May 4th
Turkey
Spain
2:21
Canada
Argentina
13: 5
5th of May
Brazil
Turkey
11:11
Spain
Canada
9: 6
Quarterfinals May 6th
Semi-finals May 7th
Final May 8th
Montenegro
Montenegro
19th
Turkey
Turkey
6th
Montenegro
Montenegro
13
Greece
Greece
12
Greece
Greece
10
Canada
Canada
6th
Montenegro
Montenegro
12
Spain
Spain
9
Romania
Romania
19th
Brazil
Brazil
8th
Romania
Romania
6th
3rd place match
Spain
Spain
11
Macedonia 1995
Macedonia
7th
Greece
Greece
14th
Spain
Spain
11
Romania
Romania
10
Women
Group A
rank
team
Tordiff.
Points
1.
Hungary Hungary
32:32
4th
2.
Russia Russia
39:37
4th
3.
Spain Spain
30:31
2
4th
Italy Italy
33:34
2
17th April
Russia
Hungary
12:13
Italy
Spain
9:10
April 18
Russia
Spain
12:11
Italy
Hungary
11: 9
April 19th
Hungary
Spain
10: 9
Russia
Italy
15:13
April 15th
Canada
Kazakhstan
15: 4
Brazil
Netherlands
4:23
April 16
Netherlands
Canada
11:11
Greece
Brazil
23: 4
17th April
Kazakhstan
Netherlands
7:15
Canada
Greece
2:10
April 18
Greece
Kazakhstan
16: 8
Brazil
Canada
4:11
April 19th
Kazakhstan
Brazil
7: 7
Greece
Netherlands
6:13
Quarterfinals April 20th
Semi-finals April 21
Final April 22nd
Hungary
Hungary
18th
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
5
Hungary
Hungary
8th
Spain
Spain
10
Spain
Spain
9
Greece
Greece
7th
Spain
Spain
9
Italy
Italy
5
Russia
Russia
7th
Canada
Canada
6th
Russia
Russia
13
3rd place match
Italy
Italy
14th
Italy
Italy
7th
Hungary
Hungary
13
Netherlands
Netherlands
6th
Russia
Russia
18th
Qualified teams
Web links
Individual evidence
↑ QUALIFICATION SYSTEM - GAMES OF THE XXX OLYMPIAD FINA. (PDF; 253 kB) (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on February 3, 2012 ; accessed on July 7, 2011 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1 @ 2 Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.fina.org
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