The
water polo
Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with th ...
tournaments at the
2020 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July.
Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...
took place at the
Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center in
Kōtō
is a special ward located in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. The ward refers to itself as Kōtō City in English. As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 488,632, and a population density of 12,170 persons per km². The total area i ...
. Twenty-two teams (twelve for men and ten for women) competed in the tournament, an increase of two from the previous editions.
Men's Water polo was also the last final played before the
closing ceremony
An opening ceremony, grand opening, or ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the official opening of a newly-constructed location or the start of an event. .
It was originally scheduled to be held in 2020, but on 24 March 2020, the Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identi ...
.
Schedule
The match schedule as of 9 March 2021.
Qualification
Qualification summary
Men's qualification
Women's qualification
Medal summary
Medal table
Medalists
Men's tournament
Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
Final standings
Women's tournament
Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
Final standings
References
Sources
Water Polo – Olympic Schedule & Results , Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Water Polo – Official Results Book , Tokyo 2020 Olympicsarchive
Water Polo – Medal Standings , Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Water Polo – Medallists by Event , Tokyo 2020 Olympics
External links
Water Polo , Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Tokyo 2020 , FINA
{{Water polo at the Summer Olympics
International aquatics competitions hosted by Japan
2020
2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...
2020 Summer Olympics events
2021 in water polo