Year: | 2020 |
Country: | Japan |
City: | Tokyo |
Venue: | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center |
Dates: | 25 July – 8 August 2021 |
Num Teams: | 12 |
Confederations: | 5 |
Competitors: | 156 |
Champion: | SRB |
Count: | 2 |
Second: | GRE |
Third: | HUN |
Fourth: | ESP |
Matches: | 42 |
Goals: | 902 |
Total Attendance: | 0 |
Multiple Medalists: | 4-time medalist(s): 3 players 3-time medalist(s): 4 players |
Top Scorer: | Aleksandar Ivović (23 goals in 8 matches) |
Most Saves: | Branislav Mitrović (70 saves in 6 matches) Emmanouil Zerdevas (70 saves in 7 matches) |
Top Sprinter: | Johnny Hooper (22 sprints won in 8 matches) |
Mvp: | Filip Filipović |
Previous: | 2016 |
Next: | 2024 |
The men's tournament of water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics at Tokyo, Japan began on 25 July and ended on 8 August 2021. It was held at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center.[1] It was the 27th official appearance of the tournament, which was not held in 1896 and was a demonstration sport in 1904 but otherwise had been held at every Olympics.
On 24 March 2020, the Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] Because of this pandemic, the games are played behind closed doors.[3]
Serbia won their second consecutive gold medal after a finals win over Greece, while Hungary captured the bronze medal.[4]
The medals for the competition were presented by Nenad Lalović, IOC Executive Board Member; Serbia and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Andrey Kryukov, Kazakhstan; FINA Bureau Member.
See main article: Water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification.
The competition began on 25 July, and matches were held every other day. At each match time, two matches were played simultaneously (one from each group during preliminary round, two quarterfinals during that round, one main semifinal and one classification 5 to 8 semifinal during the semifinal round, and the two classification games on the final day) except for the bronze and gold medal matches.[5] [6] [7]
Sun 25 | Mon 26 | Tue 27 | Wed 28 | Thu 29 | Fri 30 | Sat 31 | Sun 1 | Mon 2 | Tue 3 | Wed 4 | Thu 5 | Fri 6 | Sat 7 | Sun 8 | |||
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G | G | G | G | G | ¼ | ½ | B | F |
The twelve teams were seeded into two groups for a preliminary round. The teams in each group played a round-robin. The top four teams in each group advanced to the knockout round while the fifth- and sixth- placed teams were eliminated. The fifth placed teams were ranked ninth and tenth based on win–loss record, then goal average; the sixth-placed teams were ranked eleventh and twelfth in the same way. The knockout round began with quarterfinals and the winners advanced to the semifinals, while the quarterfinal losers played in the fifth- to eighth- place classification. The two semifinal winners played in the gold medal match, while the two semifinal losers played in the bronze medal match.[8]
The draw took place on 21 February 2021 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.[9] [10]
The twelve teams in the men's tournament were drawn into two groups of six teams. The teams were seeded into six pots.[11]
width=15% | Pot 1 | width=15% | Pot 2 | width=15% | Pot 3 | width=15% | Pot 4 | width=15% | Pot 5 | width=15% | Pot 6 |
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The hosts Japan was drawn into Group A, while the reigning Olympic champion Serbia was drawn into Group B.
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The following 28 referees were selected for the tournament.[12]
24 referees:
The schedule was announced on 9 March 2021.[41]
All times are local (UTC+9).
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See also: National team appearances in the men's Olympic water polo tournament.
Rank | width=170 | Team[42] |
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Rank | Team | Goals for | Matches played | Goals for per match | Shots | % | Finish | |
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1 | 65 | 5 | 13.000 | 170 | 38.2% | 10th | ||
2 | 103 | 8 | 12.875 | 237 | 43.5% | 1st | ||
3 | 99 | 8 | 12.375 | 245 | 40.4% | 5th | ||
4 | 97 | 8 | 12.125 | 247 | 39.3% | 2nd | ||
5 | 94 | 8 | 11.750 | 247 | 38.1% | 3rd | ||
6 | 87 | 8 | 10.875 | 238 | 36.6% | 4th | ||
7 | 86 | 8 | 10.750 | 242 | 35.5% | 7th | ||
8 | 85 | 8 | 10.625 | 244 | 34.8% | 6th | ||
9 | 82 | 8 | 10.250 | 247 | 33.2% | 8th | ||
10 | 49 | 5 | 9.800 | 149 | 32.9% | 9th | ||
11 | 35 | 5 | 7.000 | 133 | 26.3% | 11th | ||
12 | 20 | 5 | 4.000 | 111 | 18.0% | 12th | ||
Total | 902 | 42 | 10.738 | 2510 | 35.9% |
Rank | Team | Goals against | Matches played | Goals against per match | Shots | % | Finish | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 57 | 8 | 7.125 | 230 | 24.8% | 2nd | ||
2 | 58 | 8 | 7.250 | 223 | 26.0% | 4th | ||
3 | 60 | 8 | 7.500 | 237 | 25.3% | 3rd | ||
4 | 63 | 8 | 7.875 | 226 | 27.9% | 7th | ||
5 | 71 | 8 | 8.875 | 243 | 29.2% | 1st | ||
6 | 82 | 8 | 10.250 | 245 | 33.5% | 5th | ||
7 | 85 | 8 | 10.625 | 240 | 35.4% | 6th | ||
8 | 92 | 8 | 11.500 | 227 | 40.5% | 8th | ||
9 | 60 | 5 | 12.000 | 136 | 44.1% | 9th | ||
10 | 66 | 5 | 13.200 | 147 | 44.9% | 10th | ||
11 | 92 | 5 | 18.400 | 161 | 57.1% | 11th | ||
12 | 116 | 5 | 23.200 | 195 | 59.5% | 12th | ||
Total | 902 | 42 | 10.738 | 2510 | 35.9% |
Rank | Team | Goals for | Goals against | Goal diff. | Matches played | Goals diff. per match | Finish | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 97 | 57 | 40 | 8 | 5.000 | 2nd | ||
2 | 94 | 60 | 34 | 8 | 4.250 | 3rd | ||
3 | 103 | 71 | 32 | 8 | 4.000 | 1st | ||
4 | 87 | 58 | 29 | 8 | 3.625 | 4th | ||
5 | 86 | 63 | 23 | 8 | 2.875 | 7th | ||
6 | 99 | 82 | 17 | 8 | 2.125 | 5th | ||
7 | 85 | 85 | 0 | 8 | 0.000 | 6th | ||
8 | 65 | 66 | −1 | 5 | −0.200 | 10th | ||
9 | 82 | 92 | −10 | 8 | −1.250 | 8th | ||
10 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 5 | −2.200 | 9th | ||
11 | 35 | 92 | −57 | 5 | −11.400 | 11th | ||
12 | 20 | 116 | −96 | 5 | −19.200 | 12th | ||
Total | 902 | 902 | 0 | 42 | 0.000 |
Rank | Team | Saves | Matches played | Saves per match | Shots | % | Finish | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 89 | 8 | 11.125 | 160 | 55.6% | 1st | ||
2 | 88 | 8 | 11.000 | 170 | 51.8% | 5th | ||
3 | 87 | 8 | 10.875 | 145 | 60.0% | 4th | ||
4 | 83 | 8 | 10.375 | 168 | 49.4% | 6th | ||
5 | 79 | 8 | 9.875 | 136 | 58.1% | 2nd | ||
5 | 79 | 8 | 9.875 | 142 | 55.6% | 7th | ||
7 | 72 | 8 | 9.000 | 132 | 54.5% | 3rd | ||
8 | 70 | 8 | 8.750 | 162 | 43.2% | 8th | ||
9 | 43 | 5 | 8.600 | 109 | 39.4% | 10th | ||
10 | 41 | 5 | 8.200 | 101 | 40.6% | 9th | ||
11 | 30 | 5 | 6.000 | 146 | 20.5% | 12th | ||
12 | 28 | 5 | 5.600 | 120 | 23.3% | 11th | ||
Total | 789 | 42 | 9.393 | 1691 | 46.7% |
Rank | Team | Blocks | Matches played | Blocks per match | Finish | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 46 | 8 | 5.750 | 2nd | ||
1 | 46 | 8 | 5.750 | 3rd | ||
3 | 45 | 8 | 5.625 | 1st | ||
4 | 36 | 8 | 4.500 | 6th | ||
5 | 31 | 8 | 3.875 | 7th | ||
6 | 28 | 8 | 3.500 | 5th | ||
7 | 26 | 8 | 3.250 | 4th | ||
8 | 16 | 5 | 3.200 | 12th | ||
9 | 25 | 8 | 3.125 | 8th | ||
10 | 12 | 5 | 2.400 | 11th | ||
11 | 10 | 5 | 2.000 | 10th | ||
12 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 9th | ||
Total | 328 | 42 | 3.905 |
Rank | Team | Rebounds | Matches played | Rebounds per match | Finish | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 59 | 8 | 7.375 | 3rd | ||
1 | 59 | 8 | 7.375 | 4th | ||
3 | 53 | 8 | 6.625 | 2nd | ||
4 | 31 | 5 | 6.200 | 9th | ||
5 | 48 | 8 | 6.000 | 1st | ||
5 | 48 | 8 | 6.000 | 6th | ||
7 | 44 | 8 | 5.500 | 5th | ||
7 | 44 | 8 | 5.500 | 7th | ||
9 | 40 | 8 | 5.000 | 8th | ||
10 | 24 | 5 | 4.800 | 10th | ||
11 | 22 | 5 | 4.400 | 11th | ||
12 | 19 | 5 | 3.800 | 12th | ||
Total | 491 | 42 | 5.845 |
Rank | Team | Steals | Matches played | Steals per match | Finish | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 44 | 5 | 8.800 | 10th | ||
2 | 65 | 8 | 8.125 | 7th | ||
3 | 64 | 8 | 8.000 | 8th | ||
4 | 49 | 8 | 6.125 | 4th | ||
5 | 48 | 8 | 6.000 | 3rd | ||
6 | 47 | 8 | 5.875 | 1st | ||
7 | 46 | 8 | 5.750 | 5th | ||
8 | 45 | 8 | 5.625 | 2nd | ||
9 | 28 | 5 | 5.600 | 9th | ||
9 | 28 | 5 | 5.600 | 11th | ||
11 | 44 | 8 | 5.500 | 6th | ||
12 | 15 | 5 | 3.000 | 12th | ||
Total | 523 | 42 | 6.226 |
Rank | Team | Sprints won | Matches played | Sprints won per match | Sprints contested | % | Finish | |
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1 | 25 | 8 | 3.125 | 32 | 78.1% | 7th | ||
2 | 24 | 8 | 3.000 | 32 | 75.0% | 4th | ||
3 | 14 | 5 | 2.800 | 20 | 70.0% | 9th | ||
4 | 22 | 8 | 2.750 | 32 | 68.8% | 6th | ||
5 | 19 | 8 | 2.375 | 32 | 59.4% | 5th | ||
6 | 17 | 8 | 2.125 | 32 | 53.1% | 3rd | ||
7 | 13 | 8 | 1.625 | 32 | 40.6% | 2nd | ||
8 | 11 | 8 | 1.375 | 32 | 34.4% | 1st | ||
9 | 10 | 8 | 1.250 | 32 | 31.3% | 8th | ||
10 | 5 | 5 | 1.000 | 20 | 25.0% | 10th | ||
11 | 4 | 5 | 0.800 | 20 | 20.0% | 11th | ||
11 | 4 | 5 | 0.800 | 20 | 20.0% | 12th | ||
Total | 168 | 42 | 2.000 | 336 | 50.0% |
Rank | Team | Turnovers | Matches played | Turnovers per match | Finish | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 14 | 5 | 2.800 | 10th | ||
2 | 30 | 8 | 3.750 | 4th | ||
3 | 31 | 8 | 3.875 | 5th | ||
4 | 21 | 5 | 4.200 | 9th | ||
5 | 37 | 8 | 4.625 | 2nd | ||
6 | 38 | 8 | 4.750 | 8th | ||
7 | 24 | 5 | 4.800 | 11th | ||
8 | 40 | 8 | 5.000 | 1st | ||
9 | 41 | 8 | 5.125 | 3rd | ||
10 | 46 | 8 | 5.750 | 7th | ||
11 | 48 | 8 | 6.000 | 6th | ||
12 | 44 | 5 | 8.800 | 12th | ||
Total | 414 | 42 | 4.929 |
Rank | Team | Exclusions with substitution | Matches played | Exclusions w/subst per match | Finish | |
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1 | 4 | 8 | 0.500 | 7th | ||
1 | 4 | 8 | 0.500 | 8th | ||
3 | 3 | 5 | 0.600 | 10th | ||
4 | 5 | 5 | 1.000 | 11th | ||
4 | 8 | 8 | 1.000 | 4th | ||
6 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 9th | ||
7 | 10 | 8 | 1.250 | 6th | ||
8 | 11 | 8 | 1.375 | 1st | ||
9 | 12 | 8 | 1.500 | 5th | ||
10 | 13 | 8 | 1.625 | 3rd | ||
11 | 9 | 5 | 1.800 | 12th | ||
12 | 16 | 8 | 2.000 | 2nd | ||
Total | 101 | 42 | 1.202 |
See main article: List of men's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics.
See main article: List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men).
Four-time Olympic medalist(s): 3 players
Three-time Olympic medalist(s): 4 players
Rank | Player | Team | Goals | Matches played | Goals per match | Shots | % |
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1 | 23 | 8 | 2.875 | 43 | 53.5% | ||
2 | 20 | 8 | 2.500 | 41 | 48.8% | ||
8 | 2.500 | 44 | 45.5% | ||||
4 | 18 | 8 | 2.250 | 44 | 40.9% | ||
8 | 2.250 | 52 | 34.6% | ||||
6 | 17 | 8 | 2.125 | 55 | 30.9% | ||
8 | 2.125 | 54 | 31.5% | ||||
8 | 2.125 | 36 | 47.2% | ||||
9 | 16 | 8 | 2.000 | 27 | 59.3% | ||
8 | 2.000 | 42 | 38.1% | ||||
8 | 2.000 | 37 | 43.2% |
Rank | Goalkeeper | Team | Saves | Matches played | Saves per match | Shots | % | |
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1 | 70 | 6 | 11.667 | 122 | 57.4% | |||
7 | 10.000 | 122 | 57.4% | |||||
3 | 61 | 7 | 8.714 | 110 | 55.5% | |||
4 | 60 | 6 | 10.000 | 109 | 55.0% | |||
5 | 56 | 6 | 9.333 | 116 | 48.3% | |||
7 | 8.000 | 103 | 54.4% | |||||
7 | 52 | 5 | 10.400 | 111 | 46.8% | |||
8 | 41 | 5 | 8.200 | 92 | 44.6% | |||
9 | 36 | 4 | 9.000 | 93 | 38.7% | |||
10 | 32 | 3 | 10.667 | 54 | 59.3% |
Rank | Player | Team | Blocks | Matches played | Blocks per match |
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1 | 10 | 8 | 1.250 | ||
8 | 1.250 | ||||
3 | 7 | 8 | 0.875 | ||
8 | 0.875 | ||||
8 | 0.875 | ||||
6 | 6 | 8 | 0.750 | ||
8 | 0.750 | ||||
8 | 0.750 | ||||
8 | 0.750 | ||||
8 | 0.750 | ||||
8 | 0.750 | ||||
8 | 0.750 | ||||
8 | 0.750 | ||||
8 | 0.750 | ||||
5 | 1.200 | ||||
8 | 0.750 | ||||
8 | 0.750 |
Rank | Player | Team | Rebounds | Matches played | Rebounds per match |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 12 | 8 | 1.500 | ||
8 | 1.500 | ||||
3 | 11 | 8 | 1.375 | ||
4 | 10 | 8 | 1.250 | ||
5 | 9 | 8 | 1.125 | ||
8 | 1.125 | ||||
7 | 8 | 8 | 1.000 | ||
8 | 1.000 | ||||
8 | 1.000 | ||||
8 | 1.000 | ||||
8 | 1.000 | ||||
8 | 1.000 | ||||
8 | 1.000 | ||||
7 | 1.143 |
Rank | Player | Team | Steals | Matches played | Steals per match |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 13 | 8 | 1.625 | ||
2 | 11 | 8 | 1.375 | ||
3 | 10 | 8 | 1.250 | ||
Drew Holland (GK) | 5 | 2.000 | |||
8 | 1.250 | ||||
Katsuyuki Tanamura (GK) | 5 | 2.000 | |||
7 | 9 | 8 | 1.125 | ||
8 | 1.125 | ||||
9 | 8 | 8 | 1.000 | ||
Anthony Hrysanthos (GK) | 3 | 2.667 | |||
5 | 1.600 |
Rank | Sprinter | Team | Sprints won | Matches played | Sprints won per match | Sprints contested | % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 22 | 8 | 2.750 | 29 | 75.9% | ||
2 | 17 | 8 | 2.125 | 19 | 89.5% | ||
3 | 14 | 5 | 2.800 | 19 | 73.7% | ||
4 | 13 | 8 | 1.625 | 18 | 72.2% | ||
8 | 1.625 | 18 | 72.2% | ||||
6 | 11 | 8 | 1.375 | 17 | 64.7% | ||
7 | 8 | 8 | 1.000 | 19 | 42.1% | ||
8 | 7 | 8 | 0.875 | 20 | 35.0% | ||
7 | 1.000 | 8 | 87.5% | ||||
10 | 6 | 8 | 0.750 | 11 | 54.5% | ||
8 | 0.750 | 14 | 42.9% |
Rank | Player | Team | Turnovers | Matches played | Turnovers per match |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 15 | 8 | 1.875 | ||
2 | 14 | 8 | 1.750 | ||
3 | 11 | 8 | 1.375 | ||
4 | 10 | 8 | 1.250 | ||
8 | 1.250 | ||||
6 | 9 | 7 | 1.286 | ||
7 | 8 | 8 | 1.000 | ||
8 | 1.000 | ||||
9 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | ||
8 | 0.875 | ||||
8 | 0.875 | ||||
8 | 0.875 |
Rank | Player | Team | Exclusions with substitution | Matches played | Exclusions w/subst per match |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | 8 | 0.750 | ||
2 | 4 | 8 | 0.500 | ||
3 | 3 | 8 | 0.375 | ||
8 | 0.375 | ||||
5 | 0.600 | ||||
8 | 0.375 | ||||
8 | 0.375 | ||||
8 | 2 | 8 | 0.250 | ||
8 | 0.250 | ||||
8 | 0.250 | ||||
8 | 0.250 | ||||
5 | 0.400 | ||||
8 | 0.250 | ||||
8 | 0.250 | ||||
5 | 0.400 | ||||
8 | 0.250 | ||||
8 | 0.250 | ||||
8 | 0.250 | ||||
8 | 0.250 | ||||
8 | 0.250 | ||||
7 | 0.286 | ||||
8 | 0.250 |
The all-star team was announced on 8 August 2021.[43]
Position | Player | |
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Goalkeeper | Branislav Mitrović | |
Field players | Roger Tahull (Centre forward) | |
Stylianos Argyropoulos | ||
Filip Filipović | ||
Yusuke Inaba | ||
Aleksandar Ivović | ||
Krisztián Manhercz | ||
Filip Filipović |
Group A | |||||||||||
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25 July 2021 | 27 July 2021 | ||||||||||
Match 01: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | Match 10: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||
Match 02: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | Match 11: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||
Match 03: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | Match 12: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||
29 July 2021 | 31 July 2021 | ||||||||||
Match 13: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | Match 22: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||
Match 14: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | Match 23: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||
Match 15: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | Match 24: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||
2 August 2021 | |||||||||||
Match 25: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||||||
Match 26: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||||||
Match 27: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results |
Group B | |||||||||||
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25 July 2021 | 27 July 2021 | ||||||||||
Match 04: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | Match 07: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||
Match 05: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | Match 08: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||
Match 06: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | Match 09: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||
29 July 2021 | 31 July 2021 | ||||||||||
Match 16: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | Match 19: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||
Match 17: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | Match 20: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||
Match 18: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | Match 21: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||
2 August 2021 | |||||||||||
Match 28: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||||||
Match 29: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||||||
Match 30: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results |
Knockout stage | |||||||||||
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4 August 2021 | 6 August 2021 | ||||||||||
Match 31: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | Match 35: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||
Match 32: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | Match 36: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||
Match 33: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | Match 37: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||
Match 34: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | Match 38: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||
8 August 2021 | |||||||||||
Match 39: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||||||
Match 40: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||||||
Match 41: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||||||
Match 42: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results |