Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament


The men's tournament of water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics at London, Great Britain, began on 29 July and lasted until 12 August 2012. All games were held at the Water Polo Arena.
Teams from twelve nations competed in the tournament and were seeded into two groups for the preliminary round. A total of 42 games were played, 30 of them in the preliminary round.

Format

The format of water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics:

Group A

All times are British Summer Time.
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Group B

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Medal round

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Classification

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5th–8th place semi-finals

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7th–8th place match

5th–6th place match

Ranking and statistics

Final rankings

Leading goalscorers

Source: Official Results Book

Leading goalkeepers

Source: Official Results Book

Leading sprinters

Source: Official Results Book

Medalists