Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament


The men's tournament of Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, began on 6 August and ended on 20 August 2016. Games were held at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Center and the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.
Serbia won the gold medal by defeating Croatia in the final. Bronze was won by Italy after beating Montenegro. After the Rio Olympics, Serbia national team held Olympic Games, World Championship, European Championship, World Cup and World League titles simultaneously.

Competition schedule

GGroup stage¼Quarter-finals½Semi-finalsBBronze medal matchFFinal

Qualification

Draw

The draw was held on 10 April 2016.
Teams from twelve nations compete in the tournament and were seeded into two groups for the preliminary round. The top four teams advance to the quarterfinals.

Seeding

The seeding was announced on 10 April 2016.
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4Pot 5Pot 6






Referees

The following referees were selected for the tournament.

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Bracket


;5th place bracket

Quarter-finals

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5–8th place semifinals

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Semi-finals

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Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

Ranking and statistics

Final ranking

All-star team

Source:

Leading goalscorers

Source: Official Results Book

Leading goalkeepers

Source: Official Results Book

Leading sprinters

Source: Official Results Book

Medalists