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Water polo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The women's tournament of water polo at the 2024 Summer Olympics at Paris, France was held from 27 July to 10 August 2024. It was held at the Paris Aquatic Centre and Paris La Défense Arena.[1] It is the seventh official appearance of the tournament.

Spain won their first title after defeating Australia in the final. The Netherlands won against the United States for the bronze medal.[2]

Qualification


  1. ^ South Africa withdrew from the tournament after the 2024 World Aquatics Championships. Canada, as the best non-qualified team, took their spot.[3]

Competition format

The ten 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 placed teams was eliminated. The fifth placed teams was ranked ninth and tenth based on win–loss record, then goal average. 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.[4]

Schedule

The competition began on 27 July, and matches were held every other day.[5]

Draw

The draw took place on 17 February 2024 in Doha, Qatar.[6]

Seeding

The ten teams in the women's tournament were drawn into two groups of five teams. The teams were seeded into five pots.[7]

Rosters

Referees

The following 24 referees were selected for the tournament.[8]

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

Source: Olympics
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Netherlands 14–15 Australia


Group B

Source: Olympics
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Greece 3 Pts, +3 GD; Italy 3 Pts, +3 GD; France 3 Pts, −6 GD. Italy ranked above Greece due to more goals scored.


Knockout stage

Bracket

Fifth place bracket

Quarterfinals

5–8th place semifinals

Semifinals

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

Final ranking

Top goalscorers

References

  1. ^ "Paris 2024 Olympic Competition Schedule by session" (PDF). 6 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Spain reign in the city of the Seine". fina.org. 10 August 2024.
  3. ^ "In last-second reversal, Canada's women's water polo team qualifies for Olympics". cbc.ca. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Paris 2024 Olympic Competition Schedule by session" (PDF). medias.paris2024.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Water Polo at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games". nbcolympics.com. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Paris 2024 Olympic Games Draw completed for the Men's and Women's Water Polo Tournaments in Doha". fina.org. FINA. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Water Polo at the Paris 2024 Olympics – Qualified NOC Quota Positions". worldaquatics.com. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Appointments officials Olympic Games 2024". wwpra.org. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Final Standing" (PDF). Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Leading Scorers" (PDF). Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.

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