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

2016 Men's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament
Tournament details
Host country Italy
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates3–10 April
Teams12 (from 4 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Hungary
Runner-up Italy
Third place Spain
Fourth place France
Tournament statistics
Matches played42
Goals scored785 (18.69 per match)
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The 2016 Men's Water Polo Olympic Qualification Tournament was held in Trieste, Italy, from 3 to 10 April 2016, at the Polo Natatorio "Bruno Bianchi".[1][2] The top four teams advanced to the Olympics.

Participants

There were 12 places originally allocated to continental associations in the tournament not already directly qualified to the Olympics – 9 from Europe, 1 from the Americas, 1 from Asia, and 1 from Africa.

Continent How qualified
Europe
 Italy Host country
 Hungary 2016 European Championship bronze medalists
 Spain 2016 European Championship 5th place
 Russia 2016 European Championship 8th place
 France 2016 European Championship 9th place
 Romania 2016 European Championship 10th place
 Germany 2016 European Championship 11th place
 Netherlands 2016 European Championship 12th place
 Slovakia 2016 European Championship 13th place
Americas
 Canada 2015 Pan American Games bronze medalists
Asia
 Kazakhstan 2015 Asian Championship bronze medalists
Africa
 South Africa African Continental Selection

Draw

The draw took place on 23 January 2016 in Belgrade, after the final of the 2016 European Championship.[3]

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).[4]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hungary 5 4 1 0 73 44 +29 9 Advanced to quarterfinals
2  Canada 5 3 2 0 55 44 +11 8
3  France 5 3 0 2 46 56 −10 6
4  Romania 5 1 2 2 50 53 −3 4
5  Russia 5 1 1 3 40 49 −9 3
6  Slovakia 5 0 0 5 39 57 −18 0
Source: FINA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.[5]
3 April 2016
13:50 		Report Russia  6–7  Canada Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste
Attendance: 200
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Sergio Galindo (ESP)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 2–2, 2–1, 1–3
Khalturin 3 Goals Boyd, Conway 2
3 April 2016
15:10 		Report France  7–13  Hungary Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste
Attendance: 300
Referees:
Filippo Gomez (ITA), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 0–6, 4–2, 0–3, 3–2
Iždinský 3 Goals Vámos, Dá. Varga 3
3 April 2016
16:30 		Report Slovakia  11–13  Romania Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste
Attendance: 350
Referees:
Radosław Koryzna (POL), Henk Smit (NED)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 2–5, 3–2, 2–3
four players 2 Goals Negrean 6
4 April 2016
16:30 		Report Canada  14–14  Hungary Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste
Attendance: 200
Referees:
Joe Peila (USA), Dion Willis (RSA)
Score by quarters: 3–4, 4–4, 4–5, 3–1
Constantin-Bicari 4 Goals Manhercz, Dá. Varga 3
4 April 2016
17:50 		Report Romania  11–12  France Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste
Attendance: 350
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Gernot Häntschel (GER)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 3–3, 3–4, 1–2
Szabo 3 Goals Crousillat 5
4 April 2016
19:10 		Report Russia  7–4  Slovakia Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste
Attendance: 400
Referees:
Vojin Putniković (SRB), Filippo Gomez (ITA)
Score by quarters: 2–0, 3–3, 0–1, 2–0
three players 2 Goals Kolárik 3
5 April 2016
13:50 		Report Hungary  12–8  Romania Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste
Attendance: 200
Referees:
Filippo Gomez (ITA), Henk Smit (NED)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 2–3, 4–1, 2–2
Szívós 4 Goals Negrean 3
5 April 2016
15:10 		Report Slovakia  9–11  Canada Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste
Attendance: 300
Referees:
Radosław Koryzna (POL), Gernot Häntschel (GER)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–5, 3–2, 3–2
three players 2 Goals four players 2
5 April 2016
16:30 		Report France  12–11  Russia Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste
Attendance: 300
Referees:
Joe Peila (USA), Sergio Galindo (ESP)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 5–4, 2–2, 2–2
Crousillat 4 Goals Khalturin 4
6 April 2016
16:30 		Report Canada  10–10  Romania Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste
Attendance: 300
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Sergio Galindo (ESP)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 6–4, 3–4, 0–1
Boyd 5 Goals Negrean 3
6 April 2016
17:50 		Report Russia  8–18  Hungary Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste
Attendance: 300
Referees:
Vojin Putniković (SRB), Dion Willis (RSA)
Score by quarters: 2–6, 3–5, 1–4, 2–3
Kharkov 4 Goals four players 3
6 April 2016
19:10 		Report Slovakia  8–10  France Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste
Attendance: 700
Referees:
Filippo Gomez (ITA), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 2–0, 2–4, 3–4, 1–2
Ďurík, Úradník 2 Goals Blary, Crousillat 3
7 April 2016
13:50 		Report France  5–13  Canada Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste
Referees:
Filippo Gomez (ITA), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 0–1, 1–2, 2–4, 2–6
Crousillat 2 Goals Lapins 4
7 April 2016
15:10 		Report Hungary  16–7  Slovakia Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste
Referees:
Henk Smit (NED), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 5–4, 5–1, 2–1, 4–1
Dá. Varga 4 Goals Kolárik 2
7 April 2016
16:30 		Report Russia  8–8  Romania Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste
Attendance: 300
Referees:
Gernot Häntschel (GER), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 1–3, 3–3, 1–1
Khalturin 3 Goals Goanță 3

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy (H) 5 4 0 1 67 26 +41 8 Advanced to quarterfinals
2  Netherlands 5 4 0 1 46 36 +10 8
3  Spain 5 4 0 1 55 25 +30 8
4  Germany 5 1 1 3 53 46 +7 3
5  Kazakhstan 5 1 1 3 34 55 −21 3
6  South Africa 5 0 0 5 21 88 −67 0
Source: FINA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.[5]
(H) Hosts
3 April 2016
17:50 		Report Spain  5–7  Netherlands Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste
Attendance: 300
Referees:
Joe Peila (USA), Balázs Székely (HUN)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 0–2, 0–2, 2–1
Munarriz 2 Goals Lindhout, Spijker 2
3 April 2016
19:10 		Report South Africa  4–23  Germany Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste
Attendance: 400
Referees:
Doriel Terpenka (CAN), Pascal Bouchez (FRA)
Score by quarters: 0–6, 2–4, 1–8, 1–5
four players 1 Goals Bukowski, Preuss 4
3 April 2016
20:30 		Report Italy  14–3  Kazakhstan Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste
Attendance: 900
Referees:
Vojin Putniković (SRB), Sergey Naumov (RUS)
Score by quarters: 4–1, 3–0, 4–1, 3–1
Nora 4 Goals three players 1
4 April 2016
13:50 		Report Kazakhstan  5–8  Netherlands Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste
Attendance: 100
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Doriel Terpenka (CAN)
Score by quarters: 0–3, 2–2, 2–2, 1–1
Shmider 2 Goals Gielen, Lindhout 3
4 April 2016
15:10 		Report Germany  5–10  Spain Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste
Attendance: 200
Referees:
Balázs Székely (HUN), Sergey Naumov (RUS)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 1–0, 2–4, 1–5
Nossek, Real 2 Goals Molina 4
4 April 2016
20:30 		Report Italy  22–3  South Africa Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste
Attendance: 800
Referees:
Radosław Koryzna (POL), Pascal Bouchez (FRA)
Score by quarters: 5–1, 6–0, 7–1, 4–1
Velotto 4 Goals three players 1
5 April 2016
17:50 		Report Netherlands  9–8  Germany Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste
Attendance: 350
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Sergey Naumov (RUS)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–2, 3–3, 2–2
three players 2 Goals Nossek 2
5 April 2016
19:10 		Report South Africa  6–11  Kazakhstan Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste
Attendance: 400
Referees:
Doriel Terpenka (CAN), Balázs Székely (HUN)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–3, 1–4, 0–2
Evezard 2 Goals Peković 4
5 April 2016
20:30 		Report Spain  9–8  Italy Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste
Attendance: 1,200
Referees:
Vojin Putniković (SRB), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
Score by quarters: 4–1, 2–2, 1–3, 2–2
Molina 3 Goals Di Fulvio 3
6 April 2016
13:50 		Report Kazakhstan  11–11  Germany Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste
Referees:
Joe Peila (USA), Balázs Székely (HUN)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–3, 4–2, 2–4
Ushakov 3 Goals Cuk 4
6 April 2016
15:10 		Report South Africa  1–15  Spain Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste
Referees:
Doriel Terpenka (CAN), Sergey Naumov (RUS)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 0–6, 0–4, 0–2
Rumbelow 1 Goals Molina 5
6 April 2016
20:30 		Report Italy  11–5  Netherlands Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste
Attendance: 1,000
Referees:
Radosław Koryzna (POL), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 5–3, 2–0, 1–1
Figlioli 4 Goals Lindhout 3
7 April 2016
17:50 		Report Spain  16–4  Kazakhstan Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste
Referees:
Pascal Bouchez (FRA), Radosław Koryzna (POL)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–1, 7–0, 3–1
Echenique 4 Goals Gubarev 2
7 April 2016
19:10 		Report Netherlands  17–7  South Africa Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste
Attendance: 600
Referees:
Sergey Naumov (RUS), Balázs Székely (HUN)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 3–3, 4–0, 6–2
Lindhout 4 Goals Brown 2
7 April 2016
20:30 		Report Italy  12–6  Germany Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste
Attendance: 1,100
Referees:
Doriel Terpenka (CAN), Joe Peila (USA)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 4–1, 4–1, 3–3
Figlioli 4 Goals Cuk, Stamm 2

Knockout stage

All times are local (UTC+2).

Bracket

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Hungary8
 
 
 
 Germany7
 
 Hungary15
 
 
 
 France9
 
 France (pen.)8 (4)
 
 
 
 Netherlands8 (3)
 
 Hungary10
 
 
 
 Italy8
 
 Canada7
 
 
 
 Spain8
 
 Spain5
 
 
 
 Italy6 Third place
 
 Romania7
 
 
 
 Italy8
 
 France4
 
 
 Spain16
 
5th place bracket
 
SemifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Germany7
 
 
 
 Netherlands8
 
 Netherlands9
 
 
 
 Canada8
 
 Canada14
 
 
 Romania7
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 
 Germany9
 
 
 Romania10

Quarterfinals

The winners qualify for the 2016 Olympics.

8 April 2016
16:00 		Report Hungary  8–7  Germany Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste
Attendance: 400
Referees:
Joe Peila (USA), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU)
Score by quarters: 1–0, 4–2, 2–1, 1–4
Dé. Varga 3 Goals Bukowski, Nossek 2
8 April 2016
17:30 		Report Canada  7–8  Spain Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste
Attendance: 1,000
Referees:
Vojin Putniković (SRB), Balázs Székely (HUN)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–2, 0–3, 4–1
Boyd, McElroy 2 Goals Molina 3
8 April 2016
19:00 		Report France  8–8  Netherlands Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste
Attendance: 600
Referees:
Radosław Koryzna (POL), Filippo Gomez (ITA)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–1, 2–2, 3–2  PSO: 4–3
Camarasa 3 Goals three players 2
8 April 2016
20:30 		Report Romania  7–8  Italy Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste
Attendance: 1,500
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Sergey Naumov (RUS)
Score by quarters: 0–2, 3–2, 3–3, 1–1
Gheorghe 3 Goals Di Fulvio, Figlioli 2

5–8th place semifinals

9 April 2016
16:00 		Report Germany  7–8  Netherlands Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste
Referees:
Pascal Bouchez (FRA), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 3–0, 2–3, 0–4
Jüngling 3 Goals three players 2
9 April 2016
17:30 		Report Canada  14–7  Romania Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste
Referees:
Vojin Putniković (SRB), Sergio Galindo (ESP)
Score by quarters: 5–3, 4–0, 2–1, 3–3
Boyd, Constantin-Bicari 4 Goals Gheorghe 3

Semifinals

9 April 2016
19:00 		Report Hungary  15–9  France Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste
Attendance: 800
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Dion Willis (RSA)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 4–4, 2–1, 5–2
Vámos 4 Goals four players 2
9 April 2016
20:30 		Report Spain  5–6  Italy Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste
Attendance: 1,500
Referees:
Joe Peila (USA), Gernot Häntschel (GER)
Score by quarters: 1–0, 0–1, 2–1, 2–4
Español, Mallarach 2 Goals Nora 2

Seventh place game

10 April 2016
11:00 		Report Germany  9–10  Romania Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste
Referees:
Henk Smit (NED), Doriel Terpenka (CAN)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–2, 1–3, 4–2
three players 2 Goals Radu 3

Fifth place game

10 April 2016
12:30 		Report Netherlands  9–8  Canada Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste
Referees:
Filippo Gomez (ITA), Dion Willis (RSA)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–2, 4–3, 2–1
Lindhout 4 Goals Conway 3

Third place game

10 April 2016
15:30 		Report France  4–16  Spain Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Sergey Naumov (RUS)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 2–5, 0–4, 1–3
four players 1 Goals Tahull 5

Final

10 April 2016
17:00 		Report Hungary  10–8  Italy Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi, Trieste
Attendance: 1,500
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Radosław Koryzna (POL)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 4–2, 3–1, 1–2
Dé. Varga 3 Goals Aicardi, Di Fulvio 2

Final ranking

Qualified for the Summer Olympics
Rank Team
 Hungary
 Italy
 Spain
4  France
5  Netherlands
6  Canada
7  Romania
8  Germany
9  Russia
10  Kazakhstan
11  Slovakia
12  South Africa

See also

References

  1. ^ "Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad – Rio 2016 Water polo" (PDF). corporate.olympics.com.au. Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA). Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Italy and the Netherlands to host Rio 2016 qualification tournaments". waterpoloworld.com. 2 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournaments Draw (Men & Women)". fina.org. 23 January 2016.
  4. ^ Schedule
  5. ^ a b BL 9.6 Classification