Water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
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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.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Japan |
City | Tokyo |
Venue(s) | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center |
Dates | 25 July – 8 August 2021 |
Teams | 12 (from 5 confederations) |
Competitors | 156 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Serbia (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Greece |
Third place | Hungary |
Fourth place | Spain |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches | 42 |
Goals scored | 902 (21.48 per match) |
Total attendance | 0 (0 per match) |
Multiple medalists | 4-time medalist(s): 3 players 3-time medalist(s): 4 players |
Top scorer(s) | 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(s) | Johnny Hooper (22 sprints won in 8 matches) |
MVP | Filip Filipović |
← 2016 2024 → |
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.