Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Water polo
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Tournament details
Host country United Kingdom
CityLondon
Venue(s)Water Polo Arena
Dates29 July - 12 August 2012
Events2 (men's, women's)
Teams12 (men's), 8 (women's)
(from 4 confederations)
Competitors155 men, 102 women
Final positions
Champions Croatia (men)
 United States (women)
Runners-up Italy (men)
 Spain (women)
Third place Serbia (men)
 Australia (women)
Fourth place Montenegro (men)
 Hungary (women)
Tournament statistics (men, women)
Matches66
Goals scored1,231 (18.65 per match)
Multiple
appearances
5-time Olympian(s): 3 players
4-time Olympian(s): 17 players
Multiple
medalists
4-time medalist(s): 2 players
3-time medalist(s): 5 players
MVPsCroatia Josip Pavić (men's)
United States Maggie Steffens (women's)
2008
2016

The water polo tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom was held at the London 2012 Water Polo Arena in the Olympic Park from 29 July to 12 August. The venue's capacity held 5,000 spectators. Twelve teams competed in the men's tournament and eight teams in the women's tournament.[1]

  1. ^ "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 56. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.

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