Water Polo Qualification for Summer Olympic Games 2016

[hckošice 16,603]

Water Polo Qualification for Summer Olympic Games 2016

 

Qualifying Timeline - Men

EVENT	DATE	STATUS
Host Quota	02.10.2009	Completed
2015 World League (Bergamo, ITA)	23.06.2015-28.06.2015	Completed
2015 Pan American Games (Toronto, CAN)	07.07.2015-15.07.2015	Completed
2015 World Championships (Kazan, RUS)	27.07.2015-08-08-2015	Completed
2015 Oceanian Continental Selection (Perth, AUS)	19.10.2015	Completed
2015 Asian Championships (Foshan, CHN)	16.12.2015-20.12.2015	Completed
2016 European Championships (Belgrade, SRB)	10.01.2016-23.01.2016	Completed
2016 World Qualifying Tournament (Trieste, ITA)	03.04.2016-10.04.2016	Scheduled

 

Qualifying Timeline - Women

EVENT	DATE	STATUS
Host Quota	02.10.2009	Completed
2015 Oceanian Continental Selection (Perth, AUS)	19.10.2015	Completed
2015 Asian Championships (Foshan, CHN)	16.12.2015-17.12.2015	Completed
2016 European Championships (Belgrade, SRB)	10.01.2016-22.01.2016	Completed
2016 World Qualifying Tournament (Gouda, NED)	21.03.2016-28.03.2016	Completed

 

EVENTS

2 (1+1+0)

Men's 1

• Men's Tournament (12 Teams Tournament)

Women's 1

• Women's Tournament (8 Teams Tournament)

 

 

QUALIFICATION SYSTEM

http://www.fina.org/sites/default/files/2015-12_-_rio_2016_-_qualification_system_-_final_-_water_polo_-_en.pdf

 

[hckošice 16,603]

MEN'S TOURNAMENT

Qualified Nations:

• Australia
• Brazil
• Croatia
• France
• Greece
• Hungary
• Italy
• Japan
• Montenegro
• Serbia
• Spain
• United States

 

 

Total Athletes Qualified  156

Total Nations Qualified  12

Edited April 8, 2016 by hckosice

[hckošice 16,603]

WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT

Qualified Nations:

• Australia
• Brazil
• China
• Hungary
• Italy
• Russia
• Spain
• United States

 

 

Total Athletes Qualified  104

Total Nations Qualified  8

Edited March 26, 2016 by hckosice

[AmericanHero40 243]

are the quarter final winners basically in or is there some special criteria for south africa so they can still can get the african quota

[heywoodu 16,458]

I thought South Africa wouldn't participate in continental qualifiers?

[JoshMartini007 2,832]

Just now, heywoodu said:

I thought South Africa wouldn't participate in continental qualifiers?

 

They aren't, in reality this will essentially be a world qualification tournament with four available quotas.

[heywoodu 16,458]

Just now, JoshMartini007 said:

 

They aren't, in reality this will essentially be a world qualification tournament with four available quotas.

Right, Wikipedia (where S-A is still listed) confused me  

[Henry_Leon 1,712]

Women's Tournament has started 18-1

Today    will face   

[JoshMartini007 2,832]

Hopefully Canada can upset Greece or Spain and finish at least third in the group. Fourth place is no good and even third would put us as an underdog.

[DaniSRB 899]

livestream

 

Edited March 21, 2016 by DaniSRB