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{{Infobox Olympic water polo tournament
| gender = both
| year = 2012
| image = Water Polo, London 2012.png
| image_size = 150px
| caption =
| country = United Kingdom
| city = [[London]]
| venue = [[Water Polo Arena]]
| dates = 29 July - 12 August 2012
| num_teams = 12 ([[National team appearances in the men's Olympic water polo tournament|men's]]), 8 ([[National team appearances in the women's Olympic water polo tournament|women's]])
| confederations = 4
| competitors = 155 men, 102 women
| champion_other = {{wp|CRO}} ([[List of Olympic champions in men's water polo|men]]) {{wpw|USA}} ([[List of Olympic champions in women's water polo|women]])
| second_other = {{wp|ITA}} (men) {{wpw|ESP}} (women)
| third_other = {{wp|SRB}} (men) {{wpw|AUS}} (women)
| fourth_other = {{wp|MNE}} (men) {{wpw|HUN}} (women)
| matches = 66
| goals = 1231
| total_attendance =
| highest_attendance =
| 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
| mvp = {{wpicon|CRO}} [[Josip Pavić]] (men's) {{wpwicon|USA}} [[Maggie Steffens]] (women's)
| previous = 2008
| next = 2016
}}
{{WaterPoloAt2012SummerOlympics}}

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, London|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.<ref name="HistoFINA PDF">{{Cite HistoFINA wp |pages=og |format=dmy }}</ref>

== Qualification ==
[[File:Water Polo Arena, 16 April 2012.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of the [[Water Polo Arena]], a temporary venue built for Water Polo competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics.]]

Both of Great Britain's teams automatically qualified, while the African qualification tournament was cancelled due as no teams entered, increasing the available spots at each final qualification tournament to four.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fina.org/H2O/docs/events/london2012/wp/wp_qual.pdf |title=Water Polo qualification |access-date=12 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203153015/http://www.fina.org/H2O/docs/events/london2012/wp/wp_qual.pdf |archive-date=3 February 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=276&Itemid=763 |title=2012 Olympic Games |access-date=16 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616232350/http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=276&Itemid=763 |archive-date=16 June 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

=== Men ===

{{main|Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament}}

{| class="wikitable"
! Means of qualification !! Date !! Venue !! Number of berths !! Nation(s) qualified
|-
| Host nation || – || – || align="center"|1 || {{wp|GBR}}
|-
| [[2011 FINA Men's Water Polo World League|2011 World League Super-Final]] || 21–26 June 2011 || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Florence, Italy]] || align="center"|1 ||{{wp|SRB}}
|-
| [[Water polo at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament|2011 FINA World Championships]] || 16–31 July 2011 || {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Shanghai, China]] || align="center"|3 || {{wp|ITA}} {{wp|CRO}} {{wp|HUN}}
|-
| [[Water polo at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's tournament|2011 Pan American Games]] || 23–29 October 2011 || {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Guadalajara, Mexico]] || align="center"|1 || {{wp|USA}}
|-
| [[2012 Asian Water Polo Championship]] || 23–29 January 2012 || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Chiba City]], [[Japan]] || align="center"|1 ||{{wp|KAZ}}
|-
| [[Oceania]] || – || – || align="center"|1 || {{wp|AUS}}
|-
| [[2012 Men's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament|World Qualification Tournament]] || 1–8 April 2012 || {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Edmonton, Canada]]<ref name=swimmingworldmagazine>{{Cite web |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/25929.asp?q=FINA-Selects-Catania,-Casablanca-as-Future-Host-Cities;-Creates-Open-Water-%22School-for-Officials%22 |title=FINA selects Catania, Casablanca as future host cities; Creates Open Water "School for Officials" |access-date=1 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829144529/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/25929.asp?q=FINA-Selects-Catania,-Casablanca-as-Future-Host-Cities;-Creates-Open-Water-%22School-for-Officials%22 |archive-date=29 August 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> || align="center"|4 || {{wp|MNE}} {{wp|ESP}} {{wp|GRE}} {{wp|ROM}}
|-
! Total !! colspan="2"| !! 12 !!
|}

=== Women ===

{{main|Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament}}

{| class="wikitable"
! Means of qualification !! Date !! Venue !! Number of berths !! Nation(s) qualified
|-
| Host nation || – || – || align="center"|1 || {{wp|GBR}}
|-
| [[Water polo at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's tournament|2011 Pan American Games]] || 23–28 October 2011 || {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Guadalajara, Mexico]] || align="center"|1 || {{wpw|USA}}
|-
|[[2012 Asian Water Polo Championship]] || 23–29 January 2012 || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Chiba City]], [[Japan]] || align="center"|1 ||{{wpw|CHN}}
|-
| [[Oceania]] || – || – || align="center"|1 || {{wpw|AUS}}
|-
| [[2012 Women's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament|World Qualification Tournament]]|| 15–22 April 2012 || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Trieste]], [[Italy]]<ref name=swimmingworldmagazine/> || align="center"|4 ||{{wpw|ESP}} {{wpw|ITA}} {{wpw|RUS}} {{wpw|HUN}}
|-
! Total !! colspan="2"| !! 8 !!
|}

== Draw ==
The draw for the Olympic tournament took place in May 2012. The men were drawn into two groups of six teams, the women were drawn into two groups of four teams.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.london2012.com/news/articles/draw-announced-for-olympic-water-polo-competition.html |title=Draw announced for Olympic Water Polo competition |access-date=7 May 2012 |archive-date=8 December 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121208213712/www.london2012.com/news/articles/draw-announced-for-olympic-water-polo-competition.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
[[File:Inside the polo arena - 2012 Olympics.jpg|thumb|Inside the arena]]
=== Men's competition ===
{| class="wikitable" width="40%"
|-
!width=20%|Group A
!width=20%|Group B
|-
|
* {{wp|GRE}}
* {{wp|ITA}}
* {{wp|KAZ}}
* {{wp|ESP}}
* {{wp|AUS}}
* {{wp|CRO}}
|
* {{wp|HUN}}
* {{wp|MNE}}
* {{wp|ROM}}
* {{wp|GBR}}
* {{wp|USA}}
* {{wp|SRB}}
|}

=== Women's competition ===
{| class="wikitable" width="40%"
|-
!width=20%|Group A
!width=20%|Group B
|-
|
* {{wpw|HUN}}
* {{wpw|ESP}}
* {{wpw|CHN}}
* {{wpw|USA}}
|
* {{wpw|ITA}}
* {{wpw|GBR}}
* {{wpw|RUS}}
* {{wpw|AUS}}
|}

==Medal summary==
===Medal table===
{{Medals table
| caption =
| host =
| flag_template = flagIOC
| event = 2012 Summer
| team =
| gold_CRO = 1 | silver_CRO = 0 | bronze_CRO = 0
| gold_USA = 1 | silver_USA = 0 | bronze_USA = 0
| gold_ITA = 0 | silver_ITA = 1 | bronze_ITA = 0
| gold_ESP = 0 | silver_ESP = 1 | bronze_ESP = 0
| gold_AUS = 0 | silver_AUS = 0 | bronze_AUS = 1
| gold_SRB = 0 | silver_SRB = 0 | bronze_SRB = 1
}}

===Events===
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
|-
|[[Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Men]]
| {{flagIOCteam|CRO|2012 Summer}}<ref name="HistoFINA PDF"/> [[Josip Pavić]] [[Damir Burić (water polo)|Damir Burić]] [[Miho Bošković]] [[Nikša Dobud]] [[Maro Joković]] [[Petar Muslim]] [[Ivan Buljubašić]] [[Andro Bušlje]] [[Sandro Sukno]] [[Samir Barać]] [[Igor Hinić]] [[Paulo Obradović]] [[Frano Vićan]]
| {{flagIOCteam|ITA|2012 Summer}} [[Stefano Tempesti]] [[Amaurys Pérez]] [[Niccolò Gitto]] [[Pietro Figlioli]] [[Alex Giorgetti]] [[Maurizio Felugo]] [[Massimo Giacoppo]] [[Valentino Gallo]] [[Christian Presciutti]] [[Deni Fiorentini]] [[Matteo Aicardi]] [[Danijel Premuš]] [[Giacomo Pastorino]]
| {{flagIOCteam|SRB|2012 Summer}} [[Slobodan Soro]] [[Aleksa Šaponjić]] [[Živko Gocić]] [[Vanja Udovičić]] [[Dušan Mandić]] [[Duško Pijetlović]] [[Slobodan Nikić]] [[Milan Aleksić]] [[Nikola Rađen]] [[Filip Filipović (water polo)|Filip Filipović]] [[Andrija Prlainović]] [[Stefan Mitrović (water polo)|Stefan Mitrović]] [[Gojko Pijetlović]]
|-
|[[Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|Women]]
| {{flagIOCteam|USA|2012 Summer}}<ref name="HistoFINA PDF"/> [[Elizabeth Armstrong (water polo)|Elizabeth Armstrong]] [[Heather Petri]] [[Melissa Seidemann]] [[Brenda Villa]] [[Lauren Wenger]] [[Maggie Steffens]] [[Courtney Mathewson]] [[Jessica Steffens]] [[Elsie Windes]] [[Kelly Rulon]] [[Annika Dries]] [[Kami Craig]] [[Tumua Anae]]
| {{flagIOCteam|ESP|2012 Summer}} [[Laura Ester]] [[Marta Bach]] [[Anni Espar]] [[Roser Tarragó]] [[Matilde Ortiz]] [[Jennifer Pareja]] [[Lorena Miranda]] [[María del Pilar Peña]] [[Andrea Blas]] [[Ona Meseguer]] [[Maica García Godoy|María García Godoy]] [[Laura López (water polo)|Laura López]] [[Ana Copado]]
|valign=top|{{flagIOCteam|AUS|2012 Summer}} [[Victoria Brown (water polo)|Victoria Brown]] [[Gemma Beadsworth]] [[Sophie Smith]] [[Holly Lincoln-Smith]] [[Jane Moran]] [[Bronwen Knox]] [[Rowena Webster]] [[Kate Gynther]] [[Glencora Ralph]] [[Ashleigh Southern]] [[Melissa Rippon]] [[Nicola Zagame]] [[Alicia McCormack]]
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==Sources==
* [[PDF]] documents on the [[FINA]] [https://fina.org/ website]:
** [https://fina.org/sites/default/files/general/2012-ro-s-london_official_results_fina2.pdf Official Results Book – 2012 Olympic Games – Diving, Swimming, Synchronised Swimming, Water Polo] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20181214205330/https://fina.org/sites/default/files/general/2012-ro-s-london_official_results_fina2.pdf archive]) (pp. 284–507)
* Water polo on the Olympedia [https://www.olympedia.org/sports website]
** [https://www.olympedia.org/games/54/sports/WAP Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics] ([https://www.olympedia.org/results/330000 men's tournament], [https://www.olympedia.org/results/330051 women's tournament])
* Water polo on the [[Sports Reference]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20200419212721/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/sports/ website]
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20200417073921/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2012/WAP/ Water polo at the 2012 Summer Games] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20200417163332/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2012/WAP/mens-water-polo.html men's tournament], [https://web.archive.org/web/20200417101428/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2012/WAP/womens-water-polo.html women's tournament]) (archived)

== External links ==
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* {{webarchive |url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130228084247/http://www.london2012.com/water-polo/ |date=dmy |title=Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics. ''London2012.com''.}}
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130424194932/http://www.london2012.com/mm/Document/sport/General/01/40/83/79/WPResultsBookV1_English.pdf |date=dmy |title=Official results book – Water Polo. ''London2012.com''.}}
* {{SR/Olympics sport at games|sport=Water Polo|archive=20160304092818}}

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