| Year: | 2008 |
| Country: | China |
| City: | Beijing |
| Venue: | Ying Tung Natatorium |
| Dates: | 10–24 August 2008 |
| Num Teams: | 12 |
| Confederations: | 4 |
| Competitors: | 153 |
| Champion: | HUN |
| Count: | 9 |
| Second: | USA |
| Third: | SRB |
| Third-Flagvar: | 2004 |
| Fourth: | MNE |
| Matches: | 44 |
| Goals: | 784 |
| Multiple Appearances: | 5-time Olympian(s): 1 4-time Olympian(s): 10 |
| Multiple Medalists: | 3-time medalist(s): 10 |
| Top Scorer: |  Alessandro Calcaterra(27 goals in 8 matches) |
| Most Saves: | Stefano Tempesti (83 saves in 8 matches) |
| Top Sprinter: |  Pietro Figlioli(21 sprints won in 7 matches) |
| Previous: | 2004 |
| Next: | 2012 |
The men's tournament of water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics at Beijing, People's Republic of China, began on 10 August and lasted until 24 August 2008.[1] All games were held at the Ying Tung Natatorium.
Teams from twelve nations competed, seeded into two groups for the preliminary round. 44 games were played, 30 of them in the preliminary round (each team played the other teams in the group). Seven classification games and seven games in the medal round were also played.
The format of water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics:[2]
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See main article: List of men's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics.
See also: National team appearances in the men's Olympic water polo tournament.
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See main article: List of players who have appeared in multiple men's Olympic water polo tournaments.
Five-time Olympian(s): 1 player
Four-time Olympian(s): 10 players
See main article: List of Olympic medalists in water polo.
Three-time Olympic medalist(s): 10 players
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | Matches played | Goals per match | Shots | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | 8 | 3.375 | 51 | 52.9% | ||
| 2 | 20 | 8 | 2.500 | 48 | 41.7% | ||
| 8 | 2.500 | 56 | 35.7% | ||||
| 4 | 17 | 7 | 2.429 | 40 | 42.5% | ||
| 5 | 16 | 8 | 2.000 | 41 | 39.0% | ||
| 7 | 2.286 | 44 | 36.4% | ||||
| 7 | 2.286 | 39 | 41.0% | ||||
| 8 | 15 | 8 | 1.875 | 31 | 48.4% | ||
| 9 | 14 | 7 | 2.000 | 36 | 38.9% | ||
| 10 | 13 | 7 | 1.857 | 23 | 56.5% | ||
| 8 | 1.625 | 38 | 34.2% | ||||
| 7 | 1.857 | 37 | 35.1% |
| Rank | Goalkeeper | Team | Saves | Matches played | Saves per match | Shots | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 83 | 8 | 10.375 | 169 | 49.1% | |||
| 2 | 70 | 7 | 10.000 | 117 | 59.8% | |||
| 3 | 63 | 7 | 9.000 | 130 | 48.5% | |||
| 4 | 58 | 7 | 8.286 | 107 | 54.2% | |||
| 7 | 8.286 | 143 | 40.6% | |||||
| 6 | 57 | 8 | 7.125 | 93 | 61.3% | |||
| 7 | 55 | 7 | 7.857 | 129 | 42.6% | |||
| 8 | 49 | 8 | 6.125 | 99 | 49.5% | |||
| 7 | 7.000 | 94 | 52.1% | |||||
| 10 | 48 | 7 | 6.857 | 109 | 44.0% |
| Rank | Sprinter | Team | Sprints won | Matches played | Sprints won per match | Sprints contested | % |
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| 1 | 21 | 7 | 3.000 | 23 | 91.3% | ||
| 2 | 18 | 7 | 2.571 | 23 | 78.3% | ||
| 3 | 16 | 7 | 2.286 | 21 | 76.2% | ||
| 4 | 10 | 7 | 1.429 | 12 | 83.3% | ||
| 5 | 9 | 8 | 1.125 | 12 | 75.0% | ||
| 6 | 8 | 8 | 1.000 | 15 | 53.3% | ||
| 7 | 1.143 | 12 | 66.7% | ||||
| 7 | 1.143 | 16 | 50.0% | ||||
| 7 | 1.143 | 18 | 44.4% |
Merrill Moses (70 saves) Tony Azevedo (17 goals, 2 sprints won)
Péter Biros (13 goals, 3 sprints won) Alessandro Calcaterra (centre forward, 27 goals)
Mlađan Janović (13 goals, 5 sprints won)
Felipe Perrone (16 goals) Dániel Varga (8 goals)