| Tourney Name: | 2016 Men's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament |
| Country: | Italy |
| Dates: | 3–10 April |
| Num Teams: | 12 |
| Confederations: | 4 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Matches: | 42 |
| Goals: | 785 |
The 2016 Men's Water Polo Olympic Qualification Tournament was held in Trieste, Italy, from 3 to 10 April 2016, at the Polo Natatorio "Bruno Bianchi".[1] [2] The top four teams advanced to the Olympics.
There were 12 places originally allocated to continental associations in the tournament not already directly qualified to the Olympics – 9 from Europe, 1 from the Americas, 1 from Asia, and 1 from Africa.
| Continent | How qualified | |
|---|---|---|
| Europe | ||
| Host country | ||
| 2016 European Championship bronze medalists | ||
| 2016 European Championship 5th place | ||
| 2016 European Championship 8th place | ||
| 2016 European Championship 9th place | ||
| 2016 European Championship 10th place | ||
| 2016 European Championship 11th place | ||
| 2016 European Championship 12th place | ||
| 2016 European Championship 13th place | ||
| Americas | ||
| 2015 Pan American Games bronze medalists | ||
| Asia | ||
| 2015 Asian Championship bronze medalists | ||
| Africa | ||
| African Continental Selection |
The draw took place on 23 January 2016 in Belgrade, after the final of the 2016 European Championship.[3]
All times are local (UTC+2).[4]
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All times are local (UTC+2).
The winners qualify for the 2016 Olympics.
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| width=10px bgcolor=#ccffcc | Qualified for the Summer Olympics |
| Rank | width=170 | Team |
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| 12 |