Gender: | women |
Year: | 2020 |
Country: | Japan |
City: | Tokyo |
Venue: | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center |
Dates: | 24 July – 7 August 2021 |
Num Teams: | 10 |
Confederations: | 5 |
Competitors: | 130 |
Champion: | USA |
Count: | 3 |
Second: | ESP |
Third: | HUN |
Fourth: | RUS |
Fourth-Flagvar: | roc-olympics |
Fourth-Name: | ROC |
Matches: | 32 |
Goals: | 748 |
Total Attendance: | 0 |
Multiple Medalists: | 3-time medalist(s): 2 players |
Top Scorer: | Simone van de Kraats (28 goals in 7 matches) |
Most Saves: | Ashleigh Johnson (80 saves in 7 matches) |
Top Sprinter: | Vanda Vályi (27 sprints won in 7 matches) |
Mvp: | Maddie Musselman |
Previous: | 2016 |
Next: | 2024 |
The women's tournament of water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics at Tokyo, Japan was played from 24 July to 7 August 2021 at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center.[1] It was the sixth appearance of the women's tournament, which had been held consecutively since 2000 and also was the first time on history that the tournament had 10 teams competing.
On 24 March 2020, the Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] Because of the pandemic, the games were played behind closed doors.[3]
The United States won their third consecutive and overall gold medal after a finals win over Spain, while Hungary captured the bronze medal, beating defending bronze medalists Russia.[4]
The medals for the competition were presented by Samira Asghari, Afghanistan; IOC Member, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Dale Neuburger, United States; FINA Treasurer.
See main article: Water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification.
The competition began on 24 July, and matches were held every other day. At each match time, two matches were played simultaneously (two during the preliminary round, two quarterfinals during that round, one main semifinal and one classification semifinal during the semifinal round, and the two classification games on the final day) except for the bronze and gold medal matches.[5] [6] [7]
Sat 24 | Sun 25 | Mon 26 | Tue 27 | Wed 28 | Thu 29 | Fri 30 | Sat 31 | Sun 1 | Mon 2 | Tue 3 | Wed 4 | Thu 5 | Fri 6 | Sat 7 | ||
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G | G | G | G | G | ¼ | ½ | B | F |
The ten teams were seeded into two groups for a preliminary round and each group was played in a round-robin. The top four teams in each group advanced to the knockout round while the fifth placed teams and those ranked 9th and 10th based on win–loss record then goal average were eliminated. The knockout round began with quarterfinals, with the winners advanced to the semifinals, while the quarterfinal losers play in the fifth to eighth place classification semifinals. The two semifinal winners play in the gold medal match, while the two semifinal losers play in the bronze medal match.[8]
The draw took place on 21 February 2021 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.[9] [10]
The ten teams in the women's tournament were drawn into two groups of five teams. The teams were seeded into five pots.[11]
width=15% | Pot 1 | width=15% | Pot 2 | width=15% | Pot 3 | width=15% | Pot 4 | width=15% | Pot 5 |
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(hosts) |
The hosts Japan and the reigning Olympic champion the United States were both drawn into Group B.
Group A | Group B | ||
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1 | ROC | ||
2 | |||
3 | |||
4 | |||
5 |
The following 28 referees were selected for the tournament.[12]
24 referees:
The schedule was announced on 9 March 2021.[41]
All times are local (UTC+9).
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See also: National team appearances in the women's Olympic water polo tournament.
Rank | Team[42] | |
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Rank | Team | Goals for | Matches played | Goals for per match | Shots | % | Finish | |
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1 | 109 | 7 | 15.571 | 234 | 46.6% | 1st | ||
2 | 106 | 7 | 15.143 | 211 | 50.2% | 6th | ||
3 | 95 | 7 | 13.571 | 250 | 38.0% | 2nd | ||
4 | 82 | 7 | 11.714 | 211 | 38.9% | 4th | ||
5 | 79 | 7 | 11.286 | 228 | 34.6% | 7th | ||
6 | 78 | 7 | 11.143 | 210 | 37.1% | 5th | ||
7 | 77 | 7 | 11.000 | 204 | 37.7% | 3rd | ||
7 | 44 | 4 | 11.000 | 128 | 34.4% | 9th | ||
9 | 71 | 7 | 10.143 | 196 | 36.2% | 8th | ||
10 | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | 68 | 10.3% | 10th | ||
Total | 748 | 32 | 11.688 | 1940 | 38.6% |
Rank | Team | Goals against | Matches played | Goals against per match | Shots | % | Finish | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 47 | 7 | 6.714 | 208 | 22.6% | 1st | ||
2 | 59 | 7 | 8.429 | 177 | 33.3% | 5th | ||
3 | 64 | 7 | 9.143 | 183 | 35.0% | 2nd | ||
4 | 71 | 7 | 10.143 | 217 | 32.7% | 3rd | ||
5 | 72 | 7 | 10.286 | 198 | 36.4% | 7th | ||
6 | 75 | 7 | 10.714 | 207 | 36.2% | 6th | ||
7 | 90 | 7 | 12.857 | 220 | 40.9% | 8th | ||
8 | 95 | 7 | 13.571 | 231 | 41.1% | 4th | ||
9 | 78 | 4 | 19.500 | 128 | 60.9% | 9th | ||
10 | 97 | 4 | 24.250 | 171 | 56.7% | 10th | ||
Total | 748 | 32 | 11.688 | 1940 | 38.6% |
Rank | Team | Goals for | Goals against | Goal diff. | Matches played | Goals diff. per match | Finish | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 109 | 47 | 62 | 7 | 8.857 | 1st | ||
2 | 106 | 75 | 31 | 7 | 4.429 | 6th | ||
2 | 95 | 64 | 31 | 7 | 4.429 | 2nd | ||
4 | 78 | 59 | 19 | 7 | 2.714 | 5th | ||
5 | 79 | 72 | 7 | 7 | 1.000 | 7th | ||
6 | 77 | 71 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 | 3rd | ||
7 | 82 | 95 | −13 | 7 | −1.857 | 4th | ||
8 | 71 | 90 | −19 | 7 | −2.714 | 8th | ||
9 | 44 | 78 | −34 | 4 | −8.500 | 9th | ||
10 | 7 | 97 | −90 | 4 | −22.500 | 10th | ||
Total | 748 | 748 | 0 | 32 | 0.000 |
Rank | Team | Saves | Matches played | Saves per match | Shots | % | Finish | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 84 | 7 | 12.000 | 131 | 64.1% | 1st | ||
2 | 44 | 4 | 11.000 | 141 | 31.2% | 10th | ||
3 | 64 | 7 | 9.143 | 139 | 46.0% | 6th | ||
4 | 60 | 7 | 8.571 | 150 | 40.0% | 8th | ||
5 | 59 | 7 | 8.429 | 154 | 38.3% | 4th | ||
6 | 58 | 7 | 8.286 | 117 | 49.6% | 5th | ||
7 | 54 | 7 | 7.714 | 125 | 43.2% | 3rd | ||
8 | 52 | 7 | 7.429 | 124 | 41.9% | 7th | ||
9 | 27 | 4 | 6.750 | 105 | 25.7% | 9th | ||
10 | 46 | 7 | 6.571 | 110 | 41.8% | 2nd | ||
Total | 548 | 32 | 8.563 | 1296 | 42.3% |
Rank | Team | Blocks | Matches played | Blocks per match | Finish | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 34 | 7 | 4.857 | 2nd | ||
2 | 33 | 7 | 4.714 | 3rd | ||
3 | 31 | 7 | 4.429 | 7th | ||
4 | 30 | 7 | 4.286 | 1st | ||
5 | 28 | 7 | 4.000 | 6th | ||
6 | 27 | 7 | 3.857 | 5th | ||
7 | 25 | 7 | 3.571 | 8th | ||
7 | 25 | 7 | 3.571 | 4th | ||
9 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 10th | ||
10 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 | 9th | ||
Total | 239 | 32 | 3.734 |
Rank | Team | Rebounds | Matches played | Rebounds per match | Finish | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 52 | 7 | 7.429 | 1st | ||
2 | 47 | 7 | 6.714 | 3rd | ||
3 | 43 | 7 | 6.143 | 2nd | ||
4 | 41 | 7 | 5.857 | 5th | ||
5 | 39 | 7 | 5.571 | 4th | ||
6 | 32 | 7 | 4.571 | 6th | ||
7 | 18 | 4 | 4.500 | 10th | ||
8 | 30 | 7 | 4.286 | 7th | ||
9 | 24 | 7 | 3.429 | 8th | ||
10 | 9 | 4 | 2.250 | 9th | ||
Total | 335 | 32 | 5.234 |
Rank | Team | Steals | Matches played | Steals per match | Finish | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 63 | 7 | 9.000 | 5th | ||
2 | 31 | 4 | 7.750 | 9th | ||
3 | 51 | 7 | 7.286 | 6th | ||
3 | 51 | 7 | 7.286 | 2nd | ||
5 | 50 | 7 | 7.143 | 7th | ||
6 | 48 | 7 | 6.857 | 1st | ||
7 | 42 | 7 | 6.000 | 4th | ||
8 | 39 | 7 | 5.571 | 3rd | ||
9 | 30 | 7 | 4.286 | 8th | ||
10 | 13 | 4 | 3.250 | 10th | ||
Total | 418 | 32 | 6.531 |
Rank | Team | Sprints won | Matches played | Sprints won per match | Sprints contested | % | Finish | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 27 | 7 | 3.857 | 28 | 96.4% | 3rd | ||
2 | 19 | 7 | 2.714 | 28 | 67.9% | 6th | ||
3 | 18 | 7 | 2.571 | 28 | 64.3% | 1st | ||
4 | 16 | 7 | 2.286 | 28 | 57.1% | 2nd | ||
5 | 12 | 7 | 1.714 | 28 | 42.9% | 7th | ||
5 | 12 | 7 | 1.714 | 28 | 42.9% | 4th | ||
7 | 11 | 7 | 1.571 | 28 | 39.3% | 5th | ||
8 | 7 | 7 | 1.000 | 28 | 25.0% | 8th | ||
8 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 16 | 25.0% | 10th | ||
10 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 16 | 12.5% | 9th | ||
Total | 128 | 32 | 2.000 | 256 | 50.0% |
Rank | Team | Turnovers | Matches played | Turnovers per match | Finish | |
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1 | 31 | 7 | 4.429 | 2nd | ||
2 | 34 | 7 | 4.857 | 7th | ||
2 | 34 | 7 | 4.857 | 8th | ||
2 | 34 | 7 | 4.857 | 1st | ||
5 | 22 | 4 | 5.500 | 9th | ||
6 | 39 | 7 | 5.571 | 4th | ||
7 | 40 | 7 | 5.714 | 5th | ||
7 | 40 | 7 | 5.714 | 6th | ||
9 | 41 | 7 | 5.857 | 3rd | ||
10 | 34 | 4 | 8.500 | 10th | ||
Total | 349 | 32 | 5.453 |
Rank | Team | Exclusions with substitution | Matches played | Exclusions w/subst per match | Finish | |
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1 | 1 | 4 | 0.250 | 9th | ||
2 | 2 | 7 | 0.286 | 7th | ||
3 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 1st | ||
4 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 6th | ||
4 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 2nd | ||
6 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | 5th | ||
7 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 10th | ||
8 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 | 3rd | ||
9 | 9 | 7 | 1.286 | 4th | ||
10 | 12 | 7 | 1.714 | 8th | ||
Total | 49 | 32 | 0.766 |
See main article: List of women's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics.
See main article: List of Olympic medalists in water polo (women).
Three-time Olympic medalist(s): 2 players
Rank | Player | Team | Goals | Matches played | Goals per match | Shots | % |
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1 | 28 | 7 | 4.000 | 44 | 63.6% | ||
2 | 18 | 7 | 2.571 | 49 | 36.7% | ||
7 | 2.571 | 46 | 39.1% | ||||
7 | 2.571 | 32 | 56.3% | ||||
5 | 17 | 7 | 2.429 | 37 | 45.9% | ||
6 | 16 | 7 | 2.286 | 26 | 61.5% | ||
7 | 15 | 7 | 2.143 | 29 | 51.7% | ||
7 | 2.143 | 34 | 44.1% | ||||
7 | 2.143 | 35 | 42.9% | ||||
10 | 14 | 7 | 2.000 | 33 | 42.4% | ||
7 | 2.000 | 37 | 37.8% |
Rank | Goalkeeper | Team | Saves | Matches played | Saves per match | Shots | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 80 | 7 | 11.429 | 124 | 64.5% | |||
2 | 51 | 7 | 7.286 | 116 | 44.0% | |||
3 | 47 | 6 | 7.833 | 112 | 42.0% | |||
4 | 45 | 7 | 6.429 | 108 | 41.7% | |||
5 | 44 | 4 | 11.000 | 141 | 31.2% | |||
6 | 42 | 5 | 8.400 | 98 | 42.9% | |||
7 | 37 | 5 | 7.400 | 92 | 40.2% | |||
8 | 33 | 3 | 11.000 | 48 | 68.8% | |||
9 | 31 | 5 | 6.200 | 90 | 34.4% | |||
10 | 30 | 3 | 10.000 | 60 | 50.0% |
Rank | Player | Team | Blocks | Matches played | Blocks per match |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 10 | 7 | 1.429 | ||
2 | 9 | 7 | 1.286 | ||
7 | 1.286 | ||||
4 | 8 | 7 | 1.143 | ||
5 | 7 | 7 | 1.000 | ||
7 | 1.000 | ||||
7 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 | ||
7 | 0.857 | ||||
9 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | ||
7 | 0.714 | ||||
7 | 0.714 | ||||
7 | 0.714 | ||||
7 | 0.714 | ||||
7 | 0.714 |
Rank | Player | Team | Rebounds | Matches played | Rebounds per match |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 12 | 7 | 1.714 | ||
2 | 10 | 7 | 1.429 | ||
3 | 9 | 7 | 1.286 | ||
4 | 8 | 7 | 1.143 | ||
7 | 1.143 | ||||
7 | 1.143 | ||||
7 | 1.143 | ||||
8 | 7 | 7 | 1.000 | ||
7 | 1.000 | ||||
7 | 1.000 | ||||
7 | 1.000 |
Rank | Player | Team | Steals | Matches played | Steals per match |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 13 | 7 | 1.857 | ||
2 | 11 | 7 | 1.571 | ||
7 | 1.571 | ||||
4 | 10 | 7 | 1.429 | ||
7 | 1.429 | ||||
6 | 8 | 7 | 1.143 | ||
Ashleigh Johnson (GK) | 7 | 1.143 | |||
7 | 1.143 | ||||
7 | 1.143 | ||||
7 | 1.143 |
Rank | Sprinter | Team | Sprints won | Matches played | Sprints won per match | Sprints contested | % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 27 | 7 | 3.857 | 28 | 96.4% | ||
2 | 18 | 7 | 2.571 | 26 | 69.2% | ||
3 | 13 | 7 | 1.857 | 23 | 56.5% | ||
4 | 11 | 7 | 1.571 | 21 | 52.4% | ||
5 | 10 | 7 | 1.429 | 13 | 76.9% | ||
6 | 9 | 7 | 1.286 | 18 | 50.0% | ||
7 | 8 | 7 | 1.143 | 13 | 61.5% | ||
8 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 | 8 | 75.0% | ||
9 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 17 | 23.5% | ||
4 | 1.000 | 11 | 36.4% | ||||
7 | 0.571 | 11 | 36.4% |
Rank | Player | Team | Turnovers | Matches played | Turnovers per match | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 15 | 7 | 2.143 | |||
7 | 2.143 | |||||
3 | 12 | 7 | 1.714 | |||
7 | 1.714 | |||||
5 | 11 | 7 | 1.571 | |||
6 | 10 | 7 | 1.429 | |||
7 | 1.429 | |||||
6 | 1.667 | |||||
7 | 1.429 | |||||
10 | 8 | 7 | 1.143 |
Rank | Player | Team | Exclusions with substitution | Matches played | Exclusions w/subst per match |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | ||
2 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | ||
7 | 0.429 | ||||
7 | 0.429 | ||||
5 | 2 | 7 | 0.286 | ||
4 | 0.500 | ||||
7 | 0.286 | ||||
7 | 0.286 | ||||
7 | 0.286 |
The women's all-star team was announced on 7 August 2021.[43]
Position | Player | |
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Goalkeeper | Ashleigh Johnson | |
Field players | Rebecca Parkes (Centre forward) | |
Anni Espar | ||
Maddie Musselman | ||
Beatriz Ortiz | ||
Ekaterina Prokofyeva | ||
Simone van de Kraats | ||
Maddie Musselman |
Group A | |||||||||||
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24 July 2021 | 26 July 2021 | ||||||||||
Match 01: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | Match 07: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||
Match 02: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | Match 08: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||
28 July 2021 | 30 July 2021 | ||||||||||
Match 09: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | Match 13: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||
Match 10: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | Match 14: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||
1 August 2021 | |||||||||||
Match 19: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||||||
Match 20: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results |
Group B | |||||||||||
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24 July 2021 | 26 July 2021 | ||||||||||
Match 03: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | Match 05: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||
Match 04: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | Match 06: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||
28 July 2021 | 30 July 2021 | ||||||||||
Match 11: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | Match 15: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||
Match 12: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | Match 16: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||
1 August 2021 | |||||||||||
Match 17: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||||||
Match 18: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results |
Knockout stage | |||||||||||
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3 August 2021 | 5 August 2021 | ||||||||||
Match 21: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | Match 25: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||
Match 22: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | Match 26: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||
Match 23: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | Match 27: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||
Match 24: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | Match 28: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||
7 August 2021 | |||||||||||
Match 29: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||||||
Match 30: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||||||
Match 31: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||||||
Match 32: v | Start List | Play by Play | Results |