Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament


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. 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. Seven classification games and seven games in the medal round were also played.

Format

The format of water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics:

Group A

All times are China Standard Time.
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Group B

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Classification round

;Bracket

Classification 7th–12th

Classification 11th–12th

Classification 7th–10th

Classification 9th–10th

Classification 7th–8th

Medal round

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Quarterfinals

Classification 5th–6th

Semifinals

Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

Ranking and statistics

Final rankings

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Leading goalscorers

Source: Official Results Book

Leading goalkeepers

Source: Official Results Book

Leading sprinters

Source: Official Results Book