Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament


The women's tournament of Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, began on 9 August and ended on 19 August 2016. Games were held at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Center and the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.
The United States won the gold medal by defeating Italy 12–5 in the final. Russia captured bronze, beating Hungary 19–18.

Competition schedule

GGroup stageQFQuarter-finalsSFSemi-finalsBBronze medal matchFFinal

Qualification

Draw

The draw was held on 10 April 2016.
Teams from eight nations compete in the tournament and were seeded into two groups for the preliminary round.

Seeding

The seeding was announced on 10 April 2016.
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4




Referees

The following referees were selected for the tournament.

Group A

All times are BRT.
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Group B

All times are BRT.
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Final round

;Final Bracket

;5th place bracket

Quarterfinals

All times are BRT.

5th–8th place classification

All times are BRT.

Semifinals

All times are BRT.

7th place match

All times are BRT.

5th place match

All times are BRT.

Bronze medal match

All times are BRT.

Gold medal match

All times are BRT.

Ranking and statistics

Final ranking

RankTeam
4
5
6
7
8

Medalists

Top goalscorers

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Top goalkeepers

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Awards

;Most Valuable Player
;Best Goalscorer
;Olympic All-Star Team