Water polo at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships
| Water polo at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Fukuoka, Japan |
| Date(s) | 16–29 July |
| Venue(s) | Marine Messe Fukuoka |
| Events | 2 |
← 2022 2024 → | |
| 2023 World Aquatics Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Artistic swimming | |||
| Solo | |||
| Technical | men | women | |
| Free | men | women | |
| Duet | |||
| Technical | women | mixed | |
| Free | women | mixed | |
| Team | |||
| Technical | mixed | ||
| Free | mixed | ||
| Acrobatic | mixed | ||
| Diving | |||
| Individual | |||
| 1 m | men | women | |
| 3 m | men | women | |
| 10 m | men | women | |
| Synchronised | |||
| 3 m | men | women | mixed |
| 10 m | men | women | mixed |
| Individual & Synchronised | |||
| Team | mixed | ||
| High diving | |||
| 20 m | women | ||
| 27 m | men | ||
| Open water swimming | |||
| Individual | |||
| 5 km | men | women | |
| 10 km | men | women | |
| Relay | |||
| 4×1.5 km | mixed | ||
| Swimming | |||
| Freestyle | |||
| 50 m | men | women | |
| 100 m | men | women | |
| 200 m | men | women | |
| 400 m | men | women | |
| 800 m | men | women | |
| 1500 m | men | women | |
| Backstroke | |||
| 50 m | men | women | |
| 100 m | men | women | |
| 200 m | men | women | |
| Breaststroke | |||
| 50 m | men | women | |
| 100 m | men | women | |
| 200 m | men | women | |
| Butterfly | |||
| 50 m | men | women | |
| 100 m | men | women | |
| 200 m | men | women | |
| Individual medley | |||
| 200 m | men | women | |
| 400 m | men | women | |
| Freestyle relay | |||
| 4×100 m | men | women | mixed |
| 4×200 m | men | women | |
| Medley relay | |||
| 4×100 m | men | women | mixed |
| Water polo | |||
| Tournament | men | women | |
| Rosters | men | women | |
Two water polo competitions took place as part of the 2023 World Aquatics Championships, and were held between 16 and 29 July 2023 at the Marine Messe Fukuoka in Fukuoka, Japan.[1][2]
Schedule[edit]
Two competitions were held.[3]
All times are local (UTC+9).
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 16 July 2023 | 09:00 | Preliminary round |
| 17 July 2023 | ||
| 18 July 2023 | ||
| 19 July 2023 | ||
| 20 July 2023 | ||
| 21 July 2023 | ||
| 22 July 2023 | 09:00 | Play-offs/Placement matches |
| 23 July 2023 | ||
| 24 July 2023 | 09:00 | Quarterfinals/Placement matches |
| 25 July 2023 | ||
| 26 July 2023 | 09:00 | Semifinals/Placement matches |
| 27 July 2023 | ||
| 28 July 2023 | 11:30 | Women's finals |
| 29 July 2023 | 11:30 | Men's finals |
Qualification[edit]
A total of 16 teams qualified for each tournament.[4]
Men[edit]
| Event | Dates | Hosts | Quota | Qualifier(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | — | — | 1 |  Japan
|
| 2022 World League | 8 January – 27 July 2022 |  Strasbourg |
2 |  Italy United States
|
| 2022 World Championships | 21 June – 3 July 2022 |  Budapest |
4 |  Spain Greece Croatia Serbia
|
| 2022 European Championship | 29 August – 10 September 2022 | Split |
3 | Hungary France Montenegro
|
| 2022 Asian Championship | 7–14 November 2022 |  Samut Prakan |
2 |  China Kazakhstan
|
| 2023 Pan American Water Polo Championships | 3–8 April 2023 |  Bauru |
2 |  Canada Brazil Argentina
|
| African Wildcard | — | — | 1 |  South Africa
|
| Oceanian Wildcard | — | — | 1 |  Australia
|
| Total | 16 | |||
Due the limited budget and the proximity of the date of the championship with the 2023 Pan American Games, Brazil opted for the withdrawal before the tournament and was replaced by Argentina.[5][6]
Women[edit]
| Event | Dates | Hosts | Quota | Qualifier(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | — | — | 1 | Japan
|
| 2022 World League | 25 January – 6 November 2022 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
2 | Spain Hungary
|
| 2022 World Championships | 20 June – 2 July 2022 | Budapest |
4 | United States Netherlands Italy Australia
|
| 2022 European Championship | 27 August – 10 September 2022 | Split |
3 | Greece Israel France
|
| 2022 Asian Championship | 7–14 November 2022 | Samut Prakan |
2 | China Kazakhstan
|
| 2023 Pan American Water Polo Championships | 3–8 April 2023 | Bauru |
2 | Canada Brazil Argentina
|
| African Wildcard | — | — | 1 | South Africa
|
| Oceanian Wildcard | — | — | 1 |  New Zealand
|
| Total | 16 | |||
Due the limited budget and the proximity of the date of the championship with the 2023 Pan American Games, Brazil withdrew before the tournament and was replaced by Argentina.[7][8]
Medal summary[edit]
Medal table[edit]
* Host nation (Japan)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | Spain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Greece | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Medalists[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "World Aquatics Announces Competition Schedule For 2023 World Championships In Fukuoka". swimswam.com. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "Swimming and diving return to usual slots for Fukuoka 2023 World Aquatics Championships". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ "Schedule" (pdf). Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "The field is now set – Qualified teams for the Men's and Women's Water Polo Tournament for Fukuoka". worldaquatics.com. 12 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "Two vacancies at World Championships: Brazilian teams don't arrive in Fukuoka". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ "Argentina In – World Aquatics Championships will now feature Argentina in the Men's and Women's Water Polo Tournaments". worldaquatics.com. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ "Two vacancies at World Championships: Brazilian teams don't arrive in Fukuoka". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ "Argentina In – World Aquatics Championships will now feature Argentina in the Men's and Women's Water Polo Tournaments". worldaquatics.com. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
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