Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
The 2016 Men's Water Polo Olympic Qualification Tournament will be held in Florence, Italy, in April 2016.
Participants
There were 12 places originally allocated to continental associations in the tournament not already directly qualified to the Olympics – 5 from Europe, 3 from the Americas, 2 from Asia, 1 from Africa, and 1 from Oceania.[1]
- Host continent (Europe) ;
Italien - Americas
- Asia
- Europa
- Oceania
- Africa
| Europa | How qualified |
|---|---|
 Italien |
Host country |
| Americas | |
 Kanada |
Pan Am bronze medalists |
 Mexiko |
Pan Am 5th place |
 Argentinien |
Pan Am 4th place |
| Asia | |
 China |
Asian Championships silver medalists |
 Kasachstan |
Asian Championships bronze medalists |
| Africa | |
| Oceania | |
Draw
The draw took place on. There are six teams in each preliminary round group. Each team was drawn from a draw line of two teams based on their results, first in the last World Championships, then by their last continental championships.[2]
| Draw line | Land | Status | Drawn into group | Land | Status | Drawn into group |
|---|
After being drawn into Group A and B, the teams drew numbers from 1 to 6 to determine the order of matches.
| Group A | Group B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 6 |
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC−6)
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
All times are local (UTC−6)
Final round
Final ranking
| RANK | TEAM |
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See also
2016 Women's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament