Host country Brazil Runner-up Italy Dates 9 Aug 2016 – 19 Aug 2016 Match 24 | Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city) Third place Russia Best player Maggie Steffens Goals scored 435 | |
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Teams 8 (from 3 confederations) Champions United States (2nd title) | ||
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.
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The United States won the gold medal by defeating Italy in the final. Russian captured bronze after a win against Hungary.
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.
Referees
The following referees were selected for the tournament.
Bracket
References
Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA