Water polo at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's tournament

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Men's water polo tournament at the 2015 Pan American Games
VenueMarkham Pan Am Centre
DatesJuly 7–15
Competitors104 from 8 nations
Medalists
Gold medal 
Silver medal 
Bronze medal 
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The men's tournament of water polo at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada took place between the 7 and 15 of July at the Markham Pan Am Centre in Markham, Ontario.[1][2] The winner of the competition qualified directly for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, while the second through fourth-place finishing teams qualified for the 2016 Men's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament to be held in Florence, Italy.[3]

Qualification[edit]

A National Olympic Committee may enter one men's team for the water polo competition. Canada, the host nation along with seven other countries qualified through regional competitions.[4]

Event Date Location Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation 1  Canada
Qualified automatically 1  United States
2014 South American Championship October 7–11 Argentina Mar del Plata 3  Brazil
 Argentina
 Venezuela
2014 Central American and Caribbean Games November 22–29 Mexico Veracruz 3 2  Cuba
 Mexico
 Puerto Rico
Reallocation 1  Ecuador
TOTAL 8
  • For unknown reasons, Puerto Rico withdrew from the tournament and was replaced with Ecuador.

Format[edit]

  • Eight teams are split into two preliminary round groups of four teams each. The top two teams from each group qualify for the knockout stage.
  • The third and fourth placed each group will crossover and play each other in the fifth to eighth place bracket.
  • In the semifinals, the matchups are as follows: A1 vs. B2 and B1 vs. A2
  • The winning teams from the semifinals play for the gold medal. The losing teams compete for the bronze medal.

Preliminary round[edit]

All times are local Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−5)

Group A[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 United States 3 3 0 0 62 7 +55 6 Qualified for the semifinals
 Argentina 3 1 1 1 31 29 +2 3
 Cuba 3 1 1 1 21 31 −10 3
 Ecuador 3 0 0 3 11 58 −47 0
Source: [citation needed]


7 July 2015
20:08
Report United States  27–0  Ecuador Markham Pan Am Centre
Referees:
William Mackay (CAN), Edmundo Rodriguez (BRA)
Score by quarters: 5–0, 8–0, 5–0, 9–0
Bonanni 9 Goals

8 July 2015
16:08
Report Ecuador  8–21  Argentina Markham Pan Am Centre
Referees:
Daniel Vazquez (MEX), Thomas Molnar (HUN)
Score by quarters: 4–5, 1–6, 0–2, 3–8
Kaltenbach, Kaltenbach 3 Goals Veich 5, Yanez 4, Damarchi 3, Carabantes 3, Corsi 2, Lopez 2, Monutti 2

8 July 2015
18:08
Report United States  21–4  Cuba Markham Pan Am Centre
Referees:
Jaume Teixido (ESP), Stephane Roy (CAN)
Score by quarters: 6–2, 3–0, 6–1, 6–1
Samuels 4 Goals 4 players 1

9 July 2015
20:08
Report Cuba  7–7  Argentina Markham Pan Am Centre
Referees:
William Mackay (CAN), Hugo Paredes (VEN).
Score by quarters: 0-3, 1-1, 4-2, 2-1
2 players 1 Goals Demarchi 3, Carabantes 2, Corsi 1, Yanez 1

11 July 2015
16:08
Report United States  14–3  Argentina Markham Pan Am Centre
Referees:
Arnoldo Zambrano (VEN), Stéphane Roy (CAN)
Score by quarters: 3-1, 3-0, 4-1, 4-1
Azevedo 4 Goals Veich 2, Carabantes 1

11 July 2015
20:08
Report Ecuador  3–10  Cuba Markham Pan Am Centre
Referees:
Joao Cardenuto (BRA), Claudia Aguilar (MEX)
Score by quarters: 1-3, 0-2, 0-2, 2-3
Kaltenbach 2 Goals Carales 3

Group B[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Brazil 3 3 0 0 55 20 +35 6 Qualified for the semifinals
 Canada 3 2 0 1 44 22 +22 4
 Mexico 3 0 1 2 27 50 −23 1
 Venezuela 3 0 1 2 13 47 −34 1
Source: [citation needed]


7 July 2015
16:08
Report Venezuela  9–9  Mexico Markham Pan Am Centre
Referees:
Mark Maretzki (USA), Reynel Castillo (PUR)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 1–4, 3–2, 2–2
Borges 3 Goals Ponce 3

7 July 2015
18:08
Report Canada  9–11  Brazil Markham Pan Am Centre
Referees:
Thomas Molnae (HUN), Jaume Teixeira (ESP)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 4–3, 1–4, 2–0
Conway 3, Boyd 2 Goals Perrone 3

8 July 2015
20:08
Report Venezuela  2–22  Brazil Markham Pan Am Centre
Referees:
Humberto Navarro (USA), Diego Garibaldi (ARG)
Score by quarters: 0–6, 1–6, 0–3, 1–7
Cardenas, Ramos 1 Goals Perrone 4

9 July 2015
16:08
Report Brazil  22–9  Mexico Markham Pan Am Centre
Referees:
Mark Maretzki (USA), Guillermo Grgicevic (ARG)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 7–1, 4–2, 8–3
Gomes 7 Goals Ponce 3

9 July 2015
18:08
Report Venezuela  2–16  Canada Markham Pan Am Centre
Referees:
Jaume Teixido (SPA), Reynel Castillo (PUR)
Score by quarters: 0-5, 1-3, 1-5, 0-3
2 players 1 Goals Boyd, Graham 5, Bicari, Kudaba 2

11 July 2015
18:08
Report Mexico  9–19  Canada Markham Pan Am Centre
Referees:
Humberto Navarro (USA), Thomas Mulnar (HUN)
Score by quarters: 0-2, 3-5, 3-5, 3-7
Alvarez 2 Goals Boyd 5, Mcelroy Conway Bicari 3

Classification stage[edit]

Bracket[edit]

 
Semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
July 13
 
 
 Venezuela9
 
July 15
 
 Cuba8
 
 Mexico14
 
July 13
 
 Venezuela11
 
 Mexico17
 
 
 Ecuador7
 
Seventh place
 
 
July 15
 
 
 Cuba13
 
 
 Ecuador6

Fifth to Eighth place[edit]

13 July 2015
12:00
Report Venezuela  9–8  Cuba Markham Pan Am Centre
Referees:
Reynel Castillo (PUR), Mark Maretzki (USA)
Score by quarters: 1-3, 1-2, 2-1, 5-2
Velazquez 2 Goals Carales 4

13 July 2015
14:00
Report Mexico  17–7  Ecuador Markham Pan Am Centre
Referees:
Guillermo Grgicevic (ARG), William Mackay (CAN)
Score by quarters: 3-3, 3-4, 6-0, 5-0
O'Brien Jr. 5 Goals Kaltenbach 4

Seventh place match[edit]

15 July 2015
12:00
Report Cuba  13–6 Ecuador  Markham Pan Am Centre
Referees:
Claudia Aguilar (MEX), Hugo Paredes (VEN)
Score by quarters: 2-1, 1-3, 5-2, 5-0
Carales 5 Goals Kaltenbach 3

Fifth place match[edit]

15 July 2015
14:00
Report Mexico  14–11 Venezuela  Markham Pan Am Centre
Referees:
Reynel Castillo (PUR), Stéphane Roy (CAN)
Score by quarters: 3-3, 4-2, 2-3, 5-3
Avalos 4 Goals Perez Ribas 3

Medal round[edit]

Finals Bracket[edit]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
July 13
 
 
 United States9
 
July 15
 
 Canada8
 
 United States11
 
July 13
 
 Brazil9
 
 Argentina9
 
 
 Brazil15
 
Third place
 
 
July 15
 
 
 Canada16
 
 
 Argentina8

Semifinals[edit]

13 July 2015
18:00
Report United States  9–8  Canada Markham Pan Am Centre
Referees:
Jaume Teixido (SPA), Thomas Mulnar (HUN)
Score by quarters: 3-1, 1-2, 2-1, 3-4
Cupido 3 Goals Conway 3, Boyd 2, Vikalo 1, Graham 1, Taschereau 1

13 July 2015
20:00
Report Argentina  9–15  Brazil Markham Pan Am Centre
Referees:
Arnoldo Zambrano (VEN), Daniel Vasquez (MEX)
Score by quarters: 1-3, 1-4, 4-2, 4-5
Carabantes 3, Yanez 2, Veich 1, Bulgheroni 1, Damarchi 1, Lopez 1 Goals Perrone 3

Bronze medal match[edit]

15 July 2015
18:00
Report 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Canada  16–8  Argentina Markham Pan Am Centre
Referees:
Edmundo Rodrigues (ECU), Humberto Navarro (USA)
Score by quarters: 3-2, 5-3, 4-2, 4-1
Conway 4, Taschereau 3, Mcelroy 2, Graham 2, Boyd 2, Vikalo 1, Kudaba 1. Goals Yanez 3, Veich 3, Bulgheroni 1, Corsi 1

Gold medal match[edit]

15 July 2015
20:00
Report 1st place, gold medalist(s) United States  11–9  Brazil 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Markham Pan Am Centre
Referees:
Thomas Molnar (HUN), Jaume Teixido (ESP)
Score by quarters: 1-0, 6-5, 3-3, 1-1
2 Players 3 Goals 2 Players 3

Final standings[edit]

Rank Team Record Olympic Qualification
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States 5 – 0 – 0 Qualifies directly for 2016 Olympic Games
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Brazil 4 – 0 – 1 Already qualified as a host
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Canada 3 – 0 – 2 2016 Men's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament
4  Argentina 2 – 0 – 3
5  Mexico 2 – 1 – 2
6  Venezuela 1 – 1 – 3
7  Cuba 2 – 1 – 2
8  Ecuador 0 – 0 – 5

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Atos Markham Pan Am / Parapan Am Centre". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad – Rio 2016 Water polo" (PDF). corporate.olympics.com.au. Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA). Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Qualification System Water polo" (PDF). uana-aquatics.org/. TO2015. December 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2014.

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