Water polo at the 2023 Pan American Games
Water polo at the 2023 Pan American Games | |
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Venue | Aquatic Center |
Start date | October 30, 2023 |
End date | November 4, 2023 |
No. of events | 2 (1 men, 1 women) |
Competitors | 192 from 8 nations |
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Water polo competitions at the 2023 Pan American Games was held from October 30 to November 4. The venue for the competition was the Aquatic Center, in Santiago, Chile.[1][2] A total of eight men's and eight women's teams (each consisting of up to 12 athletes) competed in each tournament. This means a total of 192 athletes competed.[3]
The top team in each tournament not already qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics will qualify for the said event.
Qualification
[edit]A total of eight men's teams and eight women's team will qualify to compete at the games in each tournament. The host nation (Chile) qualified in each tournament, along with seven other teams in each tournament according to various criteria. Canada and the United States automatically qualified in each tournament, along with the top two teams at the 2022 South American Games and the top three teams at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games.[3]
Summary
[edit]Nation | Men's | Women's | Athletes |
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Argentina | 24 | ||
Brazil | 24 | ||
Canada | 24 | ||
Chile | 24 | ||
Cuba | 24 | ||
Mexico | 24 | ||
Puerto Rico | 24 | ||
United States | 24 | ||
Total: 8 NOCs | 8 | 8 | 192 |
Men
[edit]Event | Dates | Location | Quota(s) | Qualified team |
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Host nation | — | 1 | Chile | |
Zone 3 (automatic qualification) | — | 1 | United States | |
Zone 4 (automatic qualification) | — | 1 | Canada | |
2022 South American Games[4] | October 11–15 | Asuncion | 2 | Brazil Argentina |
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games | July 1–8 | San Salvador | 3 | Puerto Rico Cuba Mexico |
Total | 8 |
Women
[edit]Event | Dates | Location | Quota(s) | Qualified |
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Host nation | — | 1 | Chile | |
Zone 3 (automatic qualification) | — | 1 | United States | |
Zone 4 (automatic qualification) | — | 1 | Canada | |
2022 CCCAN Championships* | July 20–26 | Bridgetown | 3 | Cuba Mexico Puerto Rico |
2022 South American Games | October 11–15 | Asuncion | 2 | Brazil Argentina |
Total | 8 |
- The 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games were scheduled to be the qualifying tournament for the CCCAN, but the tournament was cancelled due to low entries. Due to this, the 2022 CCCAN Championships were used to determine the qualifying teams.[5]
Participating nations
[edit]A total of eight countries qualified water polo teams, with each country qualifying both a men's and women's.[6] Some teams used their alternate athletes in matches and are not counted in the total.
- Argentina (24)
- Brazil (24)
- Canada (24)
- Chile (24)
- Cuba (24)
- Mexico (24)
- Puerto Rico (24)
- United States (24)
Medal summary
[edit]Medal table
[edit]Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2 | Brazil | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
3 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
4 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Medalists
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Santiago 2023 Officially Confirms Sports Venues". www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Sport Calendar Pan American Games" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Qualification System manual" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Pan American Sports Organization. 11 April 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
- ^ "Brasil vence Argentina no feminino e no masculino e leva dois ouros no Polo Aquático em Assunção" [Brazil defeats Argentina in women's and men's and takes two golds in water polo in Asuncion]. www.cbda.org.br/ (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Desportos Aquáticos. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "Water Polo is Already Looking at the Pan American Games" [El Polo Acuático Ya Mira a Los Juegos Panamericanos]. Periódico El Sol de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Guayanilla, Puerto Rico. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ "Watch the Live Draws for Team Sports at Santiago 2023 on Panam Sports Channel". www.panamsports.org. Panam Sports. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.