Water polo competitions at the 2022 South American Games in Asuncion, Paraguay were held from 11 to 15 October 2022 at the Centro Acuático Nacional cluster.
| Water polo at the 2022 South American Games | |||||||||||||
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 Water polo pictogram | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Centro Acuático Nacional | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 11−15 October 2022 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 168 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 13 (6 men and 7 women) | ||||||||||||
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Two medal events were scheduled to be contested: a men's and women's tournament. A total of 168 athletes (78 athletes–6 teams for men and 91 athletes–7 teams for women) competed in the events. Both tournaments were open competitions without age restrictions.[1]
The gold and silver medalists teams in each tournament qualified for the 2023 Pan American Games water polo competitions, plus Chile which qualified automatically as the 2023 Pan American Games hosts.[2]
Argentina and Brazil were the defending champions of the South American Games men's and women's water polo events. Argentina had won the men's tournament in the last edition in Cochabamba 2018 while Brazil had won the women's tournament in the Medellín 2010 edition (women's event was not held in Santiago 2014 nor Cochabamba 2018).
Brazil won the gold medal in both men's and women's events.[3]
Participating nations edit
A total of 8 ODESUR nations registered teams for the water polo events. Each nation was able to enter a maximum of 26 athletes (one team of 13 players per gender).[1] Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and hosts Paraguay participated in both men's and women's tournament. Uruguay participated in the men's tournament, while Peru and Venezuela participated in the women's tournament.
Medal summary edit
Medal table edit
* Host nation (Paraguay)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Brazil | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Argentina | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Peru | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Medalists edit
Men's tournament edit
Preliminary round edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Argentina
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 18 | +69 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Brazil
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 21 | +55 | 8 | |
| 3 |  Colombia
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 34 | +32 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Chile
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 50 | −16 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Uruguay
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 61 | −18 | 2 | Fifth place match |
| 6 |  Paraguay
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 127 | −122 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Knockout stage edit
| Semi-finals | Gold medal match | |||||
| 14 October | ||||||
| Argentina | 20 | |||||
| 15 October | ||||||
| Chile | 2 | |||||
| Argentina | 10 (2) | |||||
| 14 October | ||||||
| Brazil (pso) | 10 (3) | |||||
| Brazil | 17 | |||||
| Colombia | 6 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| 15 October | ||||||
| Chile | 6 | |||||
| Colombia | 18 | |||||
| Fifth place match | ||
| 14 October | ||
| Uruguay | 15 | |
| Paraguay | 2 | |
Final standings edit
| Rank | Team |
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Brazil
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Argentina
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Colombia
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| 4 | Chile
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| 5 | Uruguay
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| 6 | Paraguay
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Women's tournament edit
Group stage edit
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Brazil
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 4 | +43 | 4 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Peru
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 25 | −13 | 2 | |
| 3 | Chile
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 38 | −30 | 0 | Fifth place match |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Argentina
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 21 | +52 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Venezuela
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 3 | |
| 3 | Colombia
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 33 | +29 | 3 | Fifth place match |
| 4 | Paraguay
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 116 | −95 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Knockout stage edit
| Semi-finals | Gold-medal match | |||||
| 14 October | ||||||
| Brazil | 16 | |||||
| 15 October | ||||||
| Venezuela | 3 | |||||
| Brazil | 14 | |||||
| 14 October | ||||||
| Argentina | 8 | |||||
| Argentina | 16 | |||||
| Peru | 12 | |||||
| Bronze-medal match | ||||||
| 15 October | ||||||
| Venezuela | 14 (3) | |||||
| Peru (pso) | 14 (4) | |||||
| Fifth place match | ||
| 14 October | ||
| Colombia | 21 | |
| Chile | 6 | |
Final standings edit
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Brazil
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Argentina
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Peru
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| 4 | Venezuela
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| 5 | Colombia
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| 6 | Chile
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| 7 | Paraguay
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References edit
- ^ a b "DEPORTES ACUÁTICOS MANUAL TÉCNICO" (PDF). www.asu2022.org.py (in Spanish). XII Juegos Surámericanos ASU2022. 11 September 2022.
- ^ "Santiago 2023 Qualification Systems Manual" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ Gentile, Gabriel (15 October 2022). "Brasil leva os dois ouros do polo aquático em Assunção" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Olimpiada Todo Dia.
External links edit
- ASU2022 Water polo at ASU2022 official website.