Water polo competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto was held from July 7 to 15 at the Markham Pan Am Centre in Markham.[1][2] The water polo competitions was the first sporting event to be conducted at the games, beginning three days before the opening ceremony.[1] This is because the Pan American Games were scheduled to be held roughly around the same time as the 2015 World Aquatics Championships scheduled for Kazan, Russia, thus the competition was moved forward to allow for a sufficient gap between the two events.[3] A total of eight men's and women's teams competed in each respective tournament.[4]
| Water polo at the 2015 Pan American Games | |
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 Water polo pictogram for the games | |
| Venues | Markham Pan Am Centre |
| Dates | July 7–15 |
| No. of events | 2 (1 men, 1 women) |
| Competitors | 208 from 9 nations |
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| Tournament |
| men women |
| Rosters |
| men women |
The winner of the men's tournament (the United States) qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[5]
Venue
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The competitions took place at the Atos Markham Pan Am Centre (Markham Pan Am Centre) located in the city of Markham, about 31 kilometers from the athletes village. The arena had a capacity of 2,000 people per session (1,000 permanent seating + 1,000 temporary seats).[1] The venue was also host the badminton and table tennis competitions, but in the other side of the centre (a triple gymnasium).[6]
Competition schedule
editThe following is the competition schedule for the water polo competitions:[7]
| P | Preliminaries | ½ | Semifinals | B | 3rd place play-off | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | Tue 7 | Wed 8 | Thu 9 | Fri 10 | Sat 11 | Sun 12 | Mon 13 | Tue 14 | Wed 15 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | P | P | P | P | ½ | B | F | ||||
| Women | P | P | P | P | ½ | B | F | ||||
Medal table
edit* Host nation (Canada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Brazil | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Canada* | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Medalists
editQualification
editA total of eight men's teams and eight women's qualified to compete at the games. The top three teams at the South American Championship and Central American and Caribbean Games qualified for each respective tournament. Venezuela and Colombia who compete in both events, were not eligible to qualify through the latter. The host nation (Canada) and the United States automatically qualified teams in both events. Each nation could enter one team in each tournament (13 athletes per team) for a maximum total of 26 athletes.[8]
Men
edit| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | — | 1 |  Canada
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| Qualified automatically | — | 1 |  United States
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| 2014 South American Championship | October 7–11 |  Mar del Plata
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3 | Brazil Argentina Venezuela
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| 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games | November 22–29 |  Veracruz
|
 Cuba Mexico Puerto Rico | |
| Reallocation | — | 1 |  Ecuador
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| TOTAL | 8 | |||
- For unknown reasons, Puerto Rico withdrew from the men's tournament and was replaced with Ecuador.
Women
edit| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | — | 1 | Canada
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| Qualified automatically | — | 1 | United States
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| 2014 South American Championship | October 7–11 | Mar del Plata
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3 | Brazil Venezuela Argentina
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| 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games | November 22–29 | Veracruz
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3 | Puerto Rico Cuba Mexico
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| TOTAL | 8 | |||
Participating nations
editA total of nine countries qualified water polo teams. The numbers in parentheses represent the number of participants entered.
Argentina (26)
Brazil (26)
Canada (26)
Cuba (26)
Ecuador (13)
Mexico (26)
Puerto Rico (13)
United States (26)
Venezuela (26)
References
edit- ^ a b c "Competition Schedule" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "Atos Markham Pan Am / Parapan Am Centre". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ Hogan, Bill (2013). "Dear President Coaracy & UANA Executive Committee Members" (PDF). uana-aquatics.org/. Swimming Union of the Americas (UANA). Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ "Water Polo". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Persico, Amanda (24 July 2014). "Pan Am building gets finishing touches in Markham". www.yorkregion.com/. Metroland Media Group. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "Qualification System Water polo" (PDF). uana-aquatics.org/. TO2015. December 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2014.