Paris 2024 Olympics water polo: Australia’s results, scores and medal winners - full list

The Australian men’s and women’s water polo teams competed at the Paris 2024 Olympics with competitions held at the Paris Aquatic Centre from July 27.

The Aussie Stingers won a silver at the Paris 2024 Olympics water polo competition for their fourth medal at the Summer Games after two bronze (Beijing 2008 and London 2012) and a gold at Sydney 2000.

The men’s team, meanwhile, finished eighth in its competition in Paris. The Aussie Sharks’ best at the Olympics is fifth, achieved at Los Angeles 1984 and London 2012.

The Australian women’s water polo team made the final by beating the defending champions USA in the semi-finals. However, Spain managed to edge the Stingers 11-9 in a closely-contested gold medal match.

At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the Stingers finished fifth.

Zoe Arancini, 32, in her third Summer Games appearance, led the Stingers squad in Paris while Keesja Gofers returned for her third outing at the Summer Games.

The women’s water polo competition at the 2024 Summer Games was a 10-team affair. Australia topped their group, which included Tokyo bronze medallists Hungary, the Netherlands, Canada and the People’s Republic of China.

The Aussie Sharks, meanwhile, failed to end their wait for an Olympic medal. They were defeated in the quarter-finals against the USA after a penalty shootout. The result, however, was slightly better than their ninth-place finish at Tokyo 2020.

Nathan Power, Blake Edwards and his brother Lachy were the only returning Olympians in the Sharks squad in Paris. The remaining 10 members of the team made their Olympic debuts.

Paris 2024 Olympics: Water polo groups and teams

Men’s

• Group A: Croatia, Italy, Romania, Greece, United States, Montenegro
• Group B: Australia, Serbia, France, Hungary, Spain, Japan

Women’s

• Group A: Australia, Hungary, Canada, China, Netherlands
• Group B: France, Greece, Italy, USA, Spain

For the men’s water polo tournament at Paris 2024, the 12 teams were divided into two groups of six each for the preliminary round-robin stage. Similarly, the 10 women’s teams were also divided into two equal groups.

At the Paris 2024 Olympics, there were no draws in the preliminary round. For a match tied at the end of regular playing time, the winner was decided by a penalty shootout.

For each match won in regular playing time, a team collected three points while two points were awarded for a penalty shootout win. The team that lost a penalty shootout was also awarded one point for the match.

In both the men’s and women’s tournaments, the top four teams from each group progressed to the quarter-finals. The winners of the semi-finals competed in the gold medal match while the losers contested for the bronze medal.

The teams that lost the quarter-finals took part in the classification matches for fifth to eighth place. The winners of the classification matches played for fifth to sixth places and the losers played for seventh to eighth place.

Paris 2024 Olympics water polo: Australia’s finishing position and medal winners

Paris 2024 Olympics water polo: Australia results and scores

Paris 2024 Olympics water polo: Australian men’s team results and scores

Paris 2024 Olympics water polo: Australian women’s team results and scores

Paris 2024 Olympics water polo standings for Australian teams

Paris 2024 Olympics men’s water polo Group B points table

Paris 2024 Olympics women’s water polo Group A points table