| Date | 28 July – 11 August 2024 | |
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| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Paris Olympic Aquatic Centre, Saint-Denis, France / Paris La Défense Arena, Nanterre, France | |
| Participants | 156 from 12 countries | |
| Format | Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches. | |
The Serbian men had won the water polo tournament at the last two editions of the Olympics but, since Tokyo, had not medaled at either the World or European Championships. Spain had won the 2022 Worlds and was the only nation to reach the podium in 2023 and 2024 as well, but both Italy and Greece had medaled twice in the intervening years. The 2023 and 2024 champions were Hungary and Croatia.
There were few surprises in the preliminary rounds, although Serbia lost three of its five matches and only advanced as the last qualifier. The team also only managed to squeak by Greece 12-11 in the quarter-finals, where Italy and Spain were also eliminated. It was stronger in the semi-finals, however, defeating the United States 10-6 to face Croatia in the final. In a 13-11 victory, Serbia defended its Olympic title a second time, while, in the bronze medal match, the United States bested Hungary in a penalty shootout to capture its first podium finish since silver at the 2008 Beijing Games.
| Date | 28 July – 5 August 2024 |
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| Date | 28 July – 5 August 2024 |
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| Format | Round-robin pool. |
| Pos | Team | NOC | Wins | Penalty Shot Win | Penalty Shot Loss | Losses | Points | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | GRE | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 61-52 | ||
| 2 | Italy | ITA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 60-43 | ||
| 3 | United States | USA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 59-51 | ||
| 4 | Croatia | CRO | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 58-57 | ||
| 5 | Montenegro | MNE | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 45-50 | ||
| 6 | Romania | ROU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 37-67 |
| Match | Date/Time | Team | NOC | Result | Team | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 28 Jul 15:00 | Italy 16 | ITA | 12 – 8 | United States | USA | |
| Match #2 | 28 Jul 16:35 | Croatia 17 | CRO | 11 – 8 | Montenegro 18 | MNE | |
| Match #3 | 28 Jul 21:05 | Greece | GRE | 14 – 7 | Romania | ROU | |
| Match #4 | 30 Jul 12:05 | Italy 19 | ITA | 14 – 11 | Croatia 20 | CRO | |
| Match #5 | 30 Jul 16:35 | United States 21 | USA | 14 – 8 | Romania | ROU | |
| Match #6 | 30 Jul 19:30 | Greece | GRE | 12 – 12 | Montenegro 22 | MNE | |
| Match #7 | 01 Aug 10:30 | Greece 23 | GRE | 13 – 11 | United States | USA | |
| Match #8 | 01 Aug 16:35 | Italy | ITA | 8 – 8 | Montenegro | MNE | |
| Match #9 | 01 Aug 19:30 | Croatia 24 | CRO | 11 – 8 | Romania 25 | ROU | |
| Match #10 | 03 Aug 12:05 | Croatia | CRO | 14 – 13 | Greece 26 | GRE | |
| Match #11 | 03 Aug 16:35 | United States 27 | USA | 12 – 7 | Montenegro | MNE | |
| Match #12 | 03 Aug 21:05 | Italy 28 | ITA | 18 – 7 | Romania 29 | ROU | |
| Match #13 | 05 Aug 15:10 | Greece 30 | GRE | 9 – 8 | Italy | ITA | |
| Match #14 | 05 Aug 18:30 | United States 31 | USA | 14 – 11 | Croatia 32 | CRO | |
| Match #15 | 05 Aug 21:40 | Montenegro | MNE | 10 – 7 | Romania | ROU |
| Date | 28 July – 5 August 2024 |
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| Format | Round-robin pool. |
| Pos | Team | NOC | Wins | Penalty Shot Win | Penalty Shot Loss | Losses | Points | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | ESP | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 67-39 | ||
| 2 | Australia | AUS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 44-42 | ||
| 3 | Hungary | HUN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 62-54 | ||
| 4 | Serbia | SRB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 58-63 | ||
| 5 | France | FRA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 50-60 | ||
| 6 | Japan | JPN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 60-83 |
| Match | Date/Time | Team | NOC | Result | Team | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 28 Jul 10:30 | Spain | ESP | 9 – 5 | Australia 33 | AUS | |
| Match #2 | 28 Jul 12:05 | Serbia 34 | SRB | 16 – 15 | Japan 35 | JPN | |
| Match #3 | 28 Jul 19:30 | Hungary | HUN | 13 – 12 | France | FRA | |
| Match #4 | 30 Jul 10:30 | Australia 36 | AUS | 8 – 3 | Serbia | SRB | |
| Match #5 | 30 Jul 15:00 | France 37 | FRA | 14 – 13 | Japan 38 | JPN | |
| Match #6 | 30 Jul 21:05 | Spain | ESP | 10 – 7 | Hungary 39 | HUN | |
| Match #7 | 01 Aug 12:05 | Spain 40 | ESP | 15 – 11 | Serbia 41 | SRB | |
| Match #8 | 01 Aug 15:00 | Australia | AUS | 9 – 8 | France | FRA | |
| Match #9 | 01 Aug 21:05 | Hungary | HUN | 17 – 10 | Japan 42 | JPN | |
| Match #10 | 03 Aug 1:03 | Spain | ESP | 23 – 8 | Japan | JPN | |
| Match #11 | 03 Aug 15:00 | Australia 43 | AUS | 9 – 8 | Hungary | HUN | |
| Match #12 | 03 Aug 19:30 | Serbia 44 | SRB | 15 – 8 | France | FRA | |
| Match #13 | 05 Aug 12:00 | Hungary | HUN | 17 – 13 | Serbia 45 | SRB | |
| Match #14 | 05 Aug 13:35 | Japan 46 | JPN | 14 – 13 | Australia 47 | AUS | |
| Match #15 | 05 Aug 20:05 | Spain | ESP | 10 – 8 | France | FRA |
| Date | 7 August 2024 |
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| Format | Winners of each match advanced to semi-finals. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 07 Aug 15:35 | Serbia | SRB | 12 – 11 | Greece | GRE | |
| Match #2 | 07 Aug 20:35 | Hungary | HUN | 9 – 9 | Italy | ITA | |
| Match #3 | 07 Aug 19:00 | United States | USA | 7 – 7 | Australia | AUS | |
| Match #4 | 07 Aug 14:00 | Croatia | CRO | 10 – 8 | Spain 48 | ESP |
| Date | 9 August 2024 |
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| Format | Classification matches. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 09 Aug 18:00 | Greece | GRE | 15 – 9 | Australia 49 | AUS | |
| Match #2 | 09 Aug 13:00 | Spain 50 | ESP | 11 – 9 | Italy 51 | ITA |
| Date | 9 August 2024 |
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| Format | Winners of each match advanced to finals. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 09 Aug 14:35 | Serbia | SRB | 10 – 6 | United States | USA | |
| Match #2 | 09 Aug 19:35 | Croatia | CRO | 9 – 8 | Hungary | HUN |
| Date | 10 – 11 August 2024 |
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| Format | Classification round. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/2 | 11 Aug | Serbia | SRB | 13 – 11 | Croatia | CRO | |
| Match 3/4 | 11 Aug 10:35 | United States | USA | 8 – 8 | Hungary | HUN | |
| Match 5/6 | 11 Aug 9:00 | Greece 52 | GRE | 15 – 13 | Spain 53 | ESP | |
| Match 7/8 | 10 Aug 19:35 | Italy 54 | ITA | 10 – 6 | Australia | AUS |