| 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 | ITA | 12 – 8 | United States | USA | |
| Match #2 | 28 Jul 16:35 | Croatia | CRO | 11 – 8 | Montenegro | MNE | |
| Match #3 | 28 Jul 21:05 | Greece | GRE | 14 – 7 | Romania | ROU | |
| Match #4 | 30 Jul 12:05 | Italy | ITA | 14 – 11 | Croatia | CRO | |
| Match #5 | 30 Jul 16:35 | United States | USA | 14 – 8 | Romania | ROU | |
| Match #6 | 30 Jul 19:30 | Greece | GRE | 12 – 12 | Montenegro | MNE | |
| Match #7 | 01 Aug 10:30 | Greece | 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 | CRO | 11 – 8 | Romania | ROU | |
| Match #10 | 03 Aug 12:05 | Croatia | CRO | 14 – 13 | Greece | GRE | |
| Match #11 | 03 Aug 16:35 | United States | USA | 12 – 7 | Montenegro | MNE | |
| Match #12 | 03 Aug 21:05 | Italy | ITA | 18 – 7 | Romania | ROU | |
| Match #13 | 05 Aug 15:10 | Greece | GRE | 9 – 8 | Italy | ITA | |
| Match #14 | 05 Aug 18:30 | United States | USA | 14 – 11 | Croatia | 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 | AUS | |
| Match #2 | 28 Jul 12:05 | Serbia | SRB | 16 – 15 | Japan | JPN | |
| Match #3 | 28 Jul 19:30 | Hungary | HUN | 13 – 12 | France | FRA | |
| Match #4 | 30 Jul 10:30 | Australia | AUS | 8 – 3 | Serbia | SRB | |
| Match #5 | 30 Jul 15:00 | France | FRA | 14 – 13 | Japan | JPN | |
| Match #6 | 30 Jul 21:05 | Spain | ESP | 10 – 7 | Hungary | HUN | |
| Match #7 | 01 Aug 12:05 | Spain | ESP | 15 – 11 | Serbia | SRB | |
| Match #8 | 01 Aug 15:00 | Australia | AUS | 9 – 8 | France | FRA | |
| Match #9 | 01 Aug 21:05 | Hungary | HUN | 17 – 10 | Japan | JPN | |
| Match #10 | 03 Aug 1:03 | Spain | ESP | 23 – 8 | Japan | JPN | |
| Match #11 | 03 Aug 15:00 | Australia | AUS | 9 – 8 | Hungary | HUN | |
| Match #12 | 03 Aug 19:30 | Serbia | SRB | 15 – 8 | France | FRA | |
| Match #13 | 05 Aug 12:00 | Hungary | HUN | 17 – 13 | Serbia | SRB | |
| Match #14 | 05 Aug 13:35 | Japan | JPN | 14 – 13 | Australia | 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 | 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 | AUS | |
| Match #2 | 09 Aug 13:00 | Spain | ESP | 11 – 9 | Italy | 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 | GRE | 15 – 13 | Spain | ESP | |
| Match 7/8 | 10 Aug 19:35 | Italy | ITA | 10 – 6 | Australia | AUS |