Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Water Polo at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Venue	Water Polo Arena
Dates	29 July - 12 August 2012
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The water polo tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom was held at the London 2012 Water Polo Arena in the Olympic Park from 29 July to 12 August. The venue's capacity held 5,000 spectators. Twelve teams competed in the men's tournament and eight teams in the women's tournament.

Both of Great Britain's teams automatically qualified, while the African qualification tournament did not take place increasing the available spots at each final qualification tournament to four.

The draw for the Olympic tournament took place in May 2012. The men were drawn into two groups of six teams, the women were drawn into two groups of four teams.