Water polo at the 1984 Summer Olympics
| Water Polo at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
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| Venue | Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool |
| Dates | 1–10 August 1984 |
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| Qualified for second group stage |
| Qualified for second group stage |
| Qualified for second group stage |
The water polo tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held from August 1 to August 10, 1984, at the Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool in Malibu, California. The tournament featured 12 men's teams, playing two rounds of round-robin play: preliminaries and finals.
Water polo was one of four Aquatics sports held at the 1984 games, along with swimming, diving, and synchronized swimming, which was held for the first time.
12 teams played in the 1984 Olympic tournament:
The top 8 teams qualified for the 1985 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup in Duisburg, West Germany.
The tournament was set up into 2 levels of round-robin play: preliminary play in 3 groups; and final play in 2 groups. The top 2 teams from each preliminary group (shaded ones) advanced to Group D and played for the top-6 places; the bottom 2 teams from each preliminary group played in Group E to determine places 7-12.
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