Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |
 Great Britain
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| Dates | 29 July – 12 August |
| Teams | 12 (from 4 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Croatia (1st title)
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| Runner-up |
 Italy
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| Third place |
 Serbia
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| Fourth place |
 Montenegro
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches | 40 |
| Goals scored | 763 (19.08 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Andrija Prlainović (22 goals) |
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
The men's tournament of water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics at London, Great Britain, began on 29 July and lasted until 12 August 2012. All games were held at the Water Polo Arena.
Teams from twelve nations competed in the tournament and were seeded into two groups for the preliminary round. A total of 42 games were played, 30 of them in the preliminary round.
The format of water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics:
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1).
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