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| Venue | Water polo stadium |
| Dates | August 4–10, 2019 |
| No. of events | 2 (1 men, 1 women) |
| Competitors | 176 from 9 nations |
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Water polo competitions at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru were held from July 28 to August 10. The venue for the competition was the water polo pool located at the Villa María del Triunfo cluster. A total of eight men's and eight women's teams (each consisting up to 11 athletes) competed in each tournament. This meant a total of 176 athletes were scheduled to compete.
Roster sizes were dropped from 13 to 11, in line with the decision made by FINA (International Swimming Federation) for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
The top team in each tournament not already qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics will qualify for the said event.
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Canada | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Brazil | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Medalists
Qualification
A total of eight men's teams and eight women's team will qualify to compete at the games in each tournament. The host nation (Peru) qualified in each tournament, along with seven other teams in each tournament according to various criteria. Canada and the United States automatically qualified in each tournament, along with the top three teams at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games and top two teams at the 2018 South American Championships.
Men
| Event | Dates | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
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| Host nation | — | — | 1 |  Peru
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| Automatic qualification | — | — | 2 |  Canada United States
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| 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games (CCCAN) | 26 July–2 August |  Barranquilla
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3 |  Cuba Puerto Rico Mexico
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| 2018 South American Championships (CONSANAT) | 31 October–4 November | Lima
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2 | Brazil Argentina
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| Total | 8 | |||
Women
| Event | Dates | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
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| Host nation | — | — | 1 | Peru
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| Automatic qualification | — | — | 2 | Canada United States
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| 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games (CCCAN) | 26 July–2 August | Barranquilla
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3 | Cuba Puerto Rico Mexico
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| 2018 South American Championships (CONSANAT) | 31 October–4 November | Lima
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2 | Brazil Venezuela
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| Total | 8 | |||
Participating nations
A total of 9 countries qualified water polo teams. Argentina qualified a men's team, Venezuela qualified a women's team, and the other nations qualified both.
- Argentina (11 athletes)
- Brazil (22)
- Canada (22)
Cuba (22)
Mexico (22)
Peru (22)
Puerto Rico (22)- United States (22)
- Venezuela (11)
References
- "Pan American Schedule" (PDF). www.lima2019.pe. Lima Organizing Committee for the 2019 Pan and Parapan American Games (COPAL). 13 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Qualification System manual" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Pan American Sports Organization. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- Crunic, Ivan (13 July 2017). "FINA accepted shorter rosters at the Olympic Games, LEN launched new Champions League". www.waterpology.com/. Waterpology.com. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- "International Swimming Federation (FINA) Water polo Qualification System – Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020" (PDF). www.wkf.net/. International Swimming Federation (FINA). 16 March 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
External links
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