Overview
- Serbia defeated Croatia 13-11 to secure their third straight Olympic gold medal in men's water polo.
- Nikola Dedovic and Nikola Jaksic each scored twice for Serbia, while Radoslav Filipovic made 10 saves.
- The U.S. men's water polo team won bronze, overcoming Hungary 11-8 in a dramatic penalty shootout.
- Adrian Weinberg's 16 saves were pivotal in the U.S. victory, marking their first medal since 2008.
- The U.S. team's last Olympic medal in men's water polo was also a bronze, won in Paris in 1924.