Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification
# Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Twelve men's teams and eight women's teams qualified for Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

## Men

| Water Polo Men | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Host nation | – | – | 1 | China |
| 2007 FINA World Championships | Mar 17 – Apr 1, 2007 | Melbourne | 3 | Croatia Hungary Spain |
| 2007 World League | Jul 3 – Aug 12, 2007 | Berlin^ | 1 | Serbia |
| European Qualification Tournament | Sep 2–9, 2007 | Bratislava | 1 | Montenegro |
| 2007 Pan American Games | Jul 13–29, 2007 | Rio de Janeiro | 1 | United States |
| Oceania Qualification Tournament | Nov 30 – Dec 2, 2007 | Auckland | 1 | Australia |
| Olympic Qualification Tournament | Mar 2–9, 2008 | Oradea | 4 | Germany Italy Greece Canada |
| TOTAL | | | 12 | |

^Berlin is the host of the super-final only.

## Women

| Water Polo Women | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Host nation | – | – | 1 | China |
| European Qualification Tournament | Aug 19–26, 2007 | Kirishi | 1 | Netherlands |
| 2007 Pan American Games | Jul 13–29, 2007 | Rio de Janeiro | 1 | United States |
| Oceania Qualification Tournament | Dec 17–19, 2007 | Brisbane | 1 | Australia |
| Olympic Qualification Tournament | Feb 17–24, 2008 | Imperia | 4 | Italy Russia Hungary Greece |
| TOTAL | | | 8 | |
