Pan American Games – Men’s Water Polo
- August 4-10, 2019
- Lima, Peru
- Tournament Central
- Results
- Time: UTC-5 (1 hour behind ET)
The United States won its seventh straight Pan American Games water polo gold, defeating Canada 18-6 in the championship game. With the win, the Americans secured their spot in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
Brazil rounded out the podium with a 9-6 bronze medal win over Argentina.
Final Standings
- USA
- Canada
- Brazil
- Argentina
- Cuba
- Puerto Rico
- Mexico
- Peru
Statistical Leaders
The United States was the top scoring team through the competition with 117 goals, followed by Canada (78) and Mexico (70). The Americans were the most efficient offensive team, converting 56.0 percent of their shots (117 of 209). Mexico was second at 44.0 percent (70 of 159) and Brazil was third (42.1 percent, 67 of 159).
| Team | Preliminary Rd. Goals | Finals Goals | Total | % of Shots Made |
| United States | 58/104 | 59/105 | 117/209 | 56% |
| Canada | 51/98 | 27/93 | 78/191 | 40.80% |
| Mexico | 30/76 | 40/83 | 70/159 | 44.00% |
| Brazil | 36/82 | 31/77 | 67/159 | 42.10% |
| Cuba | 27/88 | 32/72 | 59/160 | 36.90% |
| Argentina | 32/94 | 16/71 | 48/165 | 29.10% |
| Puerto Rico | 16/83 | 24/64 | 40/147 | 27.20% |
| Peru | 16/82 | 12/73. | 28/155 | 18.10% |
Individually, Cuba’s Giraldo Carales Manzano was the top scorer, putting in 27 goals, followed by American Johnny Hooper (24) and Mexico’s Oliver Alvarez Basillo (23).
| Name | Goals/Shots | Efficiency (%) |
| Giraldo Carales Manzano, Cuba | 27/66 | 40.9 |
| Johnny Hooper, USA | 24/32 | 75 |
| Oliver Alvarez Basillo, Mexico | 23/40 | 57.5 |
| Nicolas Constantin-Bicari, Canada | 20/40 | 50 |
| Alex Bowen, USA | 18/34 | 52.9 |
| Gustavo Guimaraes, Brazil | 17/33 | 51.5 |
| Ben Hallock, USA | 17/25 | 68 |
| Hannes Daube, USA | 14/27 | 51.9 |
| Matthew Thomas Halajian, Canada | 13/31 | 41.9 |
| Gustavo Coutinho, Brazil | 12/18. | 66.7 |
Hooper was the most efficient shooter, making 75 percent of his 32 shots (24/32). Teammate Ben Hallock scored on 68 percent of his chances (17 of 25), while Brazil’s Gustavo Coutinho was third with 66.7 percent efficiency (12 of 18).
| Name | Goals/Shots | Efficiency (%) |
| Johnny Hooper, USA | 24/32 | 75 |
| Ben Hallock, USA | 17/25 | 68 |
| Gustavo Coutinho | 12/18. | 66.7 |
| Aleksa Gardijan, Canada | 10/16. | 62.5 |
| Alex Obert, USA | 10/16. | 62.5 |
| Marko Vavic, USA | 10/17. | 58.8 |
| Oliver Alvarez Basillo, Mexico | 23/40 | 57.5 |
| Alex Bowen, USA | 18/34 | 52.9 |
| Hannes Daube, USA | 14/27 | 51.9 |
| Gustavo Guimaraes, Brazil | 17/33 | 51.5 |
Hooper led all scorers with 10 extra-man goals, followed by Bowen (8) and fellow American Hannes Daube (8). Alvarez-Basillo made the most penalty shots (13 of 13), followed by Carales Manzano (6 of 8), Brazilian Gustavo Guimaraes (4 of 4) and Hooper (4 of 5). Carales Manzano and Guimaraes each made nine action shot goals, while Canada’s Matthew Thomas Halajian put in six. Canadian Nicolas Constantin-Bicari was tops in center shot goals (11), followed by Hallock (10), American Alex Obert (5) and Brazilian Luis Silva (5).
In the goal, American Alex Wolf was the strongest in both number of saves (63) and save percentage (70 percent). Mexico’s Orlando Ortega Guardarrama notched 55 saves, followed by Brazil’s Slobodan Soro (52) and Canada’s Milan Radenovic (52).
Behind Wolf’s 70 percent save rate (63 of 90) were Soro (61.9 percent, 52 of 84) and Cuba’s Gianny Lara Arias (48 percent, 48 of 100).
| Name | Saves/Shots Faced | Save Percentage |
| Alex Wolf, USA | 63/90 | 70 |
| Orlando Ortega Guadarrama, Mexico | 55/117 | 47 |
| Slobodan Soro, Brazil | 52/84 | 61.9 |
| Milan Radenovic, Canada | 52/119 | 43.7 |
| Gianny Lara Arias, Cuba | 48/100 | 48 |
