Water polo at the Asian Games

Water polo has been contested at the Asian Games since 1951 in New Delhi, India.

Summary[]

Men[]

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		3rd place	Score	4th place
1951 details	New Delhi		India	6–4	Singapore		None awarded
1954 details	Manila		Singapore	4–2	Japan			8–5
1958 details	Tokyo		Japan	No playoffs	Singapore			No playoffs
1962 details	Jakarta		Japan	No playoffs			Singapore	No playoffs
1966 details	Bangkok		Japan	No playoffs	Singapore			No playoffs
1970 details	Bangkok		Japan	4–2	India			1–0	Iran
1974 details	Tehran		Iran	No playoffs	China		Japan	No playoffs
1978 details	Bangkok		China	No playoffs	Japan		Singapore	No playoffs
1982 details	New Delhi		China	11–10	Japan		India	8–7	Singapore
1986 details	Seoul		China	No playoffs	South Korea		Singapore	No playoffs	Iran
1990 details	Beijing		China	10–7	Japan		South Korea	9–8	Singapore
1994 details	Hiroshima		Kazakhstan	No playoffs	China		Japan	No playoffs	Iran
1998 details	Bangkok		Kazakhstan	No playoffs			China	No playoffs	Japan
2002 details	Busan		Kazakhstan	10–10 OT (5–4) pen	Japan		China	10–6	Iran
2006 details	Doha		China	9–8	Japan		Kazakhstan	12–8	Iran
2010 details	Guangzhou		Kazakhstan	7–6	China		Japan	19–5	South Korea
2014 details	Incheon		Kazakhstan	7–6	Japan		China	14–6	South Korea
2018 details	Jakarta–Palembang		Kazakhstan	8–7	Japan		Iran	8–8 (8–7) pen	China

Women[]

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		3rd place	Score	4th place
2010 details	Guangzhou		China	No playoffs	Kazakhstan			No playoffs
2014 details	Incheon		China	No playoffs	Japan		Kazakhstan	No playoffs
2018 details	Jakarta–Palembang		China	No playoffs	Kazakhstan		Japan	No playoffs

Medal table[]

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China (CHN)	8	3	3	14
2	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	6	2	2	10
3	Japan (JPN)	4	9	4	17
4	Singapore (SGP)	1	3	3	7
5	India (IND)	1	1	1	3
6	Iran (IRI)	1	0	1	2
7	Indonesia (INA)	0	1	4	5
8	South Korea (KOR)	0	1	1	2
	Uzbekistan (UZB)	0	1	1	2
Totals (9 nations)		21	21	20	62

Participating nations[]

Men[]

Team	1951	1954	1958	1962	1966	1970	1974	1978	1982	1986	1990	1994	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	Years
									8th										1
China							2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	3rd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	12
		5th																	1
		4th	4th	4th				7th	7th		7th		8th		9th	8th	7th	9th	11
India	1st					2nd	6th		3rd	6th									5
		3rd	3rd	2nd	3rd	3rd												8th	6
Iran						4th	1st			4th	6th	4th	5th	4th	4th			3rd	9
Japan		2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	3rd	2nd	2nd		2nd	3rd	4th	2nd	2nd	3rd	2nd	2nd	16
Kazakhstan												1st	1st	1st	3rd	1st	1st	1st	7
							7th	6th	5th	5th			9th			5th	6th		7
					4th	6th													2
							4th	4th			5th								3
Philippines		6th	5th												10th				3
															8th	9th			2
									6th						6th	7th		7th	4
Singapore	2nd	1st	2nd	3rd	2nd	5th	5th	3rd	4th	3rd	4th	6th	6th	6th		6th	5th	6th	17
South Korea										2nd	3rd	5th		5th	7th	4th	4th	5th	8
					5th	7th		5th					7th						4
													2nd		5th				2
Number of teams	2	6	5	4	5	7	7	7	8	6	7	6	9	6	10	9	7	9

Women[]

Team	2010	2014	2018	Years
China	1st	1st	1st	3
		6th	6th	2
	4th			1
			5th	1
Japan		2nd	3rd	2
Kazakhstan	2nd	3rd	2nd	3
		5th		1
			4th	1
	3rd	4th		2
Number of teams	4	6	6

List of medalists[]

See also[]

• Asian Water Polo Championship
• Asian Water Polo Cup
• Asian Swimming Championships

References[]

• All Asian Games Results

External links[]

• Medallists from previous Asian Games - Water polo