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	New Delhi		India	6–4	Singapore		None awarded
1954	Manila		Singapore	4–2	Japan		Indonesia	8–5	Hong Kong
1958	Tokyo		Japan	No playoffs	Singapore		Indonesia	No playoffs	Hong Kong
1962	Jakarta		Japan	No playoffs	Indonesia		Singapore	No playoffs	Hong Kong
1966	Bangkok		Japan	No playoffs	Singapore		Indonesia	No playoffs	Malaysia
1970	Bangkok		Japan	4–2	India		Indonesia	1–0	Iran
1974	Tehran		Iran	No playoffs	China		Japan	No playoffs	North Korea
1978	Bangkok		China	No playoffs	Japan		Singapore	No playoffs	North Korea
1982	New Delhi		China	11–10	Japan		India	8–7	Singapore
1986	Seoul		China	No playoffs	South Korea		Singapore	No playoffs	Iran
1990	Beijing		China	10–7	Japan		South Korea	9–8	Singapore
1994	Hiroshima		Kazakhstan	No playoffs	China		Japan	No playoffs	Iran
1998	Bangkok		Kazakhstan	No playoffs	Uzbekistan		China	No playoffs	Japan
2002	Busan		Kazakhstan	10–10 OT (5–4) pen	Japan		China	10–6	Iran
2006	Doha		China	9–8	Japan		Kazakhstan	12–8	Iran
2010	Guangzhou		Kazakhstan	7–6	China		Japan	19–5	South Korea
2014	Incheon		Kazakhstan	7–6	Japan		China	14–6	South Korea

Women

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		3rd place	Score	4th place
2010	Guangzhou		China	No playoffs	Kazakhstan		Uzbekistan	No playoffs	India
2014	Incheon		China	No playoffs	Japan		Kazakhstan	No playoffs	Uzbekistan

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China (CHN)	7	3	3	13
2	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	5	1	2	8
3	Japan (JPN)	4	8	3	15
4	Singapore (SIN)	1	3	3	7
5	India (IND)	1	1	1	3
6	Iran (IRI)	1	0	0	1
7	Indonesia (INA)	0	1	4	5
8	South Korea (KOR)	0	1	1	2
	Uzbekistan (UZB)	0	1	1	2
Total		19	19	18	56

Participating nations

Men

Team	1951	1954	1958	1962	1966	1970	1974	1978	1982	1986	1990	1994	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014	Years
Bangladesh									8th									1
China							2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	3rd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd	11
Chinese Taipei		5th																1
Hong Kong		4th	4th	4th				7th	7th		7th		8th		9th	8th	7th	10
India	1st					2nd	6th		3rd	6th								5
Indonesia		3rd	3rd	2nd	3rd	3rd												5
Iran						4th	1st			4th	6th	4th	5th	4th	4th			8
Japan		2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	3rd	2nd	2nd		2nd	3rd	4th	2nd	2nd	3rd	2nd	15
Kazakhstan												1st	1st	1st	3rd	1st	1st	6
Kuwait							7th	6th	5th	5th			9th			5th	6th	7
Malaysia					4th	6th												2
North Korea							4th	4th			5th							3
Philippines		6th	5th												10th			3
Qatar															8th	9th		2
Saudi Arabia									6th						6th	7th		3
Singapore	2nd	1st	2nd	3rd	2nd	5th	5th	3rd	4th	3rd	4th	6th	6th	6th		6th	5th	16
South Korea										2nd	3rd	5th		5th	7th	4th	4th	7
Thailand					5th	7th		5th					7th					4
Uzbekistan													2nd		5th			2
Number of teams	2	6	5	4	5	7	7	7	8	6	7	6	9	6	10	9	7

Women

Team	2010	2014	Years
China	1st	1st	2
Hong Kong		6th	1
India	4th		1
Japan		2nd	1
Kazakhstan	2nd	3rd	2
Singapore		5th	1
Uzbekistan	3rd	4th	2
Number of teams	4	6

References

• All Asian Games Results

External links

• Medallists from previous Asian Games - Water polo