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 | .svg.png){kind=small} Manila | Singapore | 4–2 | .svg.png){kind=small} Japan |  Indonesia | 8–5 | .svg.png){kind=small} Hong Kong | ||
| 1958 | Tokyo | Japan | No playoffs | Singapore | Indonesia | No playoffs | .svg.png){kind=small} Hong Kong | ||
| 1962 | Jakarta | Japan | No playoffs | Indonesia |  Singapore | No playoffs | .svg.png){kind=small} Hong Kong | ||
| 1966 |  Bangkok | Japan | No playoffs | Singapore | Indonesia | No playoffs |  Malaysia | ||
| 1970 | Bangkok | Japan | 4–2 | India | Indonesia | 5–2 | .svg.png){kind=small} Iran | ||
| 1974 | Tehran | Iran | No playoffs |  China | Japan | No playoffs | .svg.png){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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 | ||
| 2018 | Jakarta–Palembang | Kazakhstan | 8–7 | Japan | Iran | 8–8 (8–7) pen | China | ||
| 2022 | Hangzhou | Japan | 11–7 | China | Kazakhstan | 7–7 (3–2) pen | Iran | ||
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 | ||
| 2018 | Jakarta–Palembang | China | No playoffs | Kazakhstan | Japan | No playoffs | Thailand | ||
| 2022 | Hangzhou | China | No playoffs | Japan | Kazakhstan | No playoffs | Singapore | ||
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 9 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| 2 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | 5 | 10 | 4 | 19 |
| 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 entries) | 23 | 23 | 22 | 68 | |
Participating nations
Men
| Team | 1951 | 1954 | 1958 | 1962 | 1966 | 1970 | 1974 | 1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | 2022 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bangladesh | 8th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| China | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 13 | ||||||
 Chinese Taipei | 5th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Hong Kong | 4th | 4th | 4th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 8th | 7th | 9th | 7th | 12 | |||||||
| India | 1st | 2nd | 6th | 3rd | 6th | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 8th | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Iran | 4th | 1st | 4th | 6th | 4th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 10 | |||||||||
| Japan | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 17 | ||
| Kazakhstan | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 8 | |||||||||||
 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 | 7th | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Singapore | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 5th | 6th | 5th | 18 | |
| South Korea | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 7th | 4th | 4th | 5th | 6th | 9 | ||||||||||
| Thailand | 5th | 7th | 5th | 7th | 8th | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | 2nd | 5th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Number of teams | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
Women
| Team | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | 2022 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 4 |
| Hong Kong | 6th | 6th | 2 | ||
| India | 4th | 1 | |||
| Indonesia | 5th | 1 | |||
| Japan | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3 | |
| Kazakhstan | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 4 |
| Singapore | 5th | 4th | 2 | ||
| South Korea | 7th | 1 | |||
| Thailand | 4th | 5th | 2 | ||
| Uzbekistan | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 3 | |
| Number of teams | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
List of medalists
See also
References
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