Water polo at the Asian Games explained

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

Summary

Men

Year	Host	width=1% rowspan=21		Final			width=1% rowspan=21		Third place match
width=15%	Winner	width=8%	Score	width=15%	Runner-up	width=15%	3rd place	width=8%	Score	width=15%	4th place	Number teams
1951	New Delhi		6–4		None awarded			2
1954	Manila		4–2			8–5		6
1958	Tokyo							5
1962	Jakarta							4
1966	Bangkok							5
1970	Bangkok		4–2			5–2		7
1974	Tehran							7
1978	Bangkok							7
1982	New Delhi		11–10			8–7		8
1986	Seoul							6
1990	Beijing		10–7			9–8		7
1994	Hiroshima							6
1998	Bangkok							9
2002	Busan		10–10 OT (5–4) pen			10–6		6
2006	Doha		9–8			12–8		10
2010	Guangzhou		7–6			19–5		9
2014	Incheon		7–6			14–6		7
2018	Jakarta–Palembang		8–7			8–8 (8–7) pen		9
2022	Hangzhou		11–7			7–7 (3–2) pen		8

Women

Year	Host	width=1% rowspan=6		Final			width=1% rowspan=6		Third place match
width=15%	Winner	width=8%	Score	width=15%	Runner-up	width=15%	3rd place	width=8%	Score	width=15%	4th place	Number teams
2010	Guangzhou							4
2014	Incheon							6
2018	Jakarta–Palembang							6
2022	Hangzhou							7

Medal table

Women

Participating nations

Men

width=170	Team	width=25		width=25		width=25		width=25		width=25		width=25		width=25		width=25		width=25		width=25		width=25		width=25		width=25		width=25		width=25		width=25	2010 !	width=25	2014 !	width=25	2018 !	width=25	2022 !	width=40	Years
									8th											1
							bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=silver	2nd	3rd	3rd	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=silver	2nd	3rd	4th	bgcolor=silver	2nd	13
		5th																		1
		4th	4th	4th				7th	7th		7th		8th		9th	8th	7th	9th	7th	12
	bgcolor=gold	1st					bgcolor=silver	2nd	6th		3rd	6th										5
		3rd	3rd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	3rd	3rd												8th		6
						4th	bgcolor=gold	1st			4th	6th	4th	5th	4th	4th			3rd	4th	10
		bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	3rd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=silver	2nd		bgcolor=silver	2nd	3rd	4th	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	3rd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=gold	1st	17
												bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	3rd	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	3rd	8
							7th	6th	5th	5th			9th			5th	6th			7
					4th	6th														2
							4th	4th			5th									3
		6th	5th												10th					3
															8th	9th				2
									6th						6th	7th		7th		4
	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=silver	2nd	3rd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	5th	5th	3rd	4th	3rd	4th	6th	6th	6th		6th	5th	6th	5th	18
										bgcolor=silver	2nd	3rd	5th		5th	7th	4th	4th	5th	6th	9
					5th	7th		5th					7th						8th	5
													bgcolor=silver	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

width=170	Team	width=25	2010 !	width=25	2014 !	width=25	2018 !	width=25	2022 !	width=40	Years
	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	4
		6th	6th		2
	4th				1
			5th		1
		bgcolor=silver	2nd	3rd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	3
	bgcolor=silver	2nd	3rd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	3rd	4
		5th		4th	2
				7th	1
			4th	5th	2
	3rd	4th		6th	3
Number of teams	4	6	6	7

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