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 |
5–2 | 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 | ||
| 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 |