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	Number teams
1951 details	New Delhi		India	6–4	Singapore		None awarded			2
1954 details	Manila		Singapore	4–2	Japan		Indonesia	8–5	Hong Kong	6
1958 details	Tokyo		Japan	No playoffs	Singapore		Indonesia	No playoffs	Hong Kong	5
1962 details	Jakarta		Japan	No playoffs	Indonesia		Singapore	No playoffs	Hong Kong	4
1966 details	Bangkok		Japan	No playoffs	Singapore		Indonesia	No playoffs	Malaysia	5
1970 details	Bangkok		Japan	4–2	India		Indonesia	5–2	Iran	7
1974 details	Tehran		Iran	No playoffs	China		Japan	No playoffs	North Korea	7
1978 details	Bangkok		China	No playoffs	Japan		Singapore	No playoffs	North Korea	7
1982 details	New Delhi		China	11–10	Japan		India	8–7	Singapore	8
1986 details	Seoul		China	No playoffs	South Korea		Singapore	No playoffs	Iran	6
1990 details	Beijing		China	10–7	Japan		South Korea	9–8	Singapore	7
1994 details	Hiroshima		Kazakhstan	No playoffs	China		Japan	No playoffs	Iran	6
1998 details	Bangkok		Kazakhstan	No playoffs	Uzbekistan		China	No playoffs	Japan	9
2002 details	Busan		Kazakhstan	10–10 OT (5–4) pen	Japan		China	10–6	Iran	6
2006 details	Doha		China	9–8	Japan		Kazakhstan	12–8	Iran	10
2010 details	Guangzhou		Kazakhstan	7–6	China		Japan	19–5	South Korea	9
2014 details	Incheon		Kazakhstan	7–6	Japan		China	14–6	South Korea	7
2018 details	Jakarta– Palembang		Kazakhstan	8–7	Japan		Iran	8–8 (8–7) pen	China	9
2022 details	Hangzhou		Japan	11–7	China		Kazakhstan	7–7 (3–2) pen	Iran	8

Women

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		3rd place	Score	4th place	Number teams
2010 details	Guangzhou		China	No playoffs	Kazakhstan		Uzbekistan	No playoffs	India	4
2014 details	Incheon		China	No playoffs	Japan		Kazakhstan	No playoffs	Uzbekistan	6
2018 details	Jakarta– Palembang		China	No playoffs	Kazakhstan		Japan	No playoffs	Thailand	6
2022 details	Hangzhou		China	No playoffs	Japan		Kazakhstan	No playoffs	Singapore	7

Medal table

Total

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

Men

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Kazakhstan	6	0	2	8
2	Japan	5	8	3	16
3	China	5	4	3	12
4	Singapore	1	3	3	7
5	India	1	1	1	3
6	Iran	1	0	1	2
7	Indonesia	0	1	4	5
8	South Korea	0	1	1	2
9	Uzbekistan	0	1	0	1
Totals (9 entries)		19	19	18	56

Women

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	4	0	0	4
2	Kazakhstan	0	2	2	4
3	Japan	0	2	1	3
4	Uzbekistan	0	0	1	1
Totals (4 entries)		4	4	4	12

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

• 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