Water polo at the 1970 Asian Games
| Water polo at the 1970 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Visutdrarom Swimming Pool |
| Dates | 12–16 December 1970 |
| Nations | 7 |
Water polo was only contested for men at the 1970 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand.
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men |
Japan Hiroshi Hashimoto Tatsuo Jihira Shigeharu Kuwabara Hirokatsu Kuwayama Kaoru Matsunaga Naoto Minegishi Koji Nakano Hideo Nishida Yukiharu Oshita Toshio Takahashi Yoshihiro Yasumi |
India Ashok Biswas Tarun Goswami Samir Kapadia Bharat Merchant Piyush Mitra Abdul Mutlib Pattabi Raman Chandram Rana Avinash Sarang Deep Narayan Singh Umad Singh |
Indonesia Tengku Achmadsjah Doddy Agussalim Johanes Bambang Budihardja Tengku Kamrol Pandapotan Nasution Zakaria Nasution Gunawan Santoso Rudy Sastranegara Valentinus Sutandio Ade Sutargi Cebjar Hernowo Triono |
Results
Preliminary round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Indonesia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 4 | |
| 3 | Singapore | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 3 | |
| 4 | Thailand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 23 | −19 | 0 |
Source: Results
| 12 December | Singapore | 7–7 | India | Visutdrarom Swimming Pool, Bangkok |
| 12 December | Indonesia | 8–1 | Thailand | Visutdrarom Swimming Pool, Bangkok |
| 13 December | Singapore | 4–6 | Indonesia | Visutdrarom Swimming Pool, Bangkok |
| 13 December | Thailand | 3–4 | India | Visutdrarom Swimming Pool, Bangkok |
| 14 December | Indonesia | 6–9 | India | Visutdrarom Swimming Pool, Bangkok |
| 14 December | Singapore | 11–0 | Thailand | Visutdrarom Swimming Pool, Bangkok |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Iran | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 1[a] | |
| 3 | Malaysia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 1[a] |
Source: Results
Notes:
Notes:
| 12 December | Japan | 6–3 | Iran | Visutdrarom Swimming Pool, Bangkok |
| 13 December | Malaysia | 2–2 | Iran | Visutdrarom Swimming Pool, Bangkok |
| 14 December | Japan | 8–3 | Malaysia | Visutdrarom Swimming Pool, Bangkok |
Final round
| Semifinals | Gold medal match | |||||
| 15 December | ||||||
| Japan | 14 | |||||
| 16 December | ||||||
| Indonesia | 6 | |||||
| Japan | 4 | |||||
| 15 December | ||||||
| India | 2 | |||||
| India | 6 | |||||
| Iran | 3 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| 16 December | ||||||
| Indonesia | 5 | |||||
| Iran | 2 | |||||
Semifinals
| 15 December | Japan | 14–6 | Indonesia | Visutdrarom Swimming Pool, Bangkok |
| 15 December | India | 6–3 | Iran | Visutdrarom Swimming Pool, Bangkok |
Bronze medal match
| 16 December | Indonesia | 5–2 | Iran | Visutdrarom Swimming Pool, Bangkok |
Gold medal match
| 16 December | Japan | 4–2 | India | Visutdrarom Swimming Pool, Bangkok |