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

### Women

| Year | Host | Final | Final | Final | Third place match | Third place match | Third place match |
| Year | Host | Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place |
| 2010 details | Guangzhou | China | No playoffs | Kazakhstan | Uzbekistan | No playoffs | India |
| 2014 details | Incheon | China | No playoffs | Japan | Kazakhstan | No playoffs | Uzbekistan |
| 2018 details | Jakarta–Palembang | China | No playoffs | Kazakhstan | Japan | No playoffs | Thailand |
| 2022 details | 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 |
| 8 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 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 | |