Water polo at the 1978 Asian Games

Water polo was contested for men only at the 1978 Asian Games in Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand from 12 December 1978 to 17 December 1978.

Water polo at the 1978 Asian Games
Venue	Kasetsart University
Dates	12–17 December 1978
Nations	7
← 1974 1982 →

Seven countries participated in the men's competition, China won the gold medal in the round robin competition, Japan and Singapore finished second and third behind China.

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men details	China Cai Shengliu Cai Tianxiong Li Jianming Liao Yiping Lu Zhouqian Peng Bailing Qu Baowei Wang Jianguang Wang Xiaotian Xu Lisan Zhang Huaguang	Japan Akira Hara Hiroshi Hasegawa Kouji Hasegawa Tadashi Kotani Kunihiro Makihashi Mamaru Matani Masahiro Miyahara Toshiyuki Miyahara Masayuki Nagano Hisao Oyamatsu Kazuo Urushibara	Singapore Ang Ban Gee Ang Ban Leong Ang Guan Hin Stephen Chong Gan Ai Teck Kenneth Kee Michael Kong Lionel Liew Soh Seng Thit Teo Keng Soon Teo Ming Chun

Results

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	China	6	6	0	0	107	11	+96	12
2	Japan	6	5	0	1	71	17	+54	10
3	Singapore	6	4	0	2	53	29	+24	8
4	North Korea	6	3	0	3	39	31	+8	6
5	Thailand	6	2	0	4	24	75	−51	4
6	Kuwait	6	1	0	5	20	83	−63	2
7	Hong Kong	6	0	0	6	13	81	−68	0

Source: Results

12 December	Singapore	9–4	North Korea	Kasetsart University, Bangkok

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12 December	Kuwait	9–5	Hong Kong	Kasetsart University, Bangkok

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13 December	Japan	17–0	Hong Kong	Kasetsart University, Bangkok

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13 December	Kuwait	2–25	China	Kasetsart University, Bangkok

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13 December	Thailand	2–14	North Korea	Kasetsart University, Bangkok

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14 December	China	12–1	Singapore	Kasetsart University, Bangkok

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14 December	Hong Kong	3–8	Thailand	Kasetsart University, Bangkok

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14 December	North Korea	0–5	Japan	Kasetsart University, Bangkok

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15 December	Kuwait	1–10	North Korea	Kasetsart University, Bangkok

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15 December	Thailand	1–21	China	Kasetsart University, Bangkok

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15 December	Singapore	13–0	Hong Kong	Kasetsart University, Bangkok

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15 December	Thailand	10–6	Kuwait	Kasetsart University, Bangkok

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15 December	Hong Kong	1–9	North Korea	Kasetsart University, Bangkok

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15 December	Singapore	4–10	Japan	Kasetsart University, Bangkok

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16 December	China	13–2	North Korea	Kasetsart University, Bangkok

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16 December	Singapore	15–1	Kuwait	Kasetsart University, Bangkok

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16 December	Japan	20–1	Thailand	Kasetsart University, Bangkok

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17 December	Hong Kong	4–25	China	Kasetsart University, Bangkok

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17 December	Japan	18–1	Kuwait	Kasetsart University, Bangkok

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17 December	Thailand	2–11	Singapore	Kasetsart University, Bangkok

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17 December	Japan	1–11	China	Kasetsart University, Bangkok

Final standing

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L
	China	6	6	0	0
	Japan	6	5	0	1
	Singapore	6	4	0	2
4	North Korea	6	3	0	3
5	Thailand	6	2	0	4
6	Kuwait	6	1	0	5
7	Hong Kong	6	0	0	6

References

• Asian Games water polo medalists^[usurped]

External links

• Results