Water polo at the 1974 Asian Games

Water polo was contested by men's teams at the 1974 Asian Games in Aryamehr Swimming Pool, Tehran, Iran from September 2 to September 7, 1974.

Water polo
at the 1974 Asian Games
VenueAryamehr Swimming Pool
Dates2–7 September 1974
Nations7
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The host team Iran won the gold medal in the round robin competition by having a better goal difference than China and Japan. The winner also qualified for the 1975 World Championships and the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Medalists edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men
details
  Iran
Firouz Abdolmohammadian
Reza Kamrani
Abdolreza Majdpour
Dariush Movahedi
Hossein Nasim
Ahmad Peidayesh
Morteza Shariat
Heidar Shonjani
Bahram Tavakkoli
Jahangir Tavakkoli
Ahmad Yaghouti
  China
Bao Xianliang
Li Derong
Li Jinkun
Lin Li
Lin Zhiquan
Peng Shaorong
Xiang Liande
Xie Runchen
Xu Lisan
Zhao Yinghua
Zhong Shenggen
  Japan

Results edit

All times are Iran Standard Time (UTC+03:30)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Iran 6 4 2 0 79 24 +55 10[a]
2   China 6 4 2 0 67 20 +47 10[a]
3   Japan 6 4 2 0 63 24 +39 10[a]
4   North Korea 6 3 0 3 46 28 +18 6
5   Singapore 6 2 0 4 44 44 0 4
6   India 6 1 0 5 29 72 −43 2
7   Kuwait 6 0 0 6 13 129 −116 0
Source: Results
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Tied on head-to-head points (2) and goal difference (0). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
2 September
11:00
North Korea   7–8   Japan Aryamehr Swimming Pool, Tehran

2 September
12:00
Singapore   3–10   China Aryamehr Swimming Pool, Tehran

2 September
13:00
Iran   18–6   India Aryamehr Swimming Pool, Tehran

2 September
17:30
Singapore   21–1   Kuwait Aryamehr Swimming Pool, Tehran

2 September
18:30
Iran   6–6   Japan Aryamehr Swimming Pool, Tehran

2 September
19:30
China   17–2   India Aryamehr Swimming Pool, Tehran

3 September
11:00
Iran   9–5   North Korea Aryamehr Swimming Pool, Tehran

3 September
17:30
India   12–4   Kuwait Aryamehr Swimming Pool, Tehran

3 September
18:30
China   4–4   Japan Aryamehr Swimming Pool, Tehran

4 September
12:00
India   7–12   Singapore Aryamehr Swimming Pool, Tehran

4 September
18:30
China   6–2   North Korea Aryamehr Swimming Pool, Tehran

4 September
19:30
Japan   22–1   Kuwait Aryamehr Swimming Pool, Tehran

5 September
12:00
China   5–5   Iran Aryamehr Swimming Pool, Tehran

5 September
18:30
Japan   9–4   Singapore Aryamehr Swimming Pool, Tehran

5 September
19:30
Kuwait   2–17   North Korea Aryamehr Swimming Pool, Tehran

6 September
12:00
Japan   14–2   India Aryamehr Swimming Pool, Tehran

6 September
18:30
Kuwait   1–32   Iran Aryamehr Swimming Pool, Tehran

6 September
19:30
Singapore   3–8   North Korea Aryamehr Swimming Pool, Tehran

7 September
12:00
Kuwait   4–25   China Aryamehr Swimming Pool, Tehran

7 September
18:30
North Korea   7–0   India Aryamehr Swimming Pool, Tehran

7 September
19:30
Singapore   1–9   Iran Aryamehr Swimming Pool, Tehran

Final standing edit

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

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