| Water polo at the 1958 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Metropolitan Indoor Swimming Pool |
| Dates | 28–31 May |
| Nations | 5 |
Water polo was contested for men only at the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan from May 28 to May 31, 1958 at the Metropolitan Indoor Swimming Pool.
The host nation Japan won the gold medal in a round robin competition, Singapore finished second and won the bronze medal while Indonesia finished on third place.
| ● | Round | ● | Last round |
| Event↓/Date → | 28th Wed | 29th Thu | 30th Fri | 31st Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | ● | ● | ● | ● |
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 4 | +47 | 8 |
| 2 |  | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 6 | +40 | 6 |
| 3 |  | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 4 |
| 4 |  | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 53 | −44 | 2 |
| 5 |  | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 51 | −47 | 0 |
| 28 May 12:30 | Singapore | 15–0 | | Metropolitan Indoor Swimming Pool, Tokyo |
| 28 May 13:30 | Hong Kong | 0–22 | | Metropolitan Indoor Swimming Pool, Tokyo |
| 29 May 12:00 | Indonesia | 2–10 | | Metropolitan Indoor Swimming Pool, Tokyo |
| 29 May 13:00 | Philippines | 4–8 | | Metropolitan Indoor Swimming Pool, Tokyo |
| 29 May 17:00 | Indonesia | 2–8 | | Metropolitan Indoor Swimming Pool, Tokyo |
| 30 May 12:00 | Philippines | 0–17 | | Metropolitan Indoor Swimming Pool, Tokyo |
| 30 May 13:00 | Singapore | 19–0 | | Metropolitan Indoor Swimming Pool, Tokyo |
| 30 May 17:10 | Philippines | 0–11 | | Metropolitan Indoor Swimming Pool, Tokyo |
| 31 May 12:00 | Hong Kong | 1–8 | | Metropolitan Indoor Swimming Pool, Tokyo |
| 31 May 14:50 | Singapore | 2–4 | | Metropolitan Indoor Swimming Pool, Tokyo |
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 | | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 | | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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