| Water polo at the Games of the XVII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venues | Piscina delle Rose Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto | |||||||||
| Date | 25 August – 3 September 1960 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 150 from 16 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Final results for the water polo tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics. [1] [2]
| Event | Dates | Hosts | Quotas | Qualified Teams |
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| Host Nation | 15 June 1955 |  Paris | 1 |  Italy |
| 1956 Summer Olympics | 28 November - 7 December 1956 |  Melbourne | 6 |  Hungary
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| Oceania Qualifier | 24 February 1960 | Melbourne | 1 | Australia |
| European & Middle East Qualifier | 18 June 1960 |  Zagreb | 1 |  United Arab Republic |
| 25-26 June 1960 |  Groningen | 1 |  Belgium | |
| 26 June 1960 | Camogli | 1 | France | |
| American Qualifier | 2 |  Brazil | ||
 Argentina | ||||
| Asian Qualifier | 1 |  Japan | ||
| African Qualifier | 1 |  South Africa | ||
| Wild Card | 1 | Netherlands | ||
| Total | 16 | |||
For the team rosters see: Water polo at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads .
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 6 |
 Romania | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 4 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 1 |
 Egypt | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 1 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 6 |
 United Team of Germany (EUA) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 4 |
| Argentina | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 1 |
 Brazil | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 1 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yugoslavia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 6 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 3 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 3 |
| Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 0 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 9 | +18 | 6 |
 United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 4 |
| France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 23 | −13 | 2 |
| Belgium | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 0 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 |
| Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| Romania | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 1 |
| United Team of Germany (EUA) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 1 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yugoslavia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 |
| Hungary | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 4 |
| United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 2 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 0 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 |
| Soviet Union | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 3 |
| Hungary | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 2 |
| Yugoslavia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 2 |
| Place [1] | Nation |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy (ITA) |
| 2 |  Soviet Union (URS) |
| 3 |  Hungary (HUN) |
| 4 |  Yugoslavia (YUG) |
| 5 |  Romania (ROU) |
| 6 | United Team of Germany (EUA) |
| 7 |  United States (USA) |
| 8 |  Netherlands (NED) |
| 9 |  South Africa (RSA) |
| 10 |  France (FRA) |
| 11 |  Argentina (ARG) |
| 12 | Brazil (BRA) |
| 13 |  United Arab Republic (UAR) |
| 14 |  Japan (JPN) |
| 15 |  Australia (AUS) |
| 16 |  Belgium (BEL) |
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