Water polo at the 1986 Asian Games | |
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Venue | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool |
Dates | 27 September – 2 October |
Nations | 6 |
Water polo was contested for men only at the 1986 Asian Games at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool, Seoul, South Korea from 27 September to 2 October 1986.
China won the gold medal in round robin competition with a perfect record, South Korea finished second with the silver medal, Singapore won the bronze by better goal difference comparing to the 4th placed team Iran.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | China | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 24 | +76 | 10 |
2 | South Korea | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 48 | +24 | 8 |
3 | Singapore | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 55 | −4 | 5 |
4 | Iran | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 5 |
5 | Kuwait | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 74 | −41 | 2 |
6 | India | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 79 | −46 | 0 |
27 September | South Korea | 16–6 | India | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool, Seoul |
27 September | China | 26–3 | Kuwait | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool, Seoul |
27 September | Iran | 8–8 | Singapore | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool, Seoul |
28 September | Kuwait | 12–9 | India | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool, Seoul |
28 September | South Korea | 18–11 | Singapore | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool, Seoul |
28 September | China | 21–3 | Iran | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool, Seoul |
29 September | Singapore | 14–9 | India | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool, Seoul |
29 September | Iran | 6–4 | Kuwait | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool, Seoul |
29 September | South Korea | 10–18 | China | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool, Seoul |
1 October | Iran | 15–4 | India | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool, Seoul |
1 October | China | 13–3 | Singapore | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool, Seoul |
1 October | South Korea | 18–7 | Kuwait | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool, Seoul |
2 October | China | 22–5 | India | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool, Seoul |
2 October | Singapore | 15–7 | Kuwait | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool, Seoul |
2 October | Iran | 6–10 | South Korea | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool, Seoul |
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L |
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China | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
South Korea | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
Singapore | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
4 | Iran | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
5 | Kuwait | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
6 | India | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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