Singapore men's national water polo team

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| Association = Singapore Swimming Association / Singapore Water Polo

| Confederation = AASF

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| Asst coach = Eugene Teo

| Captain = Loh Zhi Zhi

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| Home venue = OCBC Aquatic Centre

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| Olympics first = 1956

| Olympics best = 10th place (1956)

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The Singapore men's national water polo team is the representative for Singapore in international men's water polo.

Singapore won the gold medal in the 1954 Asian Games, beating favourite Japan, 4–2 in the finals.{{citation|author=Nick Aplin|title=Singapore Olympians: The Complete Who's Who, 1936-2004|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5waCAAAAMAAJ|pages=303–304|year=2005|publisher=Singapore National Olympic Council|isbn=978-981-248-072-9}} In the 1986 Asian Games, Singapore won the bronze medal on better goal difference comparing to the 4th placed team Iran.{{Cite web|date=2011-08-11|title=Asian Games Water Polo Results|url=http://asiaswimmingfederation.org/assets/uploads/images/23530f8f3fb512fd08c68281617a1f8a.pdf|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811221406/http://asiaswimmingfederation.org/assets/uploads/images/23530f8f3fb512fd08c68281617a1f8a.pdf|archive-date=11 August 2011|access-date=2021-07-01}}

At the Southeast Asian Games, Singapore has traditionally been the dominant team as they won 27 consecutive gold medals. The streak finally ended at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games when they ceded the title to Indonesia.{{Cite web|title=Indonesia organizes first water polo league|url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2020/02/20/indonesia-organizes-first-water-polo-league.html|access-date=2021-07-01|website=The Jakarta Post|language=en}}

2019 head coach was Dejan Milakovic whereas team captain was Koh Jian Ying. 2023, Singapore regain the top spot at the games winning the gold medal again. Head coach is Kan Aoyagi.{{cite news |title= SEA Games: Singapore beat Malaysia in water polo but win marred by injury to Wayne Chong|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/sea-games-singapore-beat-malaysia-in-water-polo-but-win-marred-by-injury-to-wayne-chong |accessdate=17 October 2021 |work=The Straits Times |date=27 November 2019}}

Results

=[[Water polo at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]=

  • 1956 — 10th place{{Cite HistoFINA wp |pages=mnt5 |format=dmy }}

=[[Asian Games]]=

=[[SEA Games]]=

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28 gold and 1 bronze

=[[Asian Water Polo Championship]]=

References

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{{National sports teams of Singapore}}

{{Asian Games men's water polo tournament winners}}

Water polo

Category:Men's national water polo teams

Category:National water polo teams in Asia

Category:National water polo teams by country

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