Water polo at the 1951 Asian Games
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{{Infobox sports competition event
| event = Water polo
| games = 1951 Asian Games
| image = Water polo pictogram.svg
| venue = National Stadium Swimming Pool
| image_size = 100px
| dates = 11 March 1951
| competitors = 16
| nations = 2
| prev =
| next = 1954
}}
Water polo was played at the 1951 Asian Games in New Delhi on 11 March 1951. Two nations entered the water polo event - India and Singapore. The host nation India won the gold medal after beating Singapore 6–4.
Medalists
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| Men {{DetailsLink|Water polo at the 1951 Asian Games – Men}} |valign=top|{{flagIOC2|IND|1951 Asian Games}} |{{flagIOC2|SIN|1951 Asian Games}} |None awarded |
Squads
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|title = Squads
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| width=200 | {{flagIOC2|IND|1951 Asian Games}}
! width=200 | {{flagIOC2|SIN|1951 Asian Games}} |
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Results
{{waterpolobox
|date=11 March
|team1={{wp-rt|IND}}
|score1=6
|score2=4
|team2={{wp|SIN|colonial}}
|H1= 2–3 |H2= 4–1
|goals2= Sim B.H. 2
|location=National Stadium Swimming Pool, New Delhi }}
Final standing
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!width=40|Rank !width=180|Team !width=30|{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}} !width=30|{{Tooltip|W|Won}} !width=30|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}} !width=30|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} | ||||
| {{Gold1}}
| align=left|{{wp|IND}} | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| {{Silver2}}
| align=left|{{wp|SIN|colonial}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
References
- [http://www.la84foundation.org/OlympicInformationCenter/OlympicReview/1951/BDCE27/BDCE27r.pdf Report of the first Asian Games held at New Delhi]
External links
- [http://www.ocasia.org/ OCA official website]
{{Events at the 1951 Asian Games}}
{{Water polo at the Asian Games}}