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.
| Water polo at the 1986 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool |
| Dates | 27 September – 2 October 1986 |
| Nations | 6 |
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.
Medalists
editResults
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 24 | +76 | 10 | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 48 | +24 | 8 | |
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 55 | −4 | 5[a] | |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 5[a] | |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 74 | −41 | 2 | |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 79 | −46 | 0 |
Source: Results
Notes:
Notes:
| 27 September | South Korea |
16–6 | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool, Seoul | |
| 27 September | China |
26–3 | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool, Seoul | |
| 27 September | Iran |
8–8 | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool, Seoul | |
| 28 September | Kuwait |
12–9 | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool, Seoul | |
| 28 September | South Korea |
18–11 | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool, Seoul | |
| 28 September | China |
21–3 | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool, Seoul | |
| 29 September | Singapore |
14–9 | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool, Seoul | |
| 29 September | Iran |
6–4 | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool, Seoul | |
| 29 September | South Korea |
10–18 | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool, Seoul | |
| 1 October | Iran |
15–4 | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool, Seoul | |
| 1 October | China |
13–3 | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool, Seoul | |
| 1 October | South Korea |
18–7 | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool, Seoul | |
| 2 October | China |
22–5 | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool, Seoul | |
| 2 October | Singapore |
15–7 | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool, Seoul | |
| 2 October | Iran |
6–10 | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool, Seoul | |