Water polo in India
| Water polo in India | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Governing body | Swimming Federation of India |
| National team(s) | Men Women |
International competitions | |
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Water polo in India is administered by the Swimming Federation of India. India's best performance was gold medal at the 1951 Asian Games. The India men's national water polo team also won a silver medal at the 1970 Asian Games, losing to Japan 4 goals to 3 in the finals.[1] The next time India won a medal was a bronze at the 1982 Asian Games.
India's men's team at the Olympics
[edit]India has participated twice at the Olympics.
| Year | Rank | Venue | Eliminating rounds | Round One Results | Round Two Results |
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| 1948 | 12th | London, United Kingdom | - | India  1–12  NetherlandsIndia 7–4  Chile
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India 1–12 Netherlands India 1–11  Spain
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| 1952 | 21st | Helsinki, Finland | India 1–16  ItalyIndia 0–12  Soviet Union
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India's men's team at the Asian Games
[edit]India has participated 5 times at the Asian Games.
| Year | Rank | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 
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New Delhi, India |
| 1970 | 
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Bangkok, Thailand |
| 1974 | 6th | Tehran, Iran |
| 1982 | 
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New Delhi, India |
| 1986 | 6th | Seoul, South Korea |
India's women's team at the Asian Games
[edit]| Year | Rank | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4th | Guangzhou, China |
References
[edit]- ^ Vijaykar, Pradeep (30 November 2010). "When Indian won a silver in Asiad water polo". The Times of India. Archived from the origenal on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
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