Water Polo

Water polo

Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...

 was contested by men's teams at the 1998 Asian Games

1998 Asian Games

The 13th Asian Games were held from December 6 to December 20, 1998 in Bangkok, Thailand. This was the first time that Thailand bid for the event after it shouldered the two postponed hosting rights in 1970 and 1978.-Emblem:...

 in Bangkok

Bangkok

Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...

, Thailand

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

from December 12 to December 19, 1998. All games were staged at the Thammasat Aquatic Center.

Medal table

1		1	0	0	1
2		0	1	0	1
3		0	0	1	1
Total		1	1	1	3

Medalists

Men

Preliminary round

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L
	4	2	2	0	0
	2	2	1	0	1
	0	2	0	0	2

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L
	4	2	2	0	0
	2	2	1	0	1
	0	2	0	0	2

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L
	4	2	2	0	0
	2	2	1	0	1
	0	2	0	0	2

Classification round

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L
	4	2	2	0	0
	2	2	1	0	1
	0	2	0	0	2

December 15

8 – 7

December 16

13 – 10

December 17

6 – 4

Final round

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L
	10	5	5	0	0
	7	5	3	1	1
	6	5	3	0	2
	5	5	2	1	2
	2	5	1	0	4
	0	5	0	0	5

December 15

13 – 6

8 – 8

December 16

3 – 12

15 – 2

December 17

9 – 7

12 – 5

December 18

3 – 24

6 – 5

5 – 13

December 19

1 – 20

11 – 7

12 – 4

Final standing

Rank	Team
4
5
6
7
8
9