Water polo at the 1951 Asian Games

Water polo
at the 1951 Asian Games
VenueNational Stadium Swimming Pool
Dates11 March 1951
Competitors16 from 2 nations
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

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men
details 		 India
Jahan Ahir
Ganesh Das
D. Daver
R. Dean
Isaac Mansoor
G. Rattansey
Kanti Shah 		 Singapore
Lionel Chee
Ho Kian Bin
Kee Soon Bee
Barry Mitchell
Keith Mitchell
Sim Boon Hoon
Tan Hwee Hock
Tan Wee Eng
Wiebe Wolters 		None awarded

Squads

Squads
 India  Singapore
  • Jahan Ahir
  • Ganesh Das
  • D. Daver
  • R. Dean
  • Isaac Mansoor
  • G. Rattansey
  • Kanti Shah
  • Lionel Chee
  • Ho Kian Bin
  • Kee Soon Bee
  • Barry Mitchell
  • Keith Mitchell
  • Sim Boon Hoon
  • Tan Hwee Hock
  • Tan Wee Eng
  • Wiebe Wolters

Results

11 March India  6–4  Singapore National Stadium Swimming Pool, New Delhi
Scoring by half: 2–3, 4–1
Shah, Dean 2 Goals Sim 2

Final standing

Rank Team Pld W D L
1st place, gold medalist(s)  India 1 1 0 0
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Singapore 1 0 0 1

References

  • Report of the first Asian Games held at New Delhi

External links

  • OCA official website