| Water polo at the Games of the XVII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venues | Piscina delle Rose Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto | |||||||||
| Date | 25 August – 3 September 1960 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 150 from 16 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Final results for thewater polo tournament at the1960 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
| Event | Dates | Hosts | Quotas | Qualified Teams |
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| Host Nation | 15 June 1955 |  Paris | 1 |  Italy |
| 1956 Summer Olympics | 28 November - 7 December 1956 |  Melbourne | 6 |  Hungary
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| Oceania Qualifier | 24 February 1960 | Melbourne | 1 | Australia |
| European & Middle East Qualifier | 18 June 1960 |  Zagreb | 1 |  United Arab Republic |
| 25-26 June 1960 |  Groningen | 1 |  Belgium | |
| 26 June 1960 | Camogli | 1 | France | |
| American Qualifier | 2 |  Brazil | ||
 Argentina | ||||
| Asian Qualifier | 1 |  Japan | ||
| African Qualifier | 1 |  South Africa | ||
| Wild Card | 1 | Netherlands | ||
| Total | 16 | |||
For the team rosters see:Water polo at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads.
Argentina (7)
Australia (10) Belgium (7)
Brazil (9) France (11)
United Team of Germany (9) Hungary (14) Italy (12)
Japan (7) Netherlands (9)
Romania (7) South Africa (9)
Soviet Union (11) United Arab Republic (10)
United States (11) Yugoslavia (11)| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 6 |
| Romania | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 4 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 1 |
| United Arab Republic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 1 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 6 |
| United Team of Germany (EUA) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 4 |
| Argentina | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 1 |
| Brazil | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 1 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yugoslavia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 6 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 3 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 3 |
| Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 0 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 9 | +18 | 6 |
| United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 4 |
| France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 23 | −13 | 2 |
| Belgium | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 0 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 |
| Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| Romania | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 1 |
| United Team of Germany (EUA) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 1 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yugoslavia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 |
| Hungary | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 4 |
| United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 2 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 0 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 |
| Soviet Union | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 3 |
| Hungary | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 2 |
| Yugoslavia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 2 |
| Place[1] | Nation |
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| 1 | Italy (ITA) |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) |
| 3 | Hungary (HUN) |
| 4 | Yugoslavia (YUG) |
| 5 | Romania (ROU) |
| 6 | United Team of Germany (EUA) |
| 7 | United States (USA) |
| 8 | Netherlands (NED) |
| 9 | South Africa (RSA) |
| 10 | France (FRA) |
| 11 | Argentina (ARG) |
| 12 | Brazil (BRA) |
| 13 | United Arab Republic (UAR) |
| 14 | Japan (JPN) |
| 15 | Australia (AUS) |
| 16 | Belgium (BEL) |
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