| Event: | Men's water polo |
| Games: | 1908 Summer |
| Dates: | July 15 (quarterfinal) July 20 (semifinal) July 22 (final) |
| Competitors: | 28 |
| Nations: | 4 |
| Longnames: | yes |
| Prev: | 1904 |
| Next: | 1912 |
At the 1908 Summer Olympics, a water polo tournament was contested.[1] [2]
| Position | Country | align=center bgcolor=gold | Gold | align=center bgcolor=silver | Silver | align=center bgcolor=cc9966 | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
See also: List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men).
See also: National team appearances in the men's Olympic water polo tournament.
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There was only one first round match, between Belgium and the Netherlands.
Great Britain, Sweden, and Austria had byes, but Austria withdrew after the draw.
| Belgium | 8 | - | 1 | Netherlands | ||
| Feyaerts 6, Donners, Pletinckx | (3 | - | 1) | K. Meijer |
As Austria had withdrawn, Great Britain had a walkover to the final, with Belgium playing Sweden to determine their opponent.
| Belgium | 8 | - | 4 | Sweden | ||
| Grégoire 3, Meyboom 2, Pletinckx 2, Feyaerts | (4 | - | 2) | Hanson 3, Andersson |
Great Britain's first and only match was against Belgium, who had already won two games in the tournament.
| Belgium | 2 | - | 9 | Great Britain | ||
| Feyaerts, Grégoire | (2 | - | 5) | Wilkinson 4, Forsyth 3, Radmilovic 2 |
See main article: List of men's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics.
| Place | Team | Played | Wins | Losses | Draws | Goals | Against | Diff. | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | + 7 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14 | + 4 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | - 4 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | - 7 | 0 |
11 players scored during the three games of the tournament, including 5 of Belgium's poloists. The Belgian captain's 8 goals led the field, and he also gained the distinctions of having scored in each of the three games as well as the single-game high goal count at 6.
| Place | Name | Nation | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | |||
| align=center rowspan=2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 4 | ||||
| align=center rowspan=3 | 4 | 3 | ||
| 3 | ||||
| 3 | ||||
| align=center rowspan=2 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2 | ||||
| align=center rowspan=3 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 1 | ||||
| 1 |