Water polo at the 1908 Summer Olympics


At the 1908 Summer Olympics, a water polo tournament was contested.

Team rosters

Belgium

[file:Equipe belge water-polo 1908 fokuso.jpg|thumb|team Belgium]

Great Britain

Netherlands

Sweden

Results

Matches

First round

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.

Semi-finals

As Austria had withdrawn, Great Britain had a walkover to the final, with Belgium playing Sweden to determine their opponent.

Final

Great Britain's first and only match was against Belgium, who had already won two games in the tournament.

Ranking and statistics

PlaceTeamPlayedWinsLossesDrawsGoalsAgainstDiff.Points
1Great Britain|1908 Summer

Scoring

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.
PlaceNameNationGoals
1Fernand FeyaertsBelgium|1908 Summer