| | Top level | Event type
Water Polo, Men – Match #1
| Date | 2 September 1960 — 22:30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto, Roma | |
| Referee | Willem Goose |  NED |
| Goal Judge | Andrea Costa |  ITA |
| Goal Judge | I. Laşerov |  ROU |
| Number | Competitor | NOC | Goals | Period 1 Score | Period 2 Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Hungary |  HUN | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| – | Soviet Union |  URS | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Hungary
| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | – | Ottó Boros | 0 | |||
| Forward | – | Zoltán Dömötör | 2 | |||
| Forward | – | László Felkai | 1 | |||
| Halfback | – | Dezső Gyarmati | 0 | |||
| Fullback | – | István Hevesi | 0 | |||
| Forward | – | Tivadar Kanizsa | 0 | |||
| Fullback | – | Mihály Mayer | 0 | |||
| Team Totals | 3 | |||||
| Coach | Dezső Lemhényi | |||||
Soviet Union
| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fullback | – | Givi Chikvanaia | 2 | |||
| Goalkeeper | – | Leri Gogoladze | 0 | |||
| Forward | – | Yury Grigorovsky | 0 | |||
| Halfback | – | Anatoly Kartashov | 0 | |||
| Fullback | – | Vyacheslav Kurennoy | 0 | |||
| Forward | – | P'et're Mshvenieradze | 1 | |||
| Forward | – | Vladimir Semyonov | 0 | |||
| Team Totals | 3 | |||||
| Coach | Nikolay Malin | |||||
Goals
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07:12 (1) | Zoltán Dömötör | | 1-0 | penalty shot |
| 01:50 (1) | Givi Chikvanaia | | 1-1 | |
| 06:09 (2) | Givi Chikvanaia | | 1-2 | |
| 05:30 (2) | Zoltán Dömötör | | 2-2 | |
| 03:05 (2) | László Felkai | | 3-2 | |
| 00:48 (2) | P'et're Mshvenieradze | | 3-3 |
Exclusions
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03:29 (1) | Tivadar Kanizsa | | ||
| 07:28 (2) | László Felkai | | ||
| 06:47 (2) | Anatoly Kartashov | | ||
| 06:09 (2) | Dezső Gyarmati | | ||
| 05:56 (2) | Givi Chikvanaia | | ||
| 01:43 (2) | Givi Chikvanaia | | ||
| 01:43 (2) | Zoltán Dömötör | | ||
| 01:16 (2) | Vladimir Semyonov | | ||
| 01:16 (2) | István Hevesi | | ||
| 00:26 (2) | P'et're Mshvenieradze | |