| | Top level | Event type
Water Polo, Men – Match #3
| Date | 1 September 1960 — 22:30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto, Roma | |
| Referee | Andrea Costa |  ITA |
| Goal Judge | Jenő Brandi |  HUN |
| Goal Judge | Georgy Kharebov |  URS |
| Number | Competitor | NOC | Goals | Period 1 Score | Period 2 Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | United States |  USA | 7 | 3 | 4 | |
| – | Netherlands |  NED | 6 | 2 | 4 |
United States
| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fullback | – | Marvin Burns | 0 | |||
| Halfback | – | Ron Crawford | 2 | |||
| Goalkeeper | – | Bob Horn | 0 | |||
| Fullback | – | Ronald Severa | 0 | |||
| Forward | – | Fred Tisue | 3 | |||
| Forward | – | Ron Volmer | 1 | |||
| Forward | – | Wally Wolf | 1 | |||
| Team Totals | 7 | |||||
| Coach | Urho Eino Saari | |||||
Netherlands
| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | – | Ben Kniest | 0 | |||
| Fullback | – | Harry Lamme | 0 | |||
| Forward | – | Bram Leenards | 0 | |||
| Halfback | – | Harro Ran | 0 | |||
| Fullback | – | Fred van der Zwan | 3 | |||
| Forward | – | Fred van Dorp | 2 | |||
| Forward | – | Harry Vriend | 1 | |||
| Team Totals | 6 | |||||
| Coach | Frans Kuijper | |||||
Goals
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:18 (1) | Wally Wolf | | 1-0 | |
| 08:25 (1) | Fred van Dorp | | 1-1 | |
| 06:16 (1) | Fred Tisue | | 2-1 | |
| 02:20 (1) | Harry Vriend | | 2-2 | |
| 02:08 (1) | Fred Tisue | | 3-2 | |
| 08:17 (2) | Ron Crawford | | 4-2 | |
| 07:56 (2) | Fred van der Zwan | | 4-3 | penalty shot |
| 05:36 (2) | Fred Tisue | | 5-3 | |
| 05:25 (2) | Fred van der Zwan | | 5-4 | penalty shot |
| 05:00 (2) | Ron Crawford | | 6-4 | |
| 04:51 (2) | Fred van der Zwan | | 6-5 | |
| 03:25 (2) | Fred van Dorp | | 6-6 | |
| 02:39 (2) | Ron Volmer | | 7-6 |
Exclusions
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:34 (1) | Harry Lamme | | ||
| 08:40 (1) | Ron Crawford | | ||
| 04:18 (1) | Ron Crawford | | ||
| 06:07 (2) | Harry Vriend | | ||
| 03:40 (2) | Bram Leenards | | ||
| 03:40 (2) | Ronald Severa | | ||
| 02:31 (2) | Marvin Burns | |