| | Top level | Event type
Water Polo, Men – Match #1
| Date | 30 July 1948 — 9:45 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Wembley Arena, Wembley, London | |
| Referee | H. R. Walker |  GBR |
| Goal Judge | Rudolph Honikman |  RSA |
| Goal Judge | Gus Taylor | GBR |
| Number | Competitor | NOC | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Italy |  ITA | 9 | |
| – | Australia |  AUS | 0 |
Italy
| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | 337 | Pasquale Buonocore | 0 | |||
| Fullback | 338 | Emilio Bulgarelli | 0 | |||
| Forward | 340 | Aldo Ghira | 4 | |||
| Fullback | 341 | Mario Majoni | 0 | |||
| Halfback | 342 | Geminio Ognio | 3 | |||
| Forward | 343 | Gianfranco Pandolfini | 2 | |||
| Forward | 345 | Cesare Rubini | 0 | |||
| Team Totals | 9 | |||||
| Coach | Giuseppe Valle | |||||
Australia
| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 204 | Herman Doerner | 0 | |||
| Forward | 205 | Jack Ferguson | 0 | |||
| Forward | 238 | Arthur Burge | 0 | |||
| Goalkeeper | 240 | Ben Dalley | 0 | |||
| Halfback | 241 | Leon Ferguson | 0 | |||
| Fullback | 243 | Eric Johnston | 0 | |||
| Fullback | 244 | Jack King | 0 | |||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Coach | Herman Doerner | |||||
Goals
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Aldo Ghira | | ||
| – | Aldo Ghira | | ||
| – | Aldo Ghira | | ||
| – | Aldo Ghira | | ||
| – | Geminio Ognio | | ||
| – | Geminio Ognio | | ||
| – | Geminio Ognio | | ||
| – | Gianfranco Pandolfini | | ||
| – | Gianfranco Pandolfini | |