| | Top level | Event type
Water Polo, Men – Match #1
| Date | 28 November 1956 — 20:30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Olympic Park Swimming and Diving Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria | |
| Referee | Tomás Batallé |  ESP |
| Number | Competitor | NOC | Goals | Period 1 Score | Period 2 Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | United States |  USA | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
| – | Great Britain |  GBR | 3 | 3 | 0 |
United States
| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Bob Frojen | – | ||||
| – | Ken Hahn | – | ||||
| – | Bob Hughes | – | ||||
| – | Sam Kooistra | – | ||||
| – | Bill Ross | – | ||||
| – | Ronald Severa | – | ||||
| – | Wally Wolf | – | ||||
| Team Totals | 5 | |||||
| Coach | Neill Kohlhase | |||||
Great Britain
| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Jack Ferguson | – | ||||
| – | Arthur Grady | – | ||||
| – | Jack Jones | – | ||||
| – | Terry Miller | – | ||||
| – | Peter Pass | – | ||||
| – | Ron Turner | – | ||||
| – | Gerry Worsell | – | ||||
| Team Totals | 3 | |||||
| Coach | Edwin Wright | |||||
Goals
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | | ||
| – | – | | ||
| – | – | | ||
| – | – | | ||
| – | – | | ||
| – | – | | ||
| – | – | | ||
| – | – | |