| | Top level | Event type
Water Polo, Men – Match #1
| Date | 2 September 1960 — 15:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Piscina delle Rose, Roma | |
| Referee | Georgy Kharebov |  URS |
| Goal Judge | Tomás Batallé |  ESP |
| Goal Judge | Yevgeny Semyonov | URS |
| Number | Competitor | NOC | Goals | Period 1 Score | Period 2 Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Unified Team of Germany |  GER | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| – | United States |  USA | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Unified Team of Germany
| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | – | Hans Hoffmeister | 0 | |||
| Forward | – | Lajos Nagy | 2 | |||
| Forward | – | Friedhelm Osselmann | 0 | |||
| Fullback | – | Hans Schepers | 0 | |||
| Fullback | – | Achim Schneider | 2 | |||
| Forward | – | Dieter Seitz | 0 | |||
| Halfback | – | Bernd Strasser | 0 | |||
| Team Totals | 4 | |||||
| Coach | Hans Schulze | |||||
United States
| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fullback | – | Marvin Burns | 0 | |||
| Halfback | – | Ron Crawford | 0 | |||
| Goalkeeper | – | Bob Horn | 0 | |||
| Forward | – | Ronald Severa | 2 | |||
| Fullback | – | Fred Tisue | 0 | |||
| Forward | – | Ron Volmer | 1 | |||
| Forward | – | Wally Wolf | 0 | |||
| Team Totals | 3 | |||||
| Coach | Urho Eino Saari | |||||
Goals
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05:50 (1) | Achim Schneider | | 1-0 | |
| 04:38 (1) | Ronald Severa | | 1-1 | |
| 00:14 (1) | Lajos Nagy | | 2-1 | |
| 08:48 (2) | Ron Volmer | | 2-2 | |
| 06:25 (2) | Lajos Nagy | | 3-2 | |
| 03:02 (2) | Ronald Severa | | 3-3 | |
| 01:24 (2) | Achim Schneider | | 4-3 |
Missed Penalty Shots
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03:25 (2) | Friedhelm Osselmann | |
Exclusions
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:31 (1) | Achim Schneider | | ||
| 05:09 (2) | Achim Schneider | | ||
| 04:46 (2) | Fred Tisue | | ||
| 01:01 (2) | Wally Wolf | | ||
| 01:01 (2) | Dieter Seitz | |