^Brazil were ejected from the competition after their players assaulted referee Bela Komjadi and other officials following the end of their match against Germany, resulting in the entire team being arrested. Their two matches were annulled.[4]
Participating nations
Each country was allowed to enter a team of 11 players and all were eligible for participation.
A total of 41(*) water polo players from five nations competed at the Los Angeles Games:
