Water polo at the Summer World University Games

Water polo has been part of the Universiade program since the first games, in 1959. A women's water polo tournament was introduced for the 2009 Summer Universiade. Water polo was not included in 1975 and 1989.

Water polo at the Summer World University Games
Events2 (men: 1; women: 1)
Games

Medal winners

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Men
Year Gold Silver Bronze
1959   Yugoslavia   Hungary   Italy
1961   Yugoslavia   Soviet Union   Hungary
1963   Hungary   Soviet Union   Brazil
1965   Hungary   Soviet Union   Romania
1967   Japan   United States   Italy
1970   Soviet Union   Italy   Hungary
1973   Soviet Union   Cuba   United States
1977   Romania   Hungary   Italy
1979   United States   Soviet Union   Yugoslavia
1981   Cuba   United States   Romania
1983   Soviet Union   United States   Cuba
1985   Soviet Union   Yugoslavia   Cuba
1987   Italy   Cuba   Yugoslavia
1991   United States   China   Italy
1993   United States   Hungary   Italy
1995   Yugoslavia   Hungary   Australia
1997   Italy   Hungary   Australia
1999   Spain   Italy   Hungary
2001   Italy   Russia   Hungary
2003   Hungary   Serbia and Montenegro   Australia
2005   Serbia and Montenegro   Hungary   Turkey
2007   Montenegro   Italy   Hungary
2009   Australia   Croatia   Serbia
2011   Serbia   Russia   North Macedonia
2013   Hungary   Russia   Serbia
2015   Hungary   Italy   United States
2017   Serbia   Russia   Italy
2019   Italy   United States   Hungary
2021   Italy   Hungary   Georgia

Men's results

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Last updated after the 2021 Summer World University Games

Team  
1959
 
1961
 
1963
 
1965
 
1967
 
1970
 
1973
 
1977
 
1979
 
1981
 
1983
 
1985
 
1987
 
1991
 
1993
 
1995
 
1997
 
1999
 
2001
 
2003
 
2005
 
2007
 
2009
 
2011
 
2013
 
2015
 
2017
  2019  
2021
  Yugoslavia 1st 1st - - - - 7th 4th 3rd - 5th 2nd 3rd - - 1st 8th 6th - - - - - - - - - - -
  Hungary 2nd 3rd 1st 1st - 3rd 5th 2nd 6th 6th 8th 8th 7th 2nd - 2nd 2nd 3rd - - -
  Italy 3rd 3rd - - 3rd 2nd 4th 3rd 7th 5th 5th 5th 1st 3rd 3rd 8th 1st 2nd - - -
  Netherlands 4th 5th - 6th 5th 5th 11th - 8th - 8th - - - - 6th 11th - - -
  West Germany 5th - - 8th 4th 6th 6th 10th - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  Romania 6th 4th - 3rd - 7th - 1st 4th 3rd 4th 5th - - 12th - - - - -
  Ireland 7th - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  Soviet Union - 2nd 2nd 2nd - 1st 1st 7th 2nd 4th 1st 1st 4th - - - -
  Bulgaria - 6th - 4th - - 9th - - - - - - - - -
  Japan - 7th 4th 7th 1st - - 13th 12th 10th 9th 6th 8th 9th 8th 10th 9th - - -
  Indonesia - 8th - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  Brazil - - 3rd - - - - 12th 11th 10th - - - - - 13th 10th 15th - - -
  South Africa - - 5th - - - - - - - - - - - 13th - - - - - - -
  Czechoslovakia - - - 5th - - 10th - - - - - - 6th - - - - -
  Austria - - - 9th - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  Great Britain - - - 10th - 8th 12th - 13th - - - 12th 10th - - - -
  United States - - - - 2nd - 3rd 6th 1st 2nd 2nd 4th 5th 1st 1st 9th 7th 4th - - -
  Sweden - - - - - 4th - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  Belgium - - - - - 9th - - - - - - - -
  Cuba - - - - - - 2nd 9th 5th 1st 3rd 3rd 2nd - - 4th - 5th - - -
  Mexico - - - - - - 8th 8th 8th 7th 12th - - - - -
  Canada - - - - - - - 11th 9th 9th 6th 9th 10th 11th 11th 16th - 8th - - -
  China - - - - - - - - 10th 8th 7th 7th 6th 2nd 6th 12th - - - -
  Greece - - - - - - - - 14th - - - - 14th - 9th - - -
  Guatemala - - - - - - - - 15th - - 11th - - - - -
  Spain - - - - - - - - - 11th - - - - - - 5th 1st - - -
  Australia - - - - - - - - - - 11th 9th 4th 5th 3rd 3rd 11th - - -
  South Korea - - - - - - - - - - - 10th 11th - 15th - - - -
  France - - - - - - - - - - - - 13th 12th 10th 12th 10th - - -
  Turkey - - - - - - - - - - - - 14th 8th 5th - - - -
  Germany - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7th - - - -
  Russia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4th 4th - 7th - - -
  Kazakhstan - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5th 7th 6th 14th - - -
  Slovakia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9th 11th - - - -
  Poland - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13th - - -
  Moldova - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14th - - -
  New Zealand - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12th - - -

Medal winners

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Woman's
Year Gold Silver Bronze
2009   China   Hungary   Russia
2011   China   United States   Russia
2013   Russia   Hungary   Italy
2015   Australia   Canada   Russia
2017   United States   Hungary   Japan
2019   Hungary   Italy   Russia
2021   China   Italy   Australia

Women's results

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Last updated after the 2021 Summer World University Games

Team  
2009
 
2011
 
2013
 
2015
 
2017
 
2019
 
2021
  China 1st 1st - 9th - 7th 1st
  Hungary 2nd - 2nd 6th 2nd 1st -
  Russia 3rd 3rd 1st 3rd 4th 3rd -
  Canada 4th 6th 4th 2nd 5th 4th -
  Australia 5th 5th 5th 1st 6th 5th 3rd
  Serbia 6th - - 10th - - -
  Italy 7th 4th 3rd 4th 8th 2nd 2nd
  Japan 8th - 6th 8th 3rd 6th 4th
  United States - 2nd 8th 5th 1st 8th -
  Great Britain - 7th - - 10th - -
  Mexico - 8th - - - - -
  France - 9th 7th 7th 7th 9th -
  Greece - - - - 8th - -
  New Zealand - - - - 11th - -
  Argentina - - - - 12th - -
  Czech Republic - - - - - 10th -
  South Africa - - - - - - 5th
  Singapore - - - - - - 6th
Number of teams 8 9 8 10 12 10 6

Medal table

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Last updated after the 2021 Summer World University Games

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Hungary (HUN)610622
2  Italy (ITA)56718
3  United States (USA)45211
4  Soviet Union (URS)4408
5  Yugoslavia (YUG)3126
6  China (CHN)3104
7  Australia (AUS)2046
8  Serbia (SRB)2024
9  Russia (RUS)1449
10  Cuba (CUB)1225
11  Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)1102
12  Romania (ROU)1023
13  Japan (JPN)1012
14  Montenegro (MNE)1001
  Spain (ESP)1001
16  Canada (CAN)0101
  Croatia (CRO)0101
18  Brazil (BRA)0011
  Georgia (GEO)0011
  North Macedonia (MKD)0011
  Turkey (TUR)0011
Totals (21 entries)363636108

References

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