Water polo at the Summer Universiade
Events	2 (men: 1; women: 1)
Games
1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1970 1970 1973 1972 1975 1975 1977 1978 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2025

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.

Medal winners

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

Women

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

Medal table

Last updated after the 2021 Summer Universiade

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Hungary (HUN)	6	10	6	22
2	Italy (ITA)	5	6	7	18
3	United States (USA)	4	5	2	11
4	Soviet Union (URS)	4	4	0	8
5	Yugoslavia (YUG)	3	1	2	6
6	China (CHN)	3	1	0	4
7	Australia (AUS)	2	0	4	6
8	Serbia (SRB)	2	0	2	4
9	Russia (RUS)	1	4	4	9
10	Cuba (CUB)	1	2	2	5
11	Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)	1	1	0	2
12	Romania (ROU)	1	0	2	3
13	Japan (JPN)	1	0	1	2
14	Montenegro (MNE)	1	0	0	1
	Spain (ESP)	1	0	0	1
16	Canada (CAN)	0	1	0	1
	Croatia (CRO)	0	1	0	1
18	Brazil (BRA)	0	0	1	1
	Georgia (GEO)	0	0	1	1
	North Macedonia (MKD)	0	0	1	1
	Turkey (TUR)	0	0	1	1
Totals (21 entries)		36	36	36	108

References