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Final results for the water polo tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
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This article contains lists of various statistics on the United States men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics. The lists are updated as of March 30, 2020.
This article contains lists of results of the United States men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics. The lists are updated as of March 30, 2020.
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