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| League | ICF FICK |
|---|---|
| Colors | Light blue |
| Division titles |  European Championship |
| Website | Federcanoa |
Italy men's national canoe polo team is the national team side of Italy at international canoe polo.
| | |
| League | ICF FICK |
|---|---|
| Colors | Light blue |
| Division titles | European Championship |
| Website | Federcanoa |
Italy men's national canoe polo team is the national team side of Italy at international canoe polo.
| Competition | |  |  | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championship | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| European Championship | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| World Games | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
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