Water polo at the XVIII Summer Universiade | ||||||||||
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Water polo events were contested at the 1995 Summer Universiade in Fukuoka, Japan.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's | Yugoslavia (YUG) | Hungary (HUN) | Australia (AUS) |
The FISU World University Games, formerly the Universiade, is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The former name is a portmanteau of the words "University" and "Olympiad".
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