Water polo events were contested at the 1999 Summer Universiade in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's | Spain (ESP) | Italy (ITA) | Hungary (HUN) |
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".
Attila Vári, nicknamed Doki, is a Hungarian water polo player, who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics.
Zoltán Szécsi is a Hungarian former water polo goalkeeper, who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics. He is one of ten male athletes who won three Olympic gold medals in water polo. He made his international debut for the men's national team in 1998. He currently lives in Eger.
Bulcsú Székely is a Hungarian water polo player who played on the gold medal squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
The 1999 Summer Universiade, also known as the XX Summer Universiade, took place in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
The 1997 Summer Universiade, also known as the XIX Summer Universiade, took place in the island of Sicily, Italy.
Gregory Vaitl Boyer is a former American water polo player who was a member of the United States men's national water polo team and won a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
Water polo events were contested at the 1997 Summer Universiade in the island of Sicily, Italy.
Water polo events were contested at the 1977 Summer Universiade in Sofia, Bulgaria.
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 events were contested at the 1993 Summer Universiade in Buffalo, New York, USA.
Water polo events were contested at the 1995 Summer Universiade in Fukuoka, Japan.
Water polo was contested at the 2013 Summer Universiade from July 5 to 17 in Kazan, Russia.
The men's tournament of water polo at the 2013 Summer Universiade was held from July 5 to 17 in Kazan, Russia.
Water polo was contested at the 2015 Summer Universiade from July 2 to 14 in Gwangju, South Korea. The top players qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Water polo was contested at the 2017 Summer Universiade from August 18 to 31 in Taipei, Taiwan.
Men's water polo at the 2017 Summer Universiade was held in Taipei, Taiwan, from 18 to 30 August 2017.
The water polo at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples has been played between 2 and 14 July. 20 water polo teams participated in the tournament.
Kaho Iwano is a Japanese water polo player. She was selected to the Japan women's national water polo team, for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Ukraine competed at the 1999 Summer Universiade in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, from 3 to 13 July 1999. Ukraine women's basketball team finished 4th, men's football team finished 11th, and women's volleyball team finished 13th. Ukraine did not compete in water polo.