| Water polo at the Summer World University Games | |
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| Events | 2 (men: 1; women: 1) |
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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.
Last updated after the 2021 Summer World University Games
| Team |  1959 |  1961 |  1963 |  1965 |  1967 | 1970 |  1973 | 1977 |  1979 |  1981 |  1983 | 1985 |  1987 |  1991 |  1993 | 1995 | 1997 |  1999 |  2001 |  2003 |  2005 |  2007 |  2009 | 2011 |  2013 | 2015 |  2017 | 2019 | 2021 |
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 Yugoslavia | 1st | 1st | - | - | - | - | 7th | 4th | 3rd | - | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | - | - | 1st | 8th | 6th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hungary | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | - | 3rd | 5th | 2nd | 6th | 6th | 8th | 8th | 7th | 2nd | - | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | - | - | - | ||||||||
| Italy | 3rd | 3rd | - | - | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 7th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 8th | 1st | 2nd | - | - | - | ||||||||
 Netherlands | 4th | 5th | - | 6th | 5th | 5th | 11th | - | 8th | - | 8th | - | - | - | - | 6th | 11th | - | - | - | |||||||||
 West Germany | 5th | - | - | 8th | 4th | 6th | 6th | 10th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
 Romania | 6th | 4th | - | 3rd | - | 7th | - | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 5th | - | - | 12th | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||
 Ireland | 7th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||
| Soviet Union | - | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | - | 1st | 1st | 7th | 2nd | 4th | 1st | 1st | 4th | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | - | 6th | - | 4th | - | - | 9th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
| Japan | - | 7th | 4th | 7th | 1st | - | - | 13th | 12th | 10th | 9th | 6th | 8th | 9th | 8th | 10th | 9th | - | - | - | |||||||||
 Indonesia | - | 8th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Brazil | - | - | 3rd | - | - | - | - | 12th | 11th | 10th | - | - | - | - | - | 13th | 10th | 15th | - | - | - | ||||||||
 South Africa | - | - | 5th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
 Czechoslovakia | - | - | - | 5th | - | - | 10th | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6th | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||
 Austria | - | - | - | 9th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Great Britain | - | - | - | 10th | - | 8th | 12th | - | 13th | - | - | - | 12th | 10th | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||
| United States | - | - | - | - | 2nd | - | 3rd | 6th | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 5th | 1st | 1st | 9th | 7th | 4th | - | - | - | ||||||||
 Sweden | - | - | - | - | - | 4th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
 Belgium | - | - | - | - | - | 9th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
 Cuba | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2nd | 9th | 5th | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | - | - | 4th | - | 5th | - | - | - | ||||||||
| Mexico | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8th | 8th | 8th | 7th | 12th | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
| Canada | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11th | 9th | 9th | 6th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 11th | 16th | - | 8th | - | - | - | ||||||||
| China | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10th | 8th | 7th | 7th | 6th | 2nd | 6th | 12th | - | - | - | - | |||||||||
 Greece | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14th | - | - | - | - | 14th | - | 9th | - | - | - | ||||||||||
 Guatemala | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15th | - | - | 11th | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Spain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11th | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5th | 1st | - | - | - | ||||||||
 Australia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11th | 9th | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 11th | - | - | - | |||||||||
| South Korea | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10th | 11th | - | 15th | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||
 France | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13th | 12th | 10th | 12th | 10th | - | - | - | |||||||||
| Turkey | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14th | 8th | 5th | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||
| Germany | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7th | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||
| Russia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4th | 4th | - | 7th | - | - | - | ||||||||
 Kazakhstan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5th | 7th | 6th | 14th | - | - | - | ||||||||
 Slovakia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9th | 11th | - | - | - | - | |||||||||
 Poland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13th | - | - | - | |||||||||
 Moldova | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14th | - | - | - | |||||||||
 New Zealand | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12th | - | - | - |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 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 |
Last updated after the 2021 Summer World University Games
| Team | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 1st | 1st | - | 9th | - | 7th | 1st |
| Hungary | 2nd | - | 2nd | 6th | 2nd | 1st | - |
| Russia | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | - |
| Canada | 4th | 6th | 4th | 2nd | 5th | 4th | - |
| Australia | 5th | 5th | 5th | 1st | 6th | 5th | 3rd |
 Serbia | 6th | - | - | 10th | - | - | - |
| Italy | 7th | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 8th | 2nd | 2nd |
| Japan | 8th | - | 6th | 8th | 3rd | 6th | 4th |
| United States | - | 2nd | 8th | 5th | 1st | 8th | - |
| Great Britain | - | 7th | - | - | 10th | - | - |
| Mexico | - | 8th | - | - | - | - | - |
| France | - | 9th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 9th | - |
| Greece | - | - | - | - | 8th | - | - |
| New Zealand | - | - | - | - | 11th | - | - |
 Argentina | - | - | - | - | 12th | - | - |
| Czech Republic | - | - | - | - | - | 10th | - |
| South Africa | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5th |
 Singapore | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6th |
| Number of teams | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 6 |
Last updated after the 2021 Summer World University Games
| 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 | |
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The Basketball competitions in the 1961 Summer Universiade were held in Sofia, Bulgaria.
The Basketball competitions in the 1965 Summer Universiade were held in Budapest, Hungary.
The Basketball competitions in the 1970 Summer Universiade were held in Torino, Italy.
The Basketball competitions in the 1973 Summer Universiade were held in Moscow, Soviet Union.
The Basketball competitions in the 1979 Summer Universiade were held in Mexico City, Mexico.
The Basketball competitions in the 1981 Summer Universiade were held in Bucharest, Romania.
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The Basketball competitions in the 2003 Summer Universiade were held in Daegu, South Korea.
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