| 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.
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Universiade
| 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 | |
The Basketball competitions in the 1967 Summer Universiade were held in Tokyo, Japan, from August 28 to September 3, 1967.
Football was the optional sport at the 1979 edition. Between 1985 and 2019, football was a recognized mandatory sport. The women's football competition began in the 1993 edition as optional event. Due the creation of the FISU University Football World Cup in 2019, the sport will no longer be part of the Summer World University Games program starting at that year. With this change, the number of mandatory sports will be kept at fifteen, since the place will be occupied by badminton which after five editions as an optional sport turned a compulsory sport.
The Basketball competition in the 1959 Summer Universiade was held in Torino, Italy. Only men's event was held.
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.
The Wrestling competition in the 1977 Summer Universiade were held in Sofia, Bulgaria. It was added as an optional sports by the host country, Bulgaria.
The Basketball competitions in the 2003 Summer Universiade were held in Daegu, South Korea.
Volleyball tournaments have been staged at the Universiade since 1959. The men's tournament was introduced at the 1959 Summer Universiade, while the women's tournament was introduced at the 1961 Summer Universiade. After not being included in 1975 and 1989.
The Speed skating events have been contested at the Universiade since 1968. The sport have a special status at the event, because the host cities are not expected to build a speed skating rink specifically for the Universiade. In years where the Winter Universiade doesn't take place, or doesn't include speed skating, the World University Speed Skating Championships are sometimes held instead.
The Basketball competitions in the 2001 Summer Universiade were held in Beijing, China.
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Amanda Longan is an American water polo goalkeeper and member of the United States women's national water polo team. She became world champion at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. She also participated at among others the 2017 Summer Universiade, 2017 FINA Women's Water Polo World League, 2018 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup, 2019 Pan American Games, and 2019 FINA Women's Water Polo World League. She was part of the gold medal winning US team in the women's water polo tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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