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.
Medal winners Men 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 2025
Men's results Last updated after the 2021 Summer World University Games Team 1959 1961 1963 1965 1967 1970 1973 1977 1979198119831985198719911993199519971999200120032005 20072009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 1st 1st----7th 4th 3rd- 5th 2nd 3rd-- 1st8th6th4th---------- 2nd 3rd 1st 1st- 3rd5th 2nd 6th6th 8th8th7th - 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 1st - - 3rd 3rd-- 3rd 2nd4th 3rd7th5th 5th 5th 1st 3rd 3rd 8th 1st 2nd 1st4th- - - 4th5th-6th 5th5th11th-8th-8th----6th11th 7th - - - 5th--8th4th6th6th10th ----------- - - - 6th4th- 3rd-7th- 1st 4th 3rd4th 5th--12th-- - - - 7th - - - --- -- - - - - - - -- - - - - 2nd 2nd 2nd - 1st 1st 7th 2nd 4th 1st 1st 4th - - - - -6th -4th - - 9th - - - - - - - - - -7th4th7th 1st-- 13th12th10th 9th 6th 8th9th8th 10th9th-10th 5th- - - -8th---- - -- - - -------- - - - -- - -- -- 3rd - --- 12th 11th 10th - -- - - 13th10th15th8th- - - --5th-- - - - - - - - - - 13th -- - 14th - - - ---5th - - 10th -- - ---6th -- - - - ---9th - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---10th - 8th 12th -13th---12th10th - - - - ---- 2nd- 3rd6th 1st 2nd 2nd 4th5th 1st 1st 9th7th4th 8th- - - ---- -4th---------------- - - ---- -9th- -- - - - - - ---- -- 2nd 9th 5th 1st 3rd 3rd 2nd - -4th -5th - - - ---- --8th 8th 8th7th 12th - - 14th- - - ---- --- 11th 9th9th 6th 9th 10th11th11th 16th -8th13th 13th- - - ---- --- - 10th8th7th7th 6th 2nd 6th 12th - 9th - - - ---- --- - 14th-- - -14th-9th11th6th- - - ---- --- - 15th--11th- - - - - ---- --- - -11th------5th 1st 5th 7th- - - ---- --- - --11th 9th4th5th 3rd 3rd 11th 6th 3rd - - - ---- --- - ---10th11th- 15th - 12th12th- - - ---- --- - ----13th12th10th 12th10th 11th - - - ---- --- - ----14th8th5th - - - - ---- --- - -----7th - - - - ---- --- - ------4th 4th -7th 2nd9th - - ---- --- - ------5th7th6th14th 10th- - - ---- --- - ------9th11th- - - - ---- --- - --------13th - - - ---- --- - --------14th - - - ---- --- - ---------12th - - - ---- --- - ---------- 2nd - - -
Medal winners Women 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2025
Women's results Last updated after the 2021 Summer World University Games Team 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 1st 1st - 9th -7th 1st 2nd - 2nd 6th 2nd 1st - 3rd 3rd 1st 3rd4th 3rd - 4th 6th4th 2nd5th4th - 5th 5th5th 1st 6th5th 3rd 6th--10th-- - 7th 4th 3rd4th8th 2nd 2nd 8th -6th8th 3rd 6th 4th - 2nd 8th5th 1st 8th- - 7th --10th-- - 8th ---- - - 9th 7th7th7th9th - - - --8th-- - - --11th-- - - --12th-- - - ---10th- - - ----5th - - ----6th Number of teams 8 9 8 10 12 10 6
Medal table Last updated after the 2025 Summer World University Games Men
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References
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