Water polo at the 1959 Summer Universiade

The water polo event was contested at the 1959 Summer Universiade in Turin, Italy. Seven teams competed in the event with Yugoslavia winning the gold medal after winning all three of their matches in the final group.

Water polo
at the I Summer Universiade
Teams7
Medalists
 Yugoslavia
 Hungary
 Italy

Preliminary Round

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Hungary 3 2 1 0 31 15 +16 5
 Italy 3 2 1 0 22 2 +20 5
 Netherlands 3 1 0 2 19 6 +13 2
 Ireland 3 0 0 3 0 52 −52 0
28 August
18:00
Hungary  63  Netherlands

28 August
22:15
Netherlands  200  Ireland

29 August
08:00
Hungary  230  Ireland

29 August Italy  WL  Netherlands

30 August Netherlands  160  Ireland

30 August Hungary  22  Italy

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Yugoslavia 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 4
 Germany 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 2
 Romania 2 0 0 2 3 5 −2 0
  • Note: Spain was also included in this group but had to withdraw from the competition.
28 August
11:00
Germany  53  Romania

29 August
21:15
Yugoslavia  WL  Romania

30 August Yugoslavia  61  Germany
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's  Yugoslavia (YUG)  Hungary (HUN)  Italy (ITA)
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gollark: Loosely speaking?
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