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 | ||||||||||
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| Teams | 7 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Preliminary round edit
Group A edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hungary
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 15 | +16 | 5 |
 Italy
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | +20 | 5 |
 Netherlands
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 2 |
 Ireland
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 52 | −52 | 0 |
| 28 August 18:00 |
Hungary
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6–3 | Netherlands
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| 28 August 22:15 |
Netherlands
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20–0 | Ireland
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| 29 August 08:00 |
Hungary
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23–0 | Ireland
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| 29 August | Italy
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W–L | Netherlands
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| 30 August | Netherlands
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16–0 | Ireland
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| 30 August | Hungary
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2–2 | Italy
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Group B edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Yugoslavia
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 4 |
 Germany
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 2 |
 Romania
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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
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5–3 | Romania
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| 29 August 21:15 |
Yugoslavia
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W–L | Romania
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| 30 August | Yugoslavia
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6–1 | Germany
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's | Yugoslavia (YUG)
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Hungary (HUN)
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Italy (ITA)
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References edit
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