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Water Polo At The 1963 Summer Universiade
Water polo events were contested at the 1963 Summer Universiade in Porto Alegre, Brazil. References Universiade water polo medalists on HickokSports 1963 Summer Universiade 1963 in water polo, Universiade Water polo at the Summer Universiade, 1963 International water polo competitions hosted by Brazil, 1963 {{International-waterpolo-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo
Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the most goals at the end of the game wins the match. Each team is made up of six field players and one goalkeeper. Excluding the goalkeeper, players participate in both offensive and defensive roles. It is typically played in an all-deep pool where players cannot touch the bottom. A game consists mainly of the players swimming to move about the pool, treading water (mainly using the eggbeater kick), passing the ball, and shooting at the goal. Teamwork, tactical thinking and awareness are also highly important aspects. Water polo is a highly physical and demanding sport and has frequently been cited as one of the most difficult to play. Special equipment for water polo includes a water polo ball, a ball of varying colors which floats on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 Summer Universiade
The 1963 Summer Universiade, also known as the III Summer Universiade, took place in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Sports at the 1963 Summer Universiade * Athletics at the 1963 Summer Universiade, Athletics * Basketball at the 1963 Summer Universiade, Basketball * Diving at the 1963 Summer Universiade, Diving * Fencing at the 1963 Summer Universiade, Fencing * Gymnastics at the 1963 Summer Universiade, Gymnastics * Swimming at the 1963 Summer Universiade, Swimming * Tennis at the 1963 Summer Universiade, Tennis * Volleyball at the 1963 Summer Universiade, Volleyball * Water polo at the 1963 Summer Universiade, Water polo Medal table 1963 Summer Universiade, Summer Universiade, 1963 1963 in multi-sport events, U International sports competitions hosted by Brazil, U 1963 in Brazilian sport, Summer Universiade Multi-sport events in Brazil, Universiade Sports in Porto Alegre August 1963 sports events in South America September 1963 sports events in South America {{sport-event-stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre (, , Brazilian ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Its population of 1,488,252 inhabitants (2020) makes it the List of largest cities in Brazil, twelfth most populous city in the country and the center of Brazil's List of metropolitan areas in Brazil, fifth largest metropolitan area, with 4,405,760 inhabitants (2010). The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian state. Porto Alegre was founded in 1769 by Manuel Jorge Gomes de Sepúlveda, who used the pseudonym José Marcelino de Figueiredo to hide his identity; but the official date is 1772 with the act signed by Immigration to Brazil, immigrants from the Azores, Portugal. The city lies on the eastern bank of the Guaíba Lake, where five rivers converge to form the Lagoa dos Patos, a giant freshwater lagoon navigable by even the largest of ships. This five-river junction has become an important alluvial port as well as a chief industrial and commercial center ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 States of Brazil, states and the Federal District (Brazil), Federal District. It is the largest country to have Portuguese language, Portuguese as an List of territorial entities where Portuguese is an official language, official language and the only one in the Americas; one of the most Multiculturalism, multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass Immigration to Brazil, immigration from around the world; and the most populous Catholic Church by country, Roman Catholic-majority country. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a Coastline of Brazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 In Water Polo
Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove River, Sydney, Australia. * January 2 – Vietnam War – Battle of Ap Bac: The Viet Cong win their first major victory. * January 9 – A total penumbral lunar eclipse is visible in the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and is the 56th lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 114. Gamma has a value of −1.01282. It occurs on the night between Wednesday, January 9 and Thursday, January 10, 1963. * January 13 – 1963 Togolese coup d'état: A military coup in Togo results in the installation of coup leader Emmanuel Bodjollé as president. * January 17 – A last quarter moon occurs between the penumbral lunar eclipse and the annular solar eclipse, only 12 hours, 29 minutes after apogee. * January 19 – Soviet spy Ghe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo At The Summer Universiade
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 , , {{nowrap, {{wp, FR Yugoslavia , , {{wp, HUN , , {{wp, AUS , - , 1997 , , {{wp, ITA , , {{wp, HUN , , {{wp, AUS , - , 1999 , , {{wp, ESP , , {{wp, ITA , , {{wp, HUN , - , 2001 , , {{wp, ITA , , {{wp, RUS , , {{wp, HUN , - , 2003 , , {{wp, HUN , , {{nowrap, {{wp, SCG , , {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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