Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships

Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships

Sport	Water Polo
Founded	1973
Continent	all (International)
Most recent champion(s)	Men  Serbia Women  United States
Most titles	Men  Serbia Women  United States

Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships is an international water polo tournament held every two years as part of the FINA World Aquatics Championships. The reigning champions are Serbia in men's^[1] and United States in women's competition.^[2]

Men's tournament

History

Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament
Year	Host	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1973 Details	Belgrade, Yugoslavia	Hungary	Soviet Union	Yugoslavia
1975 Details	Cali, Colombia	Soviet Union	Hungary	Italy
1978 Details	West Berlin	Italy	Hungary	Yugoslavia
1982 Details	Guayaquil, Ecuador	Soviet Union	Hungary	West Germany
1986 Details	Madrid, Spain	Yugoslavia	Italy	Soviet Union
1991 Details	Perth, Australia	Yugoslavia	Spain	Hungary
1994 Details	Rome, Italy	Italy	Spain	Russia
1998 Details	Perth, Australia	Spain	Hungary	Yugoslavia
2001 Details	Fukuoka, Japan	Spain	Yugoslavia	Russia
2003 Details	Barcelona, Spain	Hungary	Italy	Serbia and Montenegro
2005 Details	Montreal, Canada	Serbia and Montenegro	Hungary	Greece
2007 Details	Melbourne, Australia	Croatia	Hungary	Spain
2009 Details	Rome, Italy	Serbia	Spain	Croatia
2011 Details	Shanghai, China	Italy	Serbia	Croatia
2013 Details	Barcelona, Spain	Hungary	Montenegro	Croatia
2015 Details	Kazan, Russia	Serbia	Croatia	Greece
2017 Details	Budapest, Hungary
2019 Details	Gwangju, South Korea

Medal table

Place	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Yugoslavia  Serbia	5	2	4	11
2	Hungary	3	6	1	10
3	Italy	3	2	1	6
4	Spain	2	3	1	6
5	Soviet Union  Russia	2	1	3	6
6	Croatia	1	1	3	5
7	Montenegro	0	1	0	1
8	Greece	0	0	2	2
9	Germany	0	0	1	1
Total		16	16	16	48

Participating nations

Team	1973	1975	1978	1982	1986	1991	1994	1998	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	Years
Argentina																16th	1
Australia	14th	11th	9th	11th	10th	8th	10th	4th	10th	7th	10th	10th	10th	9th	8th	8th	16
Brazil					12th			12th	13th	13th			13th	14th		10th	7
Bulgaria	13th	12th	8th														3
Canada		14th	14th	14th	13th	13th	14th	13th	15th	14th	13th	12th	8th	10th	11th	9th	15
Colombia		16th															1
China				10th		14th				16th	16th	13th	12th	15th	14th	15th	9
Croatia	Part of Yugoslavia						4th	9th	8th	9th	4th	1st	3rd	3rd	3rd	2nd	10
Cuba	6th	4th	10th	5th	7th	11th	11th				12th						8
Egypt				15th		15th											2
France				13th	8th	12th											3
Germany	11th	6th	7th	3rd	6th	5th	9th		14th	11th	9th	8th	6th	8th	10th		14
Great Britain	15th																1
Greece	12th		12th	12th	11th	10th	7th	8th	6th	4th	3rd	6th			6th	3rd	13
Hungary	1st	2nd	2nd	2nd	9th	3rd	5th	2nd	5th	1st	2nd	2nd	5th	4th	1st	6th	16
Iran		15th						15th									2
Israel	16th		16th		15th												3
Italy	4th	3rd	1st	9th	2nd	6th	1st	5th	4th	2nd	8th	5th	11th	1st	4th	4th	16
Japan									16th	15th	14th	16th		11th		13th	6
Kazakhstan	Part of Soviet Union						12th	11th	12th				16th	13th	12th	11th	7
Macedonia	Part of Yugoslavia												14th				1
Mexico	9th	9th	15th														3
Montenegro	Part of Yugoslavia												9th	7th	2nd	5th	4
Netherlands	8th	7th	13th	4th	14th		8th		9th								7
New Zealand				16th		16th	16th	16th				15th			16th		6'
Romania	7th	5th	6th			9th	13th			12th	6th	11th	7th	12th	13th		11
Russia	Part of Soviet Union						3rd	6th	3rd	10th	7th	7th				14th	7
Serbia	Part of Yugoslavia							3rd	2nd	3rd	1st	4th	1st	2nd	7th	1st	9
Slovakia	Part of Czechoslovakia							10th	11th	8th							3
South Africa							15th	14th			15th	14th	15th	16th	15th	12th	8
Soviet Union	2nd	1st	4th	1st	3rd	7th											6
Spain	10th	10th	11th	8th	5th	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	5th	5th	3rd	2nd	5th	5th		15
United States	5th	8th	5th	6th	4th	4th	6th	7th	7th	6th	11th	9th	4th	6th	9th	7th	16
Yugoslavia	3rd	13th	3rd	7th	1st	1st											6
Total	16	16	16	16	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

Women's tournament

History

Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament
Year	Host	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1986 Details	Madrid, Spain	Australia	Netherlands	United States
1991 Details	Perth, Australia	Netherlands	Canada	United States
1994 Details	Rome, Italy	Hungary	Netherlands	Italy
1998 Details	Perth, Australia	Italy	Netherlands	Australia
2001 Details	Fukuoka, Japan	Italy	Hungary	Canada
2003 Details	Barcelona, Spain	United States	Italy	Russia
2005 Details	Montreal, Canada	Hungary	United States	Canada
2007 Details	Melbourne, Australia	United States	Australia	Russia
2009 Details	Rome, Italy	United States	Canada	Russia
2011 Details	Shanghai, China	Greece	China	Russia
2013 Details	Barcelona, Spain	Spain	Australia	Hungary
2015 Details	Kazan, Russia	United States	Netherlands	Italy
2017 Details	Budapest, Hungary
2019 Details	Gwangju, South Korea
2021 Details

Medal table

Place	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	4	1	2	7
2	Italy	2	1	2	5
3	Hungary	2	1	1	4
4	Netherlands	1	4	0	5
5	Australia	1	2	1	4
6	Greece	1	0	0	1
	Spain	1	0	0	1
8	Canada	0	2	2	4
9	China	0	1	0	1
10	Russia	0	0	4	4
Total		12	12	12	36

Participating nations

Team	1986	1991	1994	1998	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	Years
Australia	1st	5th	6th	3rd	5th	7th	6th	2nd	6th	5th	2nd	4th	12
Belgium	7th												1
Brazil		8th	11th	10th	10th	13th	13th	10th	13th	14th	14th	10th	11
Canada	4th	2nd	5th	6th	3rd	4th	3rd	6th	2nd	8th	8th	11th	12
China							16th	14th	11th	2nd	9th	5th	6
Cuba							9th	15th		10th			3
France		9th	9th			15th						14th	4
Germany	6th	6th	8th			10th	8th	11th	10th				7
Great Britain	9th					16th					13th		3
Greece				5th	7th	9th	5th	8th	4th	1st	6th	6th	9
Japan					11th	11th						15th	3
Hungary	5th	4th	1st	7th	2nd	5th	1st	4th	7th	9th	3rd	9th	12
Italy			3rd	1st	1st	2nd	7th	5th	9th	4th	10th	3rd	10
Kazakhstan			12th	12th	8th	12th		13th	14th	13th	11th	12th	9
Netherlands	2nd	1st	2nd	2nd	9th	6th	10th	9th	5th	7th	7th	2nd	12
New Zealand		7th	10th	11th	12th		12th	12th	12th	12th	12th	13th	10
Norway	8th												1
Puerto Rico								16th					1
Russia			7th	4th	6th	3rd	4th	3rd	3rd	3rd	4th	8th	10
South Africa									16th	15th	15th	16th	4
Spain				9th		8th	11th	7th	8th	11th	1st	7th	8
United States	3rd	3rd	4th	8th	4th	1st	2nd	1st	1st	6th	5th	1st	12
Uzbekistan							15th		15th	16th	16th		4
Venezuela						14th	14th						2
Total	9	9	12	12	12	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

See also

• FINA Water Polo World Cup
• FINA
• Water Polo

References

1. Serbia adds World title to World Cup and World League crowns
2. USA settles for world domination and all the trophies

External links

• FINA Water Polo website