Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships
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The FINA World Water Polo Championship is an international water polo tournament, currently held every two years as part of the FINA World Aquatics Championships. Currently the reigning champions are Italy in men's and Greece in women's competition.
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[edit] Men's tournament
[edit] History
| FINA MEN'S WORLD WATER POLO CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, West Germany |
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 |
 Montréal, 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 |
[edit] Medal table
| Place | Nation |  |
 |
 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Serbia1 |
4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | Italy |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  Hungary |
2 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Spain |
2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 |  Russia2 |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 |  Croatia |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Germany |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 |  Greece |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 | |
- 1.^ Serbia is official successor of the SFR/FR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro team.[1]
- 2.^ Russia is official successor of the Soviet Union team.[1]
[edit] Women's tournament
[edit] History
| FINA WOMEN'S WORLD WATER POLO CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Montréal, Canada |
Hungary |
United States |
Canada |
| 2007 Details |
Melbourne, Australia |
United States |
Australia |
Russia |
| 2009 Details |
Rome, Italy |
United States |
Canada |
Russia |
| 2011 Details |
Shangai, China |
Greece |
 China |
Russia |
[edit] Medal table
| Place | Nation | |
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Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Italy |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Hungary |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Netherlands |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Australia |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Greece |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Canada |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | China |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Russia |
0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Total | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
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