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)	Italy (Men's) Greece (Women's)
Most titles	Serbia (included SFR Yugoslavia) (Men's) United States (Women's)

The FINA World Water Polo Championship is an international water polo tournament held every two years as part of the FINA World Aquatics Championships. The reigning champions are Italy in men's and Greece in women's competition.

Men's tournament

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	FR Yugoslavia
2001 Details	Fukuoka, Japan	Spain	FR 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

Medal table

Place	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Serbia	4	2	4	10
2	Italy	3	2	1	6
3	Hungary	2	6	1	9
4	Spain	2	3	1	6
5	Russia	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 Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro teams.

2.^ Russia is official successor of the Soviet Union team.

Participating nations

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

Women's tournament

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

Medal table

Place	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	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

Participating nations

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

See also

• FINA Water Polo World Cup
• FINA
• Water Polo

External links

• FINA Water Polo website