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List of water polo world medalists

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This article contains lists of those nations that have won a water polo world medal, referring to any of the men's and women's tournament at the Olympic Games, men's and women's tournament at the FINA World Aquatics Championships, men's and women's FINA Water Polo World Cup, and men's and women's FINA Water Polo World League.

Men's water polo world medalists

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For the making of these lists, results from following world tournaments are consulted:

Governing
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Tournament Abbr. Edition Ref.
First Latest Next
FINA & IOC Men's water polo tournament at the Summer Olympics OG 1900 2020 2024 [1]: 5 
FINA Men's water polo tournament at the World Aquatics Championships WCH 1973 2019 2022 [1]: 15 
FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup WCp 1979 2018 TBD [1]: 25 
FINA Men's Water Polo World League WL 2002 2020 2022 [1]: 40 

Medals for the unofficial events are NOT counted. Medals earned by athletes from defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are NOT merged with the results achieved by their immediate successor states. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) does NOT combine medals of these nations or teams.[2]

1900–2001

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Legend
  •  Team  – Winning three or more gold medals in a row, excluding the FINA World League
  • Team – Defunct team
Tournament Host Gold Silver Bronze
1900 OG France
Paris, France

Great Britain

Belgium

France[a]
1904 OG United States
St. Louis, United States
Water polo was an unofficial sport
1908 OG United Kingdom
London, United Kingdom

Great Britain

Belgium

Sweden
1912 OG Sweden
Stockholm, Sweden

Great Britain

Sweden

Belgium
1920 OG Belgium
Antwerp, Belgium

Great Britain

Belgium

Sweden
1924 OG France
Paris, France

France

Belgium

United States
1928 OG Netherlands
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Germany

Hungary

France
1932 OG United States
Los Angeles, United States

Hungary

Germany

United States
1936 OG Germany
Berlin, Germany

Hungary

Germany

Belgium
1948 OG United Kingdom
London, United Kingdom

Italy

Hungary

Netherlands
1952 OG Finland
Helsinki, Finland

Hungary

Yugoslavia

Italy
1956 OG Australia
Melbourne, Australia

Hungary

Yugoslavia

Soviet Union
1960 OG Italy
Rome, Italy

Italy

Soviet Union

Hungary
1964 OG Japan
Tokyo, Japan

Hungary

Yugoslavia

Soviet Union
1968 OG Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico

Yugoslavia

Soviet Union

Hungary
1972 OG West Germany
Munich, West Germany

Soviet Union

Hungary

United States
1973 WCH Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Belgrade, Yugoslavia

Hungary

Soviet Union

Yugoslavia
1975 WCH Colombia
Cali, Colombia

Soviet Union

Hungary

Italy
1976 OG Canada
Montreal, Canada

Hungary

Italy

Netherlands
1978 WCH West Germany
West Berlin, West Germany

Italy

Hungary

Yugoslavia
1979 WCp Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Belgrade & Rijeka, Yugoslavia

Hungary

United States

Yugoslavia
1980 OG Soviet Union
Moscow, Soviet Union

Soviet Union

Yugoslavia

Hungary
1981 WCp United States
Long Beach, United States

Soviet Union

Yugoslavia

Cuba
1982 WCH Ecuador
Guayaquil, Ecuador

Soviet Union

Hungary

West Germany
1983 WCp United States
Malibu, United States

Soviet Union

West Germany

Italy
1984 OG United States
Los Angeles, United States

Yugoslavia

United States

West Germany
1985 WCp West Germany
Duisburg, West Germany

West Germany

United States

Spain
1986 WCH Spain
Madrid, Spain

Yugoslavia

Italy

Soviet Union
1987 WCp Greece
Thessaloniki, Greece

Yugoslavia

Soviet Union

West Germany
1988 OG South Korea
Seoul, South Korea

Yugoslavia

United States

Soviet Union
1989 WCp West Germany
West Berlin, West Germany

Yugoslavia

Italy

Hungary
1991 WCH Australia
Perth, Australia

Yugoslavia

Spain

Hungary
1991 WCp Spain
Barcelona, Spain

United States

Yugoslavia

Spain
1992 OG Spain
Barcelona, Spain

Italy

Spain
International Olympic Committee
Unified Team
[b]
1993 WCp Greece
Athens, Greece

Italy

Hungary

Australia
1994 WCH Italy
Rome, Italy

Italy

Spain

Russia
1995 WCp United States
Atlanta, United States

Hungary

Italy

Russia
1996 OG United States
Atlanta, United States

Spain

Croatia

Italy
1997 WCp Greece
Athens, Greece

United States

Greece

Hungary
1998 WCH Australia
Perth, Australia

Spain

Hungary

Yugoslavia
[c]
1999 WCp Australia
Sydney, Australia

Hungary

Italy

Spain
2000 OG Australia
Sydney, Australia

Hungary

Russia

Yugoslavia
[c]
2001 WCH Japan
Fukuoka, Japan

Spain

Yugoslavia
[c]

Russia

2002–present

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Legend
  •  Team  – Winning three or more gold medals in a row, excluding the FINA World League
  •  Team  – Winning five or more gold medals in a row, including the FINA World League
  • Team – Defunct team
Tournament Host Gold Silver Bronze Tournament Host Gold Silver Bronze
2002 WL Greece
Patras, Greece

Russia

Spain

Hungary
2002 WCp Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia

Russia

Hungary

Yugoslavia
[c]
2003 WL United States
New York, United States

Hungary

Italy

United States
2003 WCH Spain
Barcelona, Spain

Hungary

Italy

Serbia and Montenegro
2004 WL United States
Long Beach, United States

Hungary

Serbia and Montenegro

Greece
2004 OG Greece
Athens, Greece

Hungary

Serbia and Montenegro

Russia
2005 WL Serbia and Montenegro
Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro

Serbia and Montenegro

Hungary

Germany
2005 WCH Canada
Montreal, Canada

Serbia and Montenegro

Hungary

Greece
2006 WL Greece
Athens, Greece

Serbia and Montenegro

Spain

Greece
2006 WCp Hungary
Budapest, Hungary

Serbia and Montenegro

Hungary

Spain
2007 WL Germany
Berlin, Germany

Serbia

Hungary

Australia
2007 WCH Australia
Melbourne, Australia

Croatia

Hungary

Spain
2008 WL Italy
Genoa, Italy

Serbia

United States

Australia
2008 OG China
Beijing, China

Hungary

United States

Serbia
2009 WL Montenegro
Podgorica, Montenegro

Montenegro

Croatia

Serbia
2009 WCH Italy
Rome, Italy

Serbia

Spain

Croatia
2010 WL Serbia
Niš, Serbia

Serbia

Montenegro

Croatia
2010 WCp Romania
Oradea, Romania

Serbia

Croatia

Spain
2011 WL Italy
Florence, Italy

Serbia

Italy

Croatia
2011 WCH China
Shanghai, China

Italy

Serbia

Croatia
2012 WL Kazakhstan
Almaty, Kazakhstan

Croatia

Spain

Italy
2012 OG United Kingdom
London, United Kingdom

Croatia

Italy

Serbia
2013 WL Russia
Chelyabinsk, Russia

Serbia

Hungary

Montenegro
2013 WCH Spain
Barcelona, Spain

Hungary

Montenegro

Croatia
2014 WL United Arab Emirates
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Serbia

Hungary

Montenegro
2014 WCp Kazakhstan
Almaty, Kazakhstan

Serbia

Hungary

Croatia
2015 WL Italy
Bergamo, Italy

Serbia

Croatia

Brazil
2015 WCH Russia
Kazan, Russia

Serbia

Croatia

Greece
2016 WL China
Huizhou, China

Serbia

United States

Greece
2016 OG Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Serbia

Croatia

Italy
2017 WL Russia
Ruza, Russia

Serbia

Italy

Croatia
2017 WCH Hungary
Budapest, Hungary

Croatia

Hungary

Serbia
2018 WL Hungary
Budapest, Hungary

Montenegro

Hungary

Spain
2018 WCp Germany
Berlin, Germany

Hungary

Australia

Serbia
2019 WL Serbia
Belgrade, Serbia

Serbia

Croatia

Australia
2019 WCH South Korea
Gwangju, South Korea

Italy

Spain

Croatia
2020 WL Georgia (country)
Tbilisi, Georgia

Montenegro

United States

Greece
2020 OG Japan
Tokyo, Japan

Serbia

Greece

Hungary

Team statistics

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World medals by team

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Last updated: 9 August 2021 (after the 2020 Summer Olympics).

Legend
  • Team – Defunct team
Men's team OG WCH WCp WL
G S B G S B G S B G S B
 Australia (AUS) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3
 Belgium (BEL) 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Brazil (BRA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
 Croatia (CRO) 1 2 0 2 1 4 0 1 1 1 3 3
 Cuba (CUB) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
 France (FRA)[a] 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Germany (GER) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
 Great Britain (GBR) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Greece (GRE) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4
 Hungary (HUN) 9 3 4 3 7 1 4 4 2 2 5 1
 Italy (ITA) 3 2 3 4 2 1 1 3 1 0 3 1
 Montenegro (MNE) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 2
Men's team OG WCH WCp WL
G S B G S B G S B G S B
 Netherlands (NED) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Russia (RUS) 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0
 Serbia (SRB) 2 0 2 2 1 1 2 0 1 10 0 1
 Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0
 Soviet Union (URS) 2 2 3 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
 Spain (ESP) 1 1 0 2 4 1 0 0 5 0 3 1
 Sweden (SWE) 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Unified Team (EUN)[b] 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 United States (USA) 0 3 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 1
 West Germany (FRG) 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
 Yugoslavia (YUG) 3 4 0 2 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0
 Yugoslavia (FRY)[c] 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Totals (24 men's teams) 27 27 28 18 18 18 16 16 16 19 19 19

Medal table by team

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The following tables are pre-sorted by number of gold medals (in descending order), number of silver medals (in descending order), number of bronze medals (in descending order), name of the team (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 9 August 2021 (after the 2020 Summer Olympics).

Legend
  • Team – Defunct team
Medal table (excluding the FINA World League)
RankMen's teamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Hungary (HUN)1614737
2 Italy (ITA)87520
3 Yugoslavia (YUG)76316
4 Soviet Union (URS)64414
5 Serbia (SRB)61411
6 Great Britain (GBR)4004
7 Spain (ESP)35614
8 Croatia (CRO)34512
9 United States (USA)25310
10 Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)2114
11 Germany (GER)1203
12 Russia (RUS)1146
13 West Germany (FRG)1135
14 France (FRA)[a]1034
15 Belgium (BEL)0426
16 Greece (GRE)0224
17 Yugoslavia (FRY)[c]0134
18 Sweden (SWE)0123
19 Australia (AUS)0112
20 Montenegro (MNE)0101
21 Netherlands (NED)0022
22 Cuba (CUB)0011
 Unified Team (EUN)[b]0011
Totals (23 entries)616162184
Medal table (including the FINA World League)
RankMen's teamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Hungary (HUN)1819845
2 Serbia (SRB)161522
3 Italy (ITA)810624
4 Yugoslavia (YUG)76316
5 Soviet Union (URS)64414
6 Croatia (CRO)47819
7 Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)4217
8 Great Britain (GBR)4004
9 Spain (ESP)38718
10 Montenegro (MNE)3227
11 United States (USA)28414
12 Russia (RUS)2147
13 Germany (GER)1214
14 West Germany (FRG)1135
15 France (FRA)[a]1034
16 Belgium (BEL)0426
17 Greece (GRE)0268
18 Australia (AUS)0145
19 Yugoslavia (FRY)[c]0134
20 Sweden (SWE)0123
21 Netherlands (NED)0022
22 Brazil (BRA)0011
 Cuba (CUB)0011
 Unified Team (EUN)[b]0011
Totals (24 entries)808081241

National teams by decade

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The following tables are pre-sorted by decade (in ascending order), total number of medals (in descending order), number of gold medals (in descending order), number of silver medals (in descending order), three-letter country code (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 9 August 2021 (after the 2020 Summer Olympics).

Legend
  • Team – Defunct team
Men's national teams by decade (excluding the FINA World League)
Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1900s  GBR
2 G/0 S/0 B
Totals: 2
 BEL
0 G/2 S/0 B
Totals: 2
 FRA[a]
0 G/0 S/2 B
Totals: 2
 SWE
0 G/0 S/1 B
Totals: 1
1910s  GBR
1 G/0 S/0 B
Totals: 1
 SWE
0 G/1 S/0 B
Totals: 1
 BEL
0 G/0 S/1 B
Totals: 1
1920s  FRA
1 G/0 S/1 B
Totals: 2
 BEL
0 G/2 S/0 B
Totals: 2
 GBR
 GER
1 G/0 S/0 B
Totals: 1
 HUN
0 G/1 S/0 B
Totals: 1
 SWE
 USA
0 G/0 S/1 B
Totals: 1
1930s  HUN
2 G/0 S/0 B
Totals: 2
 GER
0 G/2 S/0 B
Totals: 2
 BEL
 USA
0 G/0 S/1 B
Totals: 1
1940s  ITA
1 G/0 S/0 B
Totals: 1
 HUN
0 G/1 S/0 B
Totals: 1
 NED
0 G/0 S/1 B
Totals: 1
1950s  HUN
2 G/0 S/0 B
Totals: 2
 YUG
0 G/2 S/0 B
Totals: 2
 ITA
 URS
0 G/0 S/1 B
Totals: 1
Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1960s  HUN
1 G/0 S/2 B
Totals: 3
 URS
0 G/2 S/1 B
Totals: 3
 YUG
1 G/1 S/0 B
Totals: 2
 ITA
1 G/0 S/0 B
Totals: 1
1970s  HUN
3 G/3 S/0 B
Totals: 6
 URS
2 G/1 S/0 B
Totals: 3
 ITA
1 G/1 S/1 B
Totals: 3
 YUG
0 G/0 S/3 B
Totals: 3
 USA
0 G/1 S/1 B
Totals: 2
 NED
0 G/0 S/1 B
Totals: 1
1980s  YUG
5 G/2 S/0 B
Totals: 7
 URS
4 G/1 S/2 B
Totals: 7
 FRG
1 G/1 S/3 B
Totals: 5
 USA
0 G/3 S/0 B
Totals: 3
 ITA
0 G/2 S/1 B
Totals: 3
 HUN
0 G/1 S/2 B
Totals: 3
 CUB
 ESP
0 G/0 S/1 B
Totals: 1
1990s  ESP
2 G/3 S/2 B
Totals: 7
 ITA
3 G/2 S/1 B
Totals: 6
 HUN
2 G/2 S/2 B
Totals: 6
 USA
2 G/0 S/0 B
Totals: 2
 YUG
1 G/1 S/0 B
Totals: 2
 RUS
0 G/0 S/2 B
Totals: 2
 CRO
 GRE
0 G/1 S/0 B
Totals: 1
 AUS
International Olympic Committee EUN[b]
 FRY[c]
0 G/0 S/1 B
Totals: 1
2000s  HUN
4 G/4 S/0 B
Totals: 8
 SCG
2 G/1 S/1 B
Totals: 4
 ESP
 RUS
1 G/1 S/2 B
Totals: 4
 FRY[c]
0 G/1 S/2 B
Totals: 3
 CRO
 SRB
1 G/0 S/1 B
Totals: 2
 ITA
 USA
0 G/1 S/0 B
Totals: 1
 GRE
0 G/0 S/1 B
Totals: 1
2010s  CRO
2 G/3 S/4 B
Totals: 9
 SRB
4 G/1 S/3 B
Totals: 8
 HUN
2 G/2 S/0 B
Totals: 4
 ITA
2 G/1 S/1 B
Totals: 4
 ESP
0 G/1 S/1 B
Totals: 2
 AUS
 MNE
0 G/1 S/0 B
Totals: 1
 GRE
0 G/0 S/1 B
Totals: 1
2020s  SRB
1 G/0 S/0 B
Totals: 1
 GRE
0 G/1 S/0 B
Totals: 1
 HUN
0 G/0 S/1 B
Totals: 1
Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Men's national teams by decade (including the FINA World League)
Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
2000s  HUN
6 G/6 S/1 B
Totals: 13
 SCG
4 G/2 S/1 B
Totals: 7
 ESP
1 G/3 S/2 B
Totals: 6
 SRB
3 G, 0 S/2 B
Totals: 5
 RUS
2 G/1 S/2 B
Totals: 5
 CRO
1 G/1 S/1 B
Totals: 3
 USA
0 G/2 S/1 B
Totals: 3
 FRY[c]
0 G/1 S/2 B
Totals: 3
 GRE
0 G/0 S/3 B
Totals: 3
 ITA
0 G/2 S/0 B
Totals: 2
 AUS
0 G/0 S/2 B
Totals: 2
 MNE
1 G/0 S/0 B
Totals: 1
 GER
0 G/0 S/1 B
Totals: 1
2010s  SRB
12 G/1 S/3 B
Totals: 16
 CRO
3 G/5 S/7 B
Totals: 15
 HUN
2 G/5 S/0 B
Totals: 7
 ITA
2 G/3 S/2 B
Totals: 7
 MNE
1 G/2 S/2 B
Totals: 5
 ESP
0 G/2 S/2 B
Totals: 4
 AUS
0 G/1 S/1 B
Totals: 2
 GRE
0 G/0 S/2 B
Totals: 2
 USA
0 G/1 S/0 B
Totals: 1
 BRA
0 G/0 S/1 B
Totals: 1
2020s  GRE
0 G/1 S/1 B
Totals: 2
 MNE
 SRB
1 G/0 S/0 B
Totals: 1
 USA
0 G/1 S/0 B
Totals: 1
 HUN
0 G/0 S/1 B
Totals: 1

Consecutive gold medals

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Last updated: 9 August 2021 (after the 2020 Summer Olympics).

Legend
  • Team – Defunct team
# Men's team Three or more consecutive gold medals (excluding the FINA World League)
1  Great Britain 1908 OG (1), 1912 OG (2), 1920 OG (3)
2  Soviet Union 1980 OG (1), 1981 WCp (2), 1982 WCH (3), 1983 WCp (4)
3  Yugoslavia 1986 WCH (1), 1987 WCp (2), 1988 OG (3), 1989 WCp (4), 1991 WCH (5)
4  Italy 1992 OG (1), 1993 WCp (2), 1994 WCH (3)
5  Serbia 2014 WCp (1), 2015 WCH (2), 2016 OG (3)
# Men's team Five or more consecutive gold medals (including the FINA World League)
1  Serbia 2014 WL (1), 2014 WCp (2), 2015 WL (3), 2015 WCH (4), 2016 WL (5), 2016 OG (6), 2017 WL (7)

Confederation statistics

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National teams by confederation

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Last updated: 9 August 2021 (after the 2020 Summer Olympics).

Legend
  • Team – Defunct team
Confederation Africa – CANA Americas – UANA Asia – AASF Europe – LEN Oceania – OSA
Men's team None  Brazil
 Cuba
 United States
None  Belgium
 Croatia
 France
 Germany
 Great Britain
 Greece
 Hungary
 Italy
 Montenegro
 Netherlands
 Russia
 Serbia
 Serbia and Montenegro
 Soviet Union
 Spain
 Sweden
International Olympic Committee Unified Team[b]
 West Germany
 Yugoslavia
 Yugoslavia[c]
 Australia
Totals
(24 teams)
0 teams 3 teams 0 teams 20 teams
(including 6 defunct teams)
1 team

Medal table by confederation

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The following tables are pre-sorted by number of gold medals (in descending order), number of silver medals (in descending order), number of bronze medals (in descending order), name of the confederation (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 9 August 2021 (after the 2020 Summer Olympics).

Medal table (excluding the FINA World League)
RankConfederationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Europe – LEN[a]595557171
2Americas – UANA25411
3Oceania – OSA0112
4Asia – AASF0000
Africa – CANA0000
Totals (5 entries)616162184
Medal table (including the FINA World League)
RankConfederationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Europe – LEN[a]787171220
2Americas – UANA28616
3Oceania – OSA0145
4Asia – AASF0000
Africa – CANA0000
Totals (5 entries)808081241

Women's water polo world medalists

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For the making of these lists, results from following world tournaments are consulted:

Governing
body
Tournament Abbr. Edition Ref.
First Latest Next
FINA & IOC Women's water polo tournament at the Summer Olympics OG 2000 2020 2024 [1]: 56 
FINA Women's water polo tournament at the World Aquatics Championships WCH 1986 2019 2022 [1]: 57 
FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup WCp 1979 2018 TBD [1]: 67 
FINA Women's Water Polo World League WL 2004 2020 2022 [1]: 78 

Medals for the unofficial events are NOT counted. Medals earned by athletes from defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are NOT merged with the results achieved by their immediate successor states. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) does NOT combine medals of these nations or teams.[2]

1979–2003

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Legend
  •  Team  – Winning three or more gold medals in a row, excluding the FINA World League
Tournament Host Gold Silver Bronze
1979 WCp United States
Merced, United States

United States

Netherlands

Australia
1980 WCp Netherlands
Breda, Netherlands

Netherlands

United States

Canada
1981 WCp Australia
Brisbane, Australia

Canada

Netherlands

Australia
1983 WCp Canada
Sainte-Foy, Canada

Netherlands

United States

Australia
1984 WCp United States
Irvine, United States

Australia

United States

Netherlands
1986 WCH Spain
Madrid, Spain

Australia

Netherlands

United States
1988 WCp New Zealand
Christchurch, New Zealand

Netherlands

Hungary

Canada
1989 WCp Netherlands
Eindhoven, Netherlands

Netherlands

United States

Hungary
1991 WCH Australia
Perth, Australia

Netherlands

Canada

United States
1991 WCp United States
Long Beach, United States

Netherlands

Australia

United States
1993 WCp Italy
Catania, Italy

Netherlands

Italy

Hungary
1994 WCH Italy
Rome, Italy

Hungary

Netherlands

Italy
1995 WCp Australia
Sydney, Australia

Australia

Netherlands

Hungary
1997 WCp France
Nancy, France

Netherlands

Russia

Australia
1998 WCH Australia
Perth, Australia

Italy

Netherlands

Australia
1999 WCp Canada
Winnipeg, Canada

Netherlands

Australia

Italy
2000 OG Australia
Sydney, Australia

Australia

United States

Russia
2001 WCH Japan
Fukuoka, Japan

Italy

Hungary

Canada
2002 WCp Australia
Perth, Australia

Hungary

United States

Canada
2003 WCH Spain
Barcelona, Spain

United States

Italy

Russia

2004–present

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Legend
  •  Team  – Winning three or more gold medals in a row, excluding the FINA World League
  •  Team  – Winning five or more gold medals in a row, including the FINA World League
Tournament Host Gold Silver Bronze Tournament Host Gold Silver Bronze
2004 WL United States
Long Beach, United States

United States

Hungary

Italy
2004 OG Greece
Athens, Greece

Italy

Greece

United States
2005 WL Russia
Kirishi, Russia

Greece

Russia

Australia
2005 WCH Canada
Montreal, Canada

Hungary

United States

Canada
2006 WL Italy
Cosenza, Italy

United States

Italy

Russia
2006 WCp China
Tianjin, China

Australia

Italy

Russia
2007 WL Canada
Montreal, Canada

United States

Australia

Greece
2007 WCH Australia
Melbourne, Australia

United States

Australia

Russia
2008 WL Spain
Santa Cruz, Spain

Russia

United States

Australia
2008 OG China
Beijing, China

Netherlands

United States

Australia
2009 WL Russia
Kirishi, Russia

United States

Canada

Australia
2009 WCH Italy
Rome, Italy

United States

Canada

Russia
2010 WL United States
La Jolla, United States

United States

Australia

Greece
2010 WCp New Zealand
Christchurch, New Zealand

United States

Australia

China
2011 WL China
Tianjin, China

United States

Italy

Australia
2011 WCH China
Shanghai, China

Greece

China

Russia
2012 WL China
Changshu, China

United States

Australia

Greece
2012 OG United Kingdom
London, United Kingdom

United States

Spain

Australia
2013 WL China
Beijing, China

China

Russia

United States
2013 WCH Spain
Barcelona, Spain

Spain

Australia

Hungary
2014 WL China
Kunshan, China

United States

Italy

Australia
2014 WCp Russia
Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia

United States

Australia

Spain
2015 WL China
Shanghai, China

United States

Australia

Netherlands
2015 WCH Russia
Kazan, Russia

United States

Netherlands

Italy
2016 WL China
Shanghai, China

United States

Spain

Australia
2016 OG Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

United States

Italy

Russia
2017 WL China
Shanghai, China

United States

Canada

Russia
2017 WCH Hungary
Budapest, Hungary

United States

Spain

Russia
2018 WL China
Kunshan, China

United States

Netherlands

Russia
2018 WCp Russia
Surgut, Russia

United States

Russia

Australia
2019 WL Hungary
Budapest, Hungary

United States

Italy

Russia
2019 WCH South Korea
Gwangju, South Korea

United States

Spain

Australia
2020 WL Greece
Athens, Greece

United States

Hungary

Russia
2020 OG Japan
Tokyo, Japan

United States

Spain

Hungary

Team statistics

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World medals by team

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Last updated: 9 August 2021 (after the 2020 Summer Olympics).

Women's team OG WCH WCp WL
G S B G S B G S B G S B
 Australia (AUS) 1 0 2 1 2 2 3 4 5 0 4 6
 Canada (CAN) 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 2 0
 China (CHN) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
 Greece (GRE) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
 Hungary (HUN) 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 0 2 0
 Italy (ITA) 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 2 1 0 4 1
 Netherlands (NED) 1 0 0 1 4 0 8 3 1 0 1 1
 Russia (RUS) 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 2 1 1 2 5
 Spain (ESP) 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
 United States (USA) 3 2 1 6 1 2 4 5 1 14 1 1
Totals (10 women's teams) 6 6 6 14 14 14 17 17 17 17 17 17

Medal table by team

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The following tables are pre-sorted by number of gold medals (in descending order), number of silver medals (in descending order), number of bronze medals (in descending order), name of the team (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 9 August 2021 (after the 2020 Summer Olympics).

Medal table (excluding the FINA World League)
RankWomen's teamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)138425
2 Netherlands (NED)107118
3 Australia (AUS)56920
4 Italy (ITA)34310
5 Hungary (HUN)32510
6 Spain (ESP)1416
7 Canada (CAN)1258
8 Greece (GRE)1102
9 Russia (RUS)02810
10 China (CHN)0112
Totals (10 entries)373737111
Medal table (including the FINA World League)
RankWomen's teamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)279541
2 Netherlands (NED)108220
3 Australia (AUS)5101530
4 Italy (ITA)38415
5 Hungary (HUN)34512
6 Greece (GRE)2136
7 Spain (ESP)1517
8 Russia (RUS)141318
9 Canada (CAN)14510
10 China (CHN)1113
Totals (10 entries)545454162

National teams by decade

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The following tables are pre-sorted by decade (in ascending order), total number of medals (in descending order), number of gold medals (in descending order), number of silver medals (in descending order), three-letter country code (in ascending order), respectively.Last updated: 9 August 2021 (after the 2020 Summer Olympics).

Women's national teams by decade (excluding the FINA World League)
Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1970s  USA
1 G/0 S/0 B
Totals: 1
 NED
0 G/1 S/0 B
Totals: 1
 AUS
0 G/0 S/1 B
Totals: 1
1980s  NED
4 G/2 S/1 B
Totals: 7
 USA
0 G/4 S/1 B
Totals: 5
 AUS
2 G/0 S/2 B
Totals: 4
 CAN
1 G/0 S/2 B
Totals: 3
 HUN
0 G/1 S/1 B
Totals: 2
1990s  NED
5 G/3 S/0 B
Totals: 8
 AUS
1 G/2 S/2 B
Totals: 5
 ITA
1 G/1 S/2 B
Totals: 4
 HUN
1 G/0 S/2 B
Totals: 3
 USA
0 G/0 S/2 B
Totals: 2
 CAN
 RUS
0 G/1 S/0 B
Totals: 1
2000s  USA
3 G/4 S/1 B
Totals: 8
 RUS
0 G/0 S/5 B
Totals: 5
 AUS
2 G/1 S/1 B
Totals: 4
 ITA
2 G/2 S/0 B
Totals: 4
 CAN
0 G/1 S/3 B
Totals: 4
 HUN
2 G/1 S/0 B
Totals: 3
 NED
1 G/0 S/0 B
Totals: 1
 GRE
0 G/1 S/0 B
Totals: 1
2010s  USA
8 G/0 S/0 B
Totals: 8
 AUS
0 G/3 S/3 B
Totals: 6
 ESP
1 G/3 S/1 B
Totals: 5
 RUS
0 G/1 S/3 B
Totals: 4
 CHN
 ITA
0 G/1 S/1 B
Totals: 2
 GRE
1 G/0 S/0 B
Totals: 1
 NED
0 G/1 S/0 B
Totals: 1
 HUN
0 G/0 S/1 B
Totals: 1
2020s  USA
1 G/0 S/0 B
Totals: 1
 ESP
0 G/1 S/0 B
Totals: 1
 HUN
0 G/0 S/1 B
Totals: 1
Women's national teams by decade (including the FINA World League)
Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
2000s  USA
7 G/5 S/1 B
Totals: 13
 AUS
2 G/2 S/4 B
Totals: 8
 RUS
1 G/1 S/6 B
Totals: 8
 ITA
2 G/3 S/1 B
Totals: 6
 CAN
0 G/2 S/3 B
Totals: 5
 HUN
2 G/2 S/0 B
Totals: 4
 GRE
1 G/1 S/1 B
Totals: 3
 NED
1 G/0 S/0 B
Totals: 1
2010s  USA
17 G/0 S/1 B
Totals: 18
 AUS
0 G/6 S/6 B
Totals: 12
 RUS
0 G/2 S/6 B
Totals: 8
 ESP
1 G/4 S/1 B
Totals: 6
 ITA
0 G/4 S/1 B
Totals: 5
 CHN
1 G/1 S/1 B
Totals: 3
 GRE
1 G/0 S/2 B
Totals: 3
 NED
0 G/2 S/1 B
Totals: 3
 CAN
0 G/1 S/0 B
Totals: 1
 HUN
0 G/0 S/1 B
Totals: 1
2020s  USA
2 G/0 S/0 B
Totals: 2
 HUN
0 G/1 S/1 B
Totals: 2
 ESP
0 G/1 S/0 B
Totals: 1
 RUS
0 G/0 S/1 B
Totals: 1

Consecutive gold medals

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Last updated: 9 August 2021 (after the 2020 Summer Olympics).

# Women's team Three or more consecutive gold medals (excluding the FINA World League)
1  Netherlands 1988 WCp (1), 1989 WCp (2), 1991 WCH (3), 1991 WCp (4), 1993 WCp (5)
2  United States 2014 WCp (1), 2015 WCH (2), 2016 OG (3), 2017 WCH (4), 2018 WCp (5), 2019 WCH (6), 2020 OG (7)
# Women's team Five or more consecutive gold medals (including the FINA World League)
1  United States 2009 WL (1), 2009 WCH (2), 2010 WL (3), 2010 WCp (4), 2011 WL (5)
2  United States 2014 WL (1), 2014 WCp (2), 2015 WL (3), 2015 WCH (4), 2016 WL (5), 2016 OG (6), 2017 WL (7), 2017 WCH (8), 2018 WL (9), 2018 WCp (10), 2019 WL (11), 2019 WCH (12), 2020 WL (13), 2020 OG (14)

Confederation statistics

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National teams by confederation

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Last updated: 9 August 2021 (after the 2020 Summer Olympics).

Confederation Africa – CANA Americas – UANA Asia – AASF Europe – LEN Oceania – OSA
Women's team None  Canada
 United States
 China  Greece
 Hungary
 Italy
 Netherlands
 Russia
 Spain
 Australia
Totals
(10 teams)
0 teams 2 teams 1 team 6 teams 1 team

Medal table by confederation

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The following tables are pre-sorted by number of gold medals (in descending order), number of silver medals (in descending order), number of bronze medals (in descending order), name of the confederation (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 9 August 2021 (after the 2020 Summer Olympics).

Medal table (excluding the FINA World League)
RankConfederationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Europe – LEN18201856
2Americas – UANA1410933
3Oceania – OSA56920
4Asia – AASF0112
5Africa – CANA0000
Totals (5 entries)373737111
Medal table (including the FINA World League)
RankConfederationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Americas – UANA28131051
2Europe – LEN20302878
3Oceania – OSA5101530
4Asia – AASF1113
5Africa – CANA0000
Totals (5 entries)545454162

Overall statistics

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Medal table by nation

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The following tables are pre-sorted by number of gold medals (in descending order), number of silver medals (in descending order), number of bronze medals (in descending order), name of the nation (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 9 August 2021 (after the 2020 Summer Olympics).

Legend
  • Nation – Nation that won medals in both the men's and women's tournaments
  • Nation – Defunct nation
Medal table (excluding the FINA World League)
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Hungary (HUN)19161247
2 United States (USA)1513735
3 Italy (ITA)1111830
4 Netherlands (NED)107320
5 Yugoslavia (YUG)76316
6 Soviet Union (URS)64414
7 Serbia (SRB)61411
8 Australia (AUS)571022
9 Spain (ESP)49720
10 Great Britain (GBR)4004
11 Croatia (CRO)34512
12 Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)2114
13 Russia (RUS)131216
14 Greece (GRE)1326
15 Canada (CAN)1258
16 Germany (GER)1203
17 West Germany (FRG)1135
18 France (FRA)[a]1034
19 Belgium (BEL)0426
20 Yugoslavia (FRY)[c]0134
21 Sweden (SWE)0123
22 China (CHN)0112
23 Montenegro (MNE)0101
24 Cuba (CUB)0011
 Unified Team (EUN)[b]0011
Totals (25 entries)989899295
Medal table (including the FINA World League)
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)2917955
2 Hungary (HUN)21231357
3 Serbia (SRB)161522
4 Italy (ITA)11181039
5 Netherlands (NED)108422
6 Yugoslavia (YUG)76316
7 Soviet Union (URS)64414
8 Australia (AUS)5111935
9 Spain (ESP)413825
10 Croatia (CRO)47819
11 Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)4217
12 Great Britain (GBR)4004
13 Russia (RUS)351725
14 Montenegro (MNE)3227
15 Greece (GRE)23914
16 Canada (CAN)14510
17 Germany (GER)1214
18 West Germany (FRG)1135
19 China (CHN)1113
20 France (FRA)[a]1034
21 Belgium (BEL)0426
22 Yugoslavia (FRY)[c]0134
23 Sweden (SWE)0123
24 Brazil (BRA)0011
 Cuba (CUB)0011
 Unified Team (EUN)[b]0011
Totals (26 entries)134134135403

National teams by confederation

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Last updated: 9 August 2021 (after the 2020 Summer Olympics).

Legend
  • Team – Defunct team
Confederation Africa – CANA Americas – UANA Asia – AASF Europe – LEN Oceania – OSA
Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women
Team  Brazil  China  Belgium  Australia  Australia
 Canada  Croatia
 Cuba  France
 United States  United States  Germany
 Great Britain
 Greece  Greece
 Hungary  Hungary
 Italy  Italy
 Montenegro
 Netherlands  Netherlands
 Russia  Russia
 Serbia
 Serbia and Montenegro
 Soviet Union
 Spain  Spain
 Sweden
International Olympic Committee Unified Team[b]
 West Germany
 Yugoslavia
 Yugoslavia[c]
Totals
(34 teams)
0 teams 0 teams 3 teams 2 teams 0 teams 1 team 20 teams 6 teams 1 team 1 team
0 teams 5 teams 1 team 26 teams 2 teams

Medal table by confederation

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The following tables are pre-sorted by number of gold medals (in descending order), number of silver medals (in descending order), number of bronze medals (in descending order), name of the confederation (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 9 August 2021 (after the 2020 Summer Olympics).

Medal table (excluding the FINA World League)
RankConfederationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Europe – LEN[a]777575227
2Americas – UANA16151344
3Oceania – OSA571022
4Asia – AASF0112
5Africa – CANA0000
Totals (5 entries)989899295
Medal table (including the FINA World League)
RankConfederationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Europe – LEN[a]9810199298
2Americas – UANA30211667
3Oceania – OSA5111935
4Asia – AASF1113
5Africa – CANA0000
Totals (5 entries)134134135403

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k France had four teams compete in 1900. Bronze medals were given to the losers of both semifinals; France took both bronze.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i In 1992, 12 of the 15 former Soviet Republics competed together as the Unified Team and marched under the Olympic Flag in the Barcelona Games.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n After the breakup of Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia men's national water polo team participated in two Olympic Games, two World Aquatics Championships, and three FINA World Cups. In 2003, after the country was renamed from FR Yugoslavia to Serbia and Montenegro, the team was also renamed to "Serbia and Montenegro men's national water polo team".

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 14, 25, 40, 48, 56, 57, 67, 78, 83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Olympic Results, Gold Medalists and Official Records". olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
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