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This page is part of the WikiProject on Water polo and is intended to focus on water polo-related articles that have been or could be listed as Wikipedia's "vital articles" in the WikiProject Vital Articles.
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Articles that have been listed as level 4 vital articles (1 article)
[edit]As of 29 January 2021, 1 water polo-related article has been listed as Wikipedia's level 4 vital article.
Basics (1 article)
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Title | Description | Current level and section | Quality | Importance |
Water polo | General topic | Level/4/Everyday life/Sports and recreation/Sports/Water sports | B | Top |
Articles that could be listed as level 4 vital articles (1 article)
[edit]As of 29 January 2021, 1 water polo-related article has been listed as Wikipedia's level 5 vital article, and could be listed as Wikipedia's level 4 vital article.
Water polo people (1 article)
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Title | Nationality | Description | Current level and section | Quality | Importance |
Dezső Gyarmati | ![]() |
The only athlete (man or woman) to win five Olympic medals in water polo (1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964); three-time Olympic champion (1952, 1956, 1964); one of the most successful water polo coaches in Olympic history; the only man to win Olympic gold in water polo as player and head coach in the last 100 years (1921–2021). member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame (1976). | Level/5/People/Sports figures/Other team sports/Water polo | C | High |
Articles that have been listed as level 5 vital articles (16 articles)
[edit]As of 29 January 2021, 16 water polo-related articles have been listed as Wikipedia's level 5 vital articles.
Water polo equipment (3 articles)
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Title | Description | Current level and section | Quality | Importance |
Water polo ball | Ball used in water polo | Level/5/Everyday life/Sports, games and recreation/Sports/Sports equipment | Start | High |
One-piece swimsuit | Swimsuit for female water polo players | Level/5/Everyday life/Clothing and fashion/Clothes/General | Start | High |
Swim briefs | Swimsuit for male water polo players | Level/5/Everyday life/Clothing and fashion/Clothes/General | Start | High |
History of water polo (1 article)
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Title | Description | Current level and section | Quality | Importance |
History of water polo | History of the game of water polo | Level/5/History/History by topic/History of games and sport | C | Top |
Water polo organizations (4 articles)
[edit]Governing authorities (1 article)
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Title | Description | Current level and section | Quality | Importance |
FINA | Highest governing body for administering international competitions in water polo | Level/5/Everyday life/Sports, games and recreation/Sports organizations/Governing authorities | Start | Top |
Water polo leagues (1 article)
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Title | Description | Current level and section | Quality | Importance |
FINA Water Polo World League | International water polo league for national teams | Level/5/Everyday life/Sports, games and recreation/Sports organizations/Sports leagues | C | High |
Water polo teams (2 articles)
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Title | Country | Description | Current level and section | Quality | Importance |
Hungary men's national water polo team | ![]() |
The most successful national water polo team at the Olympic Games (9 titles, 1932, 1936, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1976, 2000, 2004, 2008). | Level/5/Everyday life/Sports, games and recreation/Sports organizations/Sports teams/Water polo | C | High |
Pro Recco | ![]() |
The most successful professional water polo club in the LEN Champions League (8 titles, 1964–65, 1983–84, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2014–15). | Start | High |
Water polo people (8 articles)
[edit]Sports inventors and innovators (1 article)
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Title | Nationality | Description | Current level and section | Quality | Importance |
William Wilson | ![]() |
Sports journalist, swimming instructor, originator of the game of water polo; member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame (2003). | Level/5/People/Writers and journalists/Journalists/Sports journalists, commentators and sports announcers | Start | High |
Water polo coaches (2 articles)
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Title | Nationality | Description | Current level and section | Quality | Importance |
Adam Krikorian | ![]() |
The most successful women's water polo coach at the Olympic Games (2 titles, 2012, 2016) and the World Aquatics Championships (4 titles, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2019). | Level/5/People/Sports figures/Sports business-people, coaches, and referees/Water polo | Start | High |
Ratko Rudić | ![]() ![]() |
The most successful men's water polo coach at the Olympic Games (4 titles, 1984, 1998, 1992, 2012) and the World Aquatics Championships (3 titles, 1986, 1994, 2007); member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame (2007). | C | High |
Water polo players (5 articles)
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Title | Nationality | Description | Current level and section | Quality | Importance |
Manuel Estiarte | ![]() |
The only athlete (man or woman) to compete in water polo at six Olympics (1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000); Olympic champion (1996); world champion (1998); member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame (2007). | Level/5/People/Sports figures/Other team sports/Water polo | C | High |
Filip Filipović | ![]() ![]() |
The only water polo player (man or woman) to win six European Championship titles (2003, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018); Olympic champion (2016); two-time world champion (2009, 2015). | Start | High | |
Paul Radmilovic | ![]() |
One of the first two athletes to win three Olympic gold medals in water polo (1908, 1912, 1920); the first athlete to compete in water polo at five Olympics (1908, 1912, 1920, 1924, 1928); member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame (1967). | C | High | |
Brenda Villa | ![]() |
One of the only two female athletes to win four Olympic medals in water polo (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012); Olympic champion (2012); three-time world champion (2003, 2007, 2009); member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame (2018). | Start | High | |
Debbie Watson | ![]() |
The first female athlete to win gold in water polo both at the Olympics (2000) and at the World Championship (1986); the first women's water polo player to be inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame (2008). | Start | High |
Articles that could be listed as level 5 vital articles (10 articles)
[edit]As of 29 January 2021, 10 water polo-related articles could be listed as Wikipedia's level 5 vital articles.
Water polo equipment (1 article)
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Title | Description | Suggested level and section | Quality | Importance |
Water polo cap | Headgear used in water polo | Level/5/Everyday life/Sports, games and recreation/Sports/Sports equipment or Level/5/Everyday life/Clothing and fashion/Clothes/Outerwear | Start | High |
History of water polo (1 article)
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Title | Description | Suggested level and section | Quality | Importance |
Blood in the Water match | The most famous water polo match in Olympic history | Level/5/History/History by topic/History of games and sport or Level/5/History/20th century/Europe/Eastern Europe | C | High |
Water polo competitions (3 articles)
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Title | Description | Suggested level and section | Quality | Importance |
Water polo at the Summer Olympics | International water polo competitions for national teams | Level/5/Everyday life/Sports, games and recreation/Sports/International competitions/Olympic Games | B | High |
Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships | International water polo competitions for national teams | Level/5/Everyday life/Sports, games and recreation/Sports/Water sports | C | High |
European Water Polo Championship | European water polo competitions for national teams | C | High |
Water polo organizations (3 articles)
[edit]Governing authorities (1 article)
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Title | Description | Suggested level and section | Quality | Importance |
LEN | Governing body for administering European competition in water polo | Level/5/Everyday life/Sports, games and recreation/Sports organizations/Governing authorities | Start | High |
Water polo leagues (1 article)
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Title | Description | Suggested level and section | Quality | Importance |
LEN Champions League | Top-tier European professional water polo club competition with teams from different countries | Level/5/Everyday life/Sports, games and recreation/Sports organizations/Sports leagues | Start | High |
Water polo teams (1 article)
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United States women's national water polo team | ![]() |
The most successful women's national water polo team at the Olympic Games (2 titles, 2012, 2016) and the World Aquatics Championships (6 titles, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2019). | Level/5/Everyday life/Sports, games and recreation/Sports/Sports organizations/Sports teams/Water polo | C | High |
Water polo people (2 articles)
[edit]Water polo coaches (1 article)
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Dénes Kemény | ![]() |
The only water polo coach to lead a national water polo team to win three Olympic gold medals in a row (2000, 2004, 2008); member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame (2011). | Level/5/People/Sports figures/Sports business-people, coaches, and referees/Water polo | Stub | High |
Water polo players (1 article)
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Charles Sydney Smith | ![]() |
The first water polo goalkeeper to win three Olympic gold medals (1908, 1912, 1920); the first water polo player to be a flag bearer at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics (1912); the oldest Olympic medalist in water polo (41 years, 216 days); the oldest Olympic water polo player (45 years, 169 days); member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame (1981). | Level/5/People/Sports figures/Other team sports/Water polo | Stub | High |
Other articles
[edit]This category contains water polo-related articles that have been rated as "Top-importance" by the WikiProject on Water polo, and this category contains articles that have been rated as "High-importance".
See also
[edit]- Wikipedia:WikiProject Vital Articles
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4/People
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4/Everyday life
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/5
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/5/Everyday life/Sports, games and recreation
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/5/History
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/5/People/Sports figures
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/5/People/Writers and journalists