Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships

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.^[1] The reigning champions are Spain in men's and the United States in women's competition.^[2]

Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships

Sport	Water polo
Founded	1973 (men) 1986 (women)
No. of teams	16 (finals)
Continent	International (FINA)
Most recent champion(s)	Spain (men)  United States (women)
Most titles	Italy (men; 4 titles)  United States (women; 7 titles)

Events

Event	1973	1975	1978	1982	1986	1991	1994	1998	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2022	Editions
Men's tournament	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	19
Women's tournament					X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	15
Total	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

Men's tournament

Results summary

Year^[1]	Host	Gold	Score	Silver	Bronze	Score	4th place
1973 Details	Belgrade, Yugoslavia	Hungary	Round-robin (5–4)	Soviet Union	Yugoslavia	Round-robin (4–5)	Italy
1975 Details	Cali, Colombia	Soviet Union	Round-robin (5–4)	Hungary	Italy	Round-robin (4–4)	Cuba
1978 Details	West Berlin, West Germany	Italy	Round-robin (4–4)	Hungary	Yugoslavia	Round-robin (6–4)	Soviet Union
1982 Details	Guayaquil, Ecuador	Soviet Union	Round-robin (7–7)	Hungary	West Germany	Round-robin (5–3)	Netherlands
1986 Details	Madrid, Spain	Yugoslavia	12–11 (4 OT)	Italy	Soviet Union	8–6 (2 OT)	United States
1991 Details	Perth, Australia	Yugoslavia	8–7	Spain	Hungary	13–12	United States
1994 Details	Rome, Italy	Italy	10–5	Spain	Russia	14–13 (OT)	Croatia
1998 Details	Perth, Australia	Spain	6–4	Hungary	FR Yugoslavia	9–5	Australia
2001 Details	Fukuoka, Japan	Spain	4–2	FR Yugoslavia	Russia	7–6	Italy
2003 Details	Barcelona, Spain	Hungary	11–9 (OT)	Italy	Serbia and Montenegro	5–3	Greece
2005 Details	Montreal, Canada	Serbia and Montenegro	8–7	Hungary	Greece	11–10 (OT)	Croatia
2007 Details	Melbourne, Australia	Croatia	9–8 (OT)	Hungary	Spain	9–9 (OT) (9–8 pen.)	Serbia
2009 Details	Rome, Italy	Serbia	7–7 (OT) (7–6 pen.)	Spain	Croatia	8–6	United States
2011 Details	Shanghai, China	Italy	8–7 (OT)	Serbia	Croatia	12–11	Hungary
2013 Details	Barcelona, Spain	Hungary	8–7	Montenegro	Croatia	10–8	Italy
2015 Details	Kazan, Russia	Serbia	11–4	Croatia	Greece	7–7 (4–2 pen.)	Italy
2017 Details	Budapest, Hungary	Croatia	8–6	Hungary	Serbia	11–8	Greece
2019 Details	Gwangju, South Korea	Italy	10–5	Spain	Croatia	10–7	Hungary
2022 Details	Budapest, Hungary	Spain	9–9 (6–5 pen.)	Italy	Greece	9–7	Croatia
2023 Details	Fukuoka, Japan
2024 Details	Doha, Qatar
2025 Details	Kallang, Singapore
2027 Details	Budapest, Hungary

Confederation statistics

Main article: List of World Aquatics Championships men's water polo tournament records and statistics § Confederation statistics

Best performances by tournament

This is a summary of the best performances of each confederation in each tournament.^[1]

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Legend

•  1^st  – Champions
•  2^nd  – Runners-up
•  3^rd  – Third place
•  4^th  – Fourth place
•  Q  – Qualified for forthcoming tournament

Confederation	1973	1975	1978	1982	1986	1991	1994	1998	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2022
Africa – CANA	—	—	—	15th	—	15th	15th	14th	—	—	15th	14th	15th	16th	15th	12th	16th	12th	12th
Americas – ASUA	5th	4th	5th	5th	4th	4th	6th	7th	7th	6th	11th	9th	4th	6th	9th	7th	12th	9th	6th
Asia – AASF	—	15th	—	10th	—	14th	12th	11th	12th	15th	14th	13th	12th	11th	12th	11th	10th	11th	9th
Europe – LEN	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st
Oceania – OSA	14th	11th	9th	11th	10th	8th	10th	4th	10th	7th	10th	10th	10th	9th	8th	8th	7th	6th	11th
Nations	16	16	16	16	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

Team statistics

Main article: List of World Aquatics Championships men's water polo tournament records and statistics § Team statistics

Participating teams

Note: Results of qualification tournaments are not included.

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Legend

•  1st  – Champions
•  2nd  – Runners-up
•  3rd  – Third place
•  4th  – Fourth place
•  Q  – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
•     – Hosts
• ^† – Defunct team

Africa – CANA (2 teams)
Men's team^[1]	1973	1975	1978	1982	1986	1991	1994	1998	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2022	2023	Years
Egypt				15th		15th															2
South Africa							15th	14th			15th	14th	15th	16th	15th	12th	16th	12th	12th		11
Americas – ASUA (7 teams)
Men's team^[1]	1973	1975	1978	1982	1986	1991	1994	1998	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2022	2023	Years
Argentina																16th					1
Brazil					12th			12th	13th	13th			13th	14th		10th	12th	13th	15th		10
Canada		14th	14th	14th	13th	13th	14th	13th	15th	14th	13th	12th	8th	10th	11th	9th	15th		16th		17
Colombia		16th																			1
Cuba	6th	4th	10th	5th	7th	11th	11th				12th										8
Mexico	9th	9th	15th																		3
United States	5th	8th	5th	6th	4th	4th	6th	7th	7th	6th	11th	9th	4th	6th	9th	7th	13th	9th	6th		19
Asia – AASF (5 teams)
Men's team^[1]	1973	1975	1978	1982	1986	1991	1994	1998	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2022	2023	Years
China				10th		14th				16th	16th	13th	12th	15th	14th	15th				q	10
Iran		15th						15th												q	3
Japan									16th	15th	14th	16th		11th		13th	10th	11th	9th	q	10
Kazakhstan	Part of Soviet Union						12th	11th	12th				16th	13th	12th	11th	11th	14th	14th	q	11
South Korea																		15th			1
Europe – LEN (22 teams)
Men's team^[1]	1973	1975	1978	1982	1986	1991	1994	1998	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2022	2023	Years
Bulgaria	13th	12th	8th																		3
Croatia	Part of Yugoslavia						4th	9th	8th	9th	4th	1st	3rd	3rd	3rd	2nd	1st	3rd	4th	q	14
France				13th	8th	12th											14th			q	5
Georgia	Part of Soviet Union																		10th	q	2
Germany	See West Germany					5th	9th		14th	11th	9th	8th	6th	8th	10th			8th	13th		11
Great Britain	15th																				1
Greece	12th		12th	12th	11th	10th	7th	8th	6th	4th	3rd	6th			6th	3rd	4th	7th	3rd	q	17
Hungary	1st	2nd	2nd	2nd	9th	3rd	5th	2nd	5th	1st	2nd	2nd	5th	4th	1st	6th	2nd	4th	7th	q	20
Israel	16th		16th		15th																3
Italy	4th	3rd	1st	9th	2nd	6th	1st	5th	4th	2nd	8th	5th	11th	1st	4th	4th	6th	1st	2nd	q	20
North Macedonia	Part of Yugoslavia												14th								1
Men's team	1973	1975	1978	1982	1986	1991	1994	1998	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2022	2023	Years
Montenegro	Part of Yugoslavia						Part of FRY / SCG						9th	7th	2nd	5th	5th	10th	8th	q	8
Netherlands	8th	7th	13th	4th	14th		8th		9th												7
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	8th		DQ		8
Serbia	Part of Yugoslavia						Part of FRY / SCG					4th	1st	2nd	7th	1st	3rd	5th	5th		8
Serbia and Montenegro^†^[a]	Part of Yugoslavia							3rd	2nd	3rd	1st	Defunct									4
Slovakia	Part of Czechoslovakia							10th	11th	8th											3
Soviet Union^†	2nd	1st	4th	1st	3rd	7th	Defunct														6
Spain	10th	10th	11th	8th	5th	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	5th	5th	3rd	2nd	5th	5th		9th	2nd	1st	q	19
West Germany^†	11th	6th	7th	3rd	6th	See Germany															5
Yugoslavia^†	3rd	13th	3rd	7th	1st	1st	Defunct														6
Oceania – OSA (2 teams)
Men's team^[1]	1973	1975	1978	1982	1986	1991	1994	1998	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2022	2023	Years
Australia	14th	11th	9th	11th	10th	8th	10th	4th	10th	7th	10th	10th	10th	9th	8th	8th	7th	6th	11th		19
New Zealand				16th		16th	16th	16th				15th			16th			16th			7
Total teams	16	16	16	16	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

Finishes in the top four

The following table is pre-sorted by total finishes in the top four (in descending order), 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.

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Legend

• ^* – Host team
• ^† – Defunct team

Rk	Men's team^[1]	Total	Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place	First	Last
1	Hungary	13	3 (1973, 2003, 2013)	7 (1975, 1978, 1982, 1998, 2005, 2007, 2017^*)	1 (1991)	2 (2011, 2019)	1973	2019
2	Italy	12	4 (1978, 1994^*, 2011, 2019)	3 (1986, 2003, 2022)	1 (1975)	4 (1973, 2001, 2013, 2015)	1973	2022
3	Croatia	10	2 (2007, 2017)	1 (2015)	4 (2009, 2011, 2013, 2019)	3 (1994, 2005, 2022)	1994	2022
4	Spain	8	3 (1998, 2001, 2022)	4 (1991, 1994, 2009, 2019)	1 (2007)		1991	2022
5	Serbia	5	2 (2009, 2015)	1 (2011)	1 (2017)	1 (2007)	2007	2017
	Soviet Union^†		2 (1975, 1982)	1 (1973)	1 (1986)	1 (1978)	1973	1986
7	Greece	5			3 (2005, 2015, 2022)	2 (2003, 2017)	2003	2022
8	Yugoslavia^†	4	2 (1986, 1991)		2 (1973^*, 1978)		1973	1991
9	FR Yugoslavia^†^[a] /   Serbia and Montenegro^†	4	1 (2005)	1 (2001)	2 (1998, 2003)		1998	2005
10	United States	3				3 (1986, 1991, 2009)	1986	2009
11	Russia	2			2 (1994, 2001)		1994	2001
12	Montenegro	1		1 (2013)			2013	2013
13	West Germany^†	1			1 (1982)		1982	1982
14	Australia	1				1 (1998^*)	1998	1998
	Cuba					1 (1975)	1975	1975
	Netherlands					1 (1982)	1982	1982
Rk	Men's team	Total	Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place	First	Last

Medal table

The following table is 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.

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Legend

• ^† – Defunct team

Rank	Men's team	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Italy	4	3	1	8
2	Hungary	3	7	1	11
3	Spain	3	4	1	8
4	Croatia	2	1	4	7
5	Serbia	2	1	1	4
	Soviet Union^†	2	1	1	4
7	Yugoslavia^†	2	0	2	4
8	FR Yugoslavia^†^[a] /   Serbia and Montenegro^†	1	1	2	4
9	Montenegro	0	1	0	1
10	Greece	0	0	3	3
11	Russia	0	0	2	2
12	West Germany^†	0	0	1	1
Totals (12 entries)		19	19	19	57

Champions (results and squads)

Main article: List of world champions in men's water polo

The following table shows results of world champions in men's water polo by tournament.

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Legend

•  6  – Winning 6 matches during the tournament
•  4  – Drawing 4 matches during the tournament
•  2  – Losing 2 matches during the tournament
•  100.0%  – Winning all matches during the tournament
•  team  – Winning streak (winning three or more world championships in a row)
•     – Host team
• ^† – Defunct team

Abbreviation

• MP – Matches played
• W – Won
• D – Drawn
• L – Lost
• GF – Goals for
• GA – Goals against
• GD – Goals difference
• GF/MP – Goals for per match
• GA/MP – Goals against per match
• GD/MP – Goals difference per match

Results of champions by tournament

#	Men's tournament	Champion	MP	W	D	L	Win %	GF	GA	GD	GF/MP	GA/MP	GD/MP
1	Belgrade 1973	Hungary (1st title)	8	7	1	0	87.5%	58	24	34	7.250	3.000	4.250
2	Cali 1975	Soviet Union^† (1st title)	8	6	2	0	75.0%	49	26	23	6.125	3.250	2.875
3	West Berlin 1978	Italy (1st title)	8	5	3	0	62.5%	41	31	10	5.125	3.875	1.250
4	Guayaquil 1982	Soviet Union^† (2nd title)	7	6	1	0	85.7%	68	41	27	9.714	5.857	3.857
5	Madrid 1986	Yugoslavia^† (1st title)	6	5	1	0	83.3%	61	43	18	10.167	7.167	3.000
6	Perth 1991	Yugoslavia^† (2nd title)	7	6	0	1	85.7%	81	46	35	11.571	6.571	5.000
7	Rome 1994	Italy (2nd title)	7	7	0	0	100.0%	65	39	26	9.286	5.571	3.714
8	Perth 1998	Spain (1st title)	8	8	0	0	100.0%	65	35	30	8.125	4.375	3.750
9	Fukuoka 2001	Spain (2nd title)	8	8	0	0	100.0%	63	27	36	7.875	3.375	4.500
10	Barcelona 2003	Hungary (2nd title)	6	5	1	0	83.3%	62	37	25	10.333	6.167	4.167
11	Montreal 2005	Serbia and Montenegro^† (1st title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%	69	29	40	11.500	4.833	6.667
12	Melbourne 2007	Croatia (1st title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%	65	40	25	10.833	6.667	4.167
13	Rome 2009	Serbia (1st title)	7	5	1	1	71.4%	80	60	20	11.429	8.571	2.857
14	Shanghai 2011	Italy (3rd title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%	59	33	26	9.833	5.500	4.333
15	Barcelona 2013	Hungary (3rd title)	7	5	1	1	71.4%	76	54	22	10.857	7.714	3.143
16	Kazan 2015	Serbia (2nd title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%	73	43	30	12.167	7.167	5.000
17	Budapest 2017	Croatia (2nd title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%	70	47	23	11.667	7.833	3.833
18	Gwangju 2019	Italy (4th title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%	60	40	20	10.000	6.667	3.333
19	Budapest 2022	Spain (3rd title)	5	5	0	0	100.0%	74	39	35	14.800	7.800	7.000
#	Men's tournament	Total	128	114	11	3	89.1%	1239	734	505	9.680	5.734	3.945
		Champion	MP	W	D	L	Win %	GF	GA	GD	GF/MP	GA/MP	GD/MP

Sources:

• Official Reports (FINA) (PDF): "World Championship" (p. 15);
• Todor66: "Men's Water Polo World Championship".

The following table shows men's teams that won all matches during the tournament.

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Winning all matches during the tournament

#	Year	Champion	MP	W	D	L	Win %
1	1994	Italy (2nd title)	7	7	0	0	100.0%
2	1998	Spain (1st title)	8	8	0	0	100.0%
3	2001	Spain (2nd title)	8	8	0	0	100.0%
4	2005	Serbia and Montenegro^† (1st title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%
5	2007	Croatia (1st title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%
6	2011	Italy (3rd title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%
7	2015	Serbia (2nd title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%
8	2017	Croatia (2nd title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%
9	2019	Italy (4th title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%
10	2022	Spain (3rd title)	5	5	0	0	100.0%
#	Year	Champion	MP	W	D	L	Win %

The following tables show records of goals for per match.

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Top 5 most goals for per match Rk Year Champion MP GF GF/MP 1 2022   Spain (3rd title) 5 74 14.800 2 2015   Serbia (2nd title) 6 73 12.167 3 2017   Croatia (2nd title) 6 70 11.667 4 1991   Yugoslavia^† (2nd title) 7 81 11.571 5 2005   Serbia and Montenegro^† (1st title) 6 69 11.500

Top 5 fewest goals for per match Rk Year Champion MP GF GF/MP 1 1978   Italy (1st title) 8 41 5.125 2 1975   Soviet Union^† (1st title) 8 49 6.125 3 1973   Hungary (1st title) 8 58 7.250 4 2001   Spain (2nd title) 8 63 7.875 5 1998   Spain (1st title) 8 65 8.125

Historical progression of records – goals for per match

Goals for per match	Achievement	Year	Champion	Date of winning gold	Duration of record
7.250	Set record	1973	Hungary (1st title)	9 September 1973	8 years, 332 days
9.714	Broke record	1982	Soviet Union^† (2nd title)	7 August 1982	4 years, 15 days
10.167	Broke record	1986	Yugoslavia^† (1st title)	22 August 1986	4 years, 144 days
11.571	Broke record	1991	Yugoslavia^† (2nd title)	13 January 1991	24 years, 207 days
12.167	Broke record	2015	Serbia (2nd title)	8 August 2015	6 years, 329 days
14.800	Broke record	2022	Spain (3rd title)	3 July 2022	259 days

The following tables show records of goals against per match.

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Top 5 most goals against per match Rk Year Champion MP GA GA/MP 1 2009   Serbia (1st title) 7 60 8.571 2 2017   Croatia (2nd title) 6 47 7.833 3 2022   Spain (3rd title) 5 39 7.800 4 2013   Hungary (3rd title) 7 54 7.714 5 1986   Yugoslavia^† (1st title) 6 43 7.167 2015   Serbia (2nd title) 6 43 7.167

Top 5 fewest goals against per match Rk Year Champion MP GA GA/MP 1 1973   Hungary (1st title) 8 24 3.000 2 1975   Soviet Union^† (1st title) 8 26 3.250 3 2001   Spain (2nd title) 8 27 3.375 4 1978   Italy (1st title) 8 31 3.875 5 1998   Spain (1st title) 8 35 4.375

The following tables show records of goals difference per match.

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Top 5 most goals difference per match Rk Year Champion MP GD GD/MP 1 2022   Spain (3rd title) 5 35 7.000 2 2005   Serbia and Montenegro^† (1st title) 6 40 6.667 3 1991   Yugoslavia^† (2nd title) 7 35 5.000 2015   Serbia (2nd title) 6 30 5.000 5 2001   Spain (2nd title) 8 36 4.500

Top 5 fewest goals difference per match Rk Year Champion MP GD GD/MP 1 1978   Italy (1st title) 8 10 1.250 2 2009   Serbia (1st title) 7 20 2.857 3 1975   Soviet Union^† (1st title) 8 23 2.875 4 1986   Yugoslavia^† (1st title) 6 18 3.000 5 2013   Hungary (3rd title) 7 22 3.143

Player statistics

Main article: List of World Aquatics Championships men's water polo tournament records and statistics § Player statistics

(C)	Captain	Apps	Appearances	Ref	Reference	Rk	Rank
L/R	Handedness	Pos	Playing position	FP	Field player	GK	Goalkeeper

Multiple gold medalists

Main articles: List of world champions in men's water polo and List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo

The following table is pre-sorted by number of gold medals (in descending order), number of silver medals (in descending order), number of bronze medals (in descending order), date of receiving the last gold medal (in ascending order), date of receiving the first gold medal (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

Serbian player Slobodan Nikić is the first and only male athlete to win three gold medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships.^[3]

There are twenty-eight male athletes who won two gold medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships.

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Legend

•     – Hosts

Male athletes who won three or more gold medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships

Rk	Player	Birth	Height	Men's team	Pos	Water polo tournament							Period (age of first/last)	Medals				Ref
														G	S	B	T
1	Slobodan Nikić	1983	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	Serbia and Montenegro	FP	2003	2005	Does not appear	Does not appear	Does not appear	Does not appear	Does not appear	12 years (20/32)	3	1	1	5	^[3]
				Serbia		Does not appear	Does not appear	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015

Multiple medalists

Main article: List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo

The following table is pre-sorted by total number of medals (in descending order), number of gold medals (in descending order), number of silver medals (in descending order), date of receiving the last medal (in ascending order), date of receiving the first medal (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

Five male athletes won five or more medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships. Aside from Serbian water polo player Slobodan Nikić who won five medals,^[3] all were members of the Croatia men's national water polo team. Andro Bušlje is the first and only athlete (man or woman) to win seven medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships (two gold, one silver and four bronze).^[4]

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Legend

•     – Hosts

Male athletes who won five or more medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships

Rk	Player	Birth	Height	Men's team	Pos	Water polo tournament								Period (age of first/last)	Medals				Ref
															G	S	B	T
1	Andro Bušlje	1986	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	Croatia	FP	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	14 years (19/33)	2	1	4	7	^[4]
2	Maro Joković	1987	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	Croatia	FP	2007	Does not appear	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	Does not appear	12 years (19/31)	2	1	3	6	^[5]
3	Slobodan Nikić	1983	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	Serbia and Montenegro	FP	2003	2005	Does not appear	Does not appear	Does not appear	Does not appear	Does not appear	Does not appear	12 years (20/32)	3	1	1	5	^[3]
				Serbia		Does not appear	Does not appear	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	Does not appear
4	Josip Pavić	1982	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	Croatia	GK	2001	Does not appear	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	14 years (19/33)	1	1	3	5	^[6]
	Sandro Sukno	1990	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	Croatia	FP	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	Does not appear	Does not appear	Does not appear	8 years (19/27)	1	1	3	5	^[7]
Rk	Player	Birth	Height	Men's team	Pos	Water polo tournament								Period (age of first/last)	G	S	B	T	Ref
															Medals

Women's tournament

Results summary

Year^[1]	Host	Gold	Score	Silver	Bronze	Score	4th place
1986 Details	Madrid, Spain	Australia	Round-robin (8–7)	Netherlands	United States	Round-robin (7–7)	Canada
1991 Details	Perth, Australia	Netherlands	13–6	Canada	United States	11–9	Hungary
1994 Details	Rome, Italy	Hungary	7–5	Netherlands	Italy	14–9	United States
1998 Details	Perth, Australia	Italy	7–6	Netherlands	Australia	8–5	Russia
2001 Details	Fukuoka, Japan	Italy	7–3	Hungary	Canada	6–5	United States
2003 Details	Barcelona, Spain	United States	8–6	Italy	Russia	9–7	Canada
2005 Details	Montreal, Canada	Hungary	10–7 (OT)	United States	Canada	8–3	Russia
2007 Details	Melbourne, Australia	United States	6–5	Australia	Russia	9–8	Hungary
2009 Details	Rome, Italy	United States	7–6	Canada	Russia	10–9	Greece
2011 Details	Shanghai, China	Greece	9–8	China	Russia	8–7	Italy
2013 Details	Barcelona, Spain	Spain	8–6	Australia	Hungary	10–8	Russia
2015 Details	Kazan, Russia	United States	5–4	Netherlands	Italy	7–7 (5–3 pen.)	Australia
2017 Details	Budapest, Hungary	United States	13–6	Spain	Russia	11–9	Canada
2019 Details	Gwangju, South Korea	United States	11–6	Spain	Australia	10–9	Hungary
2022 Details	Budapest, Hungary	United States	9–7	Hungary	Netherlands	7–5	Italy
2023 Details	Fukuoka, Japan
2024 Details	Doha, Qatar
2025 Details	Kazan, Russia
2027 Details	Budapest, Hungary

Confederation statistics

Main article: List of World Aquatics Championships women's water polo tournament records and statistics § Confederation statistics

Best performances by tournament

This is a summary of the best performances of each confederation in each tournament.^[1]

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Legend

•  1st  – Champions
•  2nd  – Runners-up
•  3rd  – Third place
•  4th  – Fourth place
•  Q  – Qualified for forthcoming tournament

Confederation	1986	1991	1994	1998	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2022
Africa – CANA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16th	15th	15th	16th	16th	14th	13th
Americas – ASUA	3rd	2nd	4th	6th	3rd	1st	2nd	1st	1st	6th	5th	1st	1st	1st	1st
Asia – AASF	—	—	12th	12th	8th	11th	15th	13th	11th	2nd	9th	5th	10th	10th	11th
Europe – LEN	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	3rd	3rd	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd
Oceania – OSA	1st	5th	6th	3rd	5th	7th	6th	2nd	6th	5th	2nd	4th	8th	3rd	6th
Nations	9	9	12	12	12	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

Team statistics

Main article: List of World Aquatics Championships women's water polo tournament records and statistics § Team statistics

Participating teams

Note: Results of qualification tournaments are not included.

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Legend

•  1st  – Champions
•  2nd  – Runners-up
•  3rd  – Third place
•  4th  – Fourth place
•  Q  – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
•     – Hosts
• ^† – Defunct team

Africa – CANA (1 team)
Women's team^[1]	1986	1991	1994	1998	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2022	2023	Years
South Africa									16th	15th	15th	16th	16th	14th	13th		7
Americas – ASUA (6 teams)
Women's team^[1]	1986	1991	1994	1998	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2022	2023	Years
Argentina															12th		1
Brazil		8th	11th	10th	10th	13th	13th	10th	13th	14th	14th	10th	14th		14th		13
Canada	4th	2nd	5th	6th	3rd	4th	3rd	6th	2nd	8th	8th	11th	4th	9th	9th		15
Colombia															16th		1
Cuba							9th	15th		10th				15th			4
Puerto Rico								16th									1
United States	3rd	3rd	4th	8th	4th	1st	2nd	1st	1st	6th	5th	1st	1st	1st	1st		15
Venezuela						14th	14th										2
Asia – AASF (5 teams)
Women's team^[1]	1986	1991	1994	1998	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2022	2023	Years
China							16th	14th	11th	2nd	9th	5th	10th	11th	WD	q	9
Japan					11th	11th						15th	13th	13th	WD	q	6
Kazakhstan	Part of URS		12th	12th	8th	12th		13th	14th	13th	11th	12th	15th	10th	11th	q	13
South Korea														16th			1
Thailand															15th	q	2
Uzbekistan	Part of URS						15th		15th	16th	16th						4
Europe – LEN (12 teams)
Women's team^[1]	1986	1991	1994	1998	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2022	2023	Years
Belgium	7th																1
France		9th	9th			15th						14th	11th		8th		6
Germany	FRG	6th	8th			10th	8th	11th	10th								6
Great Britain	9th					16th					13th						3
Greece				5th	7th	9th	5th	8th	4th	1st	6th	6th	7th	8th	7th		12
Hungary	5th	4th	1st	7th	2nd	5th	1st	4th	7th	9th	3rd	9th	5th	4th	2nd		15
Italy			3rd	1st	1st	2nd	7th	5th	9th	4th	10th	3rd	6th	6th	4th		13
Netherlands	2nd	1st	2nd	2nd	9th	6th	10th	9th	5th	7th	7th	2nd	9th	7th	3rd		15
Norway	8th																1
Russia	Part of URS		7th	4th	6th	3rd	4th	3rd	3rd	3rd	4th	8th	3rd	5th	DQ		12
Spain				9th		8th	11th	7th	8th	11th	1st	7th	2nd	2nd	5th		11
West Germany^†	6th	See Germany															1
Oceania – OSA (2 teams)
Women's team^[1]	1986	1991	1994	1998	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2022	2023	Years
Australia	1st	5th	6th	3rd	5th	7th	6th	2nd	6th	5th	2nd	4th	8th	3rd	6th		15
New Zealand		7th	10th	11th	12th		12th	12th	12th	12th	12th	13th	12th	12th	10th		13
Total teams	9	9	12	12	12	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

Finishes in the top four

The following table is pre-sorted by total finishes in the top four (in descending order), 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.

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• ^* – Host team

Rk	Women's team^[1]	Total	Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place	First	Last
1	United States	12	7 (2003, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022)	1 (2005)	2 (1986, 1991)	2 (1994, 2001)	1986	2022
2	Hungary	8	2 (1994, 2005)	2 (2001, 2022^*)	1 (2013)	3 (1991, 2007, 2019)	1991	2022
3	Russia	8			5 (2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2017)	3 (1998, 2005, 2013)	1998	2017
4	Italy	7	2 (1998, 2001)	1 (2003)	2 (1994^*, 2015)	2 (2011, 2022)	1994	2022
5	Canada	7		2 (1991, 2009)	2 (2001, 2005^*)	3 (1986, 2003, 2017)	1986	2017
6	Netherlands	6	1 (1991)	4 (1986, 1994, 1998, 2015)	1 (2022)		1986	2022
7	Australia	6	1 (1986)	2 (2007^*, 2013)	2 (1998^*, 2019)	1 (2015)	1986	2019
8	Spain	3	1 (2013^*)	2 (2017, 2019)			2013	2019
9	Greece	2	1 (2011)			1 (2009)	2009	2011
10	China	1		1 (2011^*)			2011	2011
Rk	Women's team	Total	Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place	First	Last

Medal table

The following table is 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.

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Rank	Women's team	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	7	1	2	10
2	Hungary	2	2	1	5
3	Italy	2	1	2	5
4	Netherlands	1	4	1	6
5	Australia	1	2	2	5
6	Spain	1	2	0	3
7	Greece	1	0	0	1
8	Canada	0	2	2	4
9	China	0	1	0	1
10	Russia	0	0	5	5
Totals (10 entries)		15	15	15	45

Champions (results and squads)

Main article: List of world champions in men's water polo

The following table shows results of world champions in women's water polo by tournament.

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Legend

•  6  – Winning 6 matches during the tournament
•  4  – Drawing 4 matches during the tournament
•  2  – Losing 2 matches during the tournament
•  100.0%  – Winning all matches during the tournament
•  team  – Winning streak (winning three or more world championships in a row)
•     – Host team
• ^† – Defunct team

Abbreviation

• MP – Matches played
• W – Won
• D – Drawn
• L – Lost
• GF – Goals for
• GA – Goals against
• GD – Goals difference
• GF/MP – Goals for per match
• GA/MP – Goals against per match
• GD/MP – Goals difference per match

Results of champions by tournament

#	Women's tournament	Champion	MP	W	D	L	Win %	GF	GA	GD	GF/MP	GA/MP	GD/MP
1	Madrid 1986	Australia (1st title)	7	7	0	0	100.0%	83	36	47	11.857	5.143	6.714
2	Perth 1991	Netherlands (1st title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%	71	47	24	11.833	7.833	4.000
3	Rome 1994	Hungary (1st title)	7	6	0	1	85.7%	55	38	17	7.857	5.429	2.429
4	Perth 1998	Italy (1st title)	8	5	0	3	62.5%	77	57	20	9.625	7.125	2.500
5	Fukuoka 2001	Italy (2nd title)	8	6	1	1	75.0%	77	45	32	9.625	5.625	4.000
6	Barcelona 2003	United States (1st title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%	62	31	31	10.333	5.167	5.167
7	Montreal 2005	Hungary (2nd title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%	64	35	29	10.667	5.833	4.833
8	Melbourne 2007	United States (2nd title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%	56	38	18	9.333	6.333	3.000
9	Rome 2009	United States (3rd title)	7	6	0	1	85.7%	77	53	24	11.000	7.571	3.429
10	Shanghai 2011	Greece (1st title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%	62	51	11	10.333	8.500	1.833
11	Barcelona 2013	Spain (1st title)	6	5	0	1	83.3%	88	53	35	14.667	8.833	5.833
12	Kazan 2015	United States (4th title)	7	6	0	1	85.7%	72	36	36	10.286	5.143	5.143
13	Budapest 2017	United States (5th title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%	92	37	55	15.333	6.167	9.167
14	Gwangju 2019	United States (6th title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%	93	26	67	15.500	4.333	11.167
15	Budapest 2022	United States (7th title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%	94	33	61	15.667	5.500	10.167
#	Women's tournament	Total	98	89	1	8	90.8%	1123	616	507	11.459	6.286	5.173
		Champion	MP	W	D	L	Win %	GF	GA	GD	GF/MP	GA/MP	GD/MP

Sources:

• Official Reports (FINA) (PDF): "World Championship" (p. 57);
• Todor66: "Women's Water Polo World Championship".

The following table shows women's teams that won all matches during the tournament.

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Winning all matches during the tournament

#	Year	Champion	MP	W	D	L	Win %
1	1986	Australia (1st title)	7	7	0	0	100.0%
2	1991	Netherlands (1st title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%
3	2003	United States (1st title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%
4	2005	Hungary (2nd title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%
5	2007	United States (2nd title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%
6	2011	Greece (1st title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%
7	2017	United States (5th title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%
8	2019	United States (6th title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%
9	2022	United States (7th title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%
#	Year	Champion	MP	W	D	L	Win %

The following tables show records of goals for per match.

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Top 5 most goals for per match Rk Year Champion MP GF GF/MP 1 2022   United States (7th title) 6 94 15.667 2 2019   United States (6th title) 6 93 15.500 3 2017   United States (5th title) 6 92 15.333 4 2013   Spain (1st title) 6 88 14.667 5 1986   Australia (1st title) 7 83 11.857

Top 5 fewest goals for per match Rk Year Champion MP GF GF/MP 1 1994   Hungary (1st title) 7 55 7.857 2 2007   United States (2nd title) 6 56 9.333 3 1998   Italy (1st title) 8 77 9.625 2001   Italy (2nd title) 8 77 9.625 5 2015 March 21, 2023 Latest articles January 01, 1970 Kingdom of Tlemcen January 01, 1970 Kingdom of Two Sicilies January 01, 1970 Kingdom of Tututepec January 01, 1970 Kingdom of Vanand January 01, 1970 Kingdom of Waalo January 01, 1970 Kingdom of Wales January 01, 1970 Kingdom of Wurttemberg January 01, 1970 Kingfishers January 01, 1970 Kingri Taluka January 01, 1970 Kingston-on-Murray, South Australia Most Read January 01, 1970 Sheep Creek Formation January 01, 1970 Sheep in the Big City January 01, 1970 Sheep milk January 01, 1970 Sheesh Gumbad January 01, 1970 Sheesha (2005 film) water, polo, world, aquatics, championships, international, water, polo, tournament, held, every, years, part, fina, world, aquatics, championships, reigning, champions, spain, united, states, women, competition, sportwater, polofounded1973, 1986, women, teams. 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11th 12th 15th 14th 13th 12th 11th 12th 11th 10th 11th 9thEurope LEN 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1stOceania OSA 14th 11th 9th 11th 10th 8th 10th 4th 10th 7th 10th 10th 10th 9th 8th 8th 7th 6th 11thNations 16 16 16 16 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16Team statistics Edit Main article List of World Aquatics Championships men s water polo tournament records and statistics Team statistics Participating teams Edit Note Results of qualification tournaments are not included viewedit Legend 1st Champions 2nd Runners up 3rd Third place 4th Fourth place Q Qualified for forthcoming tournament Hosts Defunct team Africa CANA 2 teams Men s team 1 1973 1975 1978 1982 1986 1991 1994 1998 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2022 2023 Years Egypt 15th 15th 2 South Africa 15th 14th 15th 14th 15th 16th 15th 12th 16th 12th 12th 11Americas ASUA 7 teams Men s team 1 1973 1975 1978 1982 1986 1991 1994 1998 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2022 2023 Years Argentina 16th 1 Brazil 12th 12th 13th 13th 13th 14th 10th 12th 13th 15th 10 Canada 14th 14th 14th 13th 13th 14th 13th 15th 14th 13th 12th 8th 10th 11th 9th 15th 16th 17 Colombia 16th 1 Cuba 6th 4th 10th 5th 7th 11th 11th 12th 8 Mexico 9th 9th 15th 3 United States 5th 8th 5th 6th 4th 4th 6th 7th 7th 6th 11th 9th 4th 6th 9th 7th 13th 9th 6th 19Asia AASF 5 teams Men s team 1 1973 1975 1978 1982 1986 1991 1994 1998 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2022 2023 Years China 10th 14th 16th 16th 13th 12th 15th 14th 15th q 10 Iran 15th 15th q 3 Japan 16th 15th 14th 16th 11th 13th 10th 11th 9th q 10 Kazakhstan Part of Soviet Union 12th 11th 12th 16th 13th 12th 11th 11th 14th 14th q 11 South Korea 15th 1Europe LEN 22 teams Men s team 1 1973 1975 1978 1982 1986 1991 1994 1998 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2022 2023 Years Bulgaria 13th 12th 8th 3 Croatia Part of Yugoslavia 4th 9th 8th 9th 4th 1st 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st 3rd 4th q 14 France 13th 8th 12th 14th q 5 Georgia Part of Soviet Union 10th q 2 Germany See West Germany 5th 9th 14th 11th 9th 8th 6th 8th 10th 8th 13th 11 Great Britain 15th 1 Greece 12th 12th 12th 11th 10th 7th 8th 6th 4th 3rd 6th 6th 3rd 4th 7th 3rd q 17 Hungary 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 9th 3rd 5th 2nd 5th 1st 2nd 2nd 5th 4th 1st 6th 2nd 4th 7th q 20 Israel 16th 16th 15th 3 Italy 4th 3rd 1st 9th 2nd 6th 1st 5th 4th 2nd 8th 5th 11th 1st 4th 4th 6th 1st 2nd q 20 North Macedonia Part of Yugoslavia 14th 1Men s team 1973 1975 1978 1982 1986 1991 1994 1998 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2022 2023 Years Montenegro Part of Yugoslavia Part of FRY SCG 9th 7th 2nd 5th 5th 10th 8th q 8 Netherlands 8th 7th 13th 4th 14th 8th 9th 7 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 8th DQ 8 Serbia Part of Yugoslavia Part of FRY SCG 4th 1st 2nd 7th 1st 3rd 5th 5th 8 Serbia and Montenegro a Part of Yugoslavia 3rd 2nd 3rd 1st Defunct 4 Slovakia Part of Czechoslovakia 10th 11th 8th 3 Soviet Union 2nd 1st 4th 1st 3rd 7th Defunct 6 Spain 10th 10th 11th 8th 5th 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 5th 5th 3rd 2nd 5th 5th 9th 2nd 1st q 19 West Germany 11th 6th 7th 3rd 6th See Germany 5 Yugoslavia 3rd 13th 3rd 7th 1st 1st Defunct 6Oceania OSA 2 teams Men s team 1 1973 1975 1978 1982 1986 1991 1994 1998 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2022 2023 Years Australia 14th 11th 9th 11th 10th 8th 10th 4th 10th 7th 10th 10th 10th 9th 8th 8th 7th 6th 11th 19 New Zealand 16th 16th 16th 16th 15th 16th 16th 7Total teams 16 16 16 16 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16Finishes in the top four Edit The following table is pre sorted by total finishes in the top four in descending order 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 viewedit Legend Host team Defunct teamRk Men s team 1 Total Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place First Last1 Hungary 13 3 1973 2003 2013 7 1975 1978 1982 1998 2005 2007 2017 1 1991 2 2011 2019 1973 20192 Italy 12 4 1978 1994 2011 2019 3 1986 2003 2022 1 1975 4 1973 2001 2013 2015 1973 20223 Croatia 10 2 2007 2017 1 2015 4 2009 2011 2013 2019 3 1994 2005 2022 1994 20224 Spain 8 3 1998 2001 2022 4 1991 1994 2009 2019 1 2007 1991 20225 Serbia 5 2 2009 2015 1 2011 1 2017 1 2007 2007 2017 Soviet Union 2 1975 1982 1 1973 1 1986 1 1978 1973 19867 Greece 5 3 2005 2015 2022 2 2003 2017 2003 20228 Yugoslavia 4 2 1986 1991 2 1973 1978 1973 19919 FR Yugoslavia a Serbia and Montenegro 4 1 2005 1 2001 2 1998 2003 1998 200510 United States 3 3 1986 1991 2009 1986 200911 Russia 2 2 1994 2001 1994 200112 Montenegro 1 1 2013 2013 201313 West Germany 1 1 1982 1982 198214 Australia 1 1 1998 1998 1998 Cuba 1 1975 1975 1975 Netherlands 1 1982 1982 1982Rk Men s team Total Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place First LastMedal table Edit The following table is 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 viewedit Legend Defunct teamRankMen s teamGoldSilverBronzeTotal1 Italy43182 Hungary371113 Spain34184 Croatia21475 Serbia2114 Soviet Union 21147 Yugoslavia 20248 FR Yugoslavia a Serbia and Montenegro 11249 Montenegro010110 Greece003311 Russia002212 West Germany 0011Totals 12 entries 19191957Champions results and squads Edit Main article List of world champions in men s water polo The following table shows results of world champions in men s water polo by tournament viewedit Legend 6 Winning 6 matches during the tournament 4 Drawing 4 matches during the tournament 2 Losing 2 matches during the tournament 100 0 Winning all matches during the tournament team Winning streak winning three or more world championships in a row Host team Defunct team AbbreviationMP Matches played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goals difference GF MP Goals for per match GA MP Goals against per match GD MP Goals difference per match Results of champions by tournament Men s tournament Champion MP W D L Win GF GA GD GF MP GA MP GD MP1 Belgrade 1973 Hungary 1st title 8 7 1 0 87 5 58 24 34 7 250 3 000 4 2502 Cali 1975 Soviet Union 1st title 8 6 2 0 75 0 49 26 23 6 125 3 250 2 8753 West Berlin 1978 Italy 1st title 8 5 3 0 62 5 41 31 10 5 125 3 875 1 2504 Guayaquil 1982 Soviet Union 2nd title 7 6 1 0 85 7 68 41 27 9 714 5 857 3 8575 Madrid 1986 Yugoslavia 1st title 6 5 1 0 83 3 61 43 18 10 167 7 167 3 0006 Perth 1991 Yugoslavia 2nd title 7 6 0 1 85 7 81 46 35 11 571 6 571 5 0007 Rome 1994 Italy 2nd title 7 7 0 0 100 0 65 39 26 9 286 5 571 3 7148 Perth 1998 Spain 1st title 8 8 0 0 100 0 65 35 30 8 125 4 375 3 7509 Fukuoka 2001 Spain 2nd title 8 8 0 0 100 0 63 27 36 7 875 3 375 4 50010 Barcelona 2003 Hungary 2nd title 6 5 1 0 83 3 62 37 25 10 333 6 167 4 16711 Montreal 2005 Serbia and Montenegro 1st title 6 6 0 0 100 0 69 29 40 11 500 4 833 6 66712 Melbourne 2007 Croatia 1st title 6 6 0 0 100 0 65 40 25 10 833 6 667 4 16713 Rome 2009 Serbia 1st title 7 5 1 1 71 4 80 60 20 11 429 8 571 2 85714 Shanghai 2011 Italy 3rd title 6 6 0 0 100 0 59 33 26 9 833 5 500 4 33315 Barcelona 2013 Hungary 3rd title 7 5 1 1 71 4 76 54 22 10 857 7 714 3 14316 Kazan 2015 Serbia 2nd title 6 6 0 0 100 0 73 43 30 12 167 7 167 5 00017 Budapest 2017 Croatia 2nd title 6 6 0 0 100 0 70 47 23 11 667 7 833 3 83318 Gwangju 2019 Italy 4th title 6 6 0 0 100 0 60 40 20 10 000 6 667 3 33319 Budapest 2022 Spain 3rd title 5 5 0 0 100 0 74 39 35 14 800 7 800 7 000 Men s tournament Total 128 114 11 3 89 1 1239 734 505 9 680 5 734 3 945Champion MP W D L Win GF GA GD GF MP GA MP GD MPSources Official Reports FINA PDF World Championship p 15 Todor66 Men s Water Polo World Championship The following table shows men s teams that won all matches during the tournament viewedit Winning all matches during the tournament Year Champion MP W D L Win 1 1994 Italy 2nd title 7 7 0 0 100 0 2 1998 Spain 1st title 8 8 0 0 100 0 3 2001 Spain 2nd title 8 8 0 0 100 0 4 2005 Serbia and Montenegro 1st title 6 6 0 0 100 0 5 2007 Croatia 1st title 6 6 0 0 100 0 6 2011 Italy 3rd title 6 6 0 0 100 0 7 2015 Serbia 2nd title 6 6 0 0 100 0 8 2017 Croatia 2nd title 6 6 0 0 100 0 9 2019 Italy 4th title 6 6 0 0 100 0 10 2022 Spain 3rd title 5 5 0 0 100 0 Year Champion MP W D L Win The following tables show records of goals for per match viewedit Top 5 most goals for per match Rk Year Champion MP GF GF MP1 2022 Spain 3rd title 5 74 14 8002 2015 Serbia 2nd title 6 73 12 1673 2017 Croatia 2nd title 6 70 11 6674 1991 Yugoslavia 2nd title 7 81 11 5715 2005 Serbia and Montenegro 1st title 6 69 11 500 Top 5 fewest goals for per match Rk Year Champion MP GF GF MP1 1978 Italy 1st title 8 41 5 1252 1975 Soviet Union 1st title 8 49 6 1253 1973 Hungary 1st title 8 58 7 2504 2001 Spain 2nd title 8 63 7 8755 1998 Spain 1st title 8 65 8 125 Historical progression of records goals for per match Goals forper match Achievement Year Champion Date ofwinning gold Duration of record7 250 Set record 1973 Hungary 1st title 9 September 1973 8 years 332 days9 714 Broke record 1982 Soviet Union 2nd title 7 August 1982 4 years 15 days10 167 Broke record 1986 Yugoslavia 1st title 22 August 1986 4 years 144 days11 571 Broke record 1991 Yugoslavia 2nd title 13 January 1991 24 years 207 days12 167 Broke record 2015 Serbia 2nd title 8 August 2015 6 years 329 days14 800 Broke record 2022 Spain 3rd title 3 July 2022 259 daysThe following tables show records of goals against per match viewedit Top 5 most goals against per match Rk Year Champion MP GA GA MP1 2009 Serbia 1st title 7 60 8 5712 2017 Croatia 2nd title 6 47 7 8333 2022 Spain 3rd title 5 39 7 8004 2013 Hungary 3rd title 7 54 7 7145 1986 Yugoslavia 1st title 6 43 7 1672015 Serbia 2nd title 6 43 7 167 Top 5 fewest goals against per match Rk Year Champion MP GA GA MP1 1973 Hungary 1st title 8 24 3 0002 1975 Soviet Union 1st title 8 26 3 2503 2001 Spain 2nd title 8 27 3 3754 1978 Italy 1st title 8 31 3 8755 1998 Spain 1st title 8 35 4 375 The following tables show records of goals difference per match viewedit Top 5 most goals difference per match Rk Year Champion MP GD GD MP1 2022 Spain 3rd title 5 35 7 0002 2005 Serbia and Montenegro 1st title 6 40 6 6673 1991 Yugoslavia 2nd title 7 35 5 0002015 Serbia 2nd title 6 30 5 0005 2001 Spain 2nd title 8 36 4 500 Top 5 fewest goals difference per match Rk Year Champion MP GD GD MP1 1978 Italy 1st title 8 10 1 2502 2009 Serbia 1st title 7 20 2 8573 1975 Soviet Union 1st title 8 23 2 8754 1986 Yugoslavia 1st title 6 18 3 0005 2013 Hungary 3rd title 7 22 3 143 Player statistics Edit Main article List of World Aquatics Championships men s water polo tournament records and statistics Player statistics C Captain Apps Appearances Ref Reference Rk RankL R Handedness Pos Playing position FP Field player GK GoalkeeperMultiple gold medalists Edit Main articles List of world champions in men s water polo and List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo The following table is pre sorted by number of gold medals in descending order number of silver medals in descending order number of bronze medals in descending order date of receiving the last gold medal in ascending order date of receiving the first gold medal in ascending order name of the player in ascending order respectively Serbian player Slobodan Nikic is the first and only male athlete to win three gold medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships 3 There are twenty eight male athletes who won two gold medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships viewedit Legend HostsMale athletes who won three or more gold medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships Rk Player Birth Height Men s team Pos Water polo tournament Period age offirst last Medals RefG S B T1 Slobodan Nikic 1983 1 97 m 6 ft 6 in Serbia and Montenegro FP 2003 2005 Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear 12 years 20 32 3 1 1 5 3 Serbia Does not appear Does not appear 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015Multiple medalists Edit Main article List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo The following table is pre sorted by total number of medals in descending order number of gold medals in descending order number of silver medals in descending order date of receiving the last medal in ascending order date of receiving the first medal in ascending order name of the player in ascending order respectively Five male athletes won five or more medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships Aside from Serbian water polo player Slobodan Nikic who won five medals 3 all were members of the Croatia men s national water polo team Andro Buslje is the first and only athlete man or woman to win seven medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships two gold one silver and four bronze 4 viewedit Legend HostsMale athletes who won five or more medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships Rk Player Birth Height Men s team Pos Water polo tournament Period age offirst last Medals RefG S B T1 Andro Buslje 1986 2 00 m 6 ft 7 in Croatia FP 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 14 years 19 33 2 1 4 7 4 2 Maro Jokovic 1987 2 03 m 6 ft 8 in Croatia FP 2007 Does not appear 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 Does not appear 12 years 19 31 2 1 3 6 5 3 Slobodan Nikic 1983 1 97 m 6 ft 6 in Serbia and Montenegro FP 2003 2005 Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear 12 years 20 32 3 1 1 5 3 Serbia Does not appear Does not appear 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 Does not appear4 Josip Pavic 1982 1 95 m 6 ft 5 in Croatia GK 2001 Does not appear 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 14 years 19 33 1 1 3 5 6 Sandro Sukno 1990 2 00 m 6 ft 7 in Croatia FP 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear 8 years 19 27 1 1 3 5 7 Rk Player Birth Height Men s team Pos Water polo tournament Period age offirst last G S B T RefMedalsWomen s tournament EditResults summary Edit Year 1 Host Gold Score Silver Bronze Score 4th place1986Details Madrid Spain Australia Round robin 8 7 Netherlands United States Round robin 7 7 Canada1991Details Perth Australia Netherlands 13 6 Canada United States 11 9 Hungary1994Details Rome Italy Hungary 7 5 Netherlands Italy 14 9 United States1998Details Perth Australia Italy 7 6 Netherlands Australia 8 5 Russia2001Details Fukuoka Japan Italy 7 3 Hungary Canada 6 5 United States2003Details Barcelona Spain United States 8 6 Italy Russia 9 7 Canada2005Details Montreal Canada Hungary 10 7 OT United States Canada 8 3 Russia2007Details Melbourne Australia United States 6 5 Australia Russia 9 8 Hungary2009Details Rome Italy United States 7 6 Canada Russia 10 9 Greece2011Details Shanghai China Greece 9 8 China Russia 8 7 Italy2013Details Barcelona Spain Spain 8 6 Australia Hungary 10 8 Russia2015Details Kazan Russia United States 5 4 Netherlands Italy 7 7 5 3 pen Australia2017Details Budapest Hungary United States 13 6 Spain Russia 11 9 Canada2019Details Gwangju South Korea United States 11 6 Spain Australia 10 9 Hungary2022Details Budapest Hungary United States 9 7 Hungary Netherlands 7 5 Italy2023Details Fukuoka Japan2024Details Doha Qatar2025Details Kazan Russia2027Details Budapest HungaryConfederation statistics Edit Main article List of World Aquatics Championships women s water polo tournament records and statistics Confederation statistics Best performances by tournament Edit This is a summary of the best performances of each confederation in each tournament 1 viewedit Legend 1st Champions 2nd Runners up 3rd Third place 4th Fourth place Q Qualified for forthcoming tournament Confederation 1986 1991 1994 1998 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2022Africa CANA 16th 15th 15th 16th 16th 14th 13thAmericas ASUA 3rd 2nd 4th 6th 3rd 1st 2nd 1st 1st 6th 5th 1st 1st 1st 1stAsia AASF 12th 12th 8th 11th 15th 13th 11th 2nd 9th 5th 10th 10th 11thEurope LEN 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 3rd 3rd 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 2ndOceania OSA 1st 5th 6th 3rd 5th 7th 6th 2nd 6th 5th 2nd 4th 8th 3rd 6thNations 9 9 12 12 12 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16Team statistics Edit Main article List of World Aquatics Championships women s water polo tournament records and statistics Team statistics Participating teams Edit Note Results of qualification tournaments are not included viewedit Legend 1st Champions 2nd Runners up 3rd Third place 4th Fourth place Q Qualified for forthcoming tournament Hosts Defunct team Africa CANA 1 team Women s team 1 1986 1991 1994 1998 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2022 2023 Years South Africa 16th 15th 15th 16th 16th 14th 13th 7Americas ASUA 6 teams Women s team 1 1986 1991 1994 1998 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2022 2023 Years Argentina 12th 1 Brazil 8th 11th 10th 10th 13th 13th 10th 13th 14th 14th 10th 14th 14th 13 Canada 4th 2nd 5th 6th 3rd 4th 3rd 6th 2nd 8th 8th 11th 4th 9th 9th 15 Colombia 16th 1 Cuba 9th 15th 10th 15th 4 Puerto Rico 16th 1 United States 3rd 3rd 4th 8th 4th 1st 2nd 1st 1st 6th 5th 1st 1st 1st 1st 15 Venezuela 14th 14th 2Asia AASF 5 teams Women s team 1 1986 1991 1994 1998 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2022 2023 Years China 16th 14th 11th 2nd 9th 5th 10th 11th WD q 9 Japan 11th 11th 15th 13th 13th WD q 6 Kazakhstan Part of URS 12th 12th 8th 12th 13th 14th 13th 11th 12th 15th 10th 11th q 13 South Korea 16th 1 Thailand 15th q 2 Uzbekistan Part of URS 15th 15th 16th 16th 4Europe LEN 12 teams Women s team 1 1986 1991 1994 1998 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2022 2023 Years Belgium 7th 1 France 9th 9th 15th 14th 11th 8th 6 Germany FRG 6th 8th 10th 8th 11th 10th 6 Great Britain 9th 16th 13th 3 Greece 5th 7th 9th 5th 8th 4th 1st 6th 6th 7th 8th 7th 12 Hungary 5th 4th 1st 7th 2nd 5th 1st 4th 7th 9th 3rd 9th 5th 4th 2nd 15 Italy 3rd 1st 1st 2nd 7th 5th 9th 4th 10th 3rd 6th 6th 4th 13 Netherlands 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd 9th 6th 10th 9th 5th 7th 7th 2nd 9th 7th 3rd 15 Norway 8th 1 Russia Part of URS 7th 4th 6th 3rd 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th 8th 3rd 5th DQ 12 Spain 9th 8th 11th 7th 8th 11th 1st 7th 2nd 2nd 5th 11 West Germany 6th See Germany 1Oceania OSA 2 teams Women s team 1 1986 1991 1994 1998 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2022 2023 Years Australia 1st 5th 6th 3rd 5th 7th 6th 2nd 6th 5th 2nd 4th 8th 3rd 6th 15 New Zealand 7th 10th 11th 12th 12th 12th 12th 12th 12th 13th 12th 12th 10th 13Total teams 9 9 12 12 12 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16Finishes in the top four Edit The following table is pre sorted by total finishes in the top four in descending order 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 viewedit Legend Host teamRk Women s team 1 Total Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place First Last1 United States 12 7 2003 2007 2009 2015 2017 2019 2022 1 2005 2 1986 1991 2 1994 2001 1986 20222 Hungary 8 2 1994 2005 2 2001 2022 1 2013 3 1991 2007 2019 1991 20223 Russia 8 5 2003 2007 2009 2011 2017 3 1998 2005 2013 1998 20174 Italy 7 2 1998 2001 1 2003 2 1994 2015 2 2011 2022 1994 20225 Canada 7 2 1991 2009 2 2001 2005 3 1986 2003 2017 1986 20176 Netherlands 6 1 1991 4 1986 1994 1998 2015 1 2022 1986 20227 Australia 6 1 1986 2 2007 2013 2 1998 2019 1 2015 1986 20198 Spain 3 1 2013 2 2017 2019 2013 20199 Greece 2 1 2011 1 2009 2009 201110 China 1 1 2011 2011 2011Rk Women s team Total Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place First LastMedal table Edit The following table is 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 viewedit RankWomen s teamGoldSilverBronzeTotal1 United States712102 Hungary22153 Italy21254 Netherlands14165 Australia12256 Spain12037 Greece10018 Canada02249 China010110 Russia0055Totals 10 entries 15151545Champions results and squads Edit Main article List of world champions in men s water polo The following table shows results of world champions in women s water polo by tournament viewedit Legend 6 Winning 6 matches during the tournament 4 Drawing 4 matches during the tournament 2 Losing 2 matches during the tournament 100 0 Winning all matches during the tournament team Winning streak winning three or more world championships in a row Host team Defunct team AbbreviationMP Matches played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goals difference GF MP Goals for per match GA MP Goals against per match GD MP Goals difference per match Results of champions by tournament Women s tournament Champion MP W D L Win GF GA GD GF MP GA MP GD MP1 Madrid 1986 Australia 1st title 7 7 0 0 100 0 83 36 47 11 857 5 143 6 7142 Perth 1991 Netherlands 1st title 6 6 0 0 100 0 71 47 24 11 833 7 833 4 0003 Rome 1994 Hungary 1st title 7 6 0 1 85 7 55 38 17 7 857 5 429 2 4294 Perth 1998 Italy 1st title 8 5 0 3 62 5 77 57 20 9 625 7 125 2 5005 Fukuoka 2001 Italy 2nd title 8 6 1 1 75 0 77 45 32 9 625 5 625 4 0006 Barcelona 2003 United States 1st title 6 6 0 0 100 0 62 31 31 10 333 5 167 5 1677 Montreal 2005 Hungary 2nd title 6 6 0 0 100 0 64 35 29 10 667 5 833 4 8338 Melbourne 2007 United States 2nd title 6 6 0 0 100 0 56 38 18 9 333 6 333 3 0009 Rome 2009 United States 3rd title 7 6 0 1 85 7 77 53 24 11 000 7 571 3 42910 Shanghai 2011 Greece 1st title 6 6 0 0 100 0 62 51 11 10 333 8 500 1 83311 Barcelona 2013 Spain 1st title 6 5 0 1 83 3 88 53 35 14 667 8 833 5 83312 Kazan 2015 United States 4th title 7 6 0 1 85 7 72 36 36 10 286 5 143 5 14313 Budapest 2017 United States 5th title 6 6 0 0 100 0 92 37 55 15 333 6 167 9 16714 Gwangju 2019 United States 6th title 6 6 0 0 100 0 93 26 67 15 500 4 333 11 16715 Budapest 2022 United States 7th title 6 6 0 0 100 0 94 33 61 15 667 5 500 10 167 Women s tournament Total 98 89 1 8 90 8 1123 616 507 11 459 6 286 5 173Champion MP W D L Win GF GA GD GF MP GA MP GD MPSources Official Reports FINA PDF World Championship p 57 Todor66 Women s Water Polo World Championship The following table shows women s teams that won all matches during the tournament viewedit Winning all matches during the tournament Year Champion MP W D L Win 1 1986 Australia 1st title 7 7 0 0 100 0 2 1991 Netherlands 1st title 6 6 0 0 100 0 3 2003 United States 1st title 6 6 0 0 100 0 4 2005 Hungary 2nd title 6 6 0 0 100 0 5 2007 United States 2nd title 6 6 0 0 100 0 6 2011 Greece 1st title 6 6 0 0 100 0 7 2017 United States 5th title 6 6 0 0 100 0 8 2019 United States 6th title 6 6 0 0 100 0 9 2022 United States 7th title 6 6 0 0 100 0 Year Champion MP W D L Win The following tables show records of goals for per match viewedit Top 5 most goals for per match Rk Year Champion MP GF GF MP1 2022 United States 7th title 6 94 15 6672 2019 United States 6th title 6 93 15 5003 2017 United States 5th title 6 92 15 3334 2013 Spain 1st title 6 88 14 6675 1986 Australia 1st title 7 83 11 857 Top 5 fewest goals for per match Rk Year Champion MP GF GF MP1 1994 Hungary 1st title 7 55 7 8572 2007 United States 2nd title 6 56 9 3333 1998 Italy 1st title 8 77 9 6252001 Italy 2nd title 8 77 9 6255 2015 span, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library, article , read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games. © Copyright 2021, All Rights Reserved  |   www.wiki3.en-us.nina.az Rss Feed SiteMap Ping DMCA Contact Us HomePage Closed Call: