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Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships

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FieldValue
pixels200px
sportWater polo
founded1973 (men)
1986 (women)
teams16 (finals)
continentInternational (FINA)
champion(men, 4th title)
(women, 2nd title)
most_champs
(men; 4 titles each)
(women; 8 titles)

1986 (women) (women, 2nd title)

(men; 4 titles each) (women; 8 titles) Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships is an international water polo tournament held every two years as part of the World Aquatics Championships. The reigning champions are Spain in men's and Greece in women's competition.

Events

Event1973197519781982198619911994199820012003200520072009201120132015201720192022202320242025EditionsTotal1111222222222222222222
Men's tournamentXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX22
Women's tournamentXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX18

Men's tournament

Results summary

YearHostGoldScoreSilverBronzeScore4th place
**[1973](1973-world-aquatics-championships)**
*Details*Belgrade,
Yugoslavia******Round-robin**
**(5–4)****Round-robin**
**(4–5)**
**[1975](1975-world-aquatics-championships)**
*Details*Cali,
Colombia******Round-robin**
**(5–4)****Round-robin**
**(4–4)**
**[1978](1978-world-aquatics-championships)**
*Details*West Berlin,
West Germany******Round-robin**
**(4–4)****Round-robin**
**(6–4)**
**[1982](1982-world-aquatics-championships)**
*Details*Guayaquil,
Ecuador******Round-robin**
**(7–7)****Round-robin**
**(5–3)**
**[1986](1986-world-aquatics-championships)**
*Details*Madrid,
Spain******12–11 (4 OT)****8–6 (2 OT)**
**[1991](1991-world-aquatics-championships)**
*Details*Perth,
Australia******8–7****13–12**
**[1994](1994-world-aquatics-championships)**
*Details*Rome,
Italy******10–5****14–13 (OT)**
**[1998](1998-world-aquatics-championships)**
*Details*Perth,
Australia******6–4****9–5**
**[2001](2001-world-aquatics-championships)**
*Details*Fukuoka,
Japan******4–2****7–6**
**[2003](2003-world-aquatics-championships)**
*Details*Barcelona,
Spain******11–9 (OT)****5–3**
**[2005](2005-world-aquatics-championships)**
*Details*Montreal,
Canada******8–7****11–10 (OT)**
**[2007](2007-world-aquatics-championships)**
*Details*Melbourne,
Australia******9–8 (OT)****9–9 (OT)
(9–8 pen.)**
**[2009](2009-world-aquatics-championships)**
*Details*Rome,
Italy******7–7 (OT)
(7–6 pen.)****8–6**
**[2011](2011-world-aquatics-championships)**
*Details*Shanghai,
China******8–7 (OT)****12–11**
**[2013](2013-world-aquatics-championships)**
*Details*Barcelona,
Spain******8–7****10–8**
**[2015](2015-world-aquatics-championships)**
*Details*Kazan,
Russia******11–4****7–7
(4–2 pen.)**
**[2017](2017-world-aquatics-championships)**
*Details*Budapest,
Hungary******8–6****11–8**
**[2019](2019-world-aquatics-championships)**
*Details*Gwangju,
South Korea******10–5****10–7**
**[2022](2022-world-aquatics-championships)**
*Details*Budapest,
Hungary******9–9
(6–5 pen.)****9–7**
**[2023](2023-world-aquatics-championships)**
*Details*Fukuoka,
Japan******10–10
(4–3 pen.)****9–6**
**[2024](2024-world-aquatics-championships)**
*Details*Doha,
Qatar******11–11
(4–2 pen.)****14–10**
**[2025](2025-world-aquatics-championships)**
*Details*Singapore,
Singapore******15–13****16–7**
**2027**
*Details*Budapest,
Hungary
**2029**
*Details*Beijing,
China

Confederation statistics

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

Best performances by tournament

Team statistics

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

Participating teams

Finishes in the top four

Medal table

Champions (results and squads)

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

Player statistics

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

(C)AppsRefRkL/RPosFPGK
CaptainAppearancesReferenceRank
HandednessPlaying positionField playerGoalkeeper

Multiple gold medalists

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

Multiple medalists

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

Women's tournament

Results summary

YearHostGoldScoreSilverBronzeScore4th place
**[1986](1986-world-aquatics-championships)**
*Details*Madrid,
Spain******Round-robin**
**(8–7)****Round-robin**
**(7–7)**
**[1991](1991-world-aquatics-championships)**
*Details*Perth,
Australia******13–6****11–9**
**[1994](1994-world-aquatics-championships)**
*Details*Rome,
Italy******7–5****14–9**
**[1998](1998-world-aquatics-championships)**
*Details*Perth,
Australia******7–6****8–5**
**[2001](2001-world-aquatics-championships)**
*Details*Fukuoka,
Japan******7–3****6–5**
**[2003](2003-world-aquatics-championships)**
*Details*Barcelona,
Spain******8–6****9–7**
**[2005](2005-world-aquatics-championships)**
*Details*Montreal,
Canada******10–7 (OT)****8–3**
**[2007](2007-world-aquatics-championships)**
*Details*Melbourne,
Australia******6–5****9–8**
**[2009](2009-world-aquatics-championships)**
*Details*Rome,
Italy******7–6****10–9**
**[2011](2011-world-aquatics-championships)**
*Details*Shanghai,
China******9–8****8–7**
**[2013](2013-world-aquatics-championships)**
*Details*Barcelona,
Spain******8–6****10–8**
**[2015](2015-world-aquatics-championships)**
*Details*Kazan,
Russia******5–4****7–7
(5–3 pen.)**
**[2017](2017-world-aquatics-championships)**
*Details*Budapest,
Hungary******13–6****11–9**
**[2019](2019-world-aquatics-championships)**
*Details*Gwangju,
South Korea******11–6****10–9**
**[2022](2022-world-aquatics-championships)**
*Details*Budapest,
Hungary******9–7****7–5**
**[2023](2023-world-aquatics-championships)**
*Details*Fukuoka,
Japan******12–12
(5–4 pen.)****16–14**
**2024**
*Details*Doha,
Qatar******8–7****10–9**
**2025**
*Details*Singapore,
Singapore******12–9****13–12**
**2027**
*Details*Budapest,
Hungary
**2029**
*Details*Beijing,
China

Confederation statistics

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

Best performances by tournament

Team statistics

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

Participating teams

Finishes in the top four

Medal table

Champions (results and squads)

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

Player statistics

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

(C)AppsRefRkL/RPosFPGK
CaptainAppearancesReferenceRank
HandednessPlaying positionField playerGoalkeeper

Multiple gold medalists

Main article: List of world champions in women's water polo, List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo

Multiple medalists

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

Combined 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 country (in ascending order), respectively.

Italy, Hungary and Spain are the only three countries to win both the men's and women's water polo tournaments at the World Aquatics Championships.

Official Reports (FINA & LEN)

;Legend

  • † – Former country

Notes

References

Sources

References

  1. {{Cite HistoFINA wp
  2. "Marko Bijač". Olympedia.
  3. "Andro Bušlje". Olympedia.
  4. "Alejandro Bustos". Olympedia.
  5. "Sergi Cabañas". Worldaquatics.
  6. "Kami Craig". Olympedia.
  7. "Miguel de Toro". Olympedia.
  8. "Laura Ester". Olympedia.
  9. "Rachel Fattal". Olympedia.
  10. "Makenzie Fischer". Olympedia.
  11. "Kaleigh Gilchrist". Olympedia.
  12. "Álvaro Granados". Olympedia.
  13. "Ashleigh Johnson". Olympedia.
  14. "Maro Joković". Olympedia.
  15. "Marc Larumbe". Olympedia.
  16. "Luka Lončar". Olympedia.
  17. "Amanda Longan". Olympedia.
  18. "Eduardo Lorrio". Worldaquatics.
  19. "Blai Mallarach". Olympedia.
  20. "Alberto Munárriz". Olympedia.
  21. "Maddie Musselman". Olympedia.
  22. "Kiley Neushul". Olympedia.
  23. "Slobodan Nikić". Olympedia.
  24. "Josip Pavić". Olympedia.
  25. "Pili Peña". Olympedia.
  26. "Felipe Perrone". Olympedia.
  27. "Heather Petri". Olympedia.
  28. "Jordan Raney". Gostanford.
  29. "Melissa Seidemann". Olympedia.
  30. "Maggie Steffens". Olympedia.
  31. "Sandro Sukno". Olympedia.
  32. "Roger Tahull". Olympedia.
  33. "Brenda Villa". Olympedia.
  34. "Alys Williams". Olympedia.
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