Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships
Sport | Water polo |
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Founded | 1973 (men) 1986 (women) |
No. of teams | 16 (finals) |
Continent | International (FINA) |
Most recent champion(s) | ![]() ![]() |
Most titles | ![]() ![]() (men; 4 titles each) ![]() |
Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships is an international water polo tournament held every two years as part of the World Aquatics Championships.[1] The reigning champions are Croatia in men's and the United States in women's competition.[2]
Events
[edit]Event | 1973 | 1975 | 1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1991 | 1994 | 1998 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Editions |
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Men's tournament | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 21 |
Women's tournament | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 17 | ||||
Total | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Men's tournament
[edit]Results summary
[edit]Confederation statistics
[edit]Best performances by tournament
[edit]This is a summary of the best performances of each confederation in each tournament.[1]
- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- 4th – 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 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Africa – CANA | — | — | — | 15th | — | 15th | 15th | 14th | — | — | 15th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 15th | 12th | 16th | 12th | 12th | 16th | 15th |
Americas – ASUA | 5th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 7th | 7th | 6th | 11th | 9th | 4th | 6th | 9th | 7th | 12th | 9th | 6th | 7th | 9th |
Asia – AASF | — | 15th | — | 10th | — | 14th | 12th | 11th | 12th | 15th | 14th | 13th | 12th | 11th | 12th | 11th | 10th | 11th | 9th | 11th | 12th |
Europe – LEN | 1st | 1st | 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 | 10th | 11th |
Nations | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Team statistics
[edit]Participating teams
[edit]Note: Results of qualification tournaments are not included.
- 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 | 2024 | Years |
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15th | 15th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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15th | 14th | 15th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 15th | 12th | 16th | 12th | 12th | 16th | 15th | 13 | ||||||||
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 | 2024 | Years |
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16th | 13th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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12th | 12th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 14th | 10th | 12th | 13th | 15th | WD | 14th | 11 | |||||||||
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14th | 14th | 14th | 13th | 13th | 14th | 13th | 15th | 14th | 13th | 12th | 8th | 10th | 11th | 9th | 15th | 16th | 12th | 18 | |||
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16th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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6th | 4th | 10th | 5th | 7th | 11th | 11th | 12th | 8 | |||||||||||||
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9th | 9th | 15th | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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5th | 8th | 5th | 6th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 7th | 7th | 6th | 11th | 9th | 4th | 6th | 9th | 7th | 13th | 9th | 6th | 7th | 9th | 21 |
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 | 2024 | Years |
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10th | 14th | 16th | 16th | 13th | 12th | 15th | 14th | 15th | 15th | 12th | 11 | ||||||||||
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15th | 15th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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16th | 15th | 14th | 16th | 11th | 13th | 10th | 11th | 9th | 11th | 13th | 11 | ||||||||||
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Part of Soviet Union | 12th | 11th | 12th | 16th | 13th | 12th | 11th | 11th | 14th | 14th | 14th | 16th | 12 | ||||||||
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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 | 2024 | Years |
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13th | 12th | 8th | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Part of Yugoslavia | 4th | 9th | 8th | 9th | 4th | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 9th | 1st | 15 | |||||
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13th | 8th | 12th | 14th | 6th | 4th | 6 | |||||||||||||||
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Part of Soviet Union | 10th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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See West Germany | 5th | 9th | 14th | 11th | 9th | 8th | 6th | 8th | 10th | 8th | 13th | 11 | |||||||||
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15th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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12th | 12th | 12th | 11th | 10th | 7th | 8th | 6th | 4th | 3rd | 6th | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 7th | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 18 | |||
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1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 9th | 3rd | 5th | 2nd | 5th | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 5th | 4th | 1st | 6th | 2nd | 4th | 7th | 1st | 7th | 21 |
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16th | 16th | 15th | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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4th | 3rd | 1st | 9th | 2nd | 6th | 1st | 5th | 4th | 2nd | 8th | 5th | 11th | 1st | 4th | 4th | 6th | 1st | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | 21 |
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Part of Yugoslavia | Part of FRY / SCG | 9th | 7th | 2nd | 5th | 5th | 10th | 8th | 8th | 8th | 9 | ||||||||||
Men's team | 1973 | 1975 | 1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1991 | 1994 | 1998 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Years |
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8th | 7th | 13th | 4th | 14th | 8th | 9th | 7 | ||||||||||||||
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Part of Yugoslavia | 14th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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7th | 5th | 6th | 9th | 13th | 12th | 6th | 11th | 7th | 12th | 13th | 10th | 12 | |||||||||
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Part of Soviet Union | 3rd | 6th | 3rd | 10th | 7th | 7th | 14th | 8th | DQ | DQ | DQ | 8 | |||||||||
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Part of Yugoslavia | Part of FRY / SCG | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 7th | 1st | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 4th | 6th | 10 | |||||||||
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Part of Yugoslavia | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | Defunct | 4 | |||||||||||||||
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Part of Czechoslovakia | 10th | 11th | 8th | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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2nd | 1st | 4th | 1st | 3rd | 7th | Defunct | 6 | ||||||||||||||
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10th | 10th | 11th | 8th | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 5th | 9th | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 20 | |
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11th | 6th | 7th | 3rd | 6th | See Germany | 5 | |||||||||||||||
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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 | 2024 | Years |
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14th | 11th | 9th | 11th | 10th | 8th | 10th | 4th | 10th | 7th | 10th | 10th | 10th | 9th | 8th | 8th | 7th | 6th | 11th | 10th | 11th | 21 |
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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 | 16 |
Finishes 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.
- Legend
- * – Host team
- † – Defunct team
Rk | Men's team[1] | Total | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | First | Last |
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14 | 4 (1973, 2003, 2013, 2023) | 7 (1975, 1978, 1982, 1998, 2005, 2007, 2017*) | 1 (1991) | 2 (2011, 2019) | 1973 | 2023 |
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13 | 4 (1978, 1994*, 2011, 2019) | 4 (1986, 2003, 2022, 2024) | 1 (1975) | 4 (1973, 2001, 2013, 2015) | 1973 | 2024 |
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11 | 3 (2007, 2017, 2024) | 1 (2015) | 4 (2009, 2011, 2013, 2019) | 3 (1994, 2005, 2022) | 1994 | 2024 |
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10 | 3 (1998, 2001, 2022) | 4 (1991, 1994, 2009, 2019) | 2 (2007, 2023, 2024) | 1991 | 2024 | |
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6 | 2 (2009, 2015) | 1 (2011) | 1 (2017) | 2 (2007, 2023) | 2007 | 2023 |
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6 | 1 (2023) | 3 (2005, 2015, 2022) | 2 (2003, 2017) | 2003 | 2023 | |
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5 | 2 (1975, 1982) | 1 (1973) | 1 (1986) | 1 (1978) | 1973 | 1986 |
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4 | 2 (1986, 1991) | 2 (1973*, 1978) | 1973 | 1991 | ||
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4 | 1 (2005) | 1 (2001) | 2 (1998, 2003) | 1998 | 2005 | |
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3 | 3 (1986, 1991, 2009) | 1986 | 2009 | |||
11 | ![]() |
2 | 2 (1994, 2001) | 1994 | 2001 | |||
12 | ![]() |
1 | 1 (2013) | 2013 | 2013 | |||
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1 | 1 (1982) | 1982 | 1982 | |||
14 | ![]() |
1 | 1 (1998*) | 1998 | 1998 | |||
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1 (1975) | 1975 | 1975 | |||||
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1 (2024) | 2024 | 2024 | |||||
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1 (1982) | 1982 | 1982 | |||||
Rk | Men's team | Total | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | First | Last |
Medal 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.
- Legend
- † – Defunct team
Rank | Men's team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
5 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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7 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
8 | ![]() ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
11 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
12 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (12 entries) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 |
Champions (results and squads)
[edit]The following table shows results of world champions in men's water polo by tournament.
- 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
# | Men's tournament | Champion | MP | W | D | L | Win % | GF | GA | GD | GF/MP | GA/MP | GD/MP |
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8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 87.5% | 58 | 24 | 34 | 7.250 | 3.000 | 4.250 |
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8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 75.0% | 49 | 26 | 23 | 6.125 | 3.250 | 2.875 |
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8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 62.5% | 41 | 31 | 10 | 5.125 | 3.875 | 1.250 |
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7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 85.7% | 68 | 41 | 27 | 9.714 | 5.857 | 3.857 |
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83.3% | 61 | 43 | 18 | 10.167 | 7.167 | 3.000 |
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7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 85.7% | 81 | 46 | 35 | 11.571 | 6.571 | 5.000 |
7 | ![]() |
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7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 65 | 39 | 26 | 9.286 | 5.571 | 3.714 |
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8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 65 | 35 | 30 | 8.125 | 4.375 | 3.750 |
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8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 63 | 27 | 36 | 7.875 | 3.375 | 4.500 |
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83.3% | 62 | 37 | 25 | 10.333 | 6.167 | 4.167 |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 69 | 29 | 40 | 11.500 | 4.833 | 6.667 |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 65 | 40 | 25 | 10.833 | 6.667 | 4.167 |
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7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 71.4% | 80 | 60 | 20 | 11.429 | 8.571 | 2.857 |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 59 | 33 | 26 | 9.833 | 5.500 | 4.333 |
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7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 71.4% | 76 | 54 | 22 | 10.857 | 7.714 | 3.143 |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 73 | 43 | 30 | 12.167 | 7.167 | 5.000 |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 70 | 47 | 23 | 11.667 | 7.833 | 3.833 |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 60 | 40 | 20 | 10.000 | 6.667 | 3.333 |
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 74 | 39 | 35 | 14.800 | 7.800 | 7.000 |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 88 | 67 | 21 | 14.667 | 11.167 | 3.500 |
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7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 85.7% | 117 | 70 | 47 | 16.174 | 10.000 | 6.174 |
# | Men's tournament | Total | 141 | 126 | 11 | 4 | 89.4% | 1444 | 871 | 573 | 10.241 | 6.177 | 4.064 |
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.
# | Year | Champion | MP | W | D | L | Win % |
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1 | 1994 | ![]() |
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
2 | 1998 | ![]() |
8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
3 | 2001 | ![]() |
8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
4 | 2005 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
5 | 2007 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
6 | 2011 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
7 | 2015 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
8 | 2017 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
9 | 2019 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
10 | 2022 | ![]() |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
11 | 2023 | ![]() |
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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Goals for per match |
Achievement | Year | Champion | Date of winning gold |
Duration of record |
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7.250 | Set record | 1973 | ![]() |
9 September 1973 | 8 years, 332 days |
9.714 | Broke record | 1982 | ![]() |
7 August 1982 | 4 years, 15 days |
10.167 | Broke record | 1986 | ![]() |
22 August 1986 | 4 years, 144 days |
11.571 | Broke record | 1991 | ![]() |
13 January 1991 | 24 years, 207 days |
12.167 | Broke record | 2015 | ![]() |
8 August 2015 | 6 years, 329 days |
14.800 | Broke record | 2022 | ![]() |
3 July 2022 | 1 year, 229 days |
16.174 | Broke record | 2024 | ![]() |
17 February 2024 | 184 days |
The following tables show records of goals against per match.
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The following tables show records of goals difference per match.
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Player statistics
[edit](C) | Captain | Apps | Appearances | Ref | Reference | Rk | Rank |
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L/R | Handedness | Pos | Playing position | FP | Field player | GK | Goalkeeper |
Multiple gold medalists
[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), 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 thirty five male athletes who won two gold medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships.
- Legend
- – Hosts
Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Men's team | Pos | Water polo tournament | Period (age of first/last) |
Medals | Ref | |||||||||
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G | S | B | T | |||||||||||||||
1 | Slobodan Nikić | 1983 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) |
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FP | 2003 | 2005 | 12 years (20/32) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | [3] | |||||
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2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 |
Multiple medalists
[edit]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.
Nine male athletes won five or more medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships. Aside from Brazilian-born Spanish player Felipe Perrone[4] (who won six medals), Serbian player Slobodan Nikić[3] and Spanish player Blai Mallarach[5] (who won five medals each), all others 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).[6]
- Legend
- – Hosts
Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Men's team | Pos | Water polo tournament | Period (age of first/last) |
Medals | Ref | |||||||||||||||
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G | S | B | T | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Andro Bušlje | 1986 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) |
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FP | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 14 years (19/33) |
2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | [6] | |||||
2 | Maro Joković | 1987 | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) |
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FP | 2007 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 12 years (19/31) |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | [7] | |||||||
3 | Felipe Perrone | 1986 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
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FP | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 22 years (15/37) |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | [4] | ||||
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2001 | 2003 | 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Slobodan Nikić | 1983 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) |
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FP | 2003 | 2005 | 12 years (20/32) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | [3] | |||||||||||
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2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Marko Bijač | 1991 | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) |
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GK | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 11 years (22/33) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | [8] | ||||||
Luka Lončar | 1987 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) |
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FP | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2024 | 10 years (26/36) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | [9] | |||||||||
7 | Blai Mallarach | 1987 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
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FP | 2009 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 15 years (21/36) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | [5] | ||||||||
8 | Josip Pavić | 1982 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) |
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GK | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 14 years (19/33) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | [10] | ||||||
Sandro Sukno | 1990 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) |
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FP | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 8 years (19/27) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | [11] | |||||||||
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
[edit]Results summary
[edit]Confederation statistics
[edit]Best performances by tournament
[edit]This is a summary of the best performances of each confederation in each tournament.[1]
- 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 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Africa – CANA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16th | 15th | 15th | 16th | 16th | 14th | 13th | 12th | 14th |
Americas – ASUA | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 6th | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 6th | 5th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 5th | 1st |
Asia – AASF | — | — | 12th | 12th | 8th | 11th | 15th | 13th | 11th | 2nd | 9th | 5th | 10th | 10th | 11th | 13th | 10th |
Europe – LEN | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd |
Oceania – OSA | 1st | 5th | 6th | 3rd | 5th | 7th | 6th | 2nd | 6th | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 8th | 3rd | 6th | 4th | 6th |
Nations | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Team statistics
[edit]Participating teams
[edit]Note: Results of qualification tournaments are not included.
- 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 | 2024 | Years |
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16th | 15th | 15th | 16th | 16th | 14th | 13th | 12th | 14th | 9 | ||||||||
Americas – ASUA (8 teams) | ||||||||||||||||||
Women's team[1] | 1986 | 1991 | 1994 | 1998 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Years |
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12th | 16th | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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8th | 11th | 10th | 10th | 13th | 13th | 10th | 13th | 14th | 14th | 10th | 14th | 14th | WD | 15th | 14 | ||
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4th | 2nd | 5th | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 6th | 2nd | 8th | 8th | 11th | 4th | 9th | 9th | 7th | 8th | 17 |
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16th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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9th | 15th | 10th | 15th | 4 | |||||||||||||
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16th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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3rd | 3rd | 4th | 8th | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 6th | 5th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 5th | 1st | 17 |
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14th | 14th | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Asia – AASF (7 teams) | ||||||||||||||||||
Women's team[1] | 1986 | 1991 | 1994 | 1998 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Years |
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16th | 14th | 11th | 2nd | 9th | 5th | 10th | 11th | WD | 13th | 10th | 10 | ||||||
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11th | 11th | 15th | 13th | 13th | WD | 14th | WD | 6 | |||||||||
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Part of URS | 12th | 12th | 8th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 13th | 11th | 12th | 15th | 10th | 11th | 15th | 12th | 14 | ||
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16th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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16th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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15th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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Part of URS | 15th | 15th | 16th | 16th | 4 | ||||||||||||
Europe – LEN (13 teams) | ||||||||||||||||||
Women's team[1] | 1986 | 1991 | 1994 | 1998 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Years |
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7th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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9th | 9th | 15th | 14th | 11th | 8th | 9th | 13th | 8 | |||||||||
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FRG | 6th | 8th | 10th | 8th | 11th | 10th | 6 | ||||||||||
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9th | 16th | 13th | 11th | 4 | |||||||||||||
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5th | 7th | 9th | 5th | 8th | 4th | 1st | 6th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 7th | 8th | 4th | 14 | |||
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5th | 4th | 1st | 7th | 2nd | 5th | 1st | 4th | 7th | 9th | 3rd | 9th | 5th | 4th | 2nd | 6th | 2nd | 17 |
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10th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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3rd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 7th | 5th | 9th | 4th | 10th | 3rd | 6th | 6th | 4th | 3rd | 7th | 15 | ||
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2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 9th | 6th | 10th | 9th | 5th | 7th | 7th | 2nd | 9th | 7th | 3rd | 1st | 5th | 17 |
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8th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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Part of URS | 7th | 4th | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 8th | 3rd | 5th | DQ | DQ | DQ | 12 | |
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9th | 8th | 11th | 7th | 8th | 11th | 1st | 7th | 2nd | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 13 | ||||
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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 | 2024 | Years |
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1st | 5th | 6th | 3rd | 5th | 7th | 6th | 2nd | 6th | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 8th | 3rd | 6th | 4th | 6th | 17 |
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7th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 12th | 12th | 12th | 12th | 12th | 13th | 12th | 12th | 10th | 11th | 9th | 15 | ||
Total teams | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Finishes 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.
- Legend
- * – Host team
Rk | Women's team[1] | Total | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | First | Last |
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1 | ![]() |
13 | 8 (2003, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2024) | 1 (2005) | 2 (1986, 1991) | 2 (1994, 2001) | 1986 | 2024 |
2 | ![]() |
9 | 2 (1994, 2005) | 3 (2001, 2022*, 2024) | 1 (2013) | 3 (1991, 2007, 2019) | 1991 | 2024 |
3 | ![]() |
8 | 2 (1998, 2001) | 1 (2003) | 3 (1994*, 2015, 2023) | 2 (2011, 2022) | 1994 | 2023 |
4 | ![]() |
8 | 5 (2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2017) | 3 (1998, 2005, 2013) | 1998 | 2017 | ||
5 | ![]() |
7 | 2 (1991, 2023) | 4 (1986, 1994, 1998, 2015) | 1 (2022) | 1986 | 2023 | |
6 | ![]() |
7 | 1 (1986) | 2 (2007*, 2013) | 2 (1998*, 2019) | 2 (2015, 2023) | 1986 | 2023 |
7 | ![]() |
7 | 2 (1991, 2009) | 2 (2001, 2005*) | 3 (1986, 2003, 2017) | 1986 | 2017 | |
8 | ![]() |
5 | 1 (2013*) | 3 (2017, 2019, 2023) | 1 (2024) | 2013 | 2024 | |
9 | ![]() |
3 | 1 (2011) | 2 (2009, 2024) | 2009 | 2024 | ||
10 | ![]() |
1 | 1 (2011*) | 2011 | 2011 | |||
Rk | Women's team | Total | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | First | Last |
Medal 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.
Rank | Women's team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
4 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Totals (10 entries) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 51 |
Champions (results and squads)
[edit]The following table shows results of world champions in women's water polo by tournament.
- 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
# | Women's tournament | Champion | MP | W | D | L | Win % | GF | GA | GD | GF/MP | GA/MP | GD/MP |
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1 | ![]() |
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7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 83 | 36 | 47 | 11.857 | 5.143 | 6.714 |
2 | ![]() |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 71 | 47 | 24 | 11.833 | 7.833 | 4.000 |
3 | ![]() |
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7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 85.7% | 55 | 38 | 17 | 7.857 | 5.429 | 2.429 |
4 | ![]() |
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8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 62.5% | 77 | 57 | 20 | 9.625 | 7.125 | 2.500 |
5 | ![]() |
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8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 75.0% | 77 | 45 | 32 | 9.625 | 5.625 | 4.000 |
6 | ![]() |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 62 | 31 | 31 | 10.333 | 5.167 | 5.167 |
7 | ![]() |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 64 | 35 | 29 | 10.667 | 5.833 | 4.833 |
8 | ![]() |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 56 | 38 | 18 | 9.333 | 6.333 | 3.000 |
9 | ![]() |
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7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 85.7% | 77 | 53 | 24 | 11.000 | 7.571 | 3.429 |
10 | ![]() |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 62 | 51 | 11 | 10.333 | 8.500 | 1.833 |
11 | ![]() |
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 83.3% | 88 | 53 | 35 | 14.667 | 8.833 | 5.833 |
12 | ![]() |
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7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 85.7% | 72 | 36 | 36 | 10.286 | 5.143 | 5.143 |
13 | ![]() |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 92 | 37 | 55 | 15.333 | 6.167 | 9.167 |
14 | ![]() |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 93 | 26 | 67 | 15.500 | 4.333 | 11.167 |
15 | ![]() |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 94 | 33 | 61 | 15.667 | 5.500 | 10.167 |
16 | ![]() |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 104 | 50 | 54 | 17.333 | 8.333 | 9.000 |
17 | ![]() |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 92 | 41 | 51 | 15.333 | 6.833 | 8.500 |
# | Women's tournament | Total | 110 | 101 | 1 | 8 | 91.8% | 1319 | 707 | 612 | 11.991 | 6.427 | 5.564 |
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.
# | Year | Champion | MP | W | D | L | Win % |
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1 | 1986 | ![]() |
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
2 | 1991 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
3 | 2003 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
4 | 2005 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
5 | 2007 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
6 | 2011 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
7 | 2017 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
8 | 2019 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
9 | 2022 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
10 | 2023 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
11 | 2024 | ![]() |
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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Goals for per match |
Achievement | Year | Champion | Date of winning gold |
Duration of record |
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11.857 | Set record | 1986 | ![]() |
22 August 1986 | 26 years, 345 days |
14.667 | Broke record | 2013 | ![]() |
2 August 2013 | 3 years, 360 days |
15.333 | Broke record | 2017 | ![]() |
28 July 2017 | 1 year, 363 days |
15.500 | Broke record | 2019 | ![]() |
26 July 2019 | 2 years, 341 days |
15.667 | Broke record | 2022 | ![]() |
2 July 2022 | 1 year, 26 days |
17.333 | Broke record | 2023 | ![]() |
28 July 2023 | 1 year, 22 days |
The following tables show records of goals against per match.
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The following tables show records of goals difference per match.
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Player statistics
[edit](C) | Captain | Apps | Appearances | Ref | Reference | Rk | Rank |
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L/R | Handedness | Pos | Playing position | FP | Field player | GK | Goalkeeper |
Multiple gold medalists
[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 player (in ascending order), date of receiving the last gold medal (in ascending order), date of receiving the first gold medal (in ascending order), respectively.
Fourteen female athletes won three or more gold medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships. They were all members of the United States women's national water polo team. Rachel Fattal, Maddie Musselman and Maggie Steffens are the only athletes (men or women) to win five gold medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships.
There are twenty six female athletes who won two gold medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships.
- Legend
- – Hosts
Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Women's team | Pos | Water polo tournament | Period (age of first/last) |
Medals | Ref | ||||||||||
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G | S | B | T | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Rachel Fattal | 1993 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
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FP | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 11 years (19/30) |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | [12] | |
Maddie Musselman | 1998 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
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FP | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 8 years (17/25) |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | [13] | |||
Maggie Steffens | 1993 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
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FP | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 12 years (18/30) |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | [14] | |
4 | Kaleigh Gilchrist | 1992 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
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FP | 2015 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 8 years (23/31) |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | [15] | |||
Ashleigh Johnson | 1994 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
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GK | 2015 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 9 years (20/29) |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | [16] | ||||
Amanda Longan | 1997 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
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GK | 2017 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 7 years (20/27) |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | [17] | ||||
7 | Heather Petri | 1978 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
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FP | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 10 years (23/33) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | [18] | ||
Brenda Villa | 1980 | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
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FP | 1998 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 13 years (17/31) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | [19] | ||
9 | Kami Craig | 1987 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
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FP | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 8 years (19/28) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [20] | |||
Makenzie Fischer | 1997 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
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FP | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 4 years (18/22) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [21] | ||||||
Kiley Neushul | 1993 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
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FP | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 6 years (20/26) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [22] | |||||
Jordan Raney | 1996 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
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FP | 2017 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 6 years (21/27) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [23] | |||||
Melissa Seidemann | 1990 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
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FP | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 8 years (21/29) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [24] | ||||
Alys Williams | 1994 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
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FP | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 4 years (21/25) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [25] | ||||||
Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Women's team | Pos | Water polo tournament | Period (age of first/last) |
G | S | B | T | Ref | |||||||
Medals |
Multiple medalists
[edit]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), name of the player (in ascending order), date of receiving the last medal (in ascending order), date of receiving the first medal (in ascending order), respectively.
Six female athletes won five medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships.
- Legend
- – Hosts
Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Women's team | Pos | Water polo tournament | Period (age of first/last) |
Medals | Ref | |||||||||||||
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G | S | B | T | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | Rachel Fattal | 1993 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
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FP | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 11 years (19/30) |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | [12] | ||||
Maddie Musselman | 1998 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
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FP | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 8 years (17/25) |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | [13] | ||||||
Maggie Steffens | 1993 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
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FP | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 12 years (18/30) |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | [14] | ||||
4 | Anni Espar | 1993 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
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FP | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 13 years (18/31) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | [26] | |||
Laura Ester | 1990 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
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GK | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 15 years (19/34) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | [27] | |||
Pili Peña | 1986 | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
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FP | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 18 years (19/37) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | [28] | |
Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Women's team | Pos | Water polo tournament | Period (age of first/last) |
G | S | B | T | Ref | ||||||||||
Medals |
Combined medal 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 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.
- Legend
- † – Former country
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 10 | 2 | 18 |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
5 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
6 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
7 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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9 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
10 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
11 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
12 | ![]() ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
13 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
14 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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16 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
17 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (17 entries) | 38 | 38 | 38 | 114 |
See also
[edit]- List of World Aquatics Championships men's water polo tournament records and statistics
- List of World Aquatics Championships women's water polo tournament records and statistics
- List of world champions in men's water polo
- List of world champions in women's water polo
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
- Water polo at the Summer Olympics
- FINA Water Polo World Rankings
- List of water polo world medalists
- Major achievements in water polo by nation
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d After the breakup of Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia men's national water polo team participated at the 1998 and 2001 World Aquatics Championships. 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
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 14, 57. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
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- ^ a b c d "Slobodan Nikić". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Felipe Perrone". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Blai Mallarach". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Andro Bušlje". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Maro Joković". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Marko Bijač". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Luka Lončar". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Josip Pavić". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Sandro Sukno". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Rachel Fattal". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Maddie Musselman". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Maggie Steffens". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Kaleigh Gilchrist". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Ashleigh Johnson". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Amanda Longan". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Heather Petri". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Brenda Villa". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Kami Craig". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Makenzie Fischer". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Kiley Neushul". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Jordan Raney". gostanford.com. Gostanford. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Melissa Seidemann". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Alys Williams". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Laura Ester". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Laura Ester". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Pili Peña". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
Sources
[edit]Official Reports (FINA)
[edit]PDF documents on the FINA website:
- HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics (as of September 2019) (archive) (pp. 14–18, 57–62)
Official Results Books (FINA)
[edit]PDF documents on the Omega Timing website:
- 12th World Championship (2007)
PDF documents on the Sport Result website:
- 13th World Championship (2009)
- 14th World Championship (2011)
- 15th World Championship (2013)
- 16th World Championship (2015)
- 17th World Championship (2017)
- 18th World Championship (2019)
- 19th World Championship (2022)
- 20th World Championship (2023)
- 21st World Championship (2024)
Olympedia
[edit]Water polo on the Olympedia website:
Todor66
[edit]Water polo on the Todor66 website:
- Water Polo World Championship
- Men's Water Polo World Championship
- Women's Water Polo World Championship
- 1973 World Championship (men's tournament)
- 1975 World Championship (men's tournament)
- 1978 World Championship (men's tournament)
- 1982 World Championship (men's tournament)
- 1986 World Championship (men's tournament, women's tournament)
- 1991 World Championship (men's tournament, women's tournament)
- 1994 World Championship (men's tournament, women's tournament)
- 1998 World Championship (men's tournament, women's tournament)
- 2001 World Championship (men's tournament, women's tournament)
- 2003 World Championship (men's tournament, women's tournament)
- 2005 World Championship (men's tournament, women's tournament)
- 2007 World Championship (men's tournament, women's tournament)
- 2009 World Championship (men's tournament, women's tournament)
- 2011 World Championship (men's tournament, women's tournament)
- 2013 World Championship (men's tournament, women's tournament)
- 2015 World Championship (men's tournament, women's tournament)
- 2017 World Championship (men's tournament, women's tournament)
- 2019 World Championship (men's tournament, women's tournament)
- 2022 World Championship (men's tournament, women's tournament)
- 2023 World Championship (men's tournament, women's tournament)
- 2024 World Championship (men's tournament, women's tournament)