FINA Water Polo World Cup
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The FINA Water Polo World Cup is a competition among the top nations in water polo, with men's and women's events held separately.
The men's event was established in 1979 and was held ever since every two years until 1999, and every four years since 2002. The women's event also started in 1979, with a more erratic schedule, sometimes annually, but with gaps of up to 4 years. It has also been a quadrennial tournament since 2002.
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[edit] Men's Tournament
| FINA MEN'S WATER POLO WORLD CUP | |||||
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| Year | Host | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd Place | |
| 1979 Details |
 Rijeka, Yugoslavia |
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 United States |
 Yugoslavia |
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| 1981 Details |
 Long Beach, United States |
 Soviet Union |
Yugoslavia |
 Cuba |
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| 1983 Details |
Malibu, United States |
Soviet Union |
 West Germany |
 Italy |
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| 1985 Details |
 Duisburg, West Germany |
West Germany |
United States |
 Spain |
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| 1987 Details |
 Thessaloníki, Greece |
Yugoslavia |
Soviet Union |
West Germany |
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| 1989 Details |
West-Berlin, West Germany |
Yugoslavia |
Italy |
Hungary |
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| 1991 Details |
 Barcelona, Spain |
United States |
Yugoslavia |
Spain |
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| 1993 Details |
Athens, Greece |
Italy |
 Hungary |
 Australia |
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| 1995 Details |
Atlanta, United States |
Hungary |
Italy |
 Russia |
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| 1997 Details |
Athens, Greece |
United States |
 Greece |
Hungary |
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| 1999 Details |
 Sydney, Australia |
Hungary |
Italy |
Spain |
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| 2002 Details |
 Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
Russia |
Hungary |
 Yugoslavia |
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| 2006 Details |
 Budapest, Hungary |
 Serbia and Montenegro |
Hungary |
Spain |
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[edit] Women's Tournament
| FINA WOMEN'S WATER POLO WORLD CUP | |||||
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| Year | Host | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd Place | |
| 1979 Details |
Merced, United States |
United States |
 Netherlands |
Australia |
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| 1980 Details |
 Breda, Netherlands |
Netherlands |
United States |
 Canada |
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| 1981 Details |
Brisbane, Australia |
Canada |
Netherlands |
Australia |
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| 1983 Details |
 Sainte-Foy, Canada |
Netherlands |
United States |
Australia |
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| 1984 Details |
Irvine, United States |
Australia |
United States |
Netherlands |
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| 1988 Details |
 Christchurch, New Zealand |
Netherlands |
Hungary |
Canada |
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| 1989 Details |
Eindhoven, Netherlands |
Netherlands |
United States |
Hungary |
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| 1991 Details |
Long Beach, United States |
Netherlands |
Australia |
United States |
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| 1993 Details |
 Catania, Italy |
Netherlands |
Italy |
Hungary |
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| 1995 Details |
Sydney, Australia |
Australia |
Netherlands |
Hungary |
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| 1997 Details |
 Nancy, France |
Netherlands |
Russia |
Australia |
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| 1999 Details |
Winnipeg, Canada |
Netherlands |
Australia |
Italy |
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| 2002 Details |
Perth, Australia |
Hungary |
United States |
Canada |
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| 2006 Details |
 Tianjing, PR China |
Australia |
Italy |
Russia |
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