Water polo at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament

The 1982 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship was the fourth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. The tournament was incorporated in the 1982 World Aquatics Championships, held in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

Final ranking

RANK TEAM
 Soviet Union
 Hungary
 West Germany
4.  Netherlands
5.  Cuba
6.  United States
7.  Yugoslavia
8.  Spain
9.  Italy
10.  China
11.  Australia
12.  Greece
13.  France
14.  Canada
15.  Egypt
16.  New Zealand
 1982 FINA Men's World Champions 

Soviet Union
Second title

References

Men's tournament
1973  • 1975  • 1978  • 1982  • 1986  • 1991  • 1994  • 1998  • 2001  • 2003  • 2005  • 2007  • 2009  • 2011
Women's tournament
1986  • 1991  • 1994  • 1998  • 2001  • 2003  • 2005  • 2007  • 2009  • 2011