Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships

The FINA World Water Polo Championship is an international water polo tournament, currently held every two years as part of the FINA World Aquatics Championships. Currently the reigning champions are Italy in men's and Greece in women's competition.

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Men's tournament

History

FINA MEN'S WORLD WATER POLO CHAMPIONSHIP
Year Host Gold Silver Bronze
1973
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Belgrade,
Yugoslavia

Hungary

Soviet Union

Yugoslavia
1975
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Cali,
Colombia

Soviet Union

Hungary

Italy
1978
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West Berlin,
West Germany

Italy

Hungary

Yugoslavia
1982
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Guayaquil,
Ecuador

Soviet Union

Hungary

West Germany
1986
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Madrid,
Spain

Yugoslavia

Italy

Soviet Union
1991
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Perth,
Australia

Yugoslavia

Spain

Hungary
1994
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Rome,
Italy

Italy

Spain

Russia
1998
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Perth,
Australia

Spain

Hungary

Yugoslavia
2001
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Fukuoka,
Japan

Spain

Yugoslavia

Russia
2003
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Barcelona,
Spain

Hungary

Italy

Serbia and Montenegro
2005
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Montréal,
Canada

Serbia and Montenegro

Hungary

Greece
2007
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Melbourne,
Australia

Croatia

Hungary

Spain
2009
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Rome,
Italy

Serbia

Spain

Croatia
2011
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Shanghai,
China

Italy

Serbia

Croatia

Medal table

Place Nation Total
1  Serbia1 4 2 4 10
2  Italy 3 2 1 6
3  Hungary 2 6 1 9
4  Spain 2 3 1 6
5  Russia2 2 1 3 6
6  Croatia 1 0 2 3
7  Germany 0 0 1 1
8  Greece 0 0 1 1
Total 14 14 14 42
1.^ Serbia is official successor of the SFR/FR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro team.[1]
2.^ Russia is official successor of the Soviet Union team.[1]

Women's tournament

History

FINA WOMEN'S WORLD WATER POLO CHAMPIONSHIP
Year Host Gold Silver Bronze
1986
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Madrid,
Spain

Australia

Netherlands

United States
1991
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Perth,
Australia

Netherlands

Canada

United States
1994
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Rome,
Italy

Hungary

Netherlands

Italy
1998
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Perth,
Australia

Italy

Netherlands

Australia
2001
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Fukuoka,
Japan

Italy

Hungary

Canada
2003
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Barcelona,
Spain

United States

Italy

Russia
2005
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Montréal,
Canada

Hungary

United States

Canada
2007
Details

Melbourne,
Australia

United States

Australia

Russia
2009
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Rome,
Italy

United States

Canada

Russia
2011
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Shangai,
China

Greece

China

Russia

Medal table

Place Nation Total
1  United States 3 1 2 6
2  Italy 2 1 1 4
3  Hungary 2 1 0 3
4  Netherlands 1 3 0 4
5  Australia 1 1 1 3
6  Greece 1 0 0 1
7  Canada 0 2 2 4
8  China 0 1 0 1
9  Russia 0 0 4 4
Total 10 10 10 30

See also

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