European Water Polo Championship
The European Water Polo Championship is a sport competition for national water polo teams, currently held biannually and organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN), the governing European aquatics federation. There are both men's and women's competitions.
| Sport | Water Polo |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1927 |
| Continent | Europe (LEN) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Hungary (men's, 13th title) Spain (women's, 2nd title) |
| Most titles | Hungary (men's, 13 titles) Italy and  Netherlands (women's, 5 titles each) |
The first European Water Polo Championship was held in 1926 in Budapest, Hungary, with just a men's competition. The women for the first time competed in 1985 (Oslo, Norway) for the European title. The water polo tournament was part of the European Aquatics Championships up to and including 1997, and from 1999 the event was separated and got its own independent tournament.
Men's tournament
Results
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary | 13 | 6 | 6 | 25 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 |  Serbia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 5 | %253B_Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_(2003%E2%80%932006).svg.png.webp){kind=small} FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |  West Germany | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
| 8 |  Croatia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 Montenegro | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 10 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Spain | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | Germany | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 |  Sweden | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 |  East Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 |  Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (18 nations) | 34 | 35 | 33 | 102 | |
Participation details
| Team | 1926.svg.png.webp){kind=small} (4) |
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1938 (7) |
1947 (10) |
1950 (7) |
1954 (12) |
1958 (14) |
1962 (11) |
1966 (17) |
1970 (15) |
1974 (8) |
1977 (8) |
1981 (8) |
1983 (8) |
1985 (8) |
1987 (8) |
1989 (16) |
1991 (16) |
1993 (12) |
1995 (12) |
1997 (12) |
1999 (12) |
2001 (12) |
2003 (12) |
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2008 (12) |
2010 (12) |
2012 (12) |
2014 (12) |
2016 (16) |
2018 (16) |
2020 (16) |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria |
• | 6th | 3rd | • | • | 10th | 5th | 12th | 11th | • | • | 14th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 14th | • | • | 12th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 |
| Belgium |
4th | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | • | 11th | 10th | 7th | 10th | 12th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11 |
| Bulgaria |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 14th | • | 11th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8th | 10th | 13th | • | 8th | 11th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 |
| Croatia |
Part of Yugoslavia |
5th | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 7th | 4th | 1st | 9th | 5th | 7th | 3rd | 4th | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Czechoslovakia |
• | 7th | 5th | 8th | • | 9th | • | • | • | • | 14th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7th | 10th | doesn't exist | 7 | |||||||||||||
 Denmark |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
 Finland |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| France |
• | 2nd | 6th | 6th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 9th | 8th | • | 13th | 11th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 12th | 11th | • | • | • | • | 12th | • | • | • | • | • | 10th | 9th | 12th | 13th | 17 |
 Georgia |
Part of Soviet Union |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 12th | 14th | 13th | 10th | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Germany West Germany |
3rd | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | • | • | 6th | 7th | • | 7th | 7th | 8th | 6th | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 7th | 9th | 3rd | 10th | 8th | 9th | 6th | 8th | 6th | 6th | 5th | 9th | 11th | 9th | 9th | 31 |
| East Germany |
Part of Germany |
• | 5th | 4th | 2nd | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | doesn't exist | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain |
• | 8th | • | • | 7th | 6th | • | 8th | 13th | 10th | 17th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 15th | 14th | 12th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 |
| Greece |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10th | • | • | • | • | 8th | • | 11th | 6th | 7th | 9th | 7th | 4th | 7th | 8th | 6th | 11th | 9th | 6th | 6th | 4th | 5th | 7th | 18 |
| Hungary |
1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 4th | • | 1st | 1st | 1st | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 5th | 9th | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 8th | 1st | 33 |
 Ireland |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 15th | 15th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| Italy |
• | 12th | • | 10th | 5th | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 8th | 4th | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 6th | 7th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 1st | 6th | 3rd | 2nd | 9th | 5th | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 6th | 4th | 6th | 32 |
 Malta |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 15th | 16th | 16th | 3 |
| Montenegro |
Part of Yugoslavia |
Part of SCG / FR Yugoslavia |
• [N 1] | 1st | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 6th | 3rd | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands |
• | 11th | • | 9th | 3rd | 5th | 1st | 4th | 6th | 6th | 8th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 8th | 6th | 7th | • | 8th | 9th | 8th | 10th | 9th | 12th | 10th | 11th | 10th | • | • | 10th | • | 12th | 10 | 15th | 28 |
 North Macedonia |
Part of Yugoslavia |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8th | 12th | 11th | • | • | • | • | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Poland |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9th | 11th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13th | 12th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 4 |
 Romania |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10th | • | 5th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 7th | 7th | 8th | • | 7th | 5th | 8th | 4th | 11th | • | 9th | 11th | 10th | 4th | 9th | 7th | 8th | 8th | 10th | 11th | 11th | 24 |
| Russia |
Part of Soviet Union |
6th | 6th | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 4th | 9th | 10th | 11th | • | 11th | 8th | 7th | 8th | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Serbia |
Part of Yugoslavia |
Part of SCG / FRY |
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 5th | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SCG / FRY |
Part of Yugoslavia |
• | • | 2nd | 7th | 1st | 1st | doesn't exist | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Slovakia |
Part of Czechoslovakia |
10th | • | 8th | 10th | 8th | 7th | 11th | 12th | • | • | • | 13th | 14th | 14th | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia |
Part of Yugoslavia |
• | • | • | 11th | • | 12th | 12th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Soviet Union |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 4th | 3rd | doesn't exist | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Spain |
• | 10th | • | 7th | • | • | • | 7th | 12th | • | 12th | 8th | 7th | 8th | 5th | 3rd | 6th | 6th | 6th | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 6th | 6th | 5th | 3rd | 7th | 8th | 7th | 7th | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 28 |
| Sweden |
2nd | 4th | 7th | 4th | • | 2nd | 2nd | • | • | 9th | 9th | 9th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 |
 Switzerland |
• | • | • | • | • | • | 7th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
 Turkey |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 15th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10th | 12th | • | 16th | 15th | 12th | 7 |
 Ukraine |
Part of Soviet Union |
11th | 7th | 11th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia |
• | 9th | • | 5th | • | 8th | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | doesn't exist | 17 | |||||||||||||
Notes
- Won European B Waterpolo Championship
Women's tournament
History
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 | Italy | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | Hungary | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | Russia | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | Spain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Greece | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | France | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 nations) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 | |
Participation details
| Team | 1985 (8) |
1987 (7) |
1989 (9) |
1991 (8) |
1993 (12) |
1995 (12) |
1997 (12) |
1999 (8) |
2001 (8) |
2003 (8) |
2006 (8) |
2008 (8) |
2010 (8) |
2012 (8) |
2014 (8) |
2016 (12) |
2018 (12) |
2020 (12) |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium |
5th | 6th | 9th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3 |
| Croatia |
Part of Yugoslavia |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8th | • | • | 11th | 11th | 10th | 4 | |||
| Czech Republic |
Part of Czechoslovakia |
11th | 10th | 12th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3 | |||
| France |
7th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 5th | 8th | 8th | 8th | • | • | 8th | • | • | 7th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 14 |
| Germany West Germany |
3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 8th | • | 8th | 8th | 11th | 17 |
| Great Britain |
6th | 7th | • | 8th | 8th | 8th | 10th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7th | 8th | • | • | • | 8 |
| Greece |
• | • | 7th | 7th | 7th | 4th | 7th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 6th | 6th | 2nd | 2nd | 6th | 5th | 2nd | 6th | 16 |
| Hungary |
2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 18 |
 Israel |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10th | 9th | 2 |
| Italy |
• | • | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 6th | 5th | 16 |
| Netherlands |
1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 6th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 18 |
| Norway |
4th | 5th | 6th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3 |
 Portugal |
• | • | • | • | • | 11th | 11th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10th | • | • | 3 |
| Russia |
Part of Soviet Union |
2nd | 6th | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 4th | 5th | 6th | 5th | 2nd | 14 | |||
| Serbia |
Part of Yugoslavia |
• | • | 9th | • | • | • | 8th | • | • | • | • | 9th | 9th | 12th | 5 | |||
| Slovakia |
Part of Czechoslovakia |
12th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8th | 2 | |||
| Slovenia |
Part of Yugoslavia |
• | • | • | • | • | 8th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | |||
| Soviet Union |
• | • | • | 5th | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Spain |
• | • | • | • | 9th | 9th | 4th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 4th | 2nd | 6th | 5th | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 1st | 14 |
| Sweden |
8th | • | 8th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| Switzerland |
• | • | • | • | 10th | 12th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| Turkey |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 12th | 12th | • | 2 |
Combined medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary | 16 | 11 | 12 | 39 |
| 2 | Italy | 8 | 4 | 8 | 20 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | Soviet Union | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | Serbia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Russia | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | Spain | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | West Germany | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Yugoslavia | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
| 11 | Croatia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 13 | Germany | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 14 | Greece | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sweden | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 16 | France | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | East Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (19 nations) | 52 | 53 | 51 | 156 | |
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