List of World Aquatics Championships men's water polo tournament records and statistics

This is a list of records and statistics of the men's water polo tournament at the World Aquatics Championships since the inaugural official edition in 1973.

Confederation statistics

Best performances by tournament

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
Africa – CANA———15th—15th15th14th——15th14th15th16th15th12th16th12th
Americas – ASUA5th4th5th5th4th4th6th7th7th6th11th9th4th6th9th7th12th9th
Asia – AASF—15th—10th—14th12th11th12th15th14th13th12th11th12th11th10th11th
Europe – LEN1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st
Oceania – OSA14th11th9th11th10th8th10th4th10th7th10th10th10th9th8th8th7th6th
Nations161616161516161616161616161616161616

All-time best performances

This is a summary of the best performances of each confederation at the World Aquatics Championships.[1]

Legend
  • * – Host team
  • † – Defunct team
ConfederationBest performanceMen's team
Africa – CANA12th South Africa (2015, 2019)
Americas – ASUA4th Cuba (1975),  United States (1986, 1991, 2009)
Asia – AASF10th China (1982),  Japan (2017)
Europe – LEN1st Croatia (2007, 2017),  Hungary (1973, 2003, 2013),  Italy (1978, 1994*, 2011, 2019),  Serbia (2009, 2015),  Serbia and Montenegro† (2005),  Soviet Union† (1975, 1982),  Spain (1998, 2001),  Yugoslavia† (1986, 1991)
Oceania – OSA4th Australia (1998*)

Team statistics

Debut of teams
Legend
  • * – Host team
  • † – Defunct team
#Year[1]Debuting teamsNumberCumulative total
AfricaAmericasAsiaEuropeOceania
11973– Cuba,  Mexico,  United States– Bulgaria,  Great Britain,  Greece,  Hungary,  Israel,  Italy,  Netherlands,  Romania,  Soviet Union†,  Spain,  West Germany†,  Yugoslavia*† Australia1616
21975– Canada,  Colombia* Iran––319
31978–––––019
41982 Egypt– China France New Zealand423
51986– Brazil–––124
61991––– Germany–125
71994 South Africa– Kazakhstan Croatia,  Russia–429
81998––– FR Yugoslavia†[lower-alpha 1],  Slovakia–231
92001–– Japan*––132
#YearAfricaAmericasAsiaEuropeOceaniaNumberCumulative total
102003––– Serbia and Montenegro†–133
112005–––––033
122007––– Serbia–134
132009––– North Macedonia,  Montenegro–236
142011–––––036
152013–––––036
162015– Argentina–––137
172017–––––037
182019–– South Korea*––138
Total275222

Results of host teams and defending finalists
Legend
  • † – Defunct team
#Year[1]Host teamFinishDefending championsFinishDefending runners-upFinish
11973 Yugoslavia†3rd of 16 teamsDoes not appearDoes not appearDoes not appearDoes not appear
21975 Colombia16th of 16 teams Hungary2nd of 16 teams Soviet Union†1st of 16 teams
31978 West Germany†7th of 16 teams Soviet Union†4th of 16 teams Hungary2nd of 16 teams
41982 EcuadorDid not participate Italy9th of 16 teams Hungary2nd of 16 teams
51986 Spain5th of 15 teams Soviet Union†3rd of 15 teams Hungary9th of 15 teams
61991 Australia8th of 16 teams Yugoslavia†1st of 16 teams Italy6th of 16 teams
71994 Italy1st of 16 teams Yugoslavia†Defunct Spain2nd of 16 teams
81998 Australia4th of 16 teams Italy5th of 16 teams Spain1st of 16 teams
92001 Japan16th of 16 teams Spain1st of 16 teams Hungary5th of 16 teams
102003 Spain5th of 16 teams Spain5th of 16 teams FR Yugoslavia†Defunct
#YearHost teamFinishDefending championsFinishDefending runners-upFinish
112005 Canada13th of 16 teams Hungary2nd of 16 teams Italy8th of 16 teams
122007 Australia10th of 16 teams Serbia and Montenegro†Defunct Hungary2nd of 16 teams
132009 Italy11th of 16 teams Croatia3rd of 16 teams Hungary5th of 16 teams
142011 China15th of 16 teams Serbia2nd of 16 teams Spain5th of 16 teams
152013 Spain5th of 16 teams Italy4th of 16 teams Serbia7th of 16 teams
162015 Russia14th of 16 teams Hungary6th of 16 teams Montenegro5th of 16 teams
172017 Hungary2nd of 16 teams Serbia3rd of 16 teams Croatia1st of 16 teams
182019 South Korea15th of 16 teams Croatia3rd of 16 teams Hungary4th of 16 teams
192022 JapanTBD ItalyTBD SpainTBD
#YearHost teamFinishDefending championsFinishDefending runners-upFinish

Comprehensive team results by tournament

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 Years
 Egypt 15th15th2
 South Africa 15th14th15th14th15th16th15th12th16th12th10
Americas – ASUA (7 teams)
Men's team[1] 1973197519781982198619911994199820012003200520072009201120132015201720192022Years
 Argentina 16th1
 Brazil 12th12th13th13th13th14th10th12th13th9
 Canada 14th14th14th13th13th14th13th15th14th13th12th8th10th11th9th15th16
 Colombia 16th1
 Cuba 6th4th10th5th7th11th11th12th8
 Mexico 9th9th15th3
 United States 5th8th5th6th4th4th6th7th7th6th11th9th4th6th9th7th13th9th18
Asia – AASF (5 teams)
Men's team[1] 1973197519781982198619911994199820012003200520072009201120132015201720192022Years
 China 10th14th16th16th13th12th15th14th15th9
 Iran 15th15th2
 Japan 16th15th14th16th11th13th10th11th8
 Kazakhstan Part of Soviet Union12th11th12th16th13th12th11th11th14th9
 South Korea 15th1
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 Years
 Bulgaria 13th12th8th3
 Croatia Part of Yugoslavia4th9th8th9th4th1st3rd3rd3rd2nd1st3rd12
 France 13th8th12th14th4
 Germany See West Germany5th9th14th11th9th8th6th8th10th8th10
 Great Britain 15th1
 Greece 12th12th12th11th10th7th8th6th4th3rd6th6th3rd4th7th15
 Hungary 1st2nd2nd2nd9th3rd5th2nd5th1st2nd2nd5th4th1st6th2nd4th18
 Israel 16th16th15th3
 Italy 4th3rd1st9th2nd6th1st5th4th2nd8th5th11th1st4th4th6th1st18
 North Macedonia Part of Yugoslavia14th1
 Montenegro Part of YugoslaviaPart of SCG / FRY9th7th2nd5th5th10th6
Men's team 1973197519781982198619911994199820012003200520072009201120132015201720192022Years
 Netherlands 8th7th13th4th14th8th9th7
 Romania 7th5th6th9th13th12th6th11th7th12th13th11
 Russia Part of Soviet Union3rd6th3rd10th7th7th14th8th8
 Serbia Part of YugoslaviaPart of SCG / FRY4th1st2nd7th1st3rd5th7
 Serbia and Montenegro† Part of YugoslaviaSee FRY3rd1stDefunct2
 Slovakia Part of Czechoslovakia10th11th8th3
 Soviet Union† 2nd1st4th1st3rd7thDefunct6
 Spain 10th10th11th8th5th2nd2nd1st1st5th5th3rd2nd5th5th9th2nd17
 West Germany† 11th6th7th3rd6thSee Germany5
 Yugoslavia† 3rd13th3rd7th1st1stDefunct6
 FR Yugoslavia†[lower-alpha 1] Part of Yugoslavia3rd2ndSee SCGDefunct2
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 Years
 Australia 14th11th9th11th10th8th10th4th10th7th10th10th10th9th8th8th7th6th18
 New Zealand 16th16th16th16th15th16th16th7
Total teams 161616161516161616161616161616161616

Finishes in the top four

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
RkMen's team[1]TotalChampionsRunners-upThird placeFourth placeFirstLast
1 Hungary133 (1973, 2003, 2013)7 (1975, 1978, 1982, 1998, 2005, 2007, 2017*)1 (1991)2 (2011, 2019)19732019
2 Italy114 (1978, 1994*, 2011, 2019)2 (1986, 2003)1 (1975)4 (1973, 2001, 2013, 2015)19732019
3 Croatia92 (2007, 2017)1 (2015)4 (2009, 2011, 2013, 2019)2 (1994, 2005)19942019
4 Spain72 (1998, 2001)4 (1991, 1994, 2009, 2019)1 (2007)19912019
5 Serbia52 (2009, 2015)1 (2011)1 (2017)1 (2007)20072017
 Soviet Union†2 (1975, 1982)1 (1973)1 (1986)1 (1978)19731986
7 Yugoslavia†42 (1986, 1991)2 (1973*, 1978)19731991
8 Greece42 (2005, 2015)2 (2003, 2017)20032017
9 United States33 (1986, 1991, 2009)19862009
10 Serbia and Montenegro†21 (2005)1 (2003)20032005
11 FR Yugoslavia†[lower-alpha 1]21 (2001)1 (1998)19982001
12 Russia22 (1994, 2001)19942001
13 Montenegro11 (2013)20132013
14 West Germany†11 (1982)19821982
15 Australia11 (1998*)19981998
 Cuba1 (1975)19751975
 Netherlands1 (1982)19821982
RkMen's teamTotalChampionsRunners-upThird placeFourth placeFirstLast

Medal table

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
RankMen's teamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Italy4217
2 Hungary37111
3 Spain2417
4 Croatia2147
5 Serbia2114
 Soviet Union†2114
7 Yugoslavia†2024
8 Serbia and Montenegro†1012
9 FR Yugoslavia†[lower-alpha 1]0112
10 Montenegro0101
11 Greece0022
 Russia0022
13 West Germany†0011
Totals (13 men's teams)18181854

Champions
Main article: List of world champions in men's water polo

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
Results of champions by tournament
#Men's tournamentChampionMPWDLWin %GFGAGDGF/MPGA/MPGD/MP
1 Belgrade 1973 Hungary (1st title)871087.5%5824347.2503.0004.250
2 Cali 1975 Soviet Union† (1st title)862075.0%4926236.1253.2502.875
3 West Berlin 1978 Italy (1st title)853062.5%4131105.1253.8751.250
4 Guayaquil 1982 Soviet Union† (2nd title)761085.7%6841279.7145.8573.857
5 Madrid 1986 Yugoslavia† (1st title)651083.3%61431810.1677.1673.000
6 Perth 1991 Yugoslavia† (2nd title)760185.7%81463511.5716.5715.000
7 Rome 1994 Italy (2nd title)7700100.0%6539269.2865.5713.714
8 Perth 1998 Spain (1st title)8800100.0%6535308.1254.3753.750
9 Fukuoka 2001 Spain (2nd title)8800100.0%6327367.8753.3754.500
10 Barcelona 2003 Hungary (2nd title)651083.3%62372510.3336.1674.167
11 Montreal 2005 Serbia and Montenegro† (1st title)6600100.0%69294011.5004.8336.667
12 Melbourne 2007 Croatia (1st title)6600100.0%65402510.8336.6674.167
13 Rome 2009 Serbia (1st title)751171.4%80602011.4298.5712.857
14 Shanghai 2011 Italy (3rd title)6600100.0%5933269.8335.5004.333
15 Barcelona 2013 Hungary (3rd title)751171.4%76542210.8577.7143.143
16 Kazan 2015 Serbia (2nd title)6600100.0%73433012.1677.1675.000
17 Budapest 2017 Croatia (2nd title)6600100.0%70472311.6677.8333.833
18 Gwangju 2019 Italy (4th title)6600100.0%60402010.0006.6673.333
#Men's tournamentTotal12310911388.6%11656954709.4725.6503.821
ChampionMPWDLWin %GFGAGDGF/MPGA/MPGD/MP

Sources:

The following table shows men's teams that won all matches during the tournament.

Winning all matches during the tournament
#YearChampionMPWDLWin %
11994 Italy (2nd title)7700100.0%
21998 Spain (1st title)8800100.0%
32001 Spain (2nd title)8800100.0%
42005 Serbia and Montenegro† (1st title)6600100.0%
52007 Croatia (1st title)6600100.0%
62011 Italy (3rd title)6600100.0%
72015 Serbia (2nd title)6600100.0%
82017 Croatia (2nd title)6600100.0%
92019 Italy (4th title)6600100.0%
#YearChampionMPWDLWin %

The following tables show records of goals for per match.

Historical progression of records – goals for per match
Goals for
per match		AchievementYearChampionDate of
winning gold		Duration of record
7.250Set record1973 Hungary (1st title)9 September 19738 years, 332 days
9.714Broke record1982 Soviet Union† (2nd title)7 August 19824 years, 15 days
10.167Broke record1986 Yugoslavia† (1st title)22 August 19864 years, 144 days
11.571Broke record1991 Yugoslavia† (2nd title)13 January 199124 years, 207 days
12.167Broke record2015 Serbia (2nd title)8 August 20155 years, 183 days

The following tables show records of goals against per match.

The following tables show records of goals difference per match.

Team records

Teams having equal quantities in the tables below are ordered by the tournament the quantity was attained in (the teams that attained the quantity first are listed first). If the quantity was attained by more than one team in the same tournament, these teams are ordered alphabetically.

Tournament positions

Most titles won
4,  Italy (1978, 1994, 2011, 2019).
Most finishes in the top two
10,  Hungary (1973, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1998, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2017).
Most finishes in the top three
11,  Hungary (1973, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1991, 1998, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2017).
Most finishes in the top four
13,  Hungary (1973, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1991, 1998, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2019).
Most appearances
18,  Australia,  Hungary,  Italy,  United States (have participated in every tournament).

Consecutive

Most consecutive medals
7,  Croatia (2007–2009–2011–2013–2015–2017–2019).
Most consecutive golds
2,  Spain (1998–2001);  Yugoslavia (1986–1991).
Most consecutive silvers
3,  Hungary (1975–1978–1982).
Most consecutive bronzes
3,  Croatia (2009–2011–2013).
Most consecutive finishes in the top four
8,  Croatia (2005–2007–2009–2011–2013–2015–2017–2019).
Most consecutive appearances
18,  Australia,  Hungary,  Italy,  United States (have participated in every tournament).

Gaps

Longest gap between successive titles
30 years,  Hungary (1973–2003).
Longest gap between successive appearances in the top two
16 years,  Hungary (1982–1998).
Longest gap between successive appearances in the top three
10 years,  Greece (2005–2015);  Spain (2009–2019).
Longest gap between successive appearances in the top four
18 years,  United States (1991–2009).
Longest gap between successive appearances
26 years,  France (1991–2017).

Host team

Best finish by host team
Champion:  Italy (1994).

Other

Most finishes in the top two without ever being champion
1,  FR Yugoslavia (2001);  Montenegro (2013).
Most finishes in the top three without ever being champion
2,  FR Yugoslavia (1998, 2001);  Greece (2005, 2015);  Russia (1994, 2001).
Most finishes in the top four without ever being champion
4,  Greece (2003, 2005, 2015, 2017).
Most finishes in the top four without ever being medaled
3,  United States (1986, 1991, 2009).

Player statistics
(C) Captain Apps Appearances Ref Reference Rk Rank
L/R Handedness Pos Playing position FP Field player GK Goalkeeper

Multiple medalists
Main article: List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo

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.

Five male athletes won five or more medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships. Aside from Serbian water polo player Slobodan Nikić who won five medals,[2] all 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).[3]

Legend
  •     – Hosts
Male athletes who won five or more medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships
RkPlayerBirthHeightMen's teamPosWater polo tournamentPeriod
(age of
first/last)		MedalsRef
GSBT
1Andro Bušlje19862.00 m
(6 ft 7 in)		 CroatiaFP2005200720092011201320152017201914 years
(19/33)		2147[3]
2Maro Joković19872.03 m
(6 ft 8 in)		 CroatiaFP2007Does not appear20112013201520172019Does not appear12 years
(19/31)		2136[4]
3Slobodan Nikić19831.97 m
(6 ft 6 in)		 Serbia and MontenegroFP20032005Does not appearDoes not appearDoes not appearDoes not appearDoes not appearDoes not appear12 years
(20/32)		3115[2]
 SerbiaDoes not appearDoes not appear20072009201120132015Does not appear
4Josip Pavić19821.95 m
(6 ft 5 in)		 CroatiaGK2001Does not appear20052007200920112013201514 years
(19/33)		1135[5]
Sandro Sukno19902.00 m
(6 ft 7 in)		 CroatiaFP20092011201320152017Does not appearDoes not appearDoes not appear8 years
(19/27)		1135[6]
RkPlayerBirthHeightMen's teamPosWater polo tournamentPeriod
(age of
first/last)		GSBTRef
Medals

Multiple gold medalists
Main articles: List of world champions in men's water polo and List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo

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.[2]

There are twenty-eight male athletes who won two gold medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships.

Legend
  •     – Hosts
Male athletes who won three or more gold medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships
RkPlayerBirthHeightMen's teamPosWater polo tournamentPeriod
(age of
first/last)		MedalsRef
GSBT
1Slobodan Nikić19831.97 m
(6 ft 6 in)		 Serbia and MontenegroFP20032005Does not appearDoes not appearDoes not appearDoes not appearDoes not appear12 years
(20/32)		3115[2]
 SerbiaDoes not appearDoes not appear20072009201120132015

See also

Notes
  1. After the breakup of Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia men's national water polo team participated at the 1998 and 2001 World Aquatics Championships.

References
  1. "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  2. "Slobodan Nikić". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  3. "Andro Bušlje". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  4. "Maro Joković". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  5. "Josip Pavić". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  6. "Sandro Sukno". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.

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PDF documents on the FINA website:

Official Results Books (FINA)

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