List of water polo world medalists
This article contains lists of those nations that have won a water polo world medal, referring to any of the men's and women's tournament at the Olympic Games, men's and women's tournament at the FINA World Aquatics Championships, men's and women's FINA Water Polo World Cup, and men's and women's FINA Water Polo World League.
Men's water polo world medalists
For the making of these lists, results from following world tournaments are consulted:
| Governing body | Tournament | Abbr. | Edition | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | Latest | Next | ||||
| FINA & IOC | Men's water polo tournament at the Summer Olympics | OG | 1900 | 2016 | 2020 | [1]:5 |
| FINA | Men's water polo tournament at the World Aquatics Championships | WCH | 1973 | 2019 | 2021 | [1]:15 |
| FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup | WCp | 1979 | 2018 | 2022 | [1]:25 | |
| FINA Men's Water Polo World League | WL | 2002 | 2019 | 2020 | [1]:40 | |
Medals for the demonstration events are NOT counted. Medals earned by athletes from defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are NOT merged with the results achieved by their immediate successor states. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) does NOT combine medals of these nations or teams.[2]
1900–2001
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†Defunct teams are shown in italic.
2002–present
†Defunct teams are shown in italic.
National teams by continent
Last updated after the 2019 World Aquatics Championships (As of 27 July 2019).
| Continent | Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Association | CANA | ASUA | AASF | LEN | OSA |
| Teams | None |  Brazil Cuba United States |
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| Totals (23 teams) |
0 teams | 3 teams | 0 teams | 19 teams (including 5 defunct teams) | 1 team |
†Defunct teams are shown in italic.
Medal table by continent
Last updated after the 2019 World Aquatics Championships (As of 27 July 2019).
| Rank | Continent | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Europe[lower-alpha 1] | 76 | 70 | 69 | 215 |
| 2 | Americas | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 |
| 3 | Oceania | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals (5 continents) | 78 | 78 | 79 | 235 | |
Medal table by country
Last updated after the 2019 World Aquatics Championships (As of 27 July 2019).
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary | 18 | 19 | 7 | 44 |
| 2 | Serbia | 15 | 1 | 5 | 21 |
| 3 | Italy | 8 | 10 | 6 | 24 |
| 4 | Yugoslavia† | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| 5 | Soviet Union† | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | Croatia | 4 | 7 | 8 | 19 |
| 7 | Serbia and Montenegro† | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | Great Britain | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Spain | 3 | 8 | 7 | 18 |
| 10 | United States | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| 11 | Montenegro | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | Russia | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 13 | Germany | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | West Germany† | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 15 | France[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | Belgium | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 17 | Greece | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 18 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 19 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cuba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Unified Team† | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (23 nations) | 78 | 78 | 79 | 235 | |
†Defunct teams are shown in italic.
Women's water polo world medalists
For the making of these lists, results from following world tournaments are consulted:
| Governing body | Tournament | Abbr. | Edition | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | Latest | Next | ||||
| FINA & IOC | Women's water polo tournament at the Summer Olympics | OG | 2000 | 2016 | 2020 | [1]:56 |
| FINA | Women's water polo tournament at the World Aquatics Championships | WCH | 1986 | 2019 | 2021 | [1]:57 |
| FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup | WCp | 1979 | 2018 | 2022 | [1]:67 | |
| FINA Women's Water Polo World League | WL | 2004 | 2019 | 2020 | [1]:78 | |
Medals for the demonstration events are NOT counted. Medals earned by athletes from defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are NOT merged with the results achieved by their immediate successor states. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) does NOT combine medals of these nations or teams.[2]
1979–2003
2004–present
National teams by continent
Last updated after the 2019 World Aquatics Championships (As of 27 July 2019).
| Continent | Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Association | CANA | ASUA | AASF | LEN | OSA |
| Teams | None | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada United States |
 China |
Greece Hungary Italy Netherlands Russia Spain |
Australia |
| Totals (10 teams) |
0 teams | 2 teams | 1 team | 6 teams | 1 team |
Medal table by continent
Last updated after the 2019 World Aquatics Championships (As of 27 July 2019).
| Rank | Continent | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Americas | 26 | 13 | 10 | 49 |
| 2 | Europe | 20 | 28 | 26 | 74 |
| 3 | Oceania | 5 | 10 | 15 | 30 |
| 4 | Asia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (5 continents) | 52 | 52 | 52 | 156 | |
Medal table by country
Last updated after the 2019 World Aquatics Championships (As of 27 July 2019).
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 25 | 9 | 5 | 39 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 10 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| 3 | Australia | 5 | 10 | 15 | 30 |
| 4 | Italy | 3 | 8 | 4 | 15 |
| 5 | Hungary | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Greece | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Russia | 1 | 4 | 12 | 17 |
| 8 | Canada | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 9 | Spain | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | China | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals (10 nations) | 52 | 52 | 52 | 156 | |
See also
Notes
- There was no bronze medal match for the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. Bronze medals were given to the losers of both semifinals. Two French teams took both bronze.
References
- "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 14, 25, 40, 48, 56, 57, 67, 78, 83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- "Olympic Results, Gold Medalists and Official Records". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
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