The Underwater Rugby World Championships is the peak international event for the underwater sport of underwater rugby. The event is conducted on behalf of the Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS) by an affiliated national federation. The championships was first held in 1980.

Championships

Year	Date	Championship	Location event [1]	Men Teams	Women Teams	Nations	Gold (M) [2]	Silver (M) [3]	Bronze (M) [4]	Gold (W) [5]	Silver (W) [6]	Bronze (W) [7]
1980	Jan. 1 - 2	1st World Championships	Mülheim, Germany	7	—	7	DEN	GER	SWE	—
1983	May 12 - 14	2nd World Championships	Malmö, Sweden	6		6	DEN	GER	SWE
1987	May 28 - 30	3rd World Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	7		7	SWE	DEN	GER
1991	May 8 - 11	4th World Championships	Copenhagen, Denmark	9	6	9	SWE	NOR	GER	SWE	NOR	GER
1995	Apr. 11 - 15	5th World Championships	Cali, Colombia	10	7	10	SWE	DEN	NOR	NOR	GER	SWE
1999	May 25 - 30	6th World Championships	Essen, Germany	8	5	8	SWE	DEN	GER	SWE	NOR	GER
2003	May 27 - 31	7th World Championships	Fredericia, Denmark	11	7	11	SWE	NOR	FIN	GER	SWE	COL
2007	Jul. 31 - Aug. 4	8th World Championships (Part of 1st CMAS Games)	Bari, Italy	13	9	13	FIN	SWE	NOR	GER	SWE	NOR
2011	Aug. 15 - 21	9th World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	14	7	14	NOR[8]	GER	SWE	NOR	SWE	GER
2015	Jul. 26 - Aug. 1	10th World Championships	Cali, Colombia	12[9]	9	13	NOR	GER	COL	GER	NOR	COL
2019	Jul. 25 - Aug. 3	11th World Championships	Graz, Austria	17[10]	14[11]	18	COL	NOR	GER	NOR	GER	COL
2023	Jul. 6 - 15	12th World Championships	Montreal, Canada	10	10	10	COL	GER	DEN	COL	NOR	GER