Sport | Water polo |
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Founded | 1973 (men) 1986 (women) |
Continent | International (FINA) |
Most recent champion(s) | ![]() ![]() |
Most titles | ![]() ![]() (women; 6 titles) |
Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships is an international water polo tournament held every two years as part of the FINA World Aquatics Championships.[1] The reigning champions are Italy in men's and the United States in women's competition.[2]
Event | 1973 | 1975 | 1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1991 | 1994 | 1998 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | Editions |
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Men's tournament | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 18 |
Women's tournament | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 14 | ||||
Total | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Main article: List of World Aquatics Championships men's water polo tournament records and statistics § Confederation statistics |
This is a summary of the best performances of each confederation in each tournament.[1]
Confederation | 1973 | 1975 | 1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1991 | 1994 | 1998 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2022 |
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Africa – CANA | — | — | — | 15th | — | 15th | 15th | 14th | — | — | 15th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 15th | 12th | 16th | 12th | |
Americas – ASUA | 5th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 7th | 7th | 6th | 11th | 9th | 4th | 6th | 9th | 7th | 12th | 9th | |
Asia – AASF | — | 15th | — | 10th | — | 14th | 12th | 11th | 12th | 15th | 14th | 13th | 12th | 11th | 12th | 11th | 10th | 11th | |
Europe – LEN | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
Oceania – OSA | 14th | 11th | 9th | 11th | 10th | 8th | 10th | 4th | 10th | 7th | 10th | 10th | 10th | 9th | 8th | 8th | 7th | 6th | |
Nations | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Main article: List of World Aquatics Championships men's water polo tournament records and statistics § Team statistics |
Note: Results of qualification tournaments are not included.
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 |
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15th | 15th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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15th | 14th | 15th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 15th | 12th | 16th | 12th | Q | 11 | ||||||||
Americas – ASUA (7 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 |
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12th | 12th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 14th | 10th | 12th | 13th | Q | 10 | |||||||||
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14th | 14th | 14th | 13th | 13th | 14th | 13th | 15th | 14th | 13th | 12th | 8th | 10th | 11th | 9th | 15th | WD | 17 | ||
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6th | 4th | 10th | 5th | 7th | 11th | 11th | 12th | 8 | |||||||||||
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9th | 9th | 15th | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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5th | 8th | 5th | 6th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 7th | 7th | 6th | 11th | 9th | 4th | 6th | 9th | 7th | 13th | 9th | Q | 19 |
Asia – AASF (5 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 |
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10th | 14th | 16th | 16th | 13th | 12th | 15th | 14th | 15th | 9 | ||||||||||
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15th | 15th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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16th | 15th | 14th | 16th | 11th | 13th | 10th | 11th | Q | 9 | ||||||||||
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Part of Soviet Union | 12th | 11th | 12th | 16th | 13th | 12th | 11th | 11th | 14th | Q | 10 | ||||||||
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15th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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13th | 12th | 8th | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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Part of Yugoslavia | 4th | 9th | 8th | 9th | 4th | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | Q | 13 | |||||
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13th | 8th | 12th | 14th | 4 | |||||||||||||||
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Q | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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See West Germany | 5th | 9th | 14th | 11th | 9th | 8th | 6th | 8th | 10th | 8th | Q | 11 | |||||||
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15th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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12th | 12th | 12th | 11th | 10th | 7th | 8th | 6th | 4th | 3rd | 6th | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 7th | Q | 16 | |||
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1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 9th | 3rd | 5th | 2nd | 5th | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 5th | 4th | 1st | 6th | 2nd | 4th | Q | 19 |
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16th | 16th | 15th | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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4th | 3rd | 1st | 9th | 2nd | 6th | 1st | 5th | 4th | 2nd | 8th | 5th | 11th | 1st | 4th | 4th | 6th | 1st | Q | 19 |
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Part of Yugoslavia | 14th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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Part of Yugoslavia | Part of SCG / FRY | 9th | 7th | 2nd | 5th | 5th | 10th | Q | 7 | ||||||||||
Men's team | 1973 | 1975 | 1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1991 | 1994 | 1998 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2022 | Years |
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8th | 7th | 13th | 4th | 14th | 8th | 9th | 7 | ||||||||||||
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7th | 5th | 6th | 9th | 13th | 12th | 6th | 11th | 7th | 12th | 13th | 11 | ||||||||
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Part of Soviet Union | 3rd | 6th | 3rd | 10th | 7th | 7th | 14th | 8th | DQ | 8 | |||||||||
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Part of Yugoslavia | Part of SCG / FRY | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 7th | 1st | 3rd | 5th | Q | 8 | |||||||||
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Part of Yugoslavia | See FRY | 3rd | 1st | Defunct | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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Part of Czechoslovakia | 10th | 11th | 8th | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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2nd | 1st | 4th | 1st | 3rd | 7th | Defunct | 6 | ||||||||||||
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10th | 10th | 11th | 8th | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 5th | 9th | 2nd | Q | 18 | |
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11th | 6th | 7th | 3rd | 6th | See Germany | 5 | |||||||||||||
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3rd | 13th | 3rd | 7th | 1st | 1st | Defunct | 6 | ||||||||||||
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Part of Yugoslavia | 3rd | 2nd | See SCG | Defunct | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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 |
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14th | 11th | 9th | 11th | 10th | 8th | 10th | 4th | 10th | 7th | 10th | 10th | 10th | 9th | 8th | 8th | 7th | 6th | Q | 19 |
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16th | 16th | 16th | 16th | 15th | 16th | 16th | 7 | ||||||||||||
Total teams | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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.
Rk | Men's team[1] | Total | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | First | Last |
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13 | 3 (1973, 2003, 2013) | 7 (1975, 1978, 1982, 1998, 2005, 2007, 2017*) | 1 (1991) | 2 (2011, 2019) | 1973 | 2019 |
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11 | 4 (1978, 1994*, 2011, 2019) | 2 (1986, 2003) | 1 (1975) | 4 (1973, 2001, 2013, 2015) | 1973 | 2019 |
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9 | 2 (2007, 2017) | 1 (2015) | 4 (2009, 2011, 2013, 2019) | 2 (1994, 2005) | 1994 | 2019 |
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7 | 2 (1998, 2001) | 4 (1991, 1994, 2009, 2019) | 1 (2007) | 1991 | 2019 | |
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5 | 2 (2009, 2015) | 1 (2011) | 1 (2017) | 1 (2007) | 2007 | 2017 |
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2 (1975, 1982) | 1 (1973) | 1 (1986) | 1 (1978) | 1973 | 1986 | ||
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4 | 2 (1986, 1991) | 2 (1973*, 1978) | 1973 | 1991 | ||
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4 | 2 (2005, 2015) | 2 (2003, 2017) | 2003 | 2017 | ||
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3 | 3 (1986, 1991, 2009) | 1986 | 2009 | |||
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2 | 1 (2005) | 1 (2003) | 2003 | 2005 | ||
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2 | 1 (2001) | 1 (1998) | 1998 | 2001 | ||
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2 | 2 (1994, 2001) | 1994 | 2001 | |||
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1 | 1 (2013) | 2013 | 2013 | |||
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1 | 1 (1982) | 1982 | 1982 | |||
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1 | 1 (1998*) | 1998 | 1998 | |||
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1 (1975) | 1975 | 1975 | |||||
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1 (1982) | 1982 | 1982 | |||||
Rk | Men's team | Total | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | First | Last |
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.
Rank | Men's team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
4 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
5 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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7 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
11 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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13 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (13 men's teams) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 |
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.
# | Men's tournament | Champion | MP | W | D | L | Win % | GF | GA | GD | GF/MP | GA/MP | GD/MP |
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8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 87.5% | 58 | 24 | 34 | 7.250 | 3.000 | 4.250 |
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8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 75.0% | 49 | 26 | 23 | 6.125 | 3.250 | 2.875 |
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8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 62.5% | 41 | 31 | 10 | 5.125 | 3.875 | 1.250 |
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7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 85.7% | 68 | 41 | 27 | 9.714 | 5.857 | 3.857 |
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83.3% | 61 | 43 | 18 | 10.167 | 7.167 | 3.000 |
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7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 85.7% | 81 | 46 | 35 | 11.571 | 6.571 | 5.000 |
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7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 65 | 39 | 26 | 9.286 | 5.571 | 3.714 |
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8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 65 | 35 | 30 | 8.125 | 4.375 | 3.750 |
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8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 63 | 27 | 36 | 7.875 | 3.375 | 4.500 |
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83.3% | 62 | 37 | 25 | 10.333 | 6.167 | 4.167 |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 69 | 29 | 40 | 11.500 | 4.833 | 6.667 |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 65 | 40 | 25 | 10.833 | 6.667 | 4.167 |
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7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 71.4% | 80 | 60 | 20 | 11.429 | 8.571 | 2.857 |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 59 | 33 | 26 | 9.833 | 5.500 | 4.333 |
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7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 71.4% | 76 | 54 | 22 | 10.857 | 7.714 | 3.143 |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 73 | 43 | 30 | 12.167 | 7.167 | 5.000 |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 70 | 47 | 23 | 11.667 | 7.833 | 3.833 |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 60 | 40 | 20 | 10.000 | 6.667 | 3.333 |
# | Men's tournament | Total | 123 | 109 | 11 | 3 | 88.6% | 1165 | 695 | 470 | 9.472 | 5.650 | 3.821 |
Champion | MP | W | D | L | Win % | GF | GA | GD | GF/MP | GA/MP | GD/MP |
Sources:
The following table shows men's teams that won all matches during the tournament.
# | Year | Champion | MP | W | D | L | Win % |
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1 | 1994 | ![]() |
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
2 | 1998 | ![]() |
8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
3 | 2001 | ![]() |
8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
4 | 2005 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
5 | 2007 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
6 | 2011 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
7 | 2015 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
8 | 2017 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
9 | 2019 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
# | Year | Champion | MP | W | D | L | Win % |
The following tables show records of goals for per match.
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Achievement | Year | Champion | Date of winning gold |
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7.250 | Set record | 1973 | ![]() |
9 September 1973 | 8 years, 332 days |
9.714 | Broke record | 1982 | ![]() |
7 August 1982 | 4 years, 15 days |
10.167 | Broke record | 1986 | ![]() |
22 August 1986 | 4 years, 144 days |
11.571 | Broke record | 1991 | ![]() |
13 January 1991 | 24 years, 207 days |
12.167 | Broke record | 2015 | ![]() |
8 August 2015 | 6 years, 321 days |
The following tables show records of goals against per match.
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The following tables show records of goals difference per match.
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Main article: List of World Aquatics Championships men's water polo tournament records and statistics § Player statistics |
(C) | Captain | Apps | Appearances | Ref | Reference | Rk | Rank |
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L/R | Handedness | Pos | Playing position | FP | Field player | GK | Goalkeeper |
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.[3]
There are twenty-eight male athletes who won two gold medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships.
Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Men's team | Pos | Water polo tournament | Period (age of first/last) |
Medals | Ref | |||||||||
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1 | Slobodan Nikić | 1983 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) |
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FP | 2003 | 2005 | 12 years (20/32) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | [3] | |||||
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2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 |
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,[3] 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).[4]
Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Men's team | Pos | Water polo tournament | Period (age of first/last) |
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1 | Andro Bušlje | 1986 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) |
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FP | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 14 years (19/33) |
2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | [4] |
2 | Maro Joković | 1987 | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) |
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FP | 2007 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 12 years (19/31) |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | [5] | ||
3 | Slobodan Nikić | 1983 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) |
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FP | 2003 | 2005 | 12 years (20/32) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | [3] | ||||||
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2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | ||||||||||||||
4 | Josip Pavić | 1982 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) |
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GK | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 14 years (19/33) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | [6] | |
Sandro Sukno | 1990 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) |
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FP | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 8 years (19/27) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | [7] | ||||
Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Men's team | Pos | Water polo tournament | Period (age of first/last) |
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Main article: List of World Aquatics Championships women's water polo tournament records and statistics § Confederation statistics |
This is a summary of the best performances of each confederation in each tournament.[1]
Confederation | 1986 | 1991 | 1994 | 1998 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 |
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Africa – CANA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16th | 15th | 15th | 16th | 16th | 14th |
Americas – ASUA | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 6th | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 6th | 5th | 1st | 1st | 1st |
Asia – AASF | — | — | 12th | 12th | 8th | 11th | 15th | 13th | 11th | 2nd | 9th | 5th | 10th | 10th |
Europe – LEN | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd |
Oceania – OSA | 1st | 5th | 6th | 3rd | 5th | 7th | 6th | 2nd | 6th | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 8th | 3rd |
Nations | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Main article: List of World Aquatics Championships women's water polo tournament records and statistics § Team statistics |
Note: Results of qualification tournaments are not included.
Africa – CANA (1 team) | ||||||||||||||||
Women's team[1] | 1986 | 1991 | 1994 | 1998 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2022 | Years |
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16th | 15th | 15th | 16th | 16th | 14th | Q | 7 | ||||||||
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Women's team[1] | 1986 | 1991 | 1994 | 1998 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2022 | Years |
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8th | 11th | 10th | 10th | 13th | 13th | 10th | 13th | 14th | 14th | 10th | 14th | Q | 13 | ||
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4th | 2nd | 5th | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 6th | 2nd | 8th | 8th | 11th | 4th | 9th | Q | 15 |
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3rd | 3rd | 4th | 8th | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 6th | 5th | 1st | 1st | 1st | Q | 15 |
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Women's team[1] | 1986 | 1991 | 1994 | 1998 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2022 | Years |
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16th | 14th | 11th | 2nd | 9th | 5th | 10th | 11th | WD | 8 | ||||||
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11th | 11th | 15th | 13th | 13th | WD | 5 | |||||||||
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Part of URS | 12th | 12th | 8th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 13th | 11th | 12th | 15th | 10th | Q | 12 | ||
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Europe – LEN (12 teams) | ||||||||||||||||
Women's team[1] | 1986 | 1991 | 1994 | 1998 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2022 | Years |
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9th | 9th | 15th | 14th | 11th | Q | 6 | |||||||||
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FRG | 6th | 8th | 10th | 8th | 11th | 10th | 6 | ||||||||
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5th | 7th | 9th | 5th | 8th | 4th | 1st | 6th | 6th | 7th | 8th | Q | 12 | |||
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5th | 4th | 1st | 7th | 2nd | 5th | 1st | 4th | 7th | 9th | 3rd | 9th | 5th | 4th | Q | 15 |
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3rd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 7th | 5th | 9th | 4th | 10th | 3rd | 6th | 6th | Q | 13 | ||
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2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 9th | 6th | 10th | 9th | 5th | 7th | 7th | 2nd | 9th | 7th | Q | 15 |
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Part of URS | 7th | 4th | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 8th | 3rd | 5th | DQ | 12 | |
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9th | 8th | 11th | 7th | 8th | 11th | 1st | 7th | 2nd | 2nd | Q | 11 | ||||
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6th | See Germany | 1 | |||||||||||||
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Women's team[1] | 1986 | 1991 | 1994 | 1998 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2022 | Years |
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1st | 5th | 6th | 3rd | 5th | 7th | 6th | 2nd | 6th | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 8th | 3rd | Q | 15 |
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7th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 12th | 12th | 12th | 12th | 12th | 13th | 12th | 12th | Q | 13 | ||
Total teams | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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.
Rk | Women's team[1] | Total | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | First | Last |
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11 | 6 (2003, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2019) | 1 (2005) | 2 (1986, 1991) | 2 (1994, 2001) | 1986 | 2019 |
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8 | 5 (2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2017) | 3 (1998, 2005, 2013) | 1998 | 2017 | ||
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7 | 2 (1994, 2005) | 1 (2001) | 1 (2013) | 3 (1991, 2007, 2019) | 1991 | 2019 |
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7 | 2 (1991, 2009) | 2 (2001, 2005*) | 3 (1986, 2003, 2017) | 1986 | 2017 | |
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6 | 2 (1998, 2001) | 1 (2003) | 2 (1994*, 2015) | 1 (2011) | 1994 | 2015 |
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6 | 1 (1986) | 2 (2007*, 2013) | 2 (1998*, 2019) | 1 (2015) | 1986 | 2019 |
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5 | 1 (1991) | 4 (1986, 1994, 1998, 2015) | 1986 | 2015 | ||
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3 | 1 (2013*) | 2 (2017, 2019) | 2013 | 2019 | ||
9 | ![]() |
2 | 1 (2011) | 1 (2009) | 2009 | 2011 | ||
10 | ![]() |
1 | 1 (2011*) | 2011 | 2011 | |||
Rk | Women's team | Total | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | First | Last |
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.
Rank | Women's team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Totals (10 women's teams) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
Main article: List of world champions in men's water polo |
The following table shows results of world champions in women's water polo by tournament.
# | Women's tournament | Champion | MP | W | D | L | Win % | GF | GA | GD | GF/MP | GA/MP | GD/MP |
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7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 83 | 36 | 47 | 11.857 | 5.143 | 6.714 |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 71 | 47 | 24 | 11.833 | 7.833 | 4.000 |
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7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 85.7% | 55 | 38 | 17 | 7.857 | 5.429 | 2.429 |
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8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 62.5% | 77 | 57 | 20 | 9.625 | 7.125 | 2.500 |
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8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 75.0% | 77 | 45 | 32 | 9.625 | 5.625 | 4.000 |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 62 | 31 | 31 | 10.333 | 5.167 | 5.167 |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 64 | 35 | 29 | 10.667 | 5.833 | 4.833 |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 56 | 38 | 18 | 9.333 | 6.333 | 3.000 |
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7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 85.7% | 77 | 53 | 24 | 11.000 | 7.571 | 3.429 |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 62 | 51 | 11 | 10.333 | 8.500 | 1.833 |
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 83.3% | 88 | 53 | 35 | 14.667 | 8.833 | 5.833 |
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7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 85.7% | 72 | 36 | 36 | 10.286 | 5.143 | 5.143 |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 92 | 37 | 55 | 15.333 | 6.167 | 9.167 |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 93 | 26 | 67 | 15.500 | 4.333 | 11.167 |
# | Women's tournament | Total | 92 | 83 | 1 | 8 | 90.2% | 1029 | 583 | 446 | 11.185 | 6.337 | 4.848 |
Champion | MP | W | D | L | Win % | GF | GA | GD | GF/MP | GA/MP | GD/MP |
Sources:
The following table shows women's teams that won all matches during the tournament.
# | Year | Champion | MP | W | D | L | Win % |
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1 | 1986 | ![]() |
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
2 | 1991 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
3 | 2003 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
4 | 2005 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
5 | 2007 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
6 | 2011 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
7 | 2017 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
8 | 2019 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
# | Year | Champion | MP | W | D | L | Win % |
The following tables show records of goals for per match.
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Achievement | Year | Champion | Date of winning gold |
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11.857 | Set record | 1986 | ![]() |
22 August 1986 | 26 years, 345 days |
14.667 | Broke record | 2013 | ![]() |
2 August 2013 | 3 years, 360 days |
15.333 | Broke record | 2017 | ![]() |
28 July 2017 | 1 year, 363 days |
15.500 | Broke record | 2019 | ![]() |
26 July 2019 | 2 years, 334 days |
The following tables show records of goals against per match.
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The following tables show records of goals difference per match.
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Main article: List of World Aquatics Championships women's water polo tournament records and statistics § Player statistics |
(C) | Captain | Apps | Appearances | Ref | Reference | Rk | Rank |
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L/R | Handedness | Pos | Playing position | FP | Field player | GK | Goalkeeper |
Main articles: List of world champions in women'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.
Ten female athletes won three or more gold medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships. They were all members of the United States women's national water polo team.
There are twenty-four female athletes who won two gold medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships.
Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Women's team | Pos | Water polo tournament | Period (age of first/last) |
Medals | Ref | |||||||||
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G | S | B | T | |||||||||||||||
1 | Heather Petri | 1978 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
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FP | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 10 years (23/33) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | [8] | |
Brenda Villa | 1980 | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
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FP | 1998 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 13 years (17/31) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | [9] | |
3 | Kami Craig | 1987 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
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FP | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 8 years (19/28) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [10] | ||
Rachel Fattal | 1993 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
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FP | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 6 years (19/25) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [11] | ||||
Makenzie Fischer | 1997 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
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FP | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 4 years (18/22) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [12] | |||||
Maddie Musselman | 1998 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
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FP | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 4 years (17/21) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [13] | |||||
Kiley Neushul | 1993 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
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FP | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 6 years (20/26) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [14] | ||||
Melissa Seidemann | 1990 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
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FP | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 8 years (21/29) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [15] | |||
Maggie Steffens | 1993 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
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FP | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 8 years (18/26) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [16] | |||
Alys Williams | 1994 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
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FP | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 4 years (21/25) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Women's team | Pos | Water polo tournament | Period (age of first/last) |
G | S | B | T | Ref | ||||||
Medals |
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.
Eight female athletes won four medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships.
Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Women's team | Pos | Water polo tournament | Period (age of first/last) |
Medals | Ref | |||||||||
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G | S | B | T | |||||||||||||||
1 | Heather Petri | 1978 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
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FP | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 10 years (23/33) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | [8] | |
Brenda Villa | 1980 | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
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FP | 1998 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 13 years (17/31) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | [9] | |
3 | Carmela Allucci | 1970 | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
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FP | 1994 | 1998 | 2001 | 2003 | 9 years (24/33) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | [17] | |||
Francesca Conti | 1972 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
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GK | 1994 | 1998 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 11 years (22/33) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | [18] | |||
Melania Grego | 1973 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
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FP | 1994 | 1998 | 2001 | 2003 | 9 years (21/30) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | [19] | ||||
Giusi Malato | 1971 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
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FP | 1994 | 1998 | 2001 | 2003 | 9 years (23/32) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | [20] | ||||
Martina Miceli | 1973 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
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FP | 1994 | 1998 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 13 years (20/33) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | [21] | ||
8 | Sofia Konukh | 1980 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
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FP | 1998 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 13 years (17/31) |
0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | [22] |
Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Women's team | Pos | Water polo tournament | Period (age of first/last) |
G | S | B | T | Ref | ||||||
Medals |
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 country (in ascending order), respectively.
Hungary, Italy and Spain are the only three countries to win both the men's and women's water polo tournaments at the World Aquatics Championships.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 8 | 2 | 15 |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
5 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
6 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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8 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
9 | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
10 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
11 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
12 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
13 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
14 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
15 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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17 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
18 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (18 nations) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 96 |