Sport | Water polo |
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Founded | 1973 (men) 1986 (women) |
No. of teams | 16 (finals) |
Continent | International ( FINA) |
Most recent champion(s) | ![]() ![]() |
Most titles | ![]() ![]() (men; 4 titles each) ![]() |
Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships is an international water polo tournament held every two years as part of the World Aquatics Championships. [1] The reigning champions are Croatia 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 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 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 | X | X | X | 21 |
Women's tournament | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 17 | ||||
Total | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Africa – CANA | — | — | — | 15th | — | 15th | 15th | 14th | — | — | 15th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 15th | 12th | 16th | 12th | 12th | 16th | 15th |
Americas – ASUA | 5th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 7th | 7th | 6th | 11th | 9th | 4th | 6th | 9th | 7th | 12th | 9th | 6th | 7th | 9th |
Asia – AASF | — | 15th | — | 10th | — | 14th | 12th | 11th | 12th | 15th | 14th | 13th | 12th | 11th | 12th | 11th | 10th | 11th | 9th | 11th | 12th |
Europe – LEN | 1st | 1st | 1st | 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 | 11th | 10th | 11th |
Nations | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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 | 2023 | 2024 | Years |
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15th | 15th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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15th | 14th | 15th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 15th | 12th | 16th | 12th | 12th | 16th | 15th | 13 | ||||||||
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 | 2023 | 2024 | Years |
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16th | 13th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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12th | 12th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 14th | 10th | 12th | 13th | 15th | WD | 14th | 11 | |||||||||
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14th | 14th | 14th | 13th | 13th | 14th | 13th | 15th | 14th | 13th | 12th | 8th | 10th | 11th | 9th | 15th | 16th | 12th | 18 | |||
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16th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 6th | 7th | 9th | 21 |
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 | 2023 | 2024 | Years |
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10th | 14th | 16th | 16th | 13th | 12th | 15th | 14th | 15th | 15th | 12th | 11 | ||||||||||
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15th | 15th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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16th | 15th | 14th | 16th | 11th | 13th | 10th | 11th | 9th | 11th | 13th | 11 | ||||||||||
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Part of Soviet Union | 12th | 11th | 12th | 16th | 13th | 12th | 11th | 11th | 14th | 14th | 14th | 16th | 12 | ||||||||
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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 | 2023 | 2024 | 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 | 4th | 9th | 1st | 15 | |||||
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13th | 8th | 12th | 14th | 6th | 4th | 6 | |||||||||||||||
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Part of Soviet Union | 10th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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See West Germany | 5th | 9th | 14th | 11th | 9th | 8th | 6th | 8th | 10th | 8th | 13th | 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 | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 18 | |||
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1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 9th | 3rd | 5th | 2nd | 5th | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 5th | 4th | 1st | 6th | 2nd | 4th | 7th | 1st | 7th | 21 |
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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 | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | 21 |
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Part of Yugoslavia | Part of FRY / SCG | 9th | 7th | 2nd | 5th | 5th | 10th | 8th | 8th | 8th | 9 | ||||||||||
Men's team | 1973 | 1975 | 1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1991 | 1994 | 1998 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Years |
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8th | 7th | 13th | 4th | 14th | 8th | 9th | 7 | ||||||||||||||
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Part of Yugoslavia | 14th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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7th | 5th | 6th | 9th | 13th | 12th | 6th | 11th | 7th | 12th | 13th | 10th | 12 | |||||||||
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Part of Soviet Union | 3rd | 6th | 3rd | 10th | 7th | 7th | 14th | 8th | DQ | DQ | DQ | 8 | |||||||||
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Part of Yugoslavia | Part of FRY / SCG | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 7th | 1st | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 4th | 6th | 10 | |||||||||
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Part of Yugoslavia | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | Defunct | 4 | |||||||||||||||
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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 | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 20 | |
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11th | 6th | 7th | 3rd | 6th | See Germany | 5 | |||||||||||||||
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3rd | 13th | 3rd | 7th | 1st | 1st | Defunct | 6 | ||||||||||||||
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 | 2023 | 2024 | Years |
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14th | 11th | 9th | 11th | 10th | 8th | 10th | 4th | 10th | 7th | 10th | 10th | 10th | 9th | 8th | 8th | 7th | 6th | 11th | 10th | 11th | 21 |
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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 | 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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14 | 4 (1973, 2003, 2013, 2023) | 7 (1975, 1978, 1982, 1998, 2005, 2007, 2017*) | 1 (1991) | 2 (2011, 2019) | 1973 | 2023 |
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13 | 4 (1978, 1994*, 2011, 2019) | 4 (1986, 2003, 2022, 2024) | 1 (1975) | 4 (1973, 2001, 2013, 2015) | 1973 | 2024 |
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11 | 3 (2007, 2017, 2024) | 1 (2015) | 4 (2009, 2011, 2013, 2019) | 3 (1994, 2005, 2022) | 1994 | 2024 |
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10 | 3 (1998, 2001, 2022) | 4 (1991, 1994, 2009, 2019) | 2 (2007, 2023, 2024) | 1991 | 2024 | |
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6 | 2 (2009, 2015) | 1 (2011) | 1 (2017) | 2 (2007, 2023) | 2007 | 2023 |
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6 | 1 (2023) | 3 (2005, 2015, 2022) | 2 (2003, 2017) | 2003 | 2023 | |
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5 | 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 | 1 (2005) | 1 (2001) | 2 (1998, 2003) | 1998 | 2005 | |
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3 | 3 (1986, 1991, 2009) | 1986 | 2009 | |||
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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 (2024) | 2024 | 2024 | |||||
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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 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
5 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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7 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
8 | ![]() ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
11 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
12 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (12 entries) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 |
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 |
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 74 | 39 | 35 | 14.800 | 7.800 | 7.000 |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 88 | 67 | 21 | 14.667 | 11.167 | 3.500 |
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7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 85.7% | 117 | 70 | 47 | 16.174 | 10.000 | 6.174 |
# | Men's tournament | Total | 141 | 126 | 11 | 4 | 89.4% | 1444 | 871 | 573 | 10.241 | 6.177 | 4.064 |
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% |
10 | 2022 | ![]() |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
11 | 2023 | ![]() |
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, 329 days |
14.800 | Broke record | 2022 | ![]() |
3 July 2022 | 1 year, 229 days |
16.174 | Broke record | 2024 | ![]() |
17 February 2024 | 122 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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(C) | Captain | Apps | Appearances | Ref | Reference | Rk | Rank |
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L/R | Handedness | Pos | Playing position | FP | Field player | GK | Goalkeeper |
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 thirty five 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) |
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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 |
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.
Nine male athletes won five or more medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships. Aside from Brazilian-born Spanish player Felipe Perrone [4] (who won six medals), Serbian player Slobodan Nikić [3] and Spanish player Blai Mallarach [5] (who won five medals each), all others 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). [6]
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 | [6] | |||||
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 | [7] | |||||||
3 | Felipe Perrone | 1986 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
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FP | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 22 years (15/37) |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | [4] | ||||
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4 | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Marko Bijač | 1991 | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) |
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GK | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 11 years (22/33) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | [8] | ||||||
Luka Lončar | 1987 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) |
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FP | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2024 | 10 years (26/36) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | [9] | |||||||||
7 | Blai Mallarach | 1987 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
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FP | 2009 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 15 years (21/36) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | [5] | ||||||||
8 | 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 | [10] | ||||||
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 | [11] | |||||||||
Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Men's team | Pos | Water polo tournament | Period (age of first/last) |
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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 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Africa – CANA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16th | 15th | 15th | 16th | 16th | 14th | 13th | 12th | 14th |
Americas – ASUA | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 6th | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 6th | 5th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 5th | 1st |
Asia – AASF | — | — | 12th | 12th | 8th | 11th | 15th | 13th | 11th | 2nd | 9th | 5th | 10th | 10th | 11th | 13th | 10th |
Europe – LEN | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd |
Oceania – OSA | 1st | 5th | 6th | 3rd | 5th | 7th | 6th | 2nd | 6th | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 8th | 3rd | 6th | 4th | 6th |
Nations | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Note: Results of qualification tournaments are not included.
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Women's team [1] | 1986 | 1991 | 1994 | 1998 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Years |
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16th | 15th | 15th | 16th | 16th | 14th | 13th | 12th | 14th | 9 | ||||||||
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Women's team [1] | 1986 | 1991 | 1994 | 1998 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Years |
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8th | 11th | 10th | 10th | 13th | 13th | 10th | 13th | 14th | 14th | 10th | 14th | 14th | WD | 15th | 14 | ||
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4th | 2nd | 5th | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 6th | 2nd | 8th | 8th | 11th | 4th | 9th | 9th | 7th | 8th | 17 |
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9th | 15th | 10th | 15th | 4 | |||||||||||||
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16th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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3rd | 3rd | 4th | 8th | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 6th | 5th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 5th | 1st | 17 |
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14th | 14th | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Asia – AASF (7 teams) | ||||||||||||||||||
Women's team [1] | 1986 | 1991 | 1994 | 1998 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Years |
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16th | 14th | 11th | 2nd | 9th | 5th | 10th | 11th | WD | 13th | 10th | 10 | ||||||
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11th | 11th | 15th | 13th | 13th | WD | 14th | WD | 6 | |||||||||
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Part of URS | 12th | 12th | 8th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 13th | 11th | 12th | 15th | 10th | 11th | 15th | 12th | 14 | ||
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16th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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16th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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15th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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Part of URS | 15th | 15th | 16th | 16th | 4 | ||||||||||||
Europe – LEN (13 teams) | ||||||||||||||||||
Women's team [1] | 1986 | 1991 | 1994 | 1998 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Years |
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7th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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9th | 9th | 15th | 14th | 11th | 8th | 9th | 13th | 8 | |||||||||
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FRG | 6th | 8th | 10th | 8th | 11th | 10th | 6 | ||||||||||
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9th | 16th | 13th | 11th | 4 | |||||||||||||
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5th | 7th | 9th | 5th | 8th | 4th | 1st | 6th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 7th | 8th | 4th | 14 | |||
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5th | 4th | 1st | 7th | 2nd | 5th | 1st | 4th | 7th | 9th | 3rd | 9th | 5th | 4th | 2nd | 6th | 2nd | 17 |
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10th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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3rd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 7th | 5th | 9th | 4th | 10th | 3rd | 6th | 6th | 4th | 3rd | 7th | 15 | ||
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2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 9th | 6th | 10th | 9th | 5th | 7th | 7th | 2nd | 9th | 7th | 3rd | 1st | 5th | 17 |
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8th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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Part of URS | 7th | 4th | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 8th | 3rd | 5th | DQ | DQ | DQ | 12 | |
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9th | 8th | 11th | 7th | 8th | 11th | 1st | 7th | 2nd | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 13 | ||||
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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 | 2023 | 2024 | Years |
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1st | 5th | 6th | 3rd | 5th | 7th | 6th | 2nd | 6th | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 8th | 3rd | 6th | 4th | 6th | 17 |
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7th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 12th | 12th | 12th | 12th | 12th | 13th | 12th | 12th | 10th | 11th | 9th | 15 | ||
Total teams | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 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 | Women's team [1] | Total | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | First | Last |
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13 | 8 (2003, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2024) | 1 (2005) | 2 (1986, 1991) | 2 (1994, 2001) | 1986 | 2024 |
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9 | 2 (1994, 2005) | 3 (2001, 2022*, 2024) | 1 (2013) | 3 (1991, 2007, 2019) | 1991 | 2024 |
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8 | 2 (1998, 2001) | 1 (2003) | 3 (1994*, 2015, 2023) | 2 (2011, 2022) | 1994 | 2023 |
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8 | 5 (2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2017) | 3 (1998, 2005, 2013) | 1998 | 2017 | ||
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7 | 2 (1991, 2023) | 4 (1986, 1994, 1998, 2015) | 1 (2022) | 1986 | 2023 | |
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7 | 1 (1986) | 2 (2007*, 2013) | 2 (1998*, 2019) | 2 (2015, 2023) | 1986 | 2023 |
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7 | 2 (1991, 2009) | 2 (2001, 2005*) | 3 (1986, 2003, 2017) | 1986 | 2017 | |
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5 | 1 (2013*) | 3 (2017, 2019, 2023) | 1 (2024) | 2013 | 2024 | |
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3 | 1 (2011) | 2 (2009, 2024) | 2009 | 2024 | ||
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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 | ![]() | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
4 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Totals (10 entries) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 51 |
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 |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 94 | 33 | 61 | 15.667 | 5.500 | 10.167 |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 104 | 50 | 54 | 17.333 | 8.333 | 9.000 |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 92 | 41 | 51 | 15.333 | 6.833 | 8.500 |
# | Women's tournament | Total | 110 | 101 | 1 | 8 | 91.8% | 1319 | 707 | 612 | 11.991 | 6.427 | 5.564 |
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% |
9 | 2022 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
10 | 2023 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
11 | 2024 | ![]() |
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, 341 days |
15.667 | Broke record | 2022 | ![]() |
2 July 2022 | 1 year, 26 days |
17.333 | Broke record | 2023 | ![]() |
28 July 2023 | 326 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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(C) | Captain | Apps | Appearances | Ref | Reference | Rk | Rank |
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L/R | Handedness | Pos | Playing position | FP | Field player | GK | Goalkeeper |
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 player (in ascending order), date of receiving the last gold medal (in ascending order), date of receiving the first gold medal (in ascending order), respectively.
Fourteen 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. Rachel Fattal, Maddie Musselman and Maggie Steffens are the only athletes (men or women) to win five gold medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships.
There are twenty six 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 | Rachel Fattal | 1993 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
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FP | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 11 years (19/30) |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | [12] | |
Maddie Musselman | 1998 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
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FP | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 8 years (17/25) |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | [13] | |||
Maggie Steffens | 1993 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
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FP | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 12 years (18/30) |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | [14] | |
4 | Kaleigh Gilchrist | 1992 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
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FP | 2015 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 8 years (23/31) |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | [15] | |||
Ashleigh Johnson | 1994 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
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GK | 2015 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 9 years (20/29) |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | [16] | ||||
Amanda Longan | 1997 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
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GK | 2017 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 7 years (20/27) |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | [17] | ||||
7 | 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 | [18] | ||
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 | [19] | ||
9 | 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 | [20] | |||
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 | [21] | ||||||
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 | [22] | |||||
Jordan Raney | 1996 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
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FP | 2017 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 6 years (21/27) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [23] | |||||
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 | [24] | ||||
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 | [25] | ||||||
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 total number of medals (in descending order), number of gold medals (in descending order), number of silver medals (in descending order), name of the player (in ascending order), date of receiving the last medal (in ascending order), date of receiving the first medal (in ascending order), respectively.
Six female athletes won five 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 | Rachel Fattal | 1993 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
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FP | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 11 years (19/30) |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | [12] | ||||
Maddie Musselman | 1998 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
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FP | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 8 years (17/25) |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | [13] | ||||||
Maggie Steffens | 1993 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
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FP | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 12 years (18/30) |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | [14] | ||||
4 | Anni Espar | 1993 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
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FP | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 13 years (18/31) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | [26] | |||
Laura Ester | 1990 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
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GK | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 15 years (19/34) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | [27] | |||
Pili Peña | 1986 | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
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FP | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 18 years (19/37) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | [28] | |
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.
Italy, Hungary 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 | ![]() | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 10 | 2 | 18 |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
5 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
6 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
7 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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9 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
10 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
11 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
12 | ![]() ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
13 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
14 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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16 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
17 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (17 entries) | 38 | 38 | 38 | 114 |
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