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

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For the making of these lists, results from following world tournaments are consulted:

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Tournament Abbr. Edition Ref.
First Latest Next
FINA & IOC Men's water polo tournament at the Summer Olympics OG 1900 2020 2024 [1]: 5 
FINA Men's water polo tournament at the World Aquatics Championships WCH 1973 2019 2022 [1]: 15 
FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup WCp 1979 2018 TBD [1]: 25 
FINA Men's Water Polo World League WL 2002 2020 2022 [1]: 40 

Medals for the unofficial 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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Legend
  •  Team  – Winning three or more gold medals in a row, excluding the FINA World League
  • Team – Defunct team
Tournament Host Gold Silver Bronze
1900 OG  
Paris, France
 
Great Britain
 
Belgium
 
France[a]
1904 OG  
St. Louis, United States
Water polo was an unofficial sport
1908 OG  
London, United Kingdom
 
Great Britain
 
Belgium
 
Sweden
1912 OG  
Stockholm, Sweden
 
Great Britain
 
Sweden
 
Belgium
1920 OG  
Antwerp, Belgium
 
Great Britain
 
Belgium
 
Sweden
1924 OG  
Paris, France
 
France
 
Belgium
 
United States
1928 OG  
Amsterdam, Netherlands
 
Germany
 
Hungary
 
France
1932 OG  
Los Angeles, United States
 
Hungary
 
Germany
 
United States
1936 OG  
Berlin, Germany
 
Hungary
 
Germany
 
Belgium
1948 OG  
London, United Kingdom
 
Italy
 
Hungary
 
Netherlands
1952 OG  
Helsinki, Finland
 
Hungary
 
Yugoslavia
 
Italy
1956 OG  
Melbourne, Australia
 
Hungary
 
Yugoslavia
 
Soviet Union
1960 OG  
Rome, Italy
 
Italy
 
Soviet Union
 
Hungary
1964 OG  
Tokyo, Japan
 
Hungary
 
Yugoslavia
 
Soviet Union
1968 OG  
Mexico City, Mexico
 
Yugoslavia
 
Soviet Union
 
Hungary
1972 OG  
Munich, West Germany
 
Soviet Union
 
Hungary
 
United States
1973 WCH  
Belgrade, Yugoslavia
 
Hungary
 
Soviet Union
 
Yugoslavia
1975 WCH  
Cali, Colombia
 
Soviet Union
 
Hungary
 
Italy
1976 OG  
Montreal, Canada
 
Hungary
 
Italy
 
Netherlands
1978 WCH  
West Berlin, West Germany
 
Italy
 
Hungary
 
Yugoslavia
1979 WCp  
Belgrade & Rijeka, Yugoslavia
 
Hungary
 
United States
 
Yugoslavia
1980 OG  
Moscow, Soviet Union
 
Soviet Union
 
Yugoslavia
 
Hungary
1981 WCp  
Long Beach, United States
 
Soviet Union
 
Yugoslavia
 
Cuba
1982 WCH  
Guayaquil, Ecuador
 
Soviet Union
 
Hungary
 
West Germany
1983 WCp  
Malibu, United States
 
Soviet Union
 
West Germany
 
Italy
1984 OG  
Los Angeles, United States
 
Yugoslavia
 
United States
 
West Germany
1985 WCp  
Duisburg, West Germany
 
West Germany
 
United States
 
Spain
1986 WCH  
Madrid, Spain
 
Yugoslavia
 
Italy
 
Soviet Union
1987 WCp  
Thessaloniki, Greece
 
Yugoslavia
 
Soviet Union
 
West Germany
1988 OG  
Seoul, South Korea
 
Yugoslavia
 
United States
 
Soviet Union
1989 WCp  
West Berlin, West Germany
 
Yugoslavia
 
Italy
 
Hungary
1991 WCH  
Perth, Australia
 
Yugoslavia
 
Spain
 
Hungary
1991 WCp  
Barcelona, Spain
 
United States
 
Yugoslavia
 
Spain
1992 OG  
Barcelona, Spain
 
Italy
 
Spain
 
Unified Team
[b]
1993 WCp  
Athens, Greece
 
Italy
 
Hungary
 
Australia
1994 WCH  
Rome, Italy
 
Italy
 
Spain
 
Russia
1995 WCp  
Atlanta, United States
 
Hungary
 
Italy
 
Russia
1996 OG  
Atlanta, United States
 
Spain
 
Croatia
 
Italy
1997 WCp  
Athens, Greece
 
United States
 
Greece
 
Hungary
1998 WCH  
Perth, Australia
 
Spain
 
Hungary
 
Yugoslavia
[c]
1999 WCp  
Sydney, Australia
 
Hungary
 
Italy
 
Spain
2000 OG  
Sydney, Australia
 
Hungary
 
Russia
 
Yugoslavia
[c]
2001 WCH  
Fukuoka, Japan
 
Spain
 
Yugoslavia
[c]
 
Russia

2002–present

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  •  Team  – Winning three or more gold medals in a row, excluding the FINA World League
  •  Team  – Winning five or more gold medals in a row, including the FINA World League
  • Team – Defunct team
Tournament Host Gold Silver Bronze Tournament Host Gold Silver Bronze
2002 WL  
Patras, Greece
 
Russia
 
Spain
 
Hungary
2002 WCp  
Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia
 
Russia
 
Hungary
 
Yugoslavia
[c]
2003 WL  
New York, United States
 
Hungary
 
Italy
 
United States
2003 WCH  
Barcelona, Spain
 
Hungary
 
Italy
 
Serbia and Montenegro
2004 WL  
Long Beach, United States
 
Hungary
 
Serbia and Montenegro
 
Greece
2004 OG  
Athens, Greece
 
Hungary
 
Serbia and Montenegro
 
Russia
2005 WL  
Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
 
Serbia and Montenegro
 
Hungary
 
Germany
2005 WCH  
Montreal, Canada
 
Serbia and Montenegro
 
Hungary
 
Greece
2006 WL  
Athens, Greece
 
Serbia and Montenegro
 
Spain
 
Greece
2006 WCp  
Budapest, Hungary
 
Serbia and Montenegro
 
Hungary
 
Spain
2007 WL  
Berlin, Germany
 
Serbia
 
Hungary
 
Australia
2007 WCH  
Melbourne, Australia
 
Croatia
 
Hungary
 
Spain
2008 WL  
Genoa, Italy
 
Serbia
 
United States
 
Australia
2008 OG  
Beijing, China
 
Hungary
 
United States
 
Serbia
2009 WL  
Podgorica, Montenegro
 
Montenegro
 
Croatia
 
Serbia
2009 WCH  
Rome, Italy
 
Serbia
 
Spain
 
Croatia
2010 WL  
Niš, Serbia
 
Serbia
 
Montenegro
 
Croatia
2010 WCp  
Oradea, Romania
 
Serbia
 
Croatia
 
Spain
2011 WL  
Florence, Italy
 
Serbia
 
Italy
 
Croatia
2011 WCH  
Shanghai, China
 
Italy
 
Serbia
 
Croatia
2012 WL  
Almaty, Kazakhstan
 
Croatia
 
Spain
 
Italy
2012 OG  
London, United Kingdom
 
Croatia
 
Italy
 
Serbia
2013 WL  
Chelyabinsk, Russia
 
Serbia
 
Hungary
 
Montenegro
2013 WCH  
Barcelona, Spain
 
Hungary
 
Montenegro
 
Croatia
2014 WL  
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
 
Serbia
 
Hungary
 
Montenegro
2014 WCp  
Almaty, Kazakhstan
 
Serbia
 
Hungary
 
Croatia
2015 WL  
Bergamo, Italy
 
Serbia
 
Croatia
 
Brazil
2015 WCH  
Kazan, Russia
 
Serbia
 
Croatia
 
Greece
2016 WL  
Huizhou, China
 
Serbia
 
United States
 
Greece
2016 OG  
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
 
Serbia
 
Croatia
 
Italy
2017 WL  
Ruza, Russia
 
Serbia
 
Italy
 
Croatia
2017 WCH  
Budapest, Hungary
 
Croatia
 
Hungary
 
Serbia
2018 WL  
Budapest, Hungary
 
Montenegro
 
Hungary
 
Spain
2018 WCp  
Berlin, Germany
 
Hungary
 
Australia
 
Serbia
2019 WL  
Belgrade, Serbia
 
Serbia
 
Croatia
 
Australia
2019 WCH  
Gwangju, South Korea
 
Italy
 
Spain
 
Croatia
2020 WL  
Tbilisi, Georgia
 
Montenegro
 
United States
 
Greece
2020 OG  
Tokyo, Japan
 
Serbia
 
Greece
 
Hungary

Team statistics

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World medals by team

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Last updated: 9 August 2021 (after the 2020 Summer Olympics).

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  • Team – Defunct team
Men's team OG WCH WCp WL
G S B G S B G S B G S B
  Australia (AUS) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3
  Belgium (BEL) 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Brazil (BRA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
  Croatia (CRO) 1 2 0 2 1 4 0 1 1 1 3 3
  Cuba (CUB) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
  France (FRA)[a] 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Germany (GER) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
  Great Britain (GBR) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Greece (GRE) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4
  Hungary (HUN) 9 3 4 3 7 1 4 4 2 2 5 1
  Italy (ITA) 3 2 3 4 2 1 1 3 1 0 3 1
  Montenegro (MNE) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 2
Men's team OG WCH WCp WL
G S B G S B G S B G S B
  Netherlands (NED) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Russia (RUS) 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0
  Serbia (SRB) 2 0 2 2 1 1 2 0 1 10 0 1
  Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0
  Soviet Union (URS) 2 2 3 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
  Spain (ESP) 1 1 0 2 4 1 0 0 5 0 3 1
  Sweden (SWE) 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Unified Team (EUN)[b] 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  United States (USA) 0 3 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 1
  West Germany (FRG) 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
  Yugoslavia (YUG) 3 4 0 2 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0
  Yugoslavia (FRY)[c] 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Totals (24 men's teams) 27 27 28 18 18 18 16 16 16 19 19 19

Medal table by team

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The following tables are 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. Last updated: 9 August 2021 (after the 2020 Summer Olympics).

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  • Team – Defunct team
Medal table (excluding the FINA World League)
RankMen's teamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Hungary (HUN)1614737
2  Italy (ITA)87520
3  Yugoslavia (YUG)76316
4  Soviet Union (URS)64414
5  Serbia (SRB)61411
6  Great Britain (GBR)4004
7  Spain (ESP)35614
8  Croatia (CRO)34512
9  United States (USA)25310
10  Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)2114
11  Germany (GER)1203
12  Russia (RUS)1146
13  West Germany (FRG)1135
14  France (FRA)[a]1034
15  Belgium (BEL)0426
16  Greece (GRE)0224
17  Yugoslavia (FRY)[c]0134
18  Sweden (SWE)0123
19  Australia (AUS)0112
20  Montenegro (MNE)0101
21  Netherlands (NED)0022
22  Cuba (CUB)0011
  Unified Team (EUN)[b]0011
Totals (23 entries)616162184
Medal table (including the FINA World League)
RankMen's teamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Hungary (HUN)1819845
2  Serbia (SRB)161522
3  Italy (ITA)810624
4  Yugoslavia (YUG)76316
5  Soviet Union (URS)64414
6  Croatia (CRO)47819
7  Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)4217
8  Great Britain (GBR)4004
9  Spain (ESP)38718
10  Montenegro (MNE)3227
11  United States (USA)28414
12  Russia (RUS)2147
13  Germany (GER)1214
14  West Germany (FRG)1135
15  France (FRA)[a]1034
16  Belgium (BEL)0426
17  Greece (GRE)0268
18  Australia (AUS)0145
19  Yugoslavia (FRY)[c]0134
20  Sweden (SWE)0123
21  Netherlands (NED)0022
22  Brazil (BRA)0011
  Cuba (CUB)0011
  Unified Team (EUN)[b]0011
Totals (24 entries)808081241

National teams by decade

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The following tables are pre-sorted by decade (in ascending order), total number of medals (in descending order), number of gold medals (in descending order), number of silver medals (in descending order), three-letter country code (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 9 August 2021 (after the 2020 Summer Olympics).

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  • Team – Defunct team
Men's national teams by decade (excluding the FINA World League)
Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1900s   GBR
2 G/0 S/0 B
Totals: 2
  BEL
0 G/2 S/0 B
Totals: 2
  FRA[a]
0 G/0 S/2 B
Totals: 2
  SWE
0 G/0 S/1 B
Totals: 1
1910s   GBR
1 G/0 S/0 B
Totals: 1
  SWE
0 G/1 S/0 B
Totals: 1
  BEL
0 G/0 S/1 B
Totals: 1
1920s   FRA
1 G/0 S/1 B
Totals: 2
  BEL
0 G/2 S/0 B
Totals: 2
  GBR
  GER
1 G/0 S/0 B
Totals: 1
  HUN
0 G/1 S/0 B
Totals: 1
  SWE
  USA
0 G/0 S/1 B
Totals: 1
1930s   HUN
2 G/0 S/0 B
Totals: 2
  GER
0 G/2 S/0 B
Totals: 2
  BEL
  USA
0 G/0 S/1 B
Totals: 1
1940s   ITA
1 G/0 S/0 B
Totals: 1
  HUN
0 G/1 S/0 B
Totals: 1
  NED
0 G/0 S/1 B
Totals: 1
1950s   HUN
2 G/0 S/0 B
Totals: 2
  YUG
0 G/2 S/0 B
Totals: 2
  ITA
  URS
0 G/0 S/1 B
Totals: 1
Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1960s   HUN
1 G/0 S/2 B
Totals: 3
  URS
0 G/2 S/1 B
Totals: 3
  YUG
1 G/1 S/0 B
Totals: 2
  ITA
1 G/0 S/0 B
Totals: 1
1970s   HUN
3 G/3 S/0 B
Totals: 6
  URS
2 G/1 S/0 B
Totals: 3
  ITA
1 G/1 S/1 B
Totals: 3
  YUG
0 G/0 S/3 B
Totals: 3
  USA
0 G/1 S/1 B
Totals: 2
  NED
0 G/0 S/1 B
Totals: 1
1980s   YUG
5 G/2 S/0 B
Totals: 7
  URS
4 G/1 S/2 B
Totals: 7
  FRG
1 G/1 S/3 B
Totals: 5
  USA
0 G/3 S/0 B
Totals: 3
  ITA
0 G/2 S/1 B
Totals: 3
  HUN
0 G/1 S/2 B
Totals: 3
  CUB
  ESP
0 G/0 S/1 B
Totals: 1
1990s   ESP
2 G/3 S/2 B
Totals: 7
  ITA
3 G/2 S/1 B
Totals: 6
  HUN
2 G/2 S/2 B
Totals: 6
  USA
2 G/0 S/0 B
Totals: 2
  YUG
1 G/1 S/0 B
Totals: 2
  RUS
0 G/0 S/2 B
Totals: 2
  CRO
  GRE
0 G/1 S/0 B
Totals: 1
  AUS
  EUN[b]
  FRY[c]
0 G/0 S/1 B
Totals: 1
2000s   HUN
4 G/4 S/0 B
Totals: 8
  SCG
2 G/1 S/1 B
Totals: 4
  ESP
  RUS
1 G/1 S/2 B
Totals: 4
  FRY[c]
0 G/1 S/2 B
Totals: 3
  CRO
  SRB
1 G/0 S/1 B
Totals: 2
  ITA
  USA
0 G/1 S/0 B
Totals: 1
  GRE
0 G/0 S/1 B
Totals: 1
2010s   CRO
2 G/3 S/4 B
Totals: 9
  SRB
4 G/1 S/3 B
Totals: 8
  HUN
2 G/2 S/0 B
Totals: 4
  ITA
2 G/1 S/1 B
Totals: 4
  ESP
0 G/1 S/1 B
Totals: 2
  AUS
  MNE
0 G/1 S/0 B
Totals: 1
  GRE
0 G/0 S/1 B
Totals: 1
2020s   SRB
1 G/0 S/0 B
Totals: 1
  GRE
0 G/1 S/0 B
Totals: 1
  HUN
0 G/0 S/1 B
Totals: 1
Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Men's national teams by decade (including the FINA World League)
Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
2000s   HUN
6 G/6 S/1 B
Totals: 13
  SCG
4 G/2 S/1 B
Totals: 7
  ESP
1 G/3 S/2 B
Totals: 6
  SRB
3 G, 0 S/2 B
Totals: 5
  RUS
2 G/1 S/2 B
Totals: 5
  CRO
1 G/1 S/1 B
Totals: 3
  USA
0 G/2 S/1 B
Totals: 3
  FRY[c]
0 G/1 S/2 B
Totals: 3
  GRE
0 G/0 S/3 B
Totals: 3
  ITA
0 G/2 S/0 B
Totals: 2
  AUS
0 G/0 S/2 B
Totals: 2
  MNE
1 G/0 S/0 B
Totals: 1
  GER
0 G/0 S/1 B
Totals: 1
2010s   SRB
12 G/1 S/3 B
Totals: 16
  CRO
3 G/5 S/7 B
Totals: 15
  HUN
2 G/5 S/0 B
Totals: 7
  ITA
2 G/3 S/2 B
Totals: 7
  MNE
1 G/2 S/2 B
Totals: 5
  ESP
0 G/2 S/2 B
Totals: 4
  AUS
0 G/1 S/1 B
Totals: 2
  GRE
0 G/0 S/2 B
Totals: 2
  USA
0 G/1 S/0 B
Totals: 1
  BRA
0 G/0 S/1 B
Totals: 1
2020s   GRE
0 G/1 S/1 B
Totals: 2
  MNE
  SRB
1 G/0 S/0 B
Totals: 1
  USA
0 G/1 S/0 B
Totals: 1
  HUN
0 G/0 S/1 B
Totals: 1

Consecutive gold medals

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Last updated: 9 August 2021 (after the 2020 Summer Olympics).

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# Men's team Three or more consecutive gold medals (excluding the FINA World League)
1   Great Britain 1908 OG (1), 1912 OG (2), 1920 OG (3)
2   Soviet Union 1980 OG (1), 1981 WCp (2), 1982 WCH (3), 1983 WCp (4)
3   Yugoslavia 1986 WCH (1), 1987 WCp (2), 1988 OG (3), 1989 WCp (4), 1991 WCH (5)
4   Italy 1992 OG (1), 1993 WCp (2), 1994 WCH (3)
5   Serbia 2014 WCp (1), 2015 WCH (2), 2016 OG (3)
# Men's team Five or more consecutive gold medals (including the FINA World League)
1   Serbia 2014 WL (1), 2014 WCp (2), 2015 WL (3), 2015 WCH (4), 2016 WL (5), 2016 OG (6), 2017 WL (7)

Confederation statistics

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National teams by confederation

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Last updated: 9 August 2021 (after the 2020 Summer Olympics).

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  • Team – Defunct team
Confederation Africa – CANA Americas – UANA Asia – AASF Europe – LEN Oceania – OSA
Men's team None   Brazil
  Cuba
  United States
None   Belgium
  Croatia
  France
  Germany
  Great Britain
  Greece
  Hungary
  Italy
  Montenegro
  Netherlands
  Russia
  Serbia
  Serbia and Montenegro
  Soviet Union
  Spain
  Sweden
  Unified Team[b]
  West Germany
  Yugoslavia
  Yugoslavia[c]
  Australia
Totals
(24 teams)
0 teams 3 teams 0 teams 20 teams
(including 6 defunct teams)
1 team

Medal table by confederation

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The following tables are 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 confederation (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 9 August 2021 (after the 2020 Summer Olympics).

Medal table (excluding the FINA World League)
RankConfederationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Europe – LEN[a]595557171
2Americas – UANA25411
3Oceania – OSA0112
4Asia – AASF0000
Africa – CANA0000
Totals (5 entries)616162184
Medal table (including the FINA World League)
RankConfederationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Europe – LEN[a]787171220
2Americas – UANA28616
3Oceania – OSA0145
4Asia – AASF0000
Africa – CANA0000
Totals (5 entries)808081241

Women's water polo world medalists

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For the making of these lists, results from following world tournaments are consulted:

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Tournament Abbr. Edition Ref.
First Latest Next
FINA & IOC Women's water polo tournament at the Summer Olympics OG 2000 2020 2024 [1]: 56 
FINA Women's water polo tournament at the World Aquatics Championships WCH 1986 2019 2022 [1]: 57 
FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup WCp 1979 2018 TBD [1]: 67 
FINA Women's Water Polo World League WL 2004 2020 2022 [1]: 78 

Medals for the unofficial 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

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  •  Team  – Winning three or more gold medals in a row, excluding the FINA World League
Tournament Host Gold Silver Bronze
1979 WCp  
Merced, United States
 
United States
 
Netherlands
 
Australia
1980 WCp  
Breda, Netherlands
 
Netherlands
 
United States
 
Canada
1981 WCp  
Brisbane, Australia
 
Canada
 
Netherlands
 
Australia
1983 WCp  
Sainte-Foy, Canada
 
Netherlands
 
United States
 
Australia
1984 WCp  
Irvine, United States
 
Australia
 
United States
 
Netherlands
1986 WCH  
Madrid, Spain
 
Australia
 
Netherlands
 
United States
1988 WCp  
Christchurch, New Zealand
 
Netherlands
 
Hungary
 
Canada
1989 WCp  
Eindhoven, Netherlands
 
Netherlands
 
United States
 
Hungary
1991 WCH  
Perth, Australia
 
Netherlands
 
Canada
 
United States
1991 WCp  
Long Beach, United States
 
Netherlands
 
Australia
 
United States
1993 WCp  
Catania, Italy
 
Netherlands
 
Italy
 
Hungary
1994 WCH  
Rome, Italy
 
Hungary
 
Netherlands
 
Italy
1995 WCp  
Sydney, Australia
 
Australia
 
Netherlands
 
Hungary
1997 WCp  
Nancy, France
 
Netherlands
 
Russia
 
Australia
1998 WCH  
Perth, Australia
 
Italy
 
Netherlands
 
Australia
1999 WCp  
Winnipeg, Canada
 
Netherlands
 
Australia
 
Italy
2000 OG  
Sydney, Australia
 
Australia
 
United States
 
Russia
2001 WCH  
Fukuoka, Japan
 
Italy
 
Hungary
 
Canada
2002 WCp  
Perth, Australia
 
Hungary
 
United States
 
Canada
2003 WCH  
Barcelona, Spain
 
United States
 
Italy
 
Russia

2004–present

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Legend
  •  Team  – Winning three or more gold medals in a row, excluding the FINA World League
  •  Team  – Winning five or more gold medals in a row, including the FINA World League
Tournament Host Gold Silver Bronze Tournament Host Gold Silver Bronze
2004 WL  
Long Beach, United States
 
United States
 
Hungary
 
Italy
2004 OG  
Athens, Greece
 
Italy
 
Greece
 
United States
2005 WL  
Kirishi, Russia
 
Greece
 
Russia
 
Australia
2005 WCH  
Montreal, Canada
 
Hungary
 
United States
 
Canada
2006 WL  
Cosenza, Italy
 
United States
 
Italy
 
Russia
2006 WCp  
Tianjin, China
 
Australia
 
Italy
 
Russia
2007 WL  
Montreal, Canada
 
United States
 
Australia
 
Greece
2007 WCH  
Melbourne, Australia
 
United States
 
Australia
 
Russia
2008 WL  
Santa Cruz, Spain
 
Russia
 
United States
 
Australia
2008 OG  
Beijing, China
 
Netherlands
 
United States
 
Australia
2009 WL  
Kirishi, Russia
 
United States
 
Canada
 
Australia
2009 WCH  
Rome, Italy
 
United States
 
Canada
 
Russia
2010 WL  
La Jolla, United States
 
United States
 
Australia
 
Greece
2010 WCp  
Christchurch, New Zealand
 
United States
 
Australia
 
China
2011 WL  
Tianjin, China
 
United States
 
Italy
 
Australia
2011 WCH  
Shanghai, China
 
Greece
 
China
 
Russia
2012 WL  
Changshu, China
 
United States
 
Australia
 
Greece
2012 OG  
London, United Kingdom
 
United States
 
Spain
 
Australia
2013 WL  
Beijing, China
 
China
 
Russia
 
United States
2013 WCH  
Barcelona, Spain
 
Spain
 
Australia
 
Hungary
2014 WL  
Kunshan, China
 
United States
 
Italy
 
Australia
2014 WCp  
Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
 
United States
 
Australia
 
Spain
2015 WL  
Shanghai, China
 
United States
 
Australia
 
Netherlands
2015 WCH  
Kazan, Russia
 
United States
 
Netherlands
 
Italy
2016 WL  
Shanghai, China
 
United States
 
Spain
 
Australia
2016 OG  
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
 
United States
 
Italy
 
Russia
2017 WL  
Shanghai, China
 
United States
 
Canada
 
Russia
2017 WCH  
Budapest, Hungary
 
United States
 
Spain
 
Russia
2018 WL  
Kunshan, China
 
United States
 
Netherlands
 
Russia
2018 WCp  
Surgut, Russia
 
United States
 
Russia
 
Australia
2019 WL  
Budapest, Hungary
 
United States
 
Italy
 
Russia
2019 WCH  
Gwangju, South Korea
 
United States
 
Spain
 
Australia
2020 WL  
Athens, Greece
 
United States
 
Hungary
 
Russia
2020 OG  
Tokyo, Japan
 
United States
 
Spain
 
Hungary

Team statistics

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World medals by team

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Last updated: 9 August 2021 (after the 2020 Summer Olympics).

Women's team OG WCH WCp WL
G S B G S B G S B G S B
  Australia (AUS) 1 0 2 1 2 2 3 4 5 0 4 6
  Canada (CAN) 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 2 0
  China (CHN) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
  Greece (GRE) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
  Hungary (HUN) 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 0 2 0
  Italy (ITA) 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 2 1 0 4 1
  Netherlands (NED) 1 0 0 1 4 0 8 3 1 0 1 1
  Russia (RUS) 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 2 1 1 2 5
  Spain (ESP) 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
  United States (USA) 3 2 1 6 1 2 4 5 1 14 1 1
Totals (10 women's teams) 6 6 6 14 14 14 17 17 17 17 17 17

Medal table by team

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The following tables are 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. Last updated: 9 August 2021 (after the 2020 Summer Olympics).

Medal table (excluding the FINA World League)
RankWomen's teamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States (USA)138425
2  Netherlands (NED)107118
3  Australia (AUS)56920
4  Italy (ITA)34310
5  Hungary (HUN)32510
6  Spain (ESP)1416
7  Canada (CAN)1258
8  Greece (GRE)1102
9  Russia (RUS)02810
10  China (CHN)0112
Totals (10 entries)373737111
Medal table (including the FINA World League)
RankWomen's teamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States (USA)279541
2  Netherlands (NED)108220
3  Australia (AUS)5101530
4  Italy (ITA)38415
5  Hungary (HUN)34512
6  Greece (GRE)2136
7  Spain (ESP)1517
8  Russia (RUS)141318
9  Canada (CAN)14510
10  China (CHN)1113
Totals (10 entries)545454162

National teams by decade

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The following tables are pre-sorted by decade (in ascending order), total number of medals (in descending order), number of gold medals (in descending order), number of silver medals (in descending order), three-letter country code (in ascending order), respectively.Last updated: 9 August 2021 (after the 2020 Summer Olympics).

Women's national teams by decade (excluding the FINA World League)
Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1970s   USA
1 G/0 S/0 B
Totals: 1
  NED
0 G/1 S/0 B
Totals: 1
  AUS
0 G/0 S/1 B
Totals: 1
1980s   NED
4 G/2 S/1 B
Totals: 7
  USA
0 G/4 S/1 B
Totals: 5
  AUS
2 G/0 S/2 B
Totals: 4
  CAN
1 G/0 S/2 B
Totals: 3
  HUN
0 G/1 S/1 B
Totals: 2
1990s   NED
5 G/3 S/0 B
Totals: 8
  AUS
1 G/2 S/2 B
Totals: 5
  ITA
1 G/1 S/2 B
Totals: 4
  HUN
1 G/0 S/2 B
Totals: 3
  USA
0 G/0 S/2 B
Totals: 2
  CAN
  RUS
0 G/1 S/0 B
Totals: 1
2000s   USA
3 G/4 S/1 B
Totals: 8
  RUS
0 G/0 S/5 B
Totals: 5
  AUS
2 G/1 S/1 B
Totals: 4
  ITA
2 G/2 S/0 B
Totals: 4
  CAN
0 G/1 S/3 B
Totals: 4
  HUN
2 G/1 S/0 B
Totals: 3
  NED
1 G/0 S/0 B
Totals: 1
  GRE
0 G/1 S/0 B
Totals: 1
2010s   USA
8 G/0 S/0 B
Totals: 8
  AUS
0 G/3 S/3 B
Totals: 6
  ESP
1 G/3 S/1 B
Totals: 5
  RUS
0 G/1 S/3 B
Totals: 4
  CHN
  ITA
0 G/1 S/1 B
Totals: 2
  GRE
1 G/0 S/0 B
Totals: 1
  NED
0 G/1 S/0 B
Totals: 1
  HUN
0 G/0 S/1 B
Totals: 1
2020s   USA
1 G/0 S/0 B
Totals: 1
  ESP
0 G/1 S/0 B
Totals: 1
  HUN
0 G/0 S/1 B
Totals: 1
Women's national teams by decade (including the FINA World League)
Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
2000s   USA
7 G/5 S/1 B
Totals: 13
  AUS
2 G/2 S/4 B
Totals: 8
  RUS
1 G/1 S/6 B
Totals: 8
  ITA
2 G/3 S/1 B
Totals: 6
  CAN
0 G/2 S/3 B
Totals: 5
  HUN
2 G/2 S/0 B
Totals: 4
  GRE
1 G/1 S/1 B
Totals: 3
  NED
1 G/0 S/0 B
Totals: 1
2010s   USA
17 G/0 S/1 B
Totals: 18
  AUS
0 G/6 S/6 B
Totals: 12
  RUS
0 G/2 S/6 B
Totals: 8
  ESP
1 G/4 S/1 B
Totals: 6
  ITA
0 G/4 S/1 B
Totals: 5
  CHN
1 G/1 S/1 B
Totals: 3
  GRE
1 G/0 S/2 B
Totals: 3
  NED
0 G/2 S/1 B
Totals: 3
  CAN
0 G/1 S/0 B
Totals: 1
  HUN
0 G/0 S/1 B
Totals: 1
2020s   USA
2 G/0 S/0 B
Totals: 2
  HUN
0 G/1 S/1 B
Totals: 2
  ESP
0 G/1 S/0 B
Totals: 1
  RUS
0 G/0 S/1 B
Totals: 1

Consecutive gold medals

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Last updated: 9 August 2021 (after the 2020 Summer Olympics).

# Women's team Three or more consecutive gold medals (excluding the FINA World League)
1   Netherlands 1988 WCp (1), 1989 WCp (2), 1991 WCH (3), 1991 WCp (4), 1993 WCp (5)
2   United States 2014 WCp (1), 2015 WCH (2), 2016 OG (3), 2017 WCH (4), 2018 WCp (5), 2019 WCH (6), 2020 OG (7)
# Women's team Five or more consecutive gold medals (including the FINA World League)
1   United States 2009 WL (1), 2009 WCH (2), 2010 WL (3), 2010 WCp (4), 2011 WL (5)
2   United States 2014 WL (1), 2014 WCp (2), 2015 WL (3), 2015 WCH (4), 2016 WL (5), 2016 OG (6), 2017 WL (7), 2017 WCH (8), 2018 WL (9), 2018 WCp (10), 2019 WL (11), 2019 WCH (12), 2020 WL (13), 2020 OG (14)

Confederation statistics

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National teams by confederation

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Last updated: 9 August 2021 (after the 2020 Summer Olympics).

Confederation Africa – CANA Americas – UANA Asia – AASF Europe – LEN Oceania – OSA
Women's team None   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 confederation

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The following tables are 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 confederation (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 9 August 2021 (after the 2020 Summer Olympics).

Medal table (excluding the FINA World League)
RankConfederationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Europe – LEN18201856
2Americas – UANA1410933
3Oceania – OSA56920
4Asia – AASF0112
5Africa – CANA0000
Totals (5 entries)373737111
Medal table (including the FINA World League)
RankConfederationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Americas – UANA28131051
2Europe – LEN20302878
3Oceania – OSA5101530
4Asia – AASF1113
5Africa – CANA0000
Totals (5 entries)545454162

Overall statistics

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Medal table by nation

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The following tables are 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 nation (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 9 August 2021 (after the 2020 Summer Olympics).

Legend
  • Nation – Nation that won medals in both the men's and women's tournaments
  • Nation – Defunct nation
Medal table (excluding the FINA World League)
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Hungary (HUN)19161247
2  United States (USA)1513735
3  Italy (ITA)1111830
4  Netherlands (NED)107320
5  Yugoslavia (YUG)76316
6  Soviet Union (URS)64414
7  Serbia (SRB)61411
8  Australia (AUS)571022
9  Spain (ESP)49720
10  Great Britain (GBR)4004
11  Croatia (CRO)34512
12  Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)2114
13  Russia (RUS)131216
14  Greece (GRE)1326
15  Canada (CAN)1258
16  Germany (GER)1203
17  West Germany (FRG)1135
18  France (FRA)[a]1034
19  Belgium (BEL)0426
20  Yugoslavia (FRY)[c]0134
21  Sweden (SWE)0123
22  China (CHN)0112
23  Montenegro (MNE)0101
24  Cuba (CUB)0011
  Unified Team (EUN)[b]0011
Totals (25 entries)989899295
Medal table (including the FINA World League)
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States (USA)2917955
2  Hungary (HUN)21231357
3  Serbia (SRB)161522
4  Italy (ITA)11181039
5  Netherlands (NED)108422
6  Yugoslavia (YUG)76316
7  Soviet Union (URS)64414
8  Australia (AUS)5111935
9  Spain (ESP)413825
10  Croatia (CRO)47819
11  Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)4217
12  Great Britain (GBR)4004
13  Russia (RUS)351725
14  Montenegro (MNE)3227
15  Greece (GRE)23914
16  Canada (CAN)14510
17  Germany (GER)1214
18  West Germany (FRG)1135
19  China (CHN)1113
20  France (FRA)[a]1034
21  Belgium (BEL)0426
22  Yugoslavia (FRY)[c]0134
23  Sweden (SWE)0123
24  Brazil (BRA)0011
  Cuba (CUB)0011
  Unified Team (EUN)[b]0011
Totals (26 entries)134134135403

National teams by confederation

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Last updated: 9 August 2021 (after the 2020 Summer Olympics).

Legend
  • Team – Defunct team
Confederation Africa – CANA Americas – UANA Asia – AASF Europe – LEN Oceania – OSA
Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women
Team   Brazil   China   Belgium   Australia   Australia
  Canada   Croatia
  Cuba   France
  United States   United States   Germany
  Great Britain
  Greece   Greece
  Hungary   Hungary
  Italy   Italy
  Montenegro
  Netherlands   Netherlands
  Russia   Russia
  Serbia
  Serbia and Montenegro
  Soviet Union
  Spain   Spain
  Sweden
  Unified Team[b]
  West Germany
  Yugoslavia
  Yugoslavia[c]
Totals
(34 teams)
0 teams 0 teams 3 teams 2 teams 0 teams 1 team 20 teams 6 teams 1 team 1 team
0 teams 5 teams 1 team 26 teams 2 teams

Medal table by confederation

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The following tables are 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 confederation (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 9 August 2021 (after the 2020 Summer Olympics).

Medal table (excluding the FINA World League)
RankConfederationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Europe – LEN[a]777575227
2Americas – UANA16151344
3Oceania – OSA571022
4Asia – AASF0112
5Africa – CANA0000
Totals (5 entries)989899295
Medal table (including the FINA World League)
RankConfederationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Europe – LEN[a]9810199298
2Americas – UANA30211667
3Oceania – OSA5111935
4Asia – AASF1113
5Africa – CANA0000
Totals (5 entries)134134135403

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k France had four teams compete in 1900. Bronze medals were given to the losers of both semifinals; France took both bronze.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i In 1992, 12 of the 15 former Soviet Republics competed together as the Unified Team and marched under the Olympic Flag in the Barcelona Games.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n After the breakup of Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia men's national water polo team participated in two Olympic Games, two World Aquatics Championships, and three FINA World Cups. In 2003, after the country was renamed from FR Yugoslavia to Serbia and Montenegro, the team was also renamed to "Serbia and Montenegro men's national water polo team".

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "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 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Olympic Results, Gold Medalists and Official Records". olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
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