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The 1973 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the first edition of the men's water polo tournament at the World Aquatics Championships, organized by the world governing body in aquatics, the FINA. As of 2024, men's water polo teams from eight European countries won all 21 tournaments. [1] Croatia is current world champion. Legend
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.
A second tournament series, the FINA Water Polo World Cup, has been held every other year since 1979. In 2002, FINA organized the sport's first international league, the FINA Water Polo World League, in which the best national teams compete against one another in an annual season format with nearly half a million dollar purse.
Nine male athletes won five or more medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships. Aside from Brazilian-born Spanish player Felipe Perrone [ 3 ] (who won six medals), Serbian player Slobodan Nikić [ 2 ] and Spanish player Blai Mallarach [ 4 ] (who won five medals each), all others were members of the Croatia men's national water ...
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 at the Olympics was the first team sport introduced at the 1900 games, along with cricket, rugby, football, polo (with horses), rowing and tug of war. [19] Women's water polo became an Olympic sport at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games after political protests from the Australian women's team .
2022 World Championships: 21 June – 3 July 2022: Budapest: 4 Spain Greece Croatia Serbia: 2022 European Championship: 29 August – 10 September 2022: Split: 3 Hungary France Montenegro: 2022 Asian Championship: 7–14 November 2022: Samut Prakan: 2 China Kazakhstan: 2023 Pan American Water Polo Championships: 3–8 April 2023: Bauru: 2 ...
Water polo at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships; Host city: Budapest, Hungary: Date(s) 20 June – 3 July: Venue(s) Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Swimming pool Sopron, Debrecen, Szeged: Events: 2