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
For the making of these lists, results from following world tournaments are consulted:
| Governing body | 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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- Team – Winning three or more gold medals in a row, excluding the FINA World League
- Team† – Defunct team
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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
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Team statistics
World medals by team
Last updated: 9 August 2021 (after the 2020 Summer Olympics).
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| Men's team | OG | WCH | WCp | WL | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | S | B | G | S | B | G | S | B | G | S | B | ||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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)[lower-alpha 1] | 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 | |||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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)†[lower-alpha 2] | 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 | |||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia (YUG)† | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Yugoslavia (FRY)†[lower-alpha 3] | 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
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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| Rank | Men's team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary (HUN) | 16 | 14 | 7 | 37 |
| 2 | Italy (ITA) | 8 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| 3 | Yugoslavia (YUG)† | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | Soviet Union (URS)† | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 5 | Serbia (SRB) | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | Great Britain (GBR) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Spain (ESP) | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
| 8 | Croatia (CRO) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 9 | United States (USA) | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 10 | Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)† | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 13 | West Germany (FRG)† | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 14 | France (FRA)[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 16 | Greece (GRE) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 | Yugoslavia (FRY)†[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 18 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Montenegro (MNE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unified Team (EUN)†[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (23 entries) | 61 | 61 | 62 | 184 | |
| Rank | Men's team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary (HUN) | 18 | 19 | 8 | 45 |
| 2 | Serbia (SRB) | 16 | 1 | 5 | 22 |
| 3 | Italy (ITA) | 8 | 10 | 6 | 24 |
| 4 | Yugoslavia (YUG)† | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| 5 | Soviet Union (URS)† | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | Croatia (CRO) | 4 | 7 | 8 | 19 |
| 7 | Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)† | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Great Britain (GBR) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Spain (ESP) | 3 | 8 | 7 | 18 |
| 10 | Montenegro (MNE) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 11 | United States (USA) | 2 | 8 | 4 | 14 |
| 12 | Russia (RUS) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 13 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | West Germany (FRG)† | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 15 | France (FRA)[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 17 | Greece (GRE) | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 18 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 19 | Yugoslavia (FRY)†[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Unified Team (EUN)†[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (24 entries) | 80 | 80 | 81 | 241 | |
National teams by decade
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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| 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[lower-alpha 1] 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.svg.png.webp){kind=small} GER1 G/0 S/0 B Totals: 1 | — | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} HUN0 G/1 S/0 B Totals: 1 | SWE.svg.png.webp){kind=small} USA0 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} HUN0 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†[lower-alpha 2] FRY†[lower-alpha 3] 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†[lower-alpha 3] 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 |
| 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†[lower-alpha 3] 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
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
National teams by confederation
Last updated: 9 August 2021 (after the 2020 Summer Olympics).
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| 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†[lower-alpha 2] West Germany† Yugoslavia† Yugoslavia†[lower-alpha 3] |
Australia |
| Totals (24 teams) |
0 teams | 3 teams | 0 teams | 20 teams (including 6 defunct teams) | 1 team |
Medal table by confederation
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).
| Rank | Confederation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Europe – LEN[lower-alpha 1] | 59 | 55 | 57 | 171 |
| 2 | Americas – UANA | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Oceania – OSA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Asia – AASF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Africa – CANA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 61 | 61 | 62 | 184 | |
| Rank | Confederation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Europe – LEN[lower-alpha 1] | 78 | 71 | 71 | 220 |
| 2 | Americas – UANA | 2 | 8 | 6 | 16 |
| 3 | Oceania – OSA | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | Asia – AASF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Africa – CANA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 80 | 80 | 81 | 241 | |
Women's water polo world medalists
For the making of these lists, results from following world tournaments are consulted:
| Governing body | 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
2004–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 statistics
World medals by team
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 | |||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
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).
| Rank | Women's team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 13 | 8 | 4 | 25 |
| 2 | Netherlands (NED) | 10 | 7 | 1 | 18 |
| 3 | Australia (AUS) | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Hungary (HUN) | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | Greece (GRE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 10 | China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 111 | |
| Rank | Women's team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 27 | 9 | 5 | 41 |
| 2 | Netherlands (NED) | 10 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| 3 | Australia (AUS) | 5 | 10 | 15 | 30 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 3 | 8 | 4 | 15 |
| 5 | Hungary (HUN) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 6 | Greece (GRE) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 4 | 13 | 18 |
| 9 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 10 | China (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 54 | 54 | 54 | 162 | |
National teams by decade
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).
| 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 |
| 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
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
National teams by confederation
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
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).
| Rank | Confederation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Europe – LEN | 18 | 20 | 18 | 56 |
| 2 | Americas – UANA | 14 | 10 | 9 | 33 |
| 3 | Oceania – OSA | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 |
| 4 | Asia – AASF | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Africa – CANA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 111 | |
| Rank | Confederation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Americas – UANA | 28 | 13 | 10 | 51 |
| 2 | Europe – LEN | 20 | 30 | 28 | 78 |
| 3 | Oceania – OSA | 5 | 10 | 15 | 30 |
| 4 | Asia – AASF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Africa – CANA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 54 | 54 | 54 | 162 | |
Overall statistics
Medal table by nation
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
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary (HUN)◊ | 19 | 16 | 12 | 47 |
| 2 | United States (USA)◊ | 15 | 13 | 7 | 35 |
| 3 | Italy (ITA)◊ | 11 | 11 | 8 | 30 |
| 4 | Netherlands (NED)◊ | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| 5 | Yugoslavia (YUG)† | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| 6 | Soviet Union (URS)† | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | Serbia (SRB) | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | Australia (AUS)◊ | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 |
| 9 | Spain (ESP)◊ | 4 | 9 | 7 | 20 |
| 10 | Great Britain (GBR) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Croatia (CRO) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 12 | Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)† | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Russia (RUS)◊ | 1 | 3 | 12 | 16 |
| 14 | Greece (GRE)◊ | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 15 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 16 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | West Germany (FRG)† | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 18 | France (FRA)[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 19 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 20 | Yugoslavia (FRY)†[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 21 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 22 | China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Montenegro (MNE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unified Team (EUN)†[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (25 entries) | 98 | 98 | 99 | 295 | |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA)◊ | 29 | 17 | 9 | 55 |
| 2 | Hungary (HUN)◊ | 21 | 23 | 13 | 57 |
| 3 | Serbia (SRB) | 16 | 1 | 5 | 22 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA)◊ | 11 | 18 | 10 | 39 |
| 5 | Netherlands (NED)◊ | 10 | 8 | 4 | 22 |
| 6 | Yugoslavia (YUG)† | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| 7 | Soviet Union (URS)† | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 8 | Australia (AUS)◊ | 5 | 11 | 19 | 35 |
| 9 | Spain (ESP)◊ | 4 | 13 | 8 | 25 |
| 10 | Croatia (CRO) | 4 | 7 | 8 | 19 |
| 11 | Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)† | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | Great Britain (GBR) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Russia (RUS)◊ | 3 | 5 | 17 | 25 |
| 14 | Montenegro (MNE) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 15 | Greece (GRE)◊ | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| 16 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 17 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 | West Germany (FRG)† | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 19 | China (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | France (FRA)[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 21 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 22 | Yugoslavia (FRY)†[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 23 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Unified Team (EUN)†[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (26 entries) | 134 | 134 | 135 | 403 | |
National teams by confederation
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†[lower-alpha 2] | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | West Germany† | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | Yugoslavia† | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | Yugoslavia†[lower-alpha 3] | — | — | — | |
| 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
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).
| Rank | Confederation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Europe – LEN[lower-alpha 1] | 77 | 75 | 75 | 227 |
| 2 | Americas – UANA | 16 | 15 | 13 | 44 |
| 3 | Oceania – OSA | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 |
| 4 | Asia – AASF | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Africa – CANA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 98 | 98 | 99 | 295 | |
| Rank | Confederation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Europe – LEN[lower-alpha 1] | 98 | 101 | 99 | 298 |
| 2 | Americas – UANA | 30 | 21 | 16 | 67 |
| 3 | Oceania – OSA | 5 | 11 | 19 | 35 |
| 4 | Asia – AASF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Africa – CANA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 134 | 134 | 135 | 403 | |
See also
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 France had four teams compete in 1900. Bronze medals were given to the losers of both semifinals; France took both bronze.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 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.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 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
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "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.
- 1 2 "Olympic Results, Gold Medalists and Official Records". olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
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