European Water Polo Championship

The European Water Polo Championship is a sport competition for national water polo teams, currently held biannually and organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN), the governing European aquatics federation. There are both men's and women's competitions.

European Water Polo Championship

Sport	Water Polo
Founded	1927
Continent	Europe (LEN)
Most recent champion(s)	Hungary (men's, 13th title)  Spain (women's, 2nd title)
Most titles	Hungary (men's, 13 titles)  Italy and  Netherlands (women's, 5 titles each)

The first European Water Polo Championship was held in 1926 in Budapest, Hungary, with just a men's competition. The women for the first time competed in 1985 (Oslo, Norway) for the European title. The water polo tournament was part of the European Aquatics Championships up to and including 1997, and from 1999 the event was separated and got its own independent tournament.

Men's tournament

Results

MEN'S EUROPEAN WATER POLO CHAMPIONSHIP
Year	Host	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Number of teams
1926 Details	Budapest, Hungary	Hungary	Sweden	Germany	4
1927 Details	Bologna, Italy	Hungary	France	Belgium	12
1931 Details	Paris, France	Hungary	Germany	Austria	7
1934 Details	Magdeburg, Germany	Hungary	Germany	Belgium	10
1938 Details	London, United Kingdom	Hungary	Germany	Netherlands	7
1947 Details	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Italy	Sweden	Belgium	10
1950 Details	Vienna, Austria	Netherlands	Sweden	Yugoslavia	7
1954 Details	Turin, Italy	Hungary	Yugoslavia	Italy	12
1958 Details	Budapest, Hungary	Hungary	Yugoslavia	Soviet Union	14
1962 Details	Leipzig, East Germany	Hungary	Yugoslavia Soviet Union	—	11
1966 Details	Utrecht, Netherlands	Soviet Union	East Germany	Yugoslavia	17
1970 Details	Barcelona, Spain	Soviet Union	Hungary	Yugoslavia	15
1974 Details	Vienna, Austria	Hungary	Soviet Union	Yugoslavia	8
1977 Details	Jönköping, Sweden	Hungary	Yugoslavia	Italy	8
1981 Details	Split, Yugoslavia	West Germany	Soviet Union	Hungary	8
1983 Details	Rome, Italy	Soviet Union	Hungary	Spain	8
1985 Details	Sofia, Bulgaria	Soviet Union	Yugoslavia	West Germany	8
1987 Details	Strasbourg, France	Soviet Union	Yugoslavia	Italy	8
1989 Details	Bonn, West Germany	West Germany	Yugoslavia	Italy	16
1991 Details	Athens, Greece	Yugoslavia	Spain	Soviet Union	16
1993 Details	Sheffield, United Kingdom	Italy	Hungary	Spain	12
1995 Details	Vienna, Austria	Italy	Hungary	Germany	12
1997 Details	Seville, Spain	Hungary	FR Yugoslavia	Russia	12
1999 Details	Florence, Italy	Hungary	Croatia	Italy	12
2001 Details	Budapest, Hungary	FR Yugoslavia	Italy	Hungary	12
2003 Details	Kranj, Slovenia	Serbia and Montenegro	Croatia	Hungary	12
2006 Details	Belgrade, Serbia	Serbia	Hungary	Spain	12
2008 Details	Málaga, Spain	Montenegro	Serbia	Hungary	12
2010 Details	Zagreb, Croatia	Croatia	Italy	Serbia	12
2012 Details	Eindhoven, Netherlands	Serbia	Montenegro	Hungary	12
2014 Details	Budapest, Hungary	Serbia	Hungary	Italy	12
2016 Details	Belgrade, Serbia	Serbia	Montenegro	Hungary	16
2018 Details	Barcelona, Spain	Serbia	Spain	Croatia	16
2020 Details	Budapest, Hungary	Hungary	Spain	Montenegro	16
2022 Details	Split, Croatia

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Hungary	13	6	6	25
2	Soviet Union	5	3	2	10
3	Serbia	5	1	1	7
4	Italy	3	2	6	11
5	FR Yugoslavia /  Serbia and Montenegro	2	1	0	3
6	West Germany	2	0	1	3
7	Yugoslavia	1	7	4	12
8	Croatia	1	2	1	4
	Montenegro	1	2	1	4
10	Netherlands	1	0	1	2
11	Spain	0	3	3	6
12	Germany	0	3	2	5
13	Sweden	0	3	0	3
14	East Germany	0	1	0	1
	France	0	1	0	1
16	Belgium	0	0	3	3
17	Austria	0	0	1	1
	Russia	0	0	1	1
Totals (18 nations)		34	35	33	102

Participation details

Team	1926 (4)	1927 (12)	1931 (7)	1934 (10)	1938 (7)	1947 (10)	1950 (7)	1954 (12)	1958 (14)	1962 (11)	1966 (17)	1970 (15)	1974 (8)	1977 (8)	1981 (8)	1983 (8)	1985 (8)	1987 (8)	1989 (16)	1991 (16)	1993 (12)	1995 (12)	1997 (12)	1999 (12)	2001 (12)	2003 (12)	2006 (12)	2008 (12)	2010 (12)	2012 (12)	2014 (12)	2016 (16)	2018 (16)	2020 (16)	Years
Austria	•	6th	3rd	•	•	10th	5th	12th	11th	•	•	14th	•	•	•	•	•	•	14th	•	•	12th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	9
Belgium	4th	3rd	4th	3rd	4th	3rd	•	11th	10th	7th	10th	12th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	11
Bulgaria	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	14th	•	11th	•	•	•	•	•	•	8th	10th	13th	•	8th	11th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	7
Croatia	Part of  Yugoslavia																				5th	4th	4th	2nd	4th	2nd	7th	4th	1st	9th	5th	7th	3rd	4th	15
Czechoslovakia	•	7th	5th	8th	•	9th	•	•	•	•	14th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	7th	10th	doesn't exist														7
Denmark	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	16th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Finland	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	13th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
France	•	2nd	6th	6th	6th	7th	6th	9th	8th	•	13th	11th	•	•	•	•	•	•	12th	11th	•	•	•	•	12th	•	•	•	•	•	10th	9th	12th	13th	17
Georgia	Part of  Soviet Union																				•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	12th	14th	13th	10th	4
Germany  West Germany	3rd	5th	2nd	2nd	2nd	•	•	6th	7th	•	7th	7th	8th	6th	1st	5th	3rd	4th	1st	7th	9th	3rd	10th	8th	9th	6th	8th	6th	6th	5th	9th	11th	9th	9th	31
East Germany	Part of  Germany							•	5th	4th	2nd	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	doesn't exist															3
Great Britain	•	8th	•	•	7th	6th	•	8th	13th	10th	17th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	15th	14th	12th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10
Greece	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10th	•	•	•	•	8th	•	11th	6th	7th	9th	7th	4th	7th	8th	6th	11th	9th	6th	6th	4th	5th	7th	18
Hungary	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	4th	•	1st	1st	1st	5th	2nd	1st	1st	3rd	2nd	5th	5th	9th	5th	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	3rd	3rd	2nd	3rd	4th	3rd	2nd	3rd	8th	1st	33
Ireland	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	15th	15th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	2
Italy	•	12th	•	10th	5th	1st	4th	3rd	4th	8th	4th	4th	5th	3rd	6th	7th	4th	3rd	3rd	4th	1st	1st	6th	3rd	2nd	9th	5th	5th	2nd	4th	3rd	6th	4th	6th	32
Malta	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	15th	16th	16th	3
Montenegro	Part of  Yugoslavia																				Part of SCG / FR Yugoslavia						• [N 1]	1st	5th	2nd	4th	2nd	6th	3rd	7
Netherlands	•	11th	•	9th	3rd	5th	1st	4th	6th	6th	8th	5th	4th	5th	8th	6th	7th	•	8th	9th	8th	10th	9th	12th	10th	11th	10th	•	•	10th	•	12th	10	15th	28
North Macedonia	Part of  Yugoslavia																				•	•	•	•	•	•	•	8th	12th	11th	•	•	•	•	3
Poland	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	9th	11th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	13th	12th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	4
Romania	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10th	•	5th	6th	6th	6th	7th	7th	8th	•	7th	5th	8th	4th	11th	•	9th	11th	10th	4th	9th	7th	8th	8th	10th	11th	11th	24
Russia	Part of  Soviet Union																				6th	6th	3rd	5th	5th	4th	9th	10th	11th	•	11th	8th	7th	8th	13
Serbia	Part of  Yugoslavia																				Part of SCG / FRY						1st	2nd	3rd	1st	1st	1st	1st	5th	8
SCG / FRY	Part of  Yugoslavia																				•	•	2nd	7th	1st	1st		doesn't exist							4
Slovakia	Part of Czechoslovakia																				10th	•	8th	10th	8th	7th	11th	12th	•	•	•	13th	14th	14th	10
Slovenia	Part of  Yugoslavia																				•	•	•	11th	•	12th	12th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	3
Soviet Union	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	5th	3rd	2nd	1st	1st	2nd	4th	2nd	1st	1st	1st	4th	3rd	doesn't exist														13
Spain	•	10th	•	7th	•	•	•	7th	12th	•	12th	8th	7th	8th	5th	3rd	6th	6th	6th	2nd	3rd	5th	5th	6th	6th	5th	3rd	7th	8th	7th	7th	5th	2nd	2nd	28
Sweden	2nd	4th	7th	4th	•	2nd	2nd	•	•	9th	9th	9th	•	•	•	•	•	•	16th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10
Switzerland	•	•	•	•	•	•	7th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Turkey	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	16th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	15th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10th	12th	•	16th	15th	12th	7
Ukraine	Part of  Soviet Union																				11th	7th	11th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	3
Yugoslavia	•	9th	•	5th	•	8th	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	3rd	3rd	2nd	4th	4th	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	doesn't exist														17

Notes

1. Won European B Waterpolo Championship

Women's tournament

History

WOMEN'S EUROPEAN WATER POLO CHAMPIONSHIP
Year	Host	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1985 Details	Oslo, Norway	Netherlands	Hungary	West Germany
1987 Details	Strasbourg, France	Netherlands	Hungary	France
1989 Details	Bonn, West Germany	Netherlands	Hungary	France
1991 Details	Athens, Greece	Hungary	Netherlands	Italy
1993 Details	Leeds, United Kingdom	Netherlands	Russia	Hungary
1995 Details	Vienna, Austria	Italy	Hungary	Netherlands
1997 Details	Sevilla, Spain	Italy	Russia	Netherlands
1999 Details	Prato, Italy	Italy	Netherlands	Russia
2001 Details	Budapest, Hungary	Hungary	Italy	Russia
2003 Details	Ljubljana, Slovenia	Italy	Hungary	Russia
2006 Details	Belgrade, Serbia	Russia	Italy	Hungary
2008 Details	Málaga, Spain	Russia	Spain	Hungary
2010 Details	Zagreb, Croatia	Russia	Greece	Netherlands
2012 Details	Eindhoven, Netherlands	Italy	Greece	Hungary
2014 Details	Budapest, Hungary	Spain	Netherlands	Hungary
2016 Details	Belgrade, Serbia	Hungary	Netherlands	Italy
2018 Details	Barcelona, Spain	Netherlands	Greece	Spain
2020 Details	Budapest, Hungary	Spain	Russia	Hungary
2022 Details	Split, Croatia

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Netherlands	5	4	3	12
2	Italy	5	2	2	9
3	Hungary	3	5	6	14
4	Russia	3	3	3	9
5	Spain	2	1	1	4
6	Greece	0	3	0	3
7	France	0	0	2	2
8	West Germany	0	0	1	1
Totals (8 nations)		18	18	18	54

Participation details

Team	1985 (8)	1987 (7)	1989 (9)	1991 (8)	1993 (12)	1995 (12)	1997 (12)	1999 (8)	2001 (8)	2003 (8)	2006 (8)	2008 (8)	2010 (8)	2012 (8)	2014 (8)	2016 (12)	2018 (12)	2020 (12)	Years
Belgium	5th	6th	9th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	3
Croatia	Part of  Yugoslavia				•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	8th	•	•	11th	11th	10th	4
Czech Republic	Part of Czechoslovakia				11th	10th	12th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	3
France	7th	3rd	3rd	4th	5th	5th	8th	8th	8th	•	•	8th	•	•	7th	7th	7th	7th	14
Germany West Germany	3rd	4th	5th	6th	6th	7th	6th	7th	7th	7th	7th	7th	7th	8th	•	8th	8th	11th	17
Great Britain	6th	7th	•	8th	8th	8th	10th	•	•	•	•	•	•	7th	8th	•	•	•	8
Greece	•	•	7th	7th	7th	4th	7th	5th	4th	5th	6th	6th	2nd	2nd	6th	5th	2nd	6th	16
Hungary	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	3rd	2nd	5th	4th	1st	2nd	3rd	3rd	5th	3rd	3rd	1st	4th	3rd	18
Israel	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10th	9th	2
Italy	•	•	4th	3rd	4th	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	4th	4th	1st	4th	3rd	6th	5th	16
Netherlands	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	3rd	3rd	2nd	5th	4th	5th	5th	3rd	6th	2nd	2nd	1st	4th	18
Norway	4th	5th	6th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	3
Portugal	•	•	•	•	•	11th	11th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10th	•	•	3
Russia	Part of  Soviet Union				2nd	6th	2nd	3rd	3rd	3rd	1st	1st	1st	4th	5th	6th	5th	2nd	14
Serbia	Part of  Yugoslavia				•	•	9th	•	•	•	8th	•	•	•	•	9th	9th	12th	5
Slovakia	Part of Czechoslovakia				12th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	8th	2
Slovenia	Part of  Yugoslavia				•	•	•	•	•	8th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Soviet Union	•	•	•	5th															1
Spain	•	•	•	•	9th	9th	4th	6th	6th	6th	4th	2nd	6th	5th	1st	4th	3rd	1st	14
Sweden	8th	•	8th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	2
Switzerland	•	•	•	•	10th	12th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	2
Turkey	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	12th	12th	•	2

Combined medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Hungary	16	11	12	39
2	Italy	8	4	8	20
3	Netherlands	6	4	4	14
4	Soviet Union	5	3	2	10
5	Serbia	5	1	1	7
6	Russia	3	3	4	10
7	Spain	2	4	4	10
8	FR Yugoslavia /  Serbia and Montenegro	2	1	0	3
9	West Germany	2	0	2	4
10	Yugoslavia	1	7	4	12
11	Croatia	1	2	1	4
	Montenegro	1	2	1	4
13	Germany	0	3	2	5
14	Greece	0	3	0	3
	Sweden	0	3	0	3
16	France	0	1	2	3
17	East Germany	0	1	0	1
18	Belgium	0	0	3	3
19	Austria	0	0	1	1
Totals (19 nations)		52	53	51	156

References

External links

• Sports123
• Winning Squads & Stats