FINA Water Polo World Cup

FINA Water Polo World Cup
SportWater polo
Founded1979
Continentall (International)
Most recent
champion(s)
 Spain (1st title)
Most titles Hungary (4 titles)

The FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup is an international water polo tournament, organized by FINA and featuring eight men's national teams.[1] It was established in 1979, initially taking place on odd years. Since 2002 it is held every four years, in the even-year between Olympics.[2]

From 2023 on, the tournament will be replacing the FINA Water Polo World League.[3][4]

Editions

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Year[2] Host Winner Runner-up Third place
1979 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Belgrade & Rijeka, Yugoslavia

Hungary

United States

Yugoslavia
1981 United States
Long Beach, USA

Soviet Union

Yugoslavia

Cuba
1983 United States
Malibu, USA

Soviet Union

West Germany

Italy
1985 Germany
Duisburg, West Germany

West Germany

United States

Spain
1987 Greece
Thessaloniki, Greece

Yugoslavia

Soviet Union

West Germany
1989 Germany
West Berlin, West Germany

Yugoslavia

Italy

Hungary
1991 Spain
Barcelona, Spain

United States

Yugoslavia

Spain
1993 Greece
Athens, Greece

Italy

Hungary

Australia
1995 United States
Atlanta, USA

Hungary

Italy

Russia
1997 Greece
Athens, Greece

United States

Greece

Hungary
1999 Australia
Sydney, Australia

Hungary

Italy

Spain
2002 Serbia and Montenegro
Belgrade, Yugoslavia

Russia

Hungary

Yugoslavia
2006 Hungary
Budapest, Hungary

Serbia and Montenegro

Hungary

Spain
2010 Romania
Oradea, Romania

Serbia

Croatia

Spain
2014 Kazakhstan
Almaty, Kazakhstan

Serbia

Hungary

Croatia
2018 Germany
Berlin, Germany

Hungary

Australia

Serbia
2023 United States
Los Angeles, USA

Spain

Italy

United States

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Hungary44210
2 Serbia[a]3025
3 United States2215
 Yugoslavia2215
5 Soviet Union2103
6 Italy1416
7 West Germany1113
8 Spain1056
9 Russia1012
10 Australia0112
 Croatia0112
12 Greece0101
13 Cuba0011
Totals (13 entries)17171751
Source:[2]
  • ^[a] FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro medals included in Serbia row.

Participation details

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Legend
  •  1st  – Champions
  •  2nd  – Runners-up
  •  3rd  – Third place
  •  4th  – Fourth place
  •      – Disqualified
  •     – Hosts
  • = – More than one team tied for that rank
  • Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
  • Defunct team
Africa – CANA (1 team)
Men's team[2] 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2023 Years
 South Africa 8th 8th 2
Americas – ASUA (2 teams)
Men's team[2] 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2023 Years
 Cuba 3rd 8th 7th 8th 4
 United States 2nd 4th 4th 2nd 4th 8th 1st 4th 4th 1st 6th 7th 4th 4th 6th 3rd 16
Asia – AASF (4 teams)
Men's team[2] 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2023 Years
 China 7th 1
 Iran 8th 1
 Japan 7th 1
 Kazakhstan Part of Soviet Union 6th 1
Europe – LEN (15 teams)
Men's team[2] 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2023 Years
 Bulgaria 8th 8th 2
 Croatia Part of Yugoslavia 8th 8th 8th 4th 2nd 3rd 5th 7
 Germany
 West Germany
5th 2nd 1st 3rd 5th 8th 6th 4th 8th 9
 Greece 8th 8th 7th 6th 2nd 7th 5th 7th 5th 9
 Hungary 1st 6th 7th 3rd 4th 2nd 1st 3rd 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 4th 14
 Italy 6th 3rd 5th 5th 2nd 1st 2nd 5th 2nd 4th 5th 2nd 12
 Montenegro Part of Yugoslavia Part of SCG / FRY 7th 1
 Netherlands 6th 6th 7th 3
Men's team 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2023 Years
 Romania 7th 6th 6th 5th 6th 5
 Russia Part of Soviet Union 5th 3rd 4th 4th 1st 8th 6
 Serbia Part of Yugoslavia Part of SCG / FRY 1st 1st 3rd 7th 4
 Serbia and Montenegro
 Yugoslavia
Part of Yugoslavia 7th 5th 3rd 1st Defunct 4
 Soviet Union 4th 1st 1st 2nd 6th 5th Defunct 6
 Spain 5th 5th 3rd 6th 4th 3rd 5th 6th 3rd 6th 3rd 3rd 1st 13
 Yugoslavia 3rd 2nd 4th 1st 1st 2nd Defunct 6
Oceania – OSA (1 team)
Men's team[2] 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2023 Years
 Australia 7th 7th 7th 7th 3rd 8th 6th 5th 2nd 9
Total teams 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Water Polo World Cup page Archived 31 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine of the FINA website; retrieved 8 March 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 25. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  3. ^ "FINA Announces Dates for New 2023 Water Polo World Cup". fina.org. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  4. ^ "New FINA competition: World Cup replaces World League". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 7 October 2022.