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European Water Polo Championship

International water polo tournament

Field	Value
pixels	100px
sport	Water polo
founded	1926
continent	Europe (LEN)
champion	(men's, 9th title)
(women's, 6th title)
most_champs	(men's, 13 titles)
(women's, 6 titles)

(women's, 6th title) (women's, 6 titles)

The European Water Polo Championship is a sport competition for national water polo teams, currently held biannually and organized by the European Aquatics, the European governing body for aquatic sports. There are both men's and women's competitions.

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	#	Gold
Part of the European Aquatics Championships
1	1926
Details	HUN
Budapest,
Hungary	****	4
2	1927
Details	ITA
Bologna,
Italy	****	12
3	1931
Details	FRA
Paris,
France	****	7
4	1934
Details	GER
Magdeburg,
Germany	****	10
5	1938
Details	GBR
London,
Great Britain	****	7
6	1947
Details	MON
Monte Carlo,
Monaco	****	10
7	1950
Details	AUT
Vienna,
Austria	****	7
8	1954
Details	ITA
Turin,
Italy	****	12
9	1958
Details	HUN
Budapest,
Hungary	****	14
10	1962
Details	GDR
Leipzig,
East Germany	****
—	11
11	1966
Details	NED
Utrecht,
Netherlands	****	17
12	1970
Details	ESP
Barcelona,
Spain	****	15
13	1974
Details	AUT
Vienna,
Austria	****	8
14	1977
Details	SWE
Jönköping,
Sweden	****	8
15	1981
Details	YUG
Split,
Yugoslavia	****	8
16	1983
Details	ITA
Rome,
Italy	****	8
17	1985
Details	BUL
Sofia,
Bulgaria	****	8
18	1987
Details	FRA
Strasbourg,
France	****	8
19	1989
Details	FRG
Bonn,
West Germany	****	16
20	1991
Details	GRE
Athens,
Greece	****	16
21	1993
Details	GBR
Sheffield,
Great Britain	****	12
22	1995
Details	AUT
Vienna,
Austria	****	12
23	1997
Details	ESP
Seville,
Spain	****	12
Separate from the European Aquatics Championships
24	1999
Details	ITA
Florence,
Italy	****	12
25	2001
Details	HUN
Budapest,
Hungary	****	12
26	2003
Details	SLO
Kranj,
Slovenia	****	12
27	2006
Details	SRB
Belgrade,
Serbia	****	12
28	2008
Details	ESP
Málaga,
Spain	****	12
29	2010
Details	CRO
Zagreb,
Croatia	****	12
30	2012
Details	NED
Eindhoven,
Netherlands	****	12
31	2014
Details	HUN
Budapest,
Hungary	****	12
32	2016
Details	SRB
Belgrade,
Serbia	****	16
33	2018
Details	ESP
Barcelona,
Spain	****	16
34	2020
Details	HUN
Budapest,
Hungary	****	16
35	2022
Details	CRO
Split,
Croatia	****	16
36	2024
Details	CRO
Dubrovnik and Zagreb,
Croatia	****	16
37	2026
Details	SRB
Belgrade,
Serbia	****	16

Finishes in the top four

In the following table, the national teams are listed under the names they competed with, not by the succession of medals, results, or continuity of the previous republics.

;Legend

† – Defunct team

Rk	Men's team	Total	Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place	First	Last
1		30	13 (1926, 1927, 1931, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1974, 1977, 1997, 1999, 2020)	8 (1970, 1983, 1993, 1995, 2006, 2014, 2022, 2026)	6 (1981, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2012, 2016)	3 (1947, 2010, 2024)	1926	2024
2		22	3 (1947, 1993, 1995)	2 (2001, 2010)	7 (1954, 1977, 1987, 1989, 1999, 2014, 2024)	10 (1950, 1958, 1966, 1970, 1985, 1991, 2012, 2018, 2022, 2026)	1947	2026
3	**†	14	1 (1991)	7 (1954, 1958, 1962, 1977, 1985, 1987, 1989)	4 (1950, 1966, 1970, 1974)	2 (1981, 1983)	1950	1991
4	**†	12	5 (1966, 1970, 1983, 1985, 1987)	3 (1962, 1974, 1981)	2 (1958, 1991)	1 (1977, 1989)	1958	1991
5		11	2 (2010, 2022)	3 (1999, 2003, 2024)	1 (2018)	5 (1995, 1997, 2001, 2008, 2020)	1995	2024
6		8	6 (2006, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2026)	1 (2008)	1 (2010)	0	2006	2018
7		8	1 (2024)	3 (1991, 2018, 2020)	4 (1983, 1993, 2006, 2022)	0	1983	2024
8		6	0	0	3 (1927, 1934, 1947)	3 (1926, 1931, 1938)	1926	1947
9		5	1 (2008)	2 (2012, 2016)	1 (2020)	1 (2014)	2008	2020
10		5	0	3 (1931, 1934, 1938)	2 (1926, 1995)	0	1926	1995
11		5	0	3 (1926, 1947, 1950)	0	2 (1927, 1934)	1926	1950
12	**†	4	2 (1981, 1989)	0	1 (1985)	1 (1987)	1981	1989
13		4	1 (1950)	0	1 (1938)	2 (1954, 1974)	1938	1974
14	**† /
**†	3	2 (2001, 2003)	1 (1997)	0	0	1997	2003
15		3	0	0	1 (2026)	2 (1999, 2016)	1999	2026
16	**†	2	0	1 (1966)	0	1 (1962)	1962	1966
17		2	0	0	1 (1997)	1 (2003)	1997	2003
18		2	0	0	0	2 (1993, 2006)	1993	2006
19		1	0	1 (1927)	0	0	1927	1927
20		1	0	0	1 (1931)	0	1931	1931

Medal table

Participation details

Team	1926
HUN	1927
ITA	1931
FRA	1934
GER	1938
GBR	1947
MON	1950
AUT	1954
ITA	1958
HUN	1962
GER	1966
NED	1970
ESP	1974
AUT	1977
SWE	1981
YUG	1983
ITA	1985
BUL	1987
FRA	1989
FRG	1991
GRE	1993
GBR	1995
AUT	1997
ESP	1999
ITA	2001
HUN	2003
SVN	2006
SRB	2008
ESP	2010
CRO	2012
NED	2014
HUN	2016
SRB	2018
ESP	2020
HUN	2022
CRO	2024
CRO	2026
SRB	Years	9	11	7	17	7	1	1	20	7	33	3	10	21	36	2	3	35	6	10	31	3	4	27	13	11	4	14	6	13	31	10	1	8	3	17	Total	4	12	7	10	7	10	7	12	14	11	17	15	8	8	8	8	8	8	16	16	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	16	16	16	16	16	16
	•	6th	3rd	•	•	10th	5th	12th	11th	•	•	14th	•	•	•	•	•	•	14th	•	•	12th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
	4th	3rd	4th	3rd	4th	3rd	•	11th	10th	7th	10th	12th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
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	Part of	5th	4th	4th	2nd	4th	2nd	7th	4th	1st	9th	5th	7th	3rd	4th	1st	2nd	6th
CZS Czechoslovakia	•	7th	5th	8th	•	9th	•	•	•	•	14th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	7th	10th	Defunct
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	16th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
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	Part of	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	12th	14th	13th	10th	8th	10th	10th

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	13th	12th	•
	Part of	•	5th	4th	2nd	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Defunct
	•	8th	•	•	7th	6th	•	8th	13th	10th	17th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	15th	14th	12th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
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	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	2nd	4th	2nd
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	15th	15th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	12th	16th	16th
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	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	15th	16th	16th	14th	15th	13th
	Part of	Part of SCG SCG / FR Yugoslavia	• Won European B Waterpolo Championship	1st	5th	2nd	4th	2nd	6th	3rd	7th	6th	7th
	•	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	10th	15th	11th	11th	11th
	Part of	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	8th	12th	11th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	9th	11th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	13th	12th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10th	•	5th	6th	6th	6th	7th	7th	8th	•	7th	5th	8th	4th	11th	•	9th	11th	10th	4th	9th	7th	8th	8th	10th	11th	11th	10th	8th	8th
	Part of	6th	6th	3rd	5th	5th	4th	9th	10th	11th	•	11th	8th	7th	8th	DQ	DQ	DQ
	Part of	Part of SCG SCG / FRY	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	1st	1st	1st	5th	9th	7th	1st
SCG SCG / FRY	Part of	•	•	2nd	7th	1st	1st	Defunct
	Part of CZS Czechoslovakia	10th	•	8th	10th	8th	7th	11th	12th	•	•	•	13th	14th	14th	15th	13th	14th
	Part of	•	•	•	11th	•	12th	12th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	16th	14th	15th
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	5th	3rd	2nd	1st	1st	2nd	4th	2nd	1st	1st	1st	4th	3rd	Defunct
	•	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	3rd	1st	5th
	2nd	4th	7th	4th	•	2nd	2nd	•	•	9th	9th	9th	•	•	•	•	•	•	16th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
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	Part of	11th	7th	11th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
	•	9th	•	5th	•	8th	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	3rd	3rd	2nd	4th	4th	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	Defunct

Notes

Most successful players

Boldface denotes active water polo players and highest medal count among all players (including these who not included in these tables) per type.

Multiple gold medalists

Rank	Player	Country	From	To	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Filip Filipović
2003	2018	6	1	1	8
2	Slobodan Nikić
2003	2016	5	1	1	7
Duško Pijetlović		2006	2018	5	1	1	7
Andrija Prlainović		2006	2018	5	1	1	7
5	Živko Gocić
2003	2016	5	–	1	6
6	Milan Aleksić		2010	2018	4	–	1	5
Stefan Mitrović		2010	2018	4	–	1	5
8	Miloš Ćuk		2012	2018	4	–	–	4
Márton Homonnai	HUN	1926	1934	4	–	–	4
Alajos Keserű	HUN	1926	1934	4	–	–	4
Branislav Mitrović		2012	2018	4	–	–	4
József Vértesy	HUN	1926	1934	4	–	–	4

Multiple medalists

The table shows players who have won at least 6 medals in total at the European Championships.

Rank	Player	Country	From	To	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Filip Filipović
2003	2018	6	1	1	8
2	Tamás Kásás		1995	2012	2	2	4	8
3	Slobodan Nikić
2003	2016	5	1	1	7
Duško Pijetlović		2006	2018	5	1	1	7
Andrija Prlainović		2006	2018	5	1	1	7
6	Rajmund Fodor		1993	2006	2	3	2	7
7	Gergely Kiss		1997	2012	2	1	4	7
8	Živko Gocić
2003	2016	5	–	1	6
9	Tamás Molnár		1997	2008	2	1	3	6
10	Tibor Benedek		1993	2008	1	2	3	6
Norbert Hosnyánszky		2006	2020	1	2	3	6
Dénes Varga		2006	2020	1	2	3	6
13	Péter Biros		1999	2012	1	1	4	6

Women's tournament

Results

WOMEN'S EUROPEAN WATER POLO CHAMPIONSHIP	#	Gold
Part of the European Aquatics Championships
1	1985
Details	NOR
Oslo,
Norway	****	8
2	1987
Details	FRA
Strasbourg,
France	****	7
3	1989
Details	FRG
Bonn,
West Germany	****	9
4	1991
Details	GRE
Athens,
Greece	****	8
5	1993
Details	GBR
Leeds,
Great Britain	****	12
6	1995
Details	AUT
Vienna,
Austria	****	12
7	1997
Details	ESP
Sevilla,
Spain	****	12
Separate from the European Aquatics Championships
8	1999
Details	ITA
Prato,
Italy	****	8
9	2001
Details	HUN
Budapest,
Hungary	****	8
10	2003
Details	SLO
Ljubljana,
Slovenia	****	8
11	2006
Details	SRB
Belgrade,
Serbia	****	8
12	2008
Details	ESP
Málaga,
Spain	****	8
13	2010
Details	CRO
Zagreb,
Croatia	****	8
14	2012
Details	NED
Eindhoven,
Netherlands	****	8
15	2014
Details	HUN
Budapest,
Hungary	****	8
16	2016
Details	SRB
Belgrade,
Serbia	****	12
17	2018
Details	ESP
Barcelona,
Spain	****	12
18	2020
Details	HUN
Budapest,
Hungary	****	12
19	2022
Details	CRO
Split,
Croatia	****	12
20	2024
Details	NED
Eindhoven,
Netherlands	****	16
21	2026
Details	POR
Funchal,
Portugal		16

Medal table

Participation details

Team	1985
NOR	1987
FRA	1989
FRG	1991
GRE	1993
GBR	1995
AUT	1997
ESP	1999
ITA	2001
HUN	2003
SVN	2006
SRB	2008
ESP	2010
CRO	2012
NED	2014
HUN	2016
SRB	2018
ESP	2020
HUN	2022
CRO	2024
NED	2026
POR	Years	3	1	7	4	17	20	10	19	21	5	19	21	3	4	3	14	7	1	5	1	1	17	2	3	4	Total	8	7	9	8	12	12	12	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	12	12	12	12	16	16
	5th	6th	9th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	16th	•
	Part of	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	8th	•	•	11th	11th	10th	8th	8th	Q
	Part of CZS Czechoslovakia	11th	10th	12th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	12th	•
	7th	3rd	3rd	4th	5th	5th	8th	8th	8th	•	•	8th	•	•	7th	7th	7th	7th	7th	6th	Q

3rd	4th	5th	6th	6th	7th	6th	7th	7th	7th	7th	7th	7th	8th	•	8th	8th	11th	10th	11th	Q
	6th	7th	•	8th	8th	8th	10th	•	•	•	•	•	•	7th	8th	•	•	•	•	7th	Q
	•	•	7th	7th	7th	4th	7th	5th	4th	5th	6th	6th	2nd	2nd	6th	5th	2nd	6th	2nd	3rd	Q
	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	3rd	2nd	5th	4th	1st	2nd	3rd	3rd	5th	3rd	3rd	1st	4th	3rd	5th	5th	Q
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10th	9th	6th	9th	Q
	•	•	4th	3rd	4th	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	4th	4th	1st	4th	3rd	6th	5th	3rd	4th	Q
	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	3rd	3rd	2nd	5th	4th	5th	5th	3rd	6th	2nd	2nd	1st	4th	4th	1st	Q
	4th	5th	6th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
	•	•	•	•	•	11th	11th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10th	•	•	•	•	Q
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	11th	14th	Q
	Part of	2nd	6th	2nd	3rd	3rd	3rd	1st	1st	1st	4th	5th	6th	5th	2nd	DQ	DQ	DQ
	Part of	Part of SCG SCG / FRY	8th	•	•	•	•	9th	9th	12th	9th	10th	Q
SCG SCG / FRY	Part of	•	•	9th	•	•	•	Defunct
	Part of CZS Czechoslovakia	12th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	8th	12th	15th	Q
	Part of	•	•	•	•	•	8th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
	•	•	•	5th	Defunct
	•	•	•	•	9th	9th	4th	6th	6th	6th	4th	2nd	6th	5th	1st	4th	3rd	1st	1st	2nd	Q
	8th	•	8th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
	•	•	•	•	10th	12th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	12th	12th	•	•	13th	Q

Most successful players

Boldface denotes active water polo players and highest medal count among all players (including these who not included in these tables) per type.

Multiple gold medalists

Rank	Player	Country	From	To	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Martina Miceli		1991	2006	4	2	1	7
2	Maddalena Musumeci		1995	2006	4	2	–	6
3	Carmela Allucci		1991	2003	4	1	1	6
Francesca Conti		1991	2003	4	1	1	6
Giusi Malato		1991	2003	4	1	1	6
Hedda Verdam		1985	1995	4	1	1	6
7	Melania Grego		1995	2003	4	1	–	5
8	Tania Di Mario		1999	2016	3	2	1	6
Laura Ester		2008	2024	3	2	1	6
Maica García		2008	2024	3	2	1	6
Pili Peña		2008	2024	3	2	1	6

Multiple medalists

The table shows players who have won at least 6 medals in total at the European Championships.

Rank	Player	Country	From	To	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Mercédesz Stieber		1989	2008	2	3	3	8
2	Martina Miceli		1991	2006	4	2	1	7
3	Sofia Konukh		1997	2010	3	1	3	7
4	Maddalena Musumeci		1995	2006	4	2	–	6
5	Carmela Allucci		1991	2003	4	1	1	6
Francesca Conti		1991	2003	4	1	1	6
Giusi Malato		1991	2003	4	1	1	6
Hedda Verdam		1985	1995	4	1	1	6
9	Tania Di Mario		1999	2016	3	2	1	6
Laura Ester		2008	2024	3	2	1	6
Maica García		2008	2024	3	2	1	6
Pili Peña		2008	2024	3	2	1	6
13	Elena Smurova		1997	2008	2	1	3	6

Combined medal table

Overall

Men (1926-2024)

Reference:

Rank		width=25%	Team		width=10%	Part		width=7%	M		width=5%	W		width=5%	D		width=5%	L		width=8%	GF		width=8%	GA		width=8%	GD		width=15%	Points
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POL:

GBR 9 + ENG 1

Women (1985-2024)

Reference:

Rank		width=25%	Team		width=10%	Part		width=7%	M		width=5%	W		width=5%	D		width=5%	L		width=8%	GF		width=8%	GA		width=8%	GD		width=15%	Points
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TCH: 1993+1995+1997+2024

Notes

References

Sources

Results

References

WATER POLO MEDALLISTS AND STATISTICS
https://resources.fina.org/fina/document/2021/02/20/232cd7f6-8cd2-4b12-93fd-ec8f785b0726/histofina_wp_2019_final.pdf {{Bare URL PDF. (November 2025)
(19 August 2016). "Water Polo, Men's Final - and finally: It's Serbia!".
"Wasserball-Europameisterschaften".
"Poland - Water Polo - Team Profile - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics - Global Sports Archive".
"Wasserball-Europameisterschaften der Frauen".

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