FINA Water Polo World Cup

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]

For the women's tournament, see FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup.

Editions
FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
Year[2]Host WinnerRunner-up3rd Place
1979
Belgrade & Rijeka, Yugoslavia
Hungary
United States
Yugoslavia
1981
Long Beach, USA
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
Cuba
1983
Malibu, USA
Soviet Union
West Germany
Italy
1985
Duisburg, West Germany
West Germany
United States
Spain
1987
Thessaloniki, Greece
Yugoslavia
Soviet Union
West Germany
1989
West Berlin, West Germany
Yugoslavia
Italy
Hungary
1991
Barcelona, Spain
United States
Yugoslavia
Spain
1993
Athens, Greece
Italy
Hungary
Australia
1995
Atlanta, USA
Hungary
Italy
Russia
1997
Athens, Greece
United States
Greece
Hungary
1999
Sydney, Australia
Hungary
Italy
Spain
2002
Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Russia
Hungary
FR Yugoslavia
2006
Budapest, Hungary
Serbia and Montenegro
Hungary
Spain
2010
Oradea, Romania
Serbia
Croatia
Spain
2014
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Serbia
Hungary
Croatia
2018
Berlin, Germany
Hungary
Australia
Serbia

Medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Hungary44210
2 Yugoslavia2215
3 United States2204
4 Soviet Union2103
5 Serbia2013
6 Italy1315
7 West Germany1113
8 Russia1012
 Serbia and Montenegro1012
10 Australia0112
 Croatia0112
12 Greece0101
13 Spain0055
14 Cuba0011
Totals (14 nations)16161648
Source:[2]

Participation details
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 Years
 South Africa 8th8th2
Americas – ASUA (2 teams)
Men's team[2] 1979198119831985198719891991199319951997199920022006201020142018Years
 Cuba 3rd8th7th8th4
 United States 2nd4th4th2nd4th8th1st4th4th1st6th7th4th4th6th15
Asia – AASF (4 teams)
Men's team[2] 1979198119831985198719891991199319951997199920022006201020142018Years
 China 7th1
 Iran 8th1
 Japan 7th1
 Kazakhstan Part of Soviet Union6th1
Europe – LEN (15 teams)
Men's team[2] 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 Years
 Bulgaria 8th8th2
 Croatia Part of Yugoslavia8th8th8th4th2nd3rd5th7
 Germany
 West Germany†		 5th2nd1st3rd5th8th6th4th8
 Greece 8th8th7th6th2nd7th5th7th8
 Hungary 1st6th7th3rd4th2nd1st3rd1st2nd2nd2nd1st13
 Italy 6th3rd5th5th2nd1st2nd5th2nd4th5th11
 Montenegro Part of YugoslaviaPart of SCG / FRY7th1
 Netherlands 6th6th7th3
Men's team 1979198119831985198719891991199319951997199920022006201020142018Years
 Romania 7th6th6th5th4
 Russia Part of Soviet Union5th3rd4th4th1st8th6
 Serbia Part of YugoslaviaPart of SCG / FRY1st1st3rd3
 Serbia and Montenegro†
 FR Yugoslavia†		 Part of Yugoslavia7th5th3rd1stDefunct4
 Soviet Union† 4th1st1st2nd6th5thDefunct6
 Spain 5th5th3rd6th4th3rd5th6th3rd6th3rd3rd12
 Yugoslavia† 3rd2nd4th1st1st2ndDefunct6
Oceania – OSA (1 team)
Men's team[2] 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 Years
 Australia 7th7th7th7th3rd8th6th5th2nd9
Total teams 8888888888888888

See also

References
  1. Water Polo World Cup page Archived 2012-03-31 at the Wayback Machine of the FINA website; retrieved 2012-03.08.
  2. "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.
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