List of water polo world medalists

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
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TournamentAbbr.EditionRef.
FirstLatestNext
FINA & IOCMen's water polo tournament at the Summer OlympicsOG190020202024[1]: 5 
FINAMen's water polo tournament at the World Aquatics ChampionshipsWCH197320192022[1]: 15 
FINA Men's Water Polo World CupWCp19792018TBD[1]: 25 
FINA Men's Water Polo World LeagueWL200220202022[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

Legend
  •  Team  – Winning three or more gold medals in a row, excluding the FINA World League
  • Team – Defunct team
TournamentHostGoldSilverBronze
1900 OG
Paris, France

Great Britain

Belgium

France[a]
1904 OG
St. Louis, United States
Water polo was an unofficial sport
1908 OG
London, United Kingdom

Great Britain

Belgium

Sweden
1912 OG
Stockholm, Sweden

Great Britain

Sweden

Belgium
1920 OG
Antwerp, Belgium

Great Britain

Belgium

Sweden
1924 OG
Paris, France

France

Belgium

United States
1928 OG
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Germany

Hungary

France
1932 OG
Los Angeles, United States

Hungary

Germany

United States
1936 OG
Berlin, Germany

Hungary

Germany

Belgium
1948 OG
London, United Kingdom

Italy

Hungary

Netherlands
1952 OG
Helsinki, Finland

Hungary

Yugoslavia

Italy
1956 OG
Melbourne, Australia

Hungary

Yugoslavia

Soviet Union
1960 OG
Rome, Italy

Italy

Soviet Union

Hungary
1964 OG
Tokyo, Japan

Hungary

Yugoslavia

Soviet Union
1968 OG
Mexico City, Mexico

Yugoslavia

Soviet Union

Hungary
1972 OG
Munich, West Germany

Soviet Union

Hungary

United States
1973 WCH
Belgrade, Yugoslavia

Hungary

Soviet Union

Yugoslavia
1975 WCH
Cali, Colombia

Soviet Union

Hungary

Italy
1976 OG
Montreal, Canada

Hungary

Italy

Netherlands
1978 WCH
West Berlin, West Germany

Italy

Hungary

Yugoslavia
1979 WCp
Belgrade & Rijeka, Yugoslavia

Hungary

United States

Yugoslavia
1980 OG
Moscow, Soviet Union

Soviet Union

Yugoslavia

Hungary
1981 WCp
Long Beach, United States

Soviet Union

Yugoslavia

Cuba
1982 WCH
Guayaquil, Ecuador

Soviet Union

Hungary

West Germany
1983 WCp
Malibu, United States

Soviet Union

West Germany

Italy
1984 OG
Los Angeles, United States

Yugoslavia

United States

West Germany
1985 WCp
Duisburg, West Germany

West Germany

United States

Spain
1986 WCH
Madrid, Spain

Yugoslavia

Italy

Soviet Union
1987 WCp
Thessaloniki, Greece

Yugoslavia

Soviet Union

West Germany
1988 OG
Seoul, South Korea

Yugoslavia

United States

Soviet Union
1989 WCp
West Berlin, West Germany

Yugoslavia

Italy

Hungary
1991 WCH
Perth, Australia

Yugoslavia

Spain

Hungary
1991 WCp
Barcelona, Spain

United States

Yugoslavia

Spain
1992 OG
Barcelona, Spain

Italy

Spain

Unified Team
[b]
1993 WCp
Athens, Greece

Italy

Hungary

Australia
1994 WCH
Rome, Italy

Italy

Spain

Russia
1995 WCp
Atlanta, United States

Hungary

Italy

Russia
1996 OG
Atlanta, United States

Spain

Croatia

Italy
1997 WCp
Athens, Greece

United States

Greece

Hungary
1998 WCH
Perth, Australia

Spain

Hungary

Yugoslavia
[c]
1999 WCp
Sydney, Australia

Hungary

Italy

Spain
2000 OG
Sydney, Australia

Hungary

Russia

Yugoslavia
[c]
2001 WCH
Fukuoka, Japan

Spain

Yugoslavia
[c]

Russia

2002–present

Legend
  •  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
TournamentHostGoldSilverBronzeTournamentHostGoldSilverBronze
2002 WL
Patras, Greece

Russia

Spain

Hungary
2002 WCp
Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia

Russia

Hungary

Yugoslavia
[c]
2003 WL
New York, United States

Hungary

Italy

United States
2003 WCH
Barcelona, Spain

Hungary

Italy

Serbia and Montenegro
2004 WL
Long Beach, United States

Hungary

Serbia and Montenegro

Greece
2004 OG
Athens, Greece

Hungary

Serbia and Montenegro

Russia
2005 WL
Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro

Serbia and Montenegro

Hungary

Germany
2005 WCH
Montreal, Canada

Serbia and Montenegro

Hungary

Greece
2006 WL
Athens, Greece

Serbia and Montenegro

Spain

Greece
2006 WCp
Budapest, Hungary

Serbia and Montenegro

Hungary

Spain
2007 WL
Berlin, Germany

Serbia

Hungary

Australia
2007 WCH
Melbourne, Australia

Croatia

Hungary

Spain
2008 WL
Genoa, Italy

Serbia

United States

Australia
2008 OG
Beijing, China

Hungary

United States

Serbia
2009 WL
Podgorica, Montenegro

Montenegro

Croatia

Serbia
2009 WCH
Rome, Italy

Serbia

Spain

Croatia
2010 WL
Niš, Serbia

Serbia

Montenegro

Croatia
2010 WCp
Oradea, Romania

Serbia

Croatia

Spain
2011 WL
Florence, Italy

Serbia

Italy

Croatia
2011 WCH
Shanghai, China

Italy

Serbia

Croatia
2012 WL
Almaty, Kazakhstan

Croatia

Spain

Italy
2012 OG
London, United Kingdom

Croatia

Italy

Serbia
2013 WL
Chelyabinsk, Russia

Serbia

Hungary

Montenegro
2013 WCH
Barcelona, Spain

Hungary

Montenegro

Croatia
2014 WL
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Serbia

Hungary

Montenegro
2014 WCp
Almaty, Kazakhstan

Serbia

Hungary

Croatia
2015 WL
Bergamo, Italy

Serbia

Croatia

Brazil
2015 WCH
Kazan, Russia

Serbia

Croatia

Greece
2016 WL
Huizhou, China

Serbia

United States

Greece
2016 OG
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Serbia

Croatia

Italy
2017 WL
Ruza, Russia

Serbia

Italy

Croatia
2017 WCH
Budapest, Hungary

Croatia

Hungary

Serbia
2018 WL
Budapest, Hungary

Montenegro

Hungary

Spain
2018 WCp
Berlin, Germany

Hungary

Australia

Serbia
2019 WL
Belgrade, Serbia

Serbia

Croatia

Australia
2019 WCH
Gwangju, South Korea

Italy

Spain

Croatia
2020 WL
Tbilisi, Georgia

Montenegro

United States

Greece
2020 OG
Tokyo, Japan

Serbia

Greece

Hungary

Team statistics

World medals by team

Last updated: 9 August 2021 (after the 2020 Summer Olympics).

Legend
  • Team – Defunct team
Men's teamOGWCHWCpWL
GSBGSBGSBGSB
 Australia (AUS)000000011003
 Belgium (BEL)042000000000
 Brazil (BRA)000000000001
 Croatia (CRO)120214011133
 Cuba (CUB)000000001000
 France (FRA)[a]103000000000
 Germany (GER)120000000001
 Great Britain (GBR)400000000000
 Greece (GRE)010002010004
 Hungary (HUN)934371442251
 Italy (ITA)323421131031
 Montenegro (MNE)000010000312
Men's teamOGWCHWCpWL
GSBGSBGSBGSB
 Netherlands (NED)002000000000
 Russia (RUS)011002101100
 Serbia (SRB)2022112011001
 Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)010101100210
 Soviet Union (URS)223211210000
 Spain (ESP)110241005031
 Sweden (SWE)012000000000
 Unified Team (EUN)[b]001000000000
 United States (USA)033000220031
 West Germany (FRG)001001111000
 Yugoslavia (YUG)340202221000
 Yugoslavia (FRY)[c]001011001000
Totals (24 men's teams)272728181818161616191919

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).

Legend
  • Team – Defunct team
Medal table (excluding the FINA World League)
RankMen's teamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Hungary (HUN)1614737
2  Italy (ITA)87520
3  Yugoslavia (YUG)76316
4  Soviet Union (URS)64414
5  Serbia (SRB)61411
6  Great Britain (GBR)4004
7  Spain (ESP)35614
8  Croatia (CRO)34512
9  United States (USA)25310
10  Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)2114
11  Germany (GER)1203
12  Russia (RUS)1146
13  West Germany (FRG)1135
14  France (FRA)[a]1034
15  Belgium (BEL)0426
16  Greece (GRE)0224
17  Yugoslavia (FRY)[c]0134
18  Sweden (SWE)0123
19  Australia (AUS)0112
20  Montenegro (MNE)0101
21  Netherlands (NED)0022
22  Cuba (CUB)0011
 Unified Team (EUN)[b]0011
Totals (23 entries)616162184
Medal table (including the FINA World League)
RankMen's teamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Hungary (HUN)1819845
2  Serbia (SRB)161522
3  Italy (ITA)810624
4  Yugoslavia (YUG)76316
5  Soviet Union (URS)64414
6  Croatia (CRO)47819
7  Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)4217
8  Great Britain (GBR)4004
9  Spain (ESP)38718
10  Montenegro (MNE)3227
11  United States (USA)28414
12  Russia (RUS)2147
13  Germany (GER)1214
14  West Germany (FRG)1135
15  France (FRA)[a]1034
16  Belgium (BEL)0426
17  Greece (GRE)0268
18  Australia (AUS)0145
19  Yugoslavia (FRY)[c]0134
20  Sweden (SWE)0123
21  Netherlands (NED)0022
22  Brazil (BRA)0011
 Cuba (CUB)0011
 Unified Team (EUN)[b]0011
Totals (24 entries)808081241

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).

Legend
  • Team – Defunct team
Men's national teams by decade (excluding the FINA World League)
Rank12345678910
1900s  GBR
2 G/0 S/0 B
Totals: 2
 BEL
0 G/2 S/0 B
Totals: 2
 FRA[a]
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
 GER
1 G/0 S/0 B
Totals: 1
 HUN
0 G/1 S/0 B
Totals: 1
 SWE
 USA
0 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
 HUN
0 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
Rank12345678910
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[b]
 FRY[c]
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[c]
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
Rank12345678910
Men's national teams by decade (including the FINA World League)
Rank12345678910111213
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[c]
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).

Legend
  • Team – Defunct team
#Men's teamThree or more consecutive gold medals (excluding the FINA World League)
1  Great Britain1908 OG (1), 1912 OG (2), 1920 OG (3)
2  Soviet Union1980 OG (1), 1981 WCp (2), 1982 WCH (3), 1983 WCp (4)
3  Yugoslavia1986 WCH (1), 1987 WCp (2), 1988 OG (3), 1989 WCp (4), 1991 WCH (5)
4  Italy1992 OG (1), 1993 WCp (2), 1994 WCH (3)
5  Serbia2014 WCp (1), 2015 WCH (2), 2016 OG (3)
#Men's teamFive or more consecutive gold medals (including the FINA World League)
1  Serbia2014 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).

Legend
  • Team – Defunct team
ConfederationAfrica – CANAAmericas – UANAAsia – AASFEurope – LENOceania – OSA
Men's teamNone  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[b]
 West Germany
 Yugoslavia
 Yugoslavia[c]
 Australia
Totals
(24 teams)
0 teams3 teams0 teams20 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).

Medal table (excluding the FINA World League)
RankConfederationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Europe – LEN[a]595557171
2Americas – UANA25411
3Oceania – OSA0112
4Asia – AASF0000
Africa – CANA0000
Totals (5 entries)616162184
Medal table (including the FINA World League)
RankConfederationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Europe – LEN[a]787171220
2Americas – UANA28616
3Oceania – OSA0145
4Asia – AASF0000
Africa – CANA0000
Totals (5 entries)808081241

Women's water polo world medalists

For the making of these lists, results from following world tournaments are consulted:

Governing
body
TournamentAbbr.EditionRef.
FirstLatestNext
FINA & IOCWomen's water polo tournament at the Summer OlympicsOG200020202024[1]: 56 
FINAWomen's water polo tournament at the World Aquatics ChampionshipsWCH198620192022[1]: 57 
FINA Women's Water Polo World CupWCp19792018TBD[1]: 67 
FINA Women's Water Polo World LeagueWL200420202022[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

Legend
  •  Team  – Winning three or more gold medals in a row, excluding the FINA World League
TournamentHostGoldSilverBronze
1979 WCp
Merced, United States

United States

Netherlands

Australia
1980 WCp
Breda, Netherlands

Netherlands

United States

Canada
1981 WCp
Brisbane, Australia

Canada

Netherlands

Australia
1983 WCp
Sainte-Foy, Canada

Netherlands

United States

Australia
1984 WCp
Irvine, United States

Australia

United States

Netherlands
1986 WCH
Madrid, Spain

Australia

Netherlands

United States
1988 WCp
Christchurch, New Zealand

Netherlands

Hungary

Canada
1989 WCp
Eindhoven, Netherlands

Netherlands

United States

Hungary
1991 WCH
Perth, Australia

Netherlands

Canada

United States
1991 WCp
Long Beach, United States

Netherlands

Australia

United States
1993 WCp
Catania, Italy

Netherlands

Italy

Hungary
1994 WCH
Rome, Italy

Hungary

Netherlands

Italy
1995 WCp
Sydney, Australia

Australia

Netherlands

Hungary
1997 WCp
Nancy, France

Netherlands

Russia

Australia
1998 WCH
Perth, Australia

Italy

Netherlands

Australia
1999 WCp
Winnipeg, Canada

Netherlands

Australia

Italy
2000 OG
Sydney, Australia

Australia

United States

Russia
2001 WCH
Fukuoka, Japan

Italy

Hungary

Canada
2002 WCp
Perth, Australia

Hungary

United States

Canada
2003 WCH
Barcelona, Spain

United States

Italy

Russia

2004–present

Legend
  •  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
TournamentHostGoldSilverBronzeTournamentHostGoldSilverBronze
2004 WL
Long Beach, United States

United States

Hungary

Italy
2004 OG
Athens, Greece

Italy

Greece

United States
2005 WL
Kirishi, Russia

Greece

Russia

Australia
2005 WCH
Montreal, Canada

Hungary

United States

Canada
2006 WL
Cosenza, Italy

United States

Italy

Russia
2006 WCp
Tianjin, China

Australia

Italy

Russia
2007 WL
Montreal, Canada

United States

Australia

Greece
2007 WCH
Melbourne, Australia

United States

Australia

Russia
2008 WL
Santa Cruz, Spain

Russia

United States

Australia
2008 OG
Beijing, China

Netherlands

United States

Australia
2009 WL
Kirishi, Russia

United States

Canada

Australia
2009 WCH
Rome, Italy

United States

Canada

Russia
2010 WL
La Jolla, United States

United States

Australia

Greece
2010 WCp
Christchurch, New Zealand

United States

Australia

China
2011 WL
Tianjin, China

United States

Italy

Australia
2011 WCH
Shanghai, China

Greece

China

Russia
2012 WL
Changshu, China

United States

Australia

Greece
2012 OG
London, United Kingdom

United States

Spain

Australia
2013 WL
Beijing, China

China

Russia

United States
2013 WCH
Barcelona, Spain

Spain

Australia

Hungary
2014 WL
Kunshan, China

United States

Italy

Australia
2014 WCp
Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia

United States

Australia

Spain
2015 WL
Shanghai, China

United States

Australia

Netherlands
2015 WCH
Kazan, Russia

United States

Netherlands

Italy
2016 WL
Shanghai, China

United States

Spain

Australia
2016 OG
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

United States

Italy

Russia
2017 WL
Shanghai, China

United States

Canada

Russia
2017 WCH
Budapest, Hungary

United States

Spain

Russia
2018 WL
Kunshan, China

United States

Netherlands

Russia
2018 WCp
Surgut, Russia

United States

Russia

Australia
2019 WL
Budapest, Hungary

United States

Italy

Russia
2019 WCH
Gwangju, South Korea

United States

Spain

Australia
2020 WL
Athens, Greece

United States

Hungary

Russia
2020 OG
Tokyo, Japan

United States

Spain

Hungary

Team statistics

World medals by team

Last updated: 9 August 2021 (after the 2020 Summer Olympics).

Women's teamOGWCHWCpWL
GSBGSBGSBGSB
 Australia (AUS)102122345046
 Canada (CAN)000022103020
 China (CHN)000010001100
 Greece (GRE)010100000103
 Hungary (HUN)001211113020
 Italy (ITA)110212021041
 Netherlands (NED)100140831011
 Russia (RUS)002005021125
 Spain (ESP)020120001010
 United States (USA)3216124511411
Totals (10 women's teams)666141414171717171717

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).

Medal table (excluding the FINA World League)
RankWomen's teamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States (USA)138425
2  Netherlands (NED)107118
3  Australia (AUS)56920
4  Italy (ITA)34310
5  Hungary (HUN)32510
6  Spain (ESP)1416
7  Canada (CAN)1258
8  Greece (GRE)1102
9  Russia (RUS)02810
10  China (CHN)0112
Totals (10 entries)373737111
Medal table (including the FINA World League)
RankWomen's teamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States (USA)279541
2  Netherlands (NED)108220
3  Australia (AUS)5101530
4  Italy (ITA)38415
5  Hungary (HUN)34512
6  Greece (GRE)2136
7  Spain (ESP)1517
8  Russia (RUS)141318
9  Canada (CAN)14510
10  China (CHN)1113
Totals (10 entries)545454162

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).

Women's national teams by decade (excluding the FINA World League)
Rank123456789
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
Women's national teams by decade (including the FINA World League)
Rank12345678910
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 teamThree or more consecutive gold medals (excluding the FINA World League)
1  Netherlands1988 WCp (1), 1989 WCp (2), 1991 WCH (3), 1991 WCp (4), 1993 WCp (5)
2  United States2014 WCp (1), 2015 WCH (2), 2016 OG (3), 2017 WCH (4), 2018 WCp (5), 2019 WCH (6), 2020 OG (7)
#Women's teamFive or more consecutive gold medals (including the FINA World League)
1  United States2009 WL (1), 2009 WCH (2), 2010 WL (3), 2010 WCp (4), 2011 WL (5)
2  United States2014 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).

ConfederationAfrica – CANAAmericas – UANAAsia – AASFEurope – LENOceania – OSA
Women's teamNone  Canada
 United States
 China  Greece
 Hungary
 Italy
 Netherlands
 Russia
 Spain
 Australia
Totals
(10 teams)
0 teams2 teams1 team6 teams1 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).

Medal table (excluding the FINA World League)
RankConfederationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Europe – LEN18201856
2Americas – UANA1410933
3Oceania – OSA56920
4Asia – AASF0112
5Africa – CANA0000
Totals (5 entries)373737111
Medal table (including the FINA World League)
RankConfederationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Americas – UANA28131051
2Europe – LEN20302878
3Oceania – OSA5101530
4Asia – AASF1113
5Africa – CANA0000
Totals (5 entries)545454162

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
Medal table (excluding the FINA World League)
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Hungary (HUN)19161247
2  United States (USA)1513735
3  Italy (ITA)1111830
4  Netherlands (NED)107320
5  Yugoslavia (YUG)76316
6  Soviet Union (URS)64414
7  Serbia (SRB)61411
8  Australia (AUS)571022
9  Spain (ESP)49720
10  Great Britain (GBR)4004
11  Croatia (CRO)34512
12  Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)2114
13  Russia (RUS)131216
14  Greece (GRE)1326
15  Canada (CAN)1258
16  Germany (GER)1203
17  West Germany (FRG)1135
18  France (FRA)[a]1034
19  Belgium (BEL)0426
20  Yugoslavia (FRY)[c]0134
21  Sweden (SWE)0123
22  China (CHN)0112
23  Montenegro (MNE)0101
24  Cuba (CUB)0011
 Unified Team (EUN)[b]0011
Totals (25 entries)989899295
Medal table (including the FINA World League)
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States (USA)2917955
2  Hungary (HUN)21231357
3  Serbia (SRB)161522
4  Italy (ITA)11181039
5  Netherlands (NED)108422
6  Yugoslavia (YUG)76316
7  Soviet Union (URS)64414
8  Australia (AUS)5111935
9  Spain (ESP)413825
10  Croatia (CRO)47819
11  Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)4217
12  Great Britain (GBR)4004
13  Russia (RUS)351725
14  Montenegro (MNE)3227
15  Greece (GRE)23914
16  Canada (CAN)14510
17  Germany (GER)1214
18  West Germany (FRG)1135
19  China (CHN)1113
20  France (FRA)[a]1034
21  Belgium (BEL)0426
22  Yugoslavia (FRY)[c]0134
23  Sweden (SWE)0123
24  Brazil (BRA)0011
 Cuba (CUB)0011
 Unified Team (EUN)[b]0011
Totals (26 entries)134134135403

National teams by confederation

Last updated: 9 August 2021 (after the 2020 Summer Olympics).

Legend
  • Team – Defunct team
ConfederationAfrica – CANAAmericas – UANAAsia – AASFEurope – LENOceania – OSA
MenWomenMenWomenMenWomenMenWomenMenWomen
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[b]
 West Germany
 Yugoslavia
 Yugoslavia[c]
Totals
(34 teams)
0 teams0 teams3 teams2 teams0 teams1 team20 teams6 teams1 team1 team
0 teams5 teams1 team26 teams2 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).

Medal table (excluding the FINA World League)
RankConfederationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Europe – LEN[a]777575227
2Americas – UANA16151344
3Oceania – OSA571022
4Asia – AASF0112
5Africa – CANA0000
Totals (5 entries)989899295
Medal table (including the FINA World League)
RankConfederationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Europe – LEN[a]9810199298
2Americas – UANA30211667
3Oceania – OSA5111935
4Asia – AASF1113
5Africa – CANA0000
Totals (5 entries)134134135403

See also

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