European Water Polo Championship
| Sport | Water polo |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1926 |
| Continent | Europe (LEN) |
| Most recent champion(s) | Spain (men's, 1st title) Netherlands (women's, 6th title) |
| Most titles | Hungary (men's, 13 titles) Netherlands (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 Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN), the governing European aquatics federation. 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
Finishes in the top four
The following table is pre-sorted by total finishes in the top four (in descending order), 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.
- Legend
- † – Defunct team
| Rk | Men's team[1] | Total | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary | 29 | 13 (1926, 1927, 1931, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1974, 1977, 1997, 1999, 2020) | 7 (1970, 1983, 1993, 1995, 2006, 2014, 2022) | 6 (1981, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2012, 2016) | 3 (1947, 2010, 2024) | 1926 | 2024 |
| 2 | Italy | 21 | 3 (1947, 1993, 1995) | 2 (2001, 2010) | 7 (1954, 1977, 1987, 1989, 1999, 2014, 2024) | 9 (1950, 1958, 1966, 1970, 1985, 1991, 2012, 2018, 2022) | 1947 | 2024 |
| 3 | Yugoslavia† | 14 | 1 (1991) | 7 (1954, 1958, 1962, 1977, 1985, 1987, 1989) | 4 (1950, 1966, 1970, 1974) | 2 (1981, 1983) | 1950 | 1991 |
| 4 | Soviet Union† | 12 | 5 (1966, 1970, 1983, 1985, 1987) | 3 (1962, 1974, 1981) | 2 (1958, 1991) | 1 (1977, 1989) | 1958 | 1991 |
| 5 | Croatia | 11 | 2 (2010, 2022) | 3 (1999, 2003, 2024) | 1 (2018) | 5 (1995, 1997, 2001, 2008, 2020) | 1995 | 2024 |
| 6 | Spain | 8 | 1 (2024) | 3 (1991, 2018, 2020) | 4 (1983, 1993, 2006, 2022) | 0 | 1983 | 2024 |
| 7 | Serbia | 7 | 5 (2006, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) | 1 (2008) | 1 (2010) | 0 | 2006 | 2018 |
| 8 | Belgium | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 (1927, 1934, 1947) | 3 (1926, 1931, 1938) | 1926 | 1947 |
| 9 | Montenegro | 5 | 1 (2008) | 2 (2012, 2016) | 1 (2020) | 1 (2014) | 2008 | 2020 |
| 10 | Germany | 5 | 0 | 3 (1931, 1934, 1938) | 2 (1926, 1995) | 0 | 1926 | 1995 |
| 11 | Sweden | 5 | 0 | 3 (1926, 1947, 1950) | 0 | 2 (1927, 1934) | 1926 | 1950 |
| 12 | West Germany† | 4 | 2 (1981, 1989) | 0 | 1 (1985) | 1 (1987) | 1981 | 1989 |
| 13 | Netherlands | 4 | 1 (1950) | 0 | 1 (1938) | 2 (1954, 1974) | 1938 | 1974 |
| 14 | Yugoslavia†[a] / Serbia and Montenegro† |
3 | 2 (2001, 2003) | 1 (1997) | 0 | 0 | 1997 | 2003 |
| 15 | East Germany† | 2 | 0 | 1 (1966) | 0 | 1 (1962) | 1962 | 1966 |
| 16 | Russia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1997) | 1 (2003) | 1997 | 2003 |
| 17 | Greece | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1999, 2016) | 1999 | 2016 |
| 18 | Romania | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1993, 2006) | 1993 | 2006 |
| 19 | France | 1 | 0 | 1 (1927) | 0 | 0 | 1927 | 1927 |
| 20 | Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1931) | 0 | 1931 | 1931 |
| Rk | Men's team | Total | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | First | Last |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary | 13 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Serbia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | Croatia | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | West Germany | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Yugoslavia | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
| 9 | Spain | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 10 | Montenegro | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 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 entries) | 36 | 37 | 35 | 108 | |
Participation details
| Team | 1926 |
1927 |
1931 |
1934 |
1938 |
1947 |
1950 |
1954 |
1958 |
1962 |
1966 |
1970 |
1974 |
1977 |
1981 |
1983 |
1985 |
1987 |
1989 |
1991 |
1993 |
1995 |
1997 |
1999 |
2001 |
2003 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
2012 |
2014 |
2016 |
2018 |
2020 |
2022 |
2024 |
2026 |
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 | 1st | 2nd | Q | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia | • | 7th | 5th | 8th | • | 9th | • | • | • | • | 14th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7th | 10th | Defunct | 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 | 6th | 9th | Q | 20 |
| Georgia | Part of Soviet Union | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 12th | 14th | 13th | 10th | 8th | 10th | Q | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 13th | 12th | • | 33 |
| East Germany | Part of Germany | • | 5th | 4th | 2nd | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | Defunct | 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 | 5th | 5th | Q | 21 |
| 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 | 2nd | 4th | Q | 36 |
| Ireland | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 15th | 15th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| Israel | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 12th | 16th | Q | 3 |
| 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 | 4th | 3rd | Q | 35 |
| Malta | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 15th | 16th | 16th | 14th | 15th | Q | 6 |
| Montenegro | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of SCG / FR Yugoslavia | • [N 1] | 1st | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 6th | 3rd | 7th | 6th | Q | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10th | 15th | 11th | 11th | Q | 31 |
| 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 | 10th | 8th | Q | 27 |
| Russia | Part of Soviet Union | 6th | 6th | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 4th | 9th | 10th | 11th | • | 11th | 8th | 7th | 8th | DQ | DQ | DQ | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of SCG / FRY | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 5th | 9th | 7th | Q | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SCG / FRY | Part of Yugoslavia | • | • | 2nd | 7th | 1st | 1st | Defunct | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Slovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | 10th | • | 8th | 10th | 8th | 7th | 11th | 12th | • | • | • | 13th | 14th | 14th | 15th | 13th | Q | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | Part of Yugoslavia | • | • | • | 11th | • | 12th | 12th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16th | 14th | Q | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Soviet Union | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 4th | 3rd | Defunct | 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 | 3rd | 1st | Q | 31 |
| Sweden | 2nd | 4th | 7th | 4th | • | 2nd | 2nd | • | • | 9th | 9th | 9th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 |
| Switzerland | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Turkey | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 15th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10th | 12th | • | 16th | 15th | 12th | • | • | Q | 8 |
| 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 | Defunct | 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 | |
Notes
- ^ Won European B Waterpolo Championship
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 | Serbia and Montenegro Serbia |
2003 | 2018 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Slobodan Nikić | Serbia and Montenegro Serbia |
2003 | 2016 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Duško Pijetlović | Serbia | 2006 | 2018 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| Andrija Prlainović | Serbia | 2006 | 2018 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| 5 | Živko Gocić | Serbia and Montenegro Serbia |
2003 | 2016 | 5 | – | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Milan Aleksić | Serbia | 2010 | 2018 | 4 | – | 1 | 5 |
| Stefan Mitrović | Serbia | 2010 | 2018 | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | |
| 8 | Miloš Ćuk | Serbia | 2012 | 2018 | 4 | – | – | 4 |
| Márton Homonnai | Hungary | 1926 | 1934 | 4 | – | – | 4 | |
| Alajos Keserű | Hungary | 1926 | 1934 | 4 | – | – | 4 | |
| Branislav Mitrović | Serbia | 2012 | 2018 | 4 | – | – | 4 | |
| József Vértesy | Hungary | 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 | Serbia and Montenegro Serbia |
2003 | 2018 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Tamás Kásás | Hungary | 1995 | 2012 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | Slobodan Nikić | Serbia and Montenegro Serbia |
2003 | 2016 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Duško Pijetlović | Serbia | 2006 | 2018 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| Andrija Prlainović | Serbia | 2006 | 2018 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| 6 | Rajmund Fodor | Hungary | 1993 | 2006 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Gergely Kiss | Hungary | 1997 | 2012 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | Živko Gocić | Serbia and Montenegro Serbia |
2003 | 2016 | 5 | – | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Tamás Molnár | Hungary | 1997 | 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | Tibor Benedek | Hungary | 1993 | 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Norbert Hosnyánszky | Hungary | 2006 | 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| Dénes Varga | Hungary | 2006 | 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 13 | Péter Biros | Hungary | 1999 | 2012 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Women's tournament
Results
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | Italy | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Hungary | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | Russia | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Greece | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | France | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 | |
Participation details
| Team | 1985 |
1987 |
1989 |
1991 |
1993 |
1995 |
1997 |
1999 |
2001 |
2003 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
2012 |
2014 |
2016 |
2018 |
2020 |
2022 |
2024 |
2026 |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 5th | 6th | 9th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3 |
| Bulgaria | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16th | • | 1 |
| Croatia | Part of Yugoslavia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8th | • | • | 11th | 11th | 10th | 8th | 8th | Q | 7 | |||
| Czech Republic | Part of Czechoslovakia | 11th | 10th | 12th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 12th | • | 4 | |||
| France | 7th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 5th | 8th | 8th | 8th | • | • | 8th | • | • | 7th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 6th | Q | 17 |
| Germany West Germany |
3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 8th | • | 8th | 8th | 11th | 10th | 11th | Q | 20 |
| Great Britain | 6th | 7th | • | 8th | 8th | 8th | 10th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7th | 8th | • | • | • | • | 7th | Q | 10 |
| Greece | • | • | 7th | 7th | 7th | 4th | 7th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 6th | 6th | 2nd | 2nd | 6th | 5th | 2nd | 6th | 2nd | 3rd | Q | 19 |
| Hungary | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 5th | 5th | Q | 21 |
| Israel | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10th | 9th | 6th | 9th | Q | 5 |
| Italy | • | • | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 6th | 5th | 3rd | 4th | Q | 19 |
| Netherlands | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 6th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 4th | 1st | Q | 21 |
| Norway | 4th | 5th | 6th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3 |
| Portugal | • | • | • | • | • | 11th | 11th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10th | • | • | • | • | Q | 4 |
| Romania | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11th | 14th | Q | 3 |
| Russia | Part of Soviet Union | 2nd | 6th | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 4th | 5th | 6th | 5th | 2nd | DQ | DQ | DQ | 14 | |||
| Serbia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of SCG / FRY | 8th | • | • | • | • | 9th | 9th | 12th | 9th | 10th | Q | 7 | ||||||||
| SCG / FRY | Part of Yugoslavia | • | • | 9th | • | • | • | Defunct | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Slovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | 12th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8th | 12th | 15th | Q | 5 | |||
| Slovenia | Part of Yugoslavia | • | • | • | • | • | 8th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | |||
| Soviet Union | • | • | • | 5th | Defunct | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | • | • | • | • | 9th | 9th | 4th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 4th | 2nd | 6th | 5th | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | Q | 17 |
| Sweden | 8th | • | 8th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| Switzerland | • | • | • | • | 10th | 12th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | Q | 3 |
| Turkey | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 12th | 12th | • | • | 13th | Q | 4 |
| Total | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | |
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 | Italy | 1991 | 2006 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Maddalena Musumeci | Italy | 1995 | 2006 | 4 | 2 | – | 6 |
| 3 | Carmela Allucci | Italy | 1991 | 2003 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Francesca Conti | Italy | 1991 | 2003 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Giusi Malato | Italy | 1991 | 2003 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Hedda Verdam | Netherlands | 1985 | 1995 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 7 | Melania Grego | Italy | 1995 | 2003 | 4 | 1 | – | 5 |
| 8 | Tania Di Mario | Italy | 1999 | 2016 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Laura Ester | Spain | 2008 | 2024 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| Maica García | Spain | 2008 | 2024 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| Pili Peña | Spain | 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 | Hungary | 1989 | 2008 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | Martina Miceli | Italy | 1991 | 2006 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Sofia Konukh | Russia | 1997 | 2010 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Maddalena Musumeci | Italy | 1995 | 2006 | 4 | 2 | – | 6 |
| 5 | Carmela Allucci | Italy | 1991 | 2003 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Francesca Conti | Italy | 1991 | 2003 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Giusi Malato | Italy | 1991 | 2003 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Hedda Verdam | Netherlands | 1985 | 1995 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 9 | Tania Di Mario | Italy | 1999 | 2016 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Laura Ester | Spain | 2008 | 2024 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| Maica García | Spain | 2008 | 2024 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| Pili Peña | Spain | 2008 | 2024 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| 13 | Elena Smurova | Russia | 1997 | 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Combined medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary | 16 | 12 | 12 | 40 |
| 2 | Italy | 8 | 4 | 10 | 22 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | Soviet Union | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | Serbia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Spain | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| 7 | Russia | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | Croatia | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | West Germany | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Yugoslavia | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
| 12 | Montenegro | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Greece | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 14 | Germany | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 15 | 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 entries) | 56 | 57 | 55 | 168 | |
Overall
Men (1926-2024)
Reference:[2]
| Rank | Team | Part | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary | 35 | 233 | 176 | 18 | 39 | 2184 | 1353 | +831 | 546 |
| 2 | Serbia | 27 | 209 | 147 | 23 | 39 | 1823 | 1195 | +628 | 464 |
| 4 | Italy | 34 | 225 | 128 | 18 | 79 | 1839 | 1436 | +403 | 402 |
| 3 | Russia | 26 | 187 | 106 | 22 | 59 | 1600 | 1378 | +222 | 340 |
| 5 | Spain | 30 | 208 | 102 | 22 | 84 | 1738 | 1511 | +227 | 328 |
| 6 | Germany | 33 | 217 | 100 | 21 | 96 | 1580 | 1604 | -24 | 321 |
| 7 | Croatia | 16 | 114 | 68 | 15 | 32 | 1174 | 888 | +286 | 219 |
| 9 | Netherlands | 30 | 187 | 62 | 22 | 103 | 1324 | 1430 | -106 | 208 |
| 8 | Greece | 20 | 143 | 60 | 13 | 70 | 1276 | 1205 | +71 | 193 |
| 10 | Romania | 26 | 172 | 56 | 19 | 97 | 1322 | 1475 | -153 | 187 |
| 11 | Montenegro | 9 | 64 | 39 | 8 | 18 | 708 | 536 | +172 | 125 |
| 12 | France | 19 | 114 | 35 | 11 | 68 | 659 | 863 | -204 | 116 |
| 13 | Sweden | 10 | 56 | 24 | 8 | 24 | 229 | 231 | -2 | 80 |
| 14 | Belgium | 11 | 59 | 19 | 9 | 31 | 198 | 254 | -56 | 66 |
| 15 | Slovakia | 12 | 78 | 20 | 5 | 53 | 583 | 814 | -231 | 65 |
| 16 | Czechoslovakia | 7 | 38 | 12 | 1 | 25 | 203 | 246 | -43 | 37 |
| 17 | Bulgaria | 7 | 46 | 10 | 4 | 32 | 275 | 419 | -144 | 34 |
| 18 | Austria | 9 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 32 | 146 | 361 | -215 | 31 |
| 19 | East Germany | 3 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 62 | 49 | +13 | 30 |
| 20 | Poland | 4 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 152 | 181 | -29 | 26 |
| 21 | Georgia | 6 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 317 | 486 | -169 | 25 |
| 22 | Great Britain | 9 | 49 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 196 | 394 | -198 | 20 |
| 23 | North Macedonia | 3 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 161 | 221 | -60 | 16 |
| 24 | Ukraine | 3 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 137 | 209 | -72 | 12 |
| 25 | Turkey | 7 | 46 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 250 | 686 | -436 | 12 |
| 26 | Slovenia | 5 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 199 | 368 | -169 | 9 |
| 27 | Malta | 5 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 191 | 423 | -232 | 9 |
| 28 | Israel | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 81 | 169 | -88 | 5 |
| 29 | Finland | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 51 | -32 | 4 |
| 30 | Ireland | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 37 | 104 | -67 | 4 |
| 31 | Denmark | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 50 | 105 | -55 | 1 |
| 32 | England | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 0 |
| 33 | Switzerland | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 77 | -60 | 0 |
POL: [3]
GBR 9 + ENG 1
Women (1985-2024)
Reference:[4]
| Rank | Team | Part | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 20 | 125 | 92 | 9 | 24 | 1765 | 779 | +986 | 285 |
| 2 | Hungary | 20 | 127 | 89 | 9 | 30 | 1615 | 862 | +753 | 276 |
| 3 | Italy | 18 | 115 | 77 | 9 | 29 | 1275 | 834 | +441 | 402 |
| 4 | Russia | 15 | 96 | 62 | 6 | 28 | 1193 | 707 | +486 | 192 |
| 5 | Spain | 16 | 98 | 56 | 3 | 39 | 1149 | 768 | +381 | 171 |
| 6 | Greece | 18 | 103 | 53 | 7 | 50 | 1019 | 820 | +199 | 166 |
| 7 | France | 16 | 99 | 38 | 0 | 61 | 735 | 1093 | -358 | 114 |
| 8 | Germany | 19 | 105 | 34 | 3 | 68 | 899 | 1216 | -317 | 105 |
| 9 | Great Britain | 9 | 51 | 12 | 0 | 39 | 337 | 607 | -270 | 36 |
| 10 | Serbia | 7 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 27 | 279 | 545 | -266 | 35 |
| 11 | Israel | 4 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 200 | 339 | -139 | 26 |
| 12 | Norway | 3 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 134 | 188 | -54 | 21 |
| 13 | Croatia | 6 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 231 | 649 | -418 | 21 |
| 14 | Czechoslovakia | 4 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 148 | 317 | -169 | 16 |
| 15 | Belgium | 3 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 114 | 195 | -81 | 13 |
| 16 | Slovakia | 4 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 144 | 418 | -274 | 12 |
| 17 | Romania | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 74 | 157 | -83 | 9 |
| 18 | Portugal | 3 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 65 | 274 | -209 | 6 |
| 19 | Turkey | 3 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 92 | 308 | -216 | 6 |
| 20 | Switzerland | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 45 | 159 | -114 | 4 |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 107 | -68 | 0 |
| 22 | Slovenia | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 94 | -90 | 0 |
| 23 | Sweden | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 51 | 171 | -120 | 0 |
TCH: 1993+1995+1997+2024
See also
Nations
- LEN European U19 Water Polo Championship
- LEN European U17 Water Polo Championship
- LEN European U15 Water Polo Championship
- LEN European Masters Water Polo Championship
Clubs
Men
- European Aquatics Champions League
- European Aquatics Euro Cup
- European Aquatics Conference Cup
- European Aquatics Challenger Cup
- European Aquatics Super Cup
Women
- European Aquatics Women's Champions League
- European Aquatics Women's Euro Cup
- European Aquatics Women's Conference Cup
- European Aquatics Women's Challenger Cup
- European Aquatics Women's Super Cup
Notes
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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References
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/water_polo/poland/41192/
- ^ https://ifosta.de/Sport/Wasserball/Frauen/12-InternationaleMeisterschaften/Europameisterschaften-WasserballFrauen.html
Sources
- Juba, Kelvin (June 2020). "2020 LEN European Water Polo Championships (past and present results)" (PDF). len.eu. LEN. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
Results
External links
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