European Water Polo Championship

European Water Polo Championship

Sport	Water Polo
Founded	1927
Continent	Europe
Most recent champion(s)	Serbia (Men) Spain (Women)
Most titles	Hungary (Men) Italy (Women)

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

Medal table

Place	Nation				Total
1	Hungary	12	6	5	23
2	Serbia	6	9	5	20
3	Russia	5	3	3	11
4	Italy	3	2	6	11
5	Germany	2	4	3	9
6	Croatia	1	2	0	3
7	Montenegro	1	1	0	2
8	Netherlands	1	0	1	2
9	Sweden	0	3	0	3
10	Spain	0	1	3	4
11	France	0	1	0	1
12	Belgium	0	0	3	3
13	Austria	0	0	1	1
Total		31	32	30	93

1.^ Serbia is official successor of the Yugoslavia and Serbia&Montenegro teams.

2.^ Russia is official successor of the Soviet Union team.

Women's tournament

Medal table

Place	Nation				Total
1	Italy	5	2	1	8
2	Netherlands	4	3	3	10
3	Russia	3	2	3	8
4	Hungary	2	5	5	12
5	Spain	1	1	0	2
6	Greece	0	2	0	2
7	France	0	0	2	2
8	Germany West Germany	0 0 0	0 0 0	0 1 1	0 1 1
Total		15	15	15	45

Participation details

Men

Team	1926 (4)	1927 (12)	1931 (7)	1934 (10)	1938 (7)	1947 (10)	1950 (7)	1954 (12)	1958 (14)	1962 (11)	1966 (17)	1970 (15)	1974 (8)	1977 (8)	1981 (8)	1983 (8)	1985 (8)	1987 (8)	1989 (16)	1991 (16)	1993 (12)	1995 (12)	1997 (12)	1999 (12)	2001 (12)	2003 (12)	2006 (12)	2008 (12)	2010 (12)	2012 (12)	2014 (12)	2016 (16)	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		12
Czechoslovakia	•	7th	5th	8th	•	9th	•	•	•	•	14th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	7th	10th	doesn't exist												7
Denmark	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	16th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Finland	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	13th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
France	•	2nd	6th	6th	6th	7th	6th	9th	8th	•	13th	11th	•	•	•	•	•	•	12th	11th	•	•	•	•	12th	•	•	•	•	•	10th		15
Georgia	Part of Soviet Union																				•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	12th		2
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		29
East Germany	Part of Germany							•	5th	4th	2nd	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	doesn't exist													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		16
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		31
Ireland	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	15th	15th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	2
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		30
Macedonia	Part of Yugoslavia																				•	•	•	•	•	•	•	8th	12th	11th	•	•	3
Malta	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		1
Montenegro	Part of Yugoslavia																				Part of SCG / FR Yugoslavia						•	1st	5th	2nd	4th		5
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	•		26
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		22
Russia	Part of Soviet Union, official successor																				6th	6th	3rd	5th	5th	4th	9th	10th	11th	•	11th		11
Serbia	Part of Yugoslavia																				Part of SCG / FRY, official successor						1st	2nd	3rd	1st	1st	q	6
SCG / FRY	Part of Yugoslavia																				•	•	2nd	7th	1st	1st	doesn't exist						4
Slovakia	Part of Czechoslovakia																				10th	•	8th	10th	8th	7th	11th	12th	•	•	•		8
Slovenia	Part of Yugoslavia																				•	•	•	11th	•	12th	12th	•	•	•	•	•	3
Soviet Union	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	5th	3rd	2nd	1st	1st	2nd	4th	2nd	1st	1st	1st	4th	3rd	doesn't exist												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		26
Sweden	2nd	4th	7th	4th	•	2nd	2nd	•	•	9th	9th	9th	•	•	•	•	•	•	16th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10
Switzerland	•	•	•	•	•	•	7th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Turkey	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	16th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	15th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10th	12th	•		5
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	doesn't exist												17

Notes

Women

Team	1985 (8)	1987 (7)	1989 (9)	1991 (8)	1993 (12)	1995 (12)	1997 (12)	1999 (8)	2001 (8)	2003 (8)	2006 (8)	2008 (8)	2010 (8)	2012 (8)	2014 (8)	2016 (12)	Years
Belgium	5th	6th	9th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	3
Croatia	Part of Yugoslavia				•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	8th	•	•	q	2
Czech Republic	Part of Czechoslovakia				11th	10th	12th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	3
France	7th	3rd	3rd	4th	5th	5th	8th	8th	8th	•	•	8th	•	•	7th	q	12
GermanyWest Germany	3rd	4th	5th	6th	6th	7th	6th	7th	7th	7th	7th	7th	7th	8th	•	q	15
Great Britain	6th	7th	•	8th	8th	8th	10th	•	•	•	•	•	•	7th	8th	•	8
Greece	•	•	7th	7th	7th	4th	7th	5th	4th	5th	6th	6th	2nd	2nd	6th	q	14
Hungary	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	3rd	2nd	5th	4th	1st	2nd	3rd	3rd	5th	3rd	3rd	q	16
Italy	•	•	4th	3rd	4th	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	4th	4th	1st	4th	q	14
Netherlands	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	3rd	3rd	2nd	5th	4th	5th	5th	3rd	6th	2nd	q	16
Norway	4th	5th	6th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	3
Portugal	•	•	•	•	•	11th	11th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	q	3
Russia	Part of Soviet Union				2nd	6th	2nd	3rd	3rd	3rd	1st	1st	1st	4th	5th	q	12
Serbia	Part of Yugoslavia				•	•	9th	•	•	•	8th	•	•	•	•	q	3
Slovakia	Part of Czechoslovakia				12th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Slovenia	Part of Yugoslavia				•	•	•	•	•	8th	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Soviet Union	•	•	•	5th	doesn't exist												1
Spain	•	•	•	•	9th	9th	4th	6th	6th	6th	4th	2nd	6th	5th	1st	q	12
Sweden	8th	•	8th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	2
Switzerland	•	•	•	•	10th	12th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	2
Turkey	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	q	1

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