Olympic Games

Water polo at the Summer Olympics

Water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since the second games, in 1900. A women's water polo tournament was introduced for the 2000 Summer Olympics...

• 1900
  Water polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics
  At the 1900 Summer Olympics, a water polo tournament was contested.8 teams entered the water polo event, with one withdrawing before competition. The tournament was played in a single-elimination format, with no playoff for third place. Thus, four of the seven competing teams won...
  
   — Didn't participate
• 1904
  Water polo at the 1904 Summer Olympics
  At the 1904 Summer Olympics, a water polo tournament was contested. Only American contestants participated; three teams of 7 players each entered....
  
   — Didn't participate
• 1908
  Water polo at the 1908 Summer Olympics
  At the 1908 Summer Olympics, a water polo tournament was contested.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-Belgium:* Victor Boin* Herman Donners* Fernand Feyaerts * Oscar Grégoire* Herman Meyboom* Albert Michant * Joseph Pletinckx...
  
   — Didn't participate
• 1912
  Water polo at the 1912 Summer Olympics
  The 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, saw the fourth water polo tournament at Olympics. All games took place in the newly built swimming stadium in Djurgårdsbrunnsviken from July 7 to July 16, 1912.-Medal summary:...
  
   — Didn't participate
• 1920
  Water polo at the 1920 Summer Olympics
  -Medal summary:-Gold medal round:-Silver medal round:-Bronze medal round:...
  
   — Didn't participate
• 1924
  Water polo at the 1924 Summer Olympics
  Final results for the water polo tournament at the 1924 Summer Olympics:-Medal summary:Note: The players above the line played at least one game in this tournament, the players below the line were reserve players and did not compete in this tournament. Nevertheless the exclusively credits them all...
  
   — Didn't participate
• 1928
  Water polo at the 1928 Summer Olympics
  -Medal summary:-Results:For the team rosters see: Water polo at the 1928 Summer Olympics - Men's team squads.-Participating nations:Each country was allowed to enter a team of 11 players and they all were eligible for participation....
  
   — Didn't participate
• 1932
  Water polo at the 1932 Summer Olympics
  -Medal summary:-Round-Robin:All of the five teams played each team once.Germany vs. Brazil4 August 1932USA vs. Brazil6 August 1932Hungary vs. Germany6 August 1932USA vs. Japan7 August 1932Hungary vs. Japan...
  
   — Didn't participate
• 1936
  Water polo at the 1936 Summer Olympics
  -Medal summary:-Elimination Rounds:In the first round each team in a group played each other team in the same group. The placings were determined on points. If the points were equal, then the better goal average decided...
  
   — Didn't participate
• 1948
  Water polo at the 1948 Summer Olympics
  -Medal summary:-Round One:In the first round each team in a group played each other team in the same group. The placings were determined on points. If the points were equal, then the better goal average decided...
  
   — Didn't participate
• 1952
  Water polo at the 1952 Summer Olympics
  -Medal summary:-Results:For the team rosters see: Water polo at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's team squads.-Final standings:-References:*...
  
   — First round
• 1956
  Water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics
  Ten nations competed in water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. The event was open only to men's teams.-Medallists:-Results:For the team rosters see: Water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics - Men's team squads.-Preliminary round:...
  
   — 8th place
• 1960
  Water polo at the 1960 Summer Olympics
  -Medal summary:-Results:For the team rosters see: Water polo at the 1960 Summer Olympics - Men's team squads.-Final standings:-References:*...
  
   — 5th place
• 1964
  Water polo at the 1964 Summer Olympics
  Final results for the water polo tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics:FIRST ROUNDGroup A: Italy,4; Romania,2; Japan,0Group B: USSR,4; Germany,2; Australia,0Group C: Yugoslavia,6; Netherlands,4; USA,2; Brazil,0...
  
   — 5th place
• 1968
  Water polo at the 1968 Summer Olympics
  The Water Polo Tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics was held from October 14 to October 25, 1968 in Mexico City, Mexico. Australia earned one of sixteen invitations, but the Australian Olympic Committee refused to pay the squad's transportation cost...
  
   — Didn't participate
• 1972
  Water polo at the 1972 Summer Olympics
  Final results for the water polo competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich.-Medalists:- Pool A :-Pool B:-Pool C:- Group II :Results taken from Preliminary Round...
  
   — 8th place
• 1976
  Water polo at the 1976 Summer Olympics
  The water polo tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics was held from July 18 to July 27, 1976 in Montreal, Canada.-Medalists:-Participating teams:Group AGroup BGroup C-Group A:*July 18, 1976*July 19, 1976*July 20, 1976-Group B:...
  
   — 4th place
• 1980
  Water polo at the 1980 Summer Olympics
  Water polo at the 1980 Summer Olympics as usual was a part of the swimming sport, other two parts were swimming and diving. They were not three separate sports, because they all were governed by one federation — FINA. Water Polo discipline consisted of one event: men's team.In the preliminary...
  
   — 9th place
• 1984
  Water polo at the 1984 Summer Olympics
  Water polo at the 1984 Summer Olympics as usual was part of the swimming sport, the other two being swimming and diving. They were not seen as three separate sports, because they all were governed by one federation — FINA. Water polo discipline consisted of one event: the men's team...
  
   — Didn't participate
• 1988
  Water polo at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  Water polo at the 1988 Summer Olympics as usual was part of the swimming sport, the other two being swimming and diving. They were not seen as three separate sports, because they all were governed by one federation — FINA. Water polo discipline consisted of one event: the men's team...
  
   — Didn't participate
• 1992
  Water polo at the 1992 Summer Olympics
  The men's water polo tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics was held from August 1 to August 10, 1992, in Barcelona, Spain. Reigning world champion Yugoslavia had qualified for the tournament, but as it had formally dissolved in the interim, it didn't participate.The successor countries didn't...
  
   — Didn't participate
• 1996
  Water polo at the 1996 Summer Olympics
  The men's water polo tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held from July 20 to July 28, 1996, in Atlanta, United States.-Group A:*Saturday July 20, 1996*Sunday July 21, 1996*Monday July 22, 1996*Tuesday July 23, 1996...
  
   — 11th place
• 2000
  Water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  The water polo competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia saw Hungary’s return to the gold medal platform and the introduction of the women’s tournament...
  
   — Didn't participate
• 2004
  Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Olympic Aquatic Centre where women competed for only the second time in the event at the Summer Olympics....
  
   — Didn't participate
• 2008
  Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
  Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held from 10 August to 24 August 2008 at the Ying Tung Natatorium in Beijing, People's Republic of China.-Men's medalists:-Women's medalists:-Men:-Women:-External links:**...
  
   — Didn't participate

World Championship

• 1973 — 7th place
• 1975 — 5th place
• 1978 — 6th place
• 1982
  Water polo at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament
  The 1982 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship was the fourth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. The tournament was incorporated in the 1982 World Aquatics Championships, held in Guayaquil, Ecuador....
  
   — Didn't participate
• 1986
  Water polo at the 1986 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament
  The 1986 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship was the fifth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. The tournament was incorporated in the 1986 World Aquatics Championships, held in Madrid, Spain. It is the only men's world championship to have...
  
   — Didn't participate
• 1991 — 9th place
• 1994 — 13th place
• 1998 — Didn't participate
• 2001 — Didn't participate
• 2003 — 12th place
• 2005 — 6th place
• 2007 — 11th place
• 2011
  Water polo at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament
  The men's water polo tournament at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China was held from July 18 to July 30. The top three teams qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics.- Qualification :...
  
   — 12th place

FINA World League

FINA Water Polo World League

The FINA Water Polo World League began in 2002 to capitalize on increased worldwide popularity of water polo created by recent Olympic Games, especially in Europe, North America and Australia. Competition between the world’s best male players began on national teams in a season format with a prize...

• 2002
  2002 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
  The 2002 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the first edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. After two preliminary rounds the Super Final was held in Patras, Greece from August 1 to August 4, 2002....
  
   — Didn't participate
• 2003
  2003 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
  The 2003 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the second edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA...
  
   — Didn't participate
• 2004
  2004 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
  The 2004 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the third edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. After a preliminary round, the Super Final was held in Long Beach, United States.-Preliminary round:...
  
   — Didn't participate
• 2005
  2005 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
  The 2005 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the fourth edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. After a preliminary round and a semifinal round, the Super Final was held in Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro....
  
   — Preliminary round
• 2006
  2006 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
  The 2006 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the fifth edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. After a preliminary round and a semifinal round, the Super Final was held in Athens, Greece....
  
   — Semifinal round
• 2007
  2007 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
  The 2007 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the sixth edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA...
  
   — 6th place
• 2008
  2008 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
  The 2008 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the seventh edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA...
  
   — Preliminary round

FINA Water Polo World Cup

FINA Water Polo World Cup

The FINA Water Polo World Cup is an international water polo competition among the top men's national water polo teams of the members of FINA. It was established in 1979 and was held every two years, but it has been contested every four years since 2002....

• 1979
  1979 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
  The 1979 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup was the first edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation . The event took place in Rijeka and in the Tašmajdan Swimming Pool in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.Participating teams were the eight best...
  
   — 7th place
• 1981
  1981 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
  The 1981 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup was the second edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation . The event took place in Long Beach, United States...
  
   — Didn't participate
• 1983
  1983 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
  The 1983 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup was the third edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation . The event took place in Malibu, United States...
  
   — Didn't participate
• 1985
  1985 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
  The 1985 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup was the fourth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation . The event took place in Duisburg, West Germany...
  
   — Didn't participate
• 1987
  1987 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
  The 1987 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup was the fifth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation . The event took place in Thessalonica, Greece. Eight teams participated to decide the winner of what would be a bi-annual event...
  
   — Didn't participate
• 1989
  1989 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
  The 1989 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup was the sixth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation . The event took place in Berlin, West Germany. Eight teams participated to decide the winner of what would be a bi-annual event...
  
   — Didn't participate
• 1991
  1991 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
  The 1991 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup was the seventh edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation . The event took place in Barcelona, Spain. Eight teams participated to decide the winner of what would be a bi-annual event...
  
   — 6th place
• 1993
  1993 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
  The 1993 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup was the eighth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation . The event took place in Athens, Greece. Eight teams participated to decide the winner of what would be a bi-annual event until...
  
   — Didn't participate
• 1995
  1995 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
  The 1995 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup was the ninth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation . The event took place in Atlanta, United States. Eight teams participated to decide the winner of what would be a bi-annual event...
  
   — Didn't participate
• 1997
  1997 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
  The 1997 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup was the tenth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation . The event took place in Athens, Greece. Eight teams participated to decide the winner of what would be a bi-annual event until...
  
   — Didn't participate
• 1999
  1999 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
  The 1999 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup was the eleventh edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation . The event took place in the Sydney International Aquatic Centre in Sydney, Australia from 28 September to 3 October 1999...
  
   — Didn't participate
• 2002
  2002 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
  The 2002 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup was the twelfth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation . The event took place in the Tašmajdan Swimming Pool in Belgrade, Serbia from August 20 to August 25, 2002...
  
   — Didn't participate
• 2006
  2006 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
  The 13th edition of the FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup was held in the Alfréd Hajós Swimming Pool on Margitsziget in Budapest, Hungary from June 13 to June 18, 2006.-Teams:-=*Goran Volarević*Damir Burić*Boris Pavlović...
  
   — 6th place
• 2010
  2010 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
  The 14th edition of the Men's FINA Water Polo World Cup was held in Oradea, Romania from July 27 to August 1, 2010.-Format:8 teams qualified for the 2010 FINA World Cup. They were split into two groups of 4 teams. After playing a Round-robin every team advanced to the quarterfinals...
  
   — 5th place

European Championship

European Water Polo Championship

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 , the governing European aquatics federation. There are both men's and women's competitions.The first European Water Polo...

• 2010
  2010 Men's European Water Polo Championship
  The 2010 Men's European Water Polo Championship was the 29th edition of the bi-annual event, organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Européenne de Natation...
  
   — 7th place
• 2008
  2008 Men's European Water Polo Championship
  The 2008 Men's European Water Polo Championship was the 28th edition of the bi-annual event, organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Européenne de Natation. The event took place in the Aquatic Centre Málaga in Málaga, Spain from July 4 to July 13, 2008...
  
   — 9th place
• 2006
  2006 Men's European Water Polo Championship
  The 2006 Men's European Water Polo Championship was the 27-th edition of the event organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Européenne de Natation...
  
   — 4th place
• 2003
  2003 Men's European Water Polo Championship
  The 2003 Men's European Water Polo Championship was the 26th edition of the event, organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Européenne de Natation...
  
   — 10th place
• 2001
  2001 Men's European Water Polo Championship
  The 2001 Men's European Water Polo Championship was the 25th edition of the bi-annual event, organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Européenne de Natation...
  
   — 11th place
• 1999
  1999 Men's European Water Polo Championship
  The 1999 Men's European Water Polo Championship was the 24th edition of the bi-annual event, organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Européenne de Natation...
  
   — 9th place
• 1997
  1997 Men's European Water Polo Championship
  The 1997 Men's European Water Polo Championship was the 23rd edition of the bi-annual event, organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Européenne de Natation...
  
   — Didn't participate
• 1995
  1995 Men's European Water Polo Championship
  The 1995 Men's European Water Polo Championship was the 22nd edition of the bi-annual event, organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Européenne de Natation...
  
   — 11th place
• 1993 — 4th place
• 1991 — 8th place
• 1989 — 5th place
• 1987 — 7th place
• 1985 — Didn't participate
• 1983 — 8th place
• 1981 — 7th place
• 1977 — 7th place
• 1974 — 6th place
• 1970 — 6th place
• 1966 — 6th place
• 1962 — 5th place
• 1958 — Didn't participate
• 1954 — 10th place
• 1950 — Didn't participate
• 1947 — Didn't participate
• 1938 — Didn't participate
• 1934 — Didn't participate
• 1931 — Didn't participate
• 1927 — Didn't participate
• 1926 — Didn't participate