The Spain men's national water polo team represents Spain

Spain

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 in men's international water polo

Water polo

Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...

 competitions and it is controlled by Real Federación Española de Natación.

The Spanish men's water polo team has won one gold Olympic

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...

 medal and two World Championships

Water polo world championship

The FINA World Water Polo Championship is an international water polo tournament, currently held every two years as part of the FINA World Aquatics Championships. Currently the reigning champions are Italy in men's and Greece in women's competition.-History:...

, making them one of the most successful men's water polo teams in the world. They also have won 2 Olympic, 5 World Championships, 5 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....

, 2 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...

 and 4 European Championships

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...

 medals.

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:...  — 9th place 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...  — 8th place 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....  — 1/8 finals 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...  — 8th place 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:*...  — 8th place 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:...  — Didn't participate

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:*...  — Didn't participate 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...  — Didn't participate 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...  — 9th place 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...  — 10th 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:...  — Didn't participate 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...  — 4th 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...  — 4th place 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...  — 6th place 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...  — Silver medal 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...  — Gold medal 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...  — 4th place 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....  — 6th place

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:**...  — 5th place

World Championship

1973 — 10th place 1975 — 10th place 1978 — 11th 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....  — 8th place 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...  — 5th place 1991 — Silver medal 1994 — Silver medal 1998 — Gold medal 2001 — Gold medal 2003 — 5th place 2005 — 5th place 2007 — Bronze medal

2009 Water polo at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament The men's water polo tournament at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome was held from July 20 to August 1. It was won by Serbia.-Teams:-Preliminary round:All times are Central European Summer Time -Tie-breaking criteria:...  — Silver medal 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 :...  — 5th place

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...  — Didn't participate 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...  — 5th place 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...  — 5th place 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...  — Bronze medal 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...  — 6th place 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...  — 4th place 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...  — Bronze medal 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...  — 5th place 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...  — 6th place 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...  — Bronze medal 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...  — 6th place

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...  — Bronze medal 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...  — Bronze medal

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....
  
   — Silver medal
• 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:...
  
   — 5th place
• 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....
  
   — Semifinal 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....
  
   — Silver medal
• 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...
  
   — Semifinal round
• 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...
  
   — 5th place
• 2009
  2009 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
  The 2009 FINA Men's Water Polo World League is the eighth edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. After a preliminary round organized by continent, the Super Final was held in Podgorica, Montenegro, from 16 June to 21 June 2009.The field includes...
  
   — Semifinal round
• 2010
  2010 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
  The 2010 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the ninth edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. After a preliminary round organized by continent, the Super Final was held in Niš, Serbia from July 13–18, 2010...
  
   — 6th place
• 2011
  2011 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
  The 2011 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the tenth 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 Firenze, Italy from June 21–26, 2011...
  
   — Semifinal round

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...

• 1991 — Silver medal
• 1993 — Bronze medal
• 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...
  
   — 5th 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...
  
   — 5th 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...
  
   — 6th 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...
  
   — 6th 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...
  
   — 5th 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...
  
   — Bronze medal
• 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...
  
   — 7th place
• 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...
  
   — 8th place
• 2012
  2012 Men's European Water Polo Championship
  The 2012 European Water Polo Championships will take place at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swim Stadium in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. The championships, for men and for women, are scheduled to take place in late January and early February 2012...
  
   — qualified

Mediterranean Games

Water polo at the Mediterranean Games

Water polo has been played consistently at the Mediterranean Games since the year 1951. The Yugoslavia men's national water polo team is the most successful team.-Men's tournaments:-Medals Summary:-Footnotes:...

1951 Water polo at the 1951 Mediterranean Games -Medalists:-Men's Competition:-References:...  — Gold medal 1955 Water polo at the 1955 Mediterranean Games -Medalists:-Men's Competition:-References:...  — Bronze medal 1959 Water polo at the 1959 Mediterranean Games -Medalists:-Men's Competition:-References:...  — did not compete 1963 Water polo at the 1963 Mediterranean Games -Medalists:-Men's Competition:-References:...  — did not compete 1967 Water polo at the 1967 Mediterranean Games -Medalists:-Men's Competition:-References:...  — Bronze medal 1971 Water polo at the 1971 Mediterranean Games -Medalists:-Men's Competition:-References:...  — Bronze medal 1975 Water polo at the 1975 Mediterranean Games -Medalists:-Men's Competition:-References:...  — Bronze medal 1979 Water polo at the 1979 Mediterranean Games -Medalists:-Men's Competition:-References:...  — Bronze medal 1983 Water polo at the 1983 Mediterranean Games -Medalists:-Men's Competition:-References:...  — Silver medal 1987 Water polo at the 1987 Mediterranean Games -Medalists:-Men's Competition:-References:...  — Silver medal 1991 Water polo at the 1991 Mediterranean Games -Medalists:-Men's Competition:-References:...  — Fifth place 1993 Water polo at the 1993 Mediterranean Games -Medalists:-Men's Competition:-References:...  — Fourth place

1997 Water polo at the 1997 Mediterranean Games -Medalists:-Men's Competition:-References:...  — Bronze medal 2001 Water polo at the 2001 Mediterranean Games -Medalists:-Men's Competition:-References:...  — Gold medal 2005 Water Polo at the 2005 Mediterranean Games The Men's Water Polo Tournament at the 2005 Mediterranean Games was held in the Las Almadrabillas Sports Centre from Wednesday June 29 to Sunday July 3, 2005 in Almería, Spain.-Group A:*Wednesday June 29, 2005*Thursday June 30, 2005...  — Gold medal 2009 Water Polo at the 2009 Mediterranean Games The water polo competition at the 2009 Mediterranean Games took place between June 30 and July 5, 2009 and was contested by 9 teams.-System:The 9 teams were divided into two groups of four and five teams. Teams were awarded three points for a win, one point for a draw. No points were awarded for a... — Silver medal