The European Water Polo Championship is a sport competition for national water polo teams, currently held biannually and organized by the European Aquatics, the European governing body for aquatic sports. 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 MEN'S EUROPEAN WATER POLO CHAMPIONSHIP #YearHostGoldSilverBronzeTeamsPart of the European Aquatics Championships1 1926 DetailsBudapest,Hungary42 1927 DetailsBologna,Italy123 1931 DetailsParis,France74 1934 DetailsMagdeburg,Germany105 1938 DetailsLondon,Great Britain76 1947 DetailsMonte Carlo,Monaco107 1950 DetailsVienna,Austria78 1954 DetailsTurin,Italy129 1958 DetailsBudapest,Hungary1410 1962 DetailsLeipzig,East Germany—1111 1966 DetailsUtrecht,Netherlands1712 1970 DetailsBarcelona,Spain1513 1974 DetailsVienna,Austria814 1977 DetailsJönköping,Sweden815 1981 DetailsSplit,Yugoslavia816 1983 DetailsRome,Italy817 1985 DetailsSofia,Bulgaria818 1987 DetailsStrasbourg,France819 1989 DetailsBonn,West Germany1620 1991 DetailsAthens,Greece1621 1993 DetailsSheffield,Great Britain1222 1995 DetailsVienna,Austria1223 1997 DetailsSeville,Spain12Separate from the European Aquatics Championships24 1999 DetailsFlorence,Italy1225 2001 DetailsBudapest,Hungary1226 2003 DetailsKranj,Slovenia1227 2006 DetailsBelgrade,Serbia1228 2008 DetailsMálaga,Spain1229 2010 DetailsZagreb,Croatia1230 2012 DetailsEindhoven,Netherlands1231 2014 DetailsBudapest,Hungary1232 2016 DetailsBelgrade,Serbia1633 2018 DetailsBarcelona,Spain1634 2020 DetailsBudapest,Hungary1635 2022 Details Split, Croatia1636 2024 Details Dubrovnik and Zagreb, Croatia1637 2026 Details Belgrade, Serbia16
Finishes in the top four In the following table, the national teams are listed under the names they competed with, not by the succession of medals, results, or continuity of the previous republics.
Legend † – Defunct team Men's team Total Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place First Last 1 30 13 (1926, 1927, 1931, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1974, 1977, 1997, 1999, 2020) 8 (1970, 1983, 1993, 1995, 2006, 2014, 2022, 2026) 6 (1981, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2012, 2016) 3 (1947, 2010, 2024) 1926 2026 2 22 3 (1947, 1993, 1995) 2 (2001, 2010) 7 (1954, 1977, 1987, 1989, 1999, 2014, 2024) 10 (1950, 1958, 1966, 1970, 1985, 1991, 2012, 2018, 2022, 2026) 1947 2026 3 † 14 1 (1991) 7 (1954, 1958, 1962, 1977, 1985, 1987, 1989) 4 (1950, 1966, 1970, 1974) 2 (1981, 1983) 1950 1991 4 † 12 5 (1966, 1970, 1983, 1985, 1987) 3 (1962, 1974, 1981) 2 (1958, 1991) 1 (1977, 1989) 1958 1991 5 11 2 (2010, 2022) 3 (1999, 2003, 2024) 1 (2018) 5 (1995, 1997, 2001, 2008, 2020) 1995 2024 6 8 6 (2006, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2026) 1 (2008) 1 (2010) 0 2006 2026 7 8 1 (2024) 3 (1991, 2018, 2020) 4 (1983, 1993, 2006, 2022) 0 1983 2024 8 6 0 0 3 (1927, 1934, 1947) 3 (1926, 1931, 1938) 1926 1947 9 5 1 (2008) 2 (2012, 2016) 1 (2020) 1 (2014) 2008 2020 10 5 0 3 (1931, 1934, 1938) 2 (1926, 1995) 0 1926 1995 11 5 0 3 (1926, 1947, 1950) 0 2 (1927, 1934) 1926 1950 12 † 4 2 (1981, 1989) 0 1 (1985) 1 (1987) 1981 1989 13 4 1 (1950) 0 1 (1938) 2 (1954, 1974) 1938 1974 14 † / 3 2 (2001, 2003) 1 (1997) 0 0 1997 2003 15 3 0 0 1 (2026) 2 (1999, 2016) 1999 2026 16 † 2 0 1 (1966) 0 1 (1962) 1962 1966 17 2 0 0 1 (1997) 1 (2003) 1997 2003 18 2 0 0 0 2 (1993, 2006) 1993 2006 19 1 0 1 (1927) 0 0 1927 1927 20 1 0 0 1 (1931) 0 1931 1931 Men's team Total Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place First Last </onlyinclude>
Medal table
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 • 6th3rd • • 10th5th 12th 11th • • 14th• • • • • • 14th • •12th • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 9 4th3rd4th3rd4th3rd • 11th 10th 7th 10th 12th • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 11 • • • • • • • • 14th • 11th • • • • •• 8th 10th 13th • 8th 11th • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 7 Part of 5th4th4th2nd4th2nd 7th4th1st 9th 5th 7th3rd4th1st2nd 6th 17 • 7th 5th 8th • 9th • • • • 14th • • • • • • • 7th 10thDefunct 7 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 16th • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1 • • • • • • • • • • • 13th • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1 •2nd6th 6th 6th 7th 6th 9th 8th • 13th 11th • • • • •• 12th 11th • • • • 12th • • • • • 10th 9th 12th 13th 6th 9th 9th 20 Part of • • • • • • • • • • 12th 14th 13th 10th 8th 10th 10th 7 3rd 5th2nd2nd2nd • • 6th 7th • 7th 7th 8th 6th1st 5th3rd4th1st 7th 9th3rd 10th 8th 9th 6th 8th 6th 6th 5th 9th 11th 9th 9th 13th 12th • 33 Part of • 5th4th2nd • • • • • • • •Defunct 3 • 8th • •7th 6th • 8th 13th 10th 17th • • • • • • • 15th 14th12th • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 10 • • • • • • • • • • • 10th • • • • 8th • 11th6th 7th 9th 7th4th 7th 8th 6th 11th 9th 6th 6th4th 5th 7th 5th 5th3rd 21 1st1st1st1st1st4th •1st1st1st 5th2nd1st1st3rd2nd 5th 5th 9th 5th2nd2nd1st1st3rd3rd2nd3rd4th3rd2nd3rd 8th1st2nd4th2nd 36 • • • • • • • • • • 15th 15th • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 12th 16th 16th3 •12th • 10th 5th1st4th3rd4th 8th4th4th 5th3rd 6th7th4th3rd3rd4th1st1st 6th3rd2nd 9th 5th 5th2nd4th3rd 6th4th 6th4th3rd4th 35 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 15th 16th 16th 14th 15th 13th 6 Part of Part of SCG / FR Yugoslavia • Won European B Waterpolo Championship1st 5th2nd 4th2nd 6th3rd 7th 6th 7th 10 • 11th • 9th3rd 5th1st4th 6th 6th8th 5th4th 5th 8th 6th 7th • 8th 9th 8th 10th 9th 12th 10th 11th 10th • •10th • 12th 10th 15th 11th 11th 11th 31 Part of • • • • • • • 8th 12th 11th • • • • • • • 3 • • • • • • • • 9th 11th • • • • • • • • 13th 12th • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 4 • • • • • • • 10th • 5th 6th 6th 6th 7th 7th 8th • 7th 5th 8th4th 11th • 9th 11th 10th4th 9th 7th 8th 8th 10th 11th 11th 10th 8th 8th 27 Part of 6th 6th3rd 5th 5th4th 9th 10th 11th • 11th 8th 7th 8th DQ DQ DQ 13 Part of Part of SCG / FRY1st2nd3rd1st1st1st1st 5th 9th 7th1st 11 SCG / FRYPart of • •2nd 7th1st1stDefunct 4 Part of Czechoslovakia 10th • 8th 10th 8th 7th 11th 12th • • • 13th 14th 14th 15th 13th 14th 13 Part of • • • 11th •12th 12th • • • • • • • 16th 14th 15th 6 • • • • • • • 5th3rd2nd1st1st2nd4th2nd1st1st1st4th3rdDefunct 13 • 10th • 7th • • • 7th 12th • 12th8th 7th 8th 5th3rd 6th 6th 6th2nd3rd 5th5th 6th 6th 5th3rd7th 8th 7th 7th 5th2nd2nd3rd1st 5th 31 2nd4th 7th4th •2nd2nd • • 9th 9th 9th •• • • • • 16th • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 10 • • • • • • 7th • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1 • • • • • • • • • • 16th • • • • • • • • 15th • • • • • • • • 10th 12th • 16th 15th 12th • • 12th 8 Part of 11th 7th 11th • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 3 • 9th • 5th • 8th3rd2nd2nd2nd3rd3rd3rd2nd4th4th2nd2nd2nd1stDefunct 17Total4127107107121411171588888816161212121212121212121212161616161616
Notes
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 BronzeTotal 1 Filip Filipović 2003 2018 6 1 1 8 2 Slobodan Nikić 2003 2016 5 1 1 7 Duško Pijetlović 2006 2018 5 1 1 7 Andrija Prlainović 2006 2018 5 1 1 7 5 Živko Gocić 2003 2016 5 – 1 6 6 Miloš Ćuk 2012 2026 5 – – 5 7 Milan Aleksić 2010 2018 4 – 1 5 Stefan Mitrović 2010 2018 4 – 1 5 9 Dušan Mandić 2014 2026 4 – – 4 Márton Homonnai 1926 1934 4 – – 4 Alajos Keserű 1926 1934 4 – – 4 Branislav Mitrović 2012 2018 4 – – 4 József Vértesy 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 BronzeTotal 1 Filip Filipović 2003 2018 6 1 1 8 2 Tamás Kásás 1995 2012 2 2 4 8 3 Slobodan Nikić 2003 2016 5 1 1 7 Duško Pijetlović 2006 2018 5 1 1 7 Andrija Prlainović 2006 2018 5 1 1 7 6 Rajmund Fodor 1993 2006 2 3 2 7 7 Gergely Kiss 1997 2012 2 1 4 7 8 Živko Gocić 2003 2016 5 – 1 6 9 Tamás Molnár 1997 2008 2 1 3 6 10 Tibor Benedek 1993 2008 1 2 3 6 Norbert Hosnyánszky 2006 2020 1 2 3 6 Dénes Varga 2006 2020 1 2 3 6 13 Péter Biros 1999 2012 1 1 4 6
Women's tournament Results WOMEN'S EUROPEAN WATER POLO CHAMPIONSHIP#YearHostGoldSilverBronzeTeamsPart of the European Aquatics Championships11985DetailsOslo,Norway821987DetailsStrasbourg,France731989DetailsBonn,West Germany941991DetailsAthens,Greece851993DetailsLeeds,Great Britain1261995DetailsVienna,Austria1271997DetailsSevilla,Spain12Separate from the European Aquatics Championships81999DetailsPrato,Italy892001DetailsBudapest,Hungary8102003DetailsLjubljana,Slovenia8112006DetailsBelgrade,Serbia8122008DetailsMálaga,Spain8132010DetailsZagreb,Croatia8142012DetailsEindhoven,Netherlands8152014DetailsBudapest,Hungary8162016DetailsBelgrade,Serbia12172018DetailsBarcelona,Spain12182020DetailsBudapest,Hungary12192022DetailsSplit, Croatia12202024DetailsEindhoven,Netherlands16212026Details Funchal, Portugal16
Medal table
Participation details Team 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 2028 Years 5th 6th 9th • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 3 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 16th • 1 Part of • • • • • • • • 8th • • 11th 11th 10th 8th 8th 6th Q 8 Part of Czechoslovakia 11th 10th 12th • • • • • • • • • • • • 12th • 4 7th3rd3rd4th 5th 5th 8th 8th 8th • • 8th • • 7th 7th 7th 7th 7th 6th 8th Q 18 3rd4th 5th 6th 6th 7th 6th 7th 7th 7th 7th 7th 7th 8th • 8th 8th 11th 10th 11th 11th 20 6th 7th • 8th 8th 8th 10th • • • • • • 7th 8th • • • • 7th 9th 10 • • 7th 7th 7th4th 7th 5th4th 5th 6th 6th2nd2nd 6th 5th2nd 6th2nd3rd3rd Q 20 2nd2nd2nd1st3rd2nd 5th4th1st2nd3rd3rd 5th3rd3rd1st4th3rd 5th 5th2nd Q 22 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 10th 9th 6th 9th 7th Q 6 • •4th3rd4th1st1st1st2nd1st2nd4th4th1st4th3rd 6th 5th3rd4th4th Q 20 1st1st1st2nd1st3rd3rd2nd 5th4th 5th 5th3rd 6th2nd2nd1st4th4th1st1st Q 22 4th 5th 6th • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 3 • • • • • 11th 11th • • • • • • • • 10th • • • • 12th 4 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 11th 14th 16th 3 Part of 2nd 6th2nd3rd3rd3rd1st1st1st4th 5th 6th 5th2nd DQ DQ DQ 14 Part of Part of SCG / FRY 8th • • • • 9th 9th 12th 9th 10th 10th 7 SCG / FRYPart of • • 9th • • •Defunct 1 Part of Czechoslovakia 12th • • • • • • • • • • • • 8th 12th 15th 15th 5 Part of • • • • • 8th • • • • • • • • • • • 1 • • • 5thDefunct 1 • • • • 9th 9th4th 6th 6th 6th4th2nd 6th 5th1st4th3rd1st1st2nd 5th Q 18 8th • 8th • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2 • • • • 10th 12th • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 14th 3 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 12th 12th • • 13th 13th 4Total879812121288888888121212121616
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 BronzeTotal 1 Martina Miceli 1991 2006 4 2 1 7 2 Maddalena Musumeci 1995 2006 4 2 – 6 3 Carmela Allucci 1991 2003 4 1 1 6 Francesca Conti 1991 2003 4 1 1 6 Giusi Malato 1991 2003 4 1 1 6 Hedda Verdam 1985 1995 4 1 1 6 7 Melania Grego 1995 2003 4 1 – 5 8 Tania Di Mario 1999 2016 3 2 1 6 Laura Ester 2008 2024 3 2 1 6 Maica García 2008 2024 3 2 1 6 Pili Peña 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.