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List of World Aquatics Championships men's water polo tournament records and statistics

This is a list of records and statistics of the men's water polo tournament at the World Aquatics Championships since the inaugural official edition in 1973.

Confederation statistics edit

Best performances by tournament edit

This is a summary of the best performances of each confederation in each tournament.[1]

Legend
  •  1st  – Champions
  •  2nd  – Runners-up
  •  3rd  – Third place
  •  4th  – Fourth place
  •  Q  – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
Confederation 1973 1975 1978 1982 1986 1991 1994 1998 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2022 2023 2024
Africa – CANA — — — 15th — 15th 15th 14th — — 15th 14th 15th 16th 15th 12th 16th 12th 12th 16th 15th
Americas – ASUA 5th 4th 5th 5th 4th 4th 6th 7th 7th 6th 11th 9th 4th 6th 9th 7th 12th 9th 6th 7th 9th
Asia – AASF — 15th — 10th — 14th 12th 11th 12th 15th 14th 13th 12th 11th 12th 11th 10th 11th 9th 11th 12th
Europe – LEN 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
Oceania – OSA 14th 11th 9th 11th 10th 8th 10th 4th 10th 7th 10th 10th 10th 9th 8th 8th 7th 6th 11th 10th 11th
Nations 16 16 16 16 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16

All-time best performances edit

This is a summary of the best performances of each confederation at the World Aquatics Championships.[1]

Legend
  • * – Host team
  • † – Defunct team
Confederation Best performance Men's team
Africa – CANA 12th   South Africa (2015, 2019, 2022)
Americas – ASUA 4th   Cuba (1975),   United States (1986, 1991, 2009)
Asia – AASF 9th   Japan (2022)
Europe – LEN 1st   Croatia (2007, 2017, 2024),   Hungary (1973, 2003, 2013, 2023),   Italy (1978, 1994*, 2011, 2019),   Serbia (2009, 2015),   Serbia and Montenegro† (2005),   Soviet Union† (1975, 1982),   Spain (1998, 2001),   Yugoslavia† (1986, 1991)
Oceania – OSA 4th   Australia (1998*)

Team statistics edit

Debut of teams edit

Legend
  • * – Host team
  • † – Defunct team
# Year[1] Debuting teams Number Cumulative total
Africa Americas Asia Europe Oceania
1 1973 –   Cuba,   Mexico,   United States –   Bulgaria,   Great Britain,   Greece,   Hungary,   Israel,   Italy,   Netherlands,   Romania,   Soviet Union†,   Spain,   West Germany†,   Yugoslavia*†   Australia 16 16
2 1975 –   Canada,   Colombia*   Iran – – 3 19
3 1978 – – – – – 0 19
4 1982   Egypt –   China   France   New Zealand 4 23
5 1986 –   Brazil – – – 1 24
6 1991 – – –   Germany – 1 25
7 1994   South Africa –   Kazakhstan   Croatia,   Russia – 4 29
8 1998 – – –   Yugoslavia†[a],   Slovakia – 2 31
9 2001 – –   Japan* – – 1 32
10 2003 – – – – – 0 32
# Year Africa Americas Asia Europe Oceania Number Cumulative total
11 2005 – – – – – 0 32
12 2007 – – –   Serbia – 1 33
13 2009 – – –   Macedonia,   Montenegro – 2 35
14 2011 – – – – – 0 35
15 2013 – – – – – 0 35
16 2015 –   Argentina – – – 1 36
17 2017 – – – – – 0 36
18 2019 – –   South Korea* – – 1 37
19 2022 – – –   Georgia – 1 38
20 2023 – – – – – 0 38
21 2024 – – – – – 0 38
Total 2 7 5 22 2

Results of host teams and defending finalists edit

Legend
  • † – Defunct team
# Year[1] Host team Finish Defending champions Finish Defending runners-up Finish
1 1973   Yugoslavia† 3rd of 16 teams Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear
2 1975   Colombia 16th of 16 teams   Hungary 2nd of 16 teams   Soviet Union† 1st of 16 teams
3 1978   West Germany† 7th of 16 teams   Soviet Union† 4th of 16 teams   Hungary 2nd of 16 teams
4 1982   Ecuador Did not participate   Italy 9th of 16 teams   Hungary 2nd of 16 teams
5 1986   Spain 5th of 15 teams   Soviet Union† 3rd of 15 teams   Hungary 9th of 15 teams
6 1991   Australia 8th of 16 teams   Yugoslavia† 1st of 16 teams   Italy 6th of 16 teams
7 1994   Italy 1st of 16 teams   Yugoslavia† Defunct   Spain 2nd of 16 teams
8 1998   Australia 4th of 16 teams   Italy 5th of 16 teams   Spain 1st of 16 teams
9 2001   Japan 16th of 16 teams   Spain 1st of 16 teams   Hungary 5th of 16 teams
10 2003   Spain 5th of 16 teams   Spain 5th of 16 teams   Yugoslavia†[a] 3rd of 16 teams
11 2005   Canada 13th of 16 teams   Hungary 2nd of 16 teams   Italy 8th of 16 teams
# Year Host team Finish Defending champions Finish Defending runners-up Finish
12 2007   Australia 10th of 16 teams   Serbia and Montenegro† Defunct   Hungary 2nd of 16 teams
13 2009   Italy 11th of 16 teams   Croatia 3rd of 16 teams   Hungary 5th of 16 teams
14 2011   China 15th of 16 teams   Serbia 2nd of 16 teams   Spain 5th of 16 teams
15 2013   Spain 5th of 16 teams   Italy 4th of 16 teams   Serbia 7th of 16 teams
16 2015   Russia 14th of 16 teams   Hungary 6th of 16 teams   Montenegro 5th of 16 teams
17 2017   Hungary 2nd of 16 teams   Serbia 3rd of 16 teams   Croatia 1st of 16 teams
18 2019   South Korea 15th of 16 teams   Croatia 3rd of 16 teams   Hungary 4th of 16 teams
19 2022   Hungary 7th of 16 teams   Italy 2nd of 16 teams   Spain 1st of 16 teams
20 2023   Japan 11th of 16 teams   Spain 3rd of 16 teams   Italy 5th of 16 teams
21 2024   Qatar Did not participate   Hungary 7th of 16 teams   Greece 5th of 16 teams
# Year Host team Finish Defending champions Finish Defending runners-up Finish

Comprehensive team results by tournament edit

Note: Results of qualification tournaments are not included.

Legend
  •  1st  – Champions
  •  2nd  – Runners-up
  •  3rd  – Third place
  •  4th  – Fourth place
  •  Q  – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
  •     – Hosts
  • † – Defunct team
Africa – CANA (2 teams)
Men's team[1] 1973 1975 1978 1982 1986 1991 1994 1998 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2022 2023 2024 Years
  Egypt 15th 15th 2
  South Africa 15th 14th 15th 14th 15th 16th 15th 12th 16th 12th 12th 16th 15th 13
Americas – ASUA (7 teams)
Men's team[1] 1973 1975 1978 1982 1986 1991 1994 1998 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2022 2023 2024 Years
  Argentina 16th 13th 2
  Brazil 12th 12th 13th 13th 13th 14th 10th 12th 13th 15th WD 14th 11
  Canada 14th 14th 14th 13th 13th 14th 13th 15th 14th 13th 12th 8th 10th 11th 9th 15th 16th 12th 18
  Colombia 16th 1
  Cuba 6th 4th 10th 5th 7th 11th 11th 12th 8
  Mexico 9th 9th 15th 3
  United States 5th 8th 5th 6th 4th 4th 6th 7th 7th 6th 11th 9th 4th 6th 9th 7th 13th 9th 6th 7th 9th 21
Asia – AASF (5 teams)
Men's team[1] 1973 1975 1978 1982 1986 1991 1994 1998 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2022 2023 2024 Years
  China 10th 14th 16th 16th 13th 12th 15th 14th 15th 15th 12th 11
  Iran 15th 15th 2
  Japan 16th 15th 14th 16th 11th 13th 10th 11th 9th 11th 13th 11
  Kazakhstan Part of Soviet Union 12th 11th 12th 16th 13th 12th 11th 11th 14th 14th 14th 16th 12
  South Korea 15th 1
Europe – LEN (22 teams)
Men's team[1] 1973 1975 1978 1982 1986 1991 1994 1998 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2022 2023 2024 Years
  Bulgaria 13th 12th 8th 3
  Croatia Part of Yugoslavia 4th 9th 8th 9th 4th 1st 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st 3rd 4th 9th 1st 15
  France 13th 8th 12th 14th 6th 4th 6
  Georgia Part of Soviet Union 10th 1
  Germany See West Germany 5th 9th 14th 11th 9th 8th 6th 8th 10th 8th 13th 11
  Great Britain 15th 1
  Greece 12th 12th 12th 11th 10th 7th 8th 6th 4th 3rd 6th 6th 3rd 4th 7th 3rd 2nd 5th 18
  Hungary 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 9th 3rd 5th 2nd 5th 1st 2nd 2nd 5th 4th 1st 6th 2nd 4th 7th 1st 7th 21
  Israel 16th 16th 15th 3
  Italy 4th 3rd 1st 9th 2nd 6th 1st 5th 4th 2nd 8th 5th 11th 1st 4th 4th 6th 1st 2nd 5th 2nd 21
  Montenegro Part of Yugoslavia Part of FRY / SCG 9th 7th 2nd 5th 5th 10th 8th 8th 8th 9
Men's team 1973 1975 1978 1982 1986 1991 1994 1998 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2022 2023 2024 Years
  Netherlands 8th 7th 13th 4th 14th 8th 9th 7
  North Macedonia Part of Yugoslavia 14th 1
  Romania 7th 5th 6th 9th 13th 12th 6th 11th 7th 12th 13th 10th 12
  Russia Part of Soviet Union 3rd 6th 3rd 10th 7th 7th 14th 8th DQ DQ DQ 8
  Serbia Part of Yugoslavia Part of FRY / SCG 4th 1st 2nd 7th 1st 3rd 5th 5th 4th 6th 10
  Serbia and Montenegro†[a] Part of Yugoslavia 3rd 2nd 3rd 1st Defunct 4
  Slovakia Part of Czechoslovakia 10th 11th 8th 3
  Soviet Union† 2nd 1st 4th 1st 3rd 7th Defunct 6
  Spain 10th 10th 11th 8th 5th 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 5th 5th 3rd 2nd 5th 5th 9th 2nd 1st 3rd 3rd 20
  West Germany† 11th 6th 7th 3rd 6th See Germany 5
  Yugoslavia† 3rd 13th 3rd 7th 1st 1st Defunct 6
Oceania – OSA (2 teams)
Men's team[1] 1973 1975 1978 1982 1986 1991 1994 1998 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2022 2023 2024 Years
  Australia 14th 11th 9th 11th 10th 8th 10th 4th 10th 7th 10th 10th 10th 9th 8th 8th 7th 6th 11th 10th 11th 21
  New Zealand 16th 16th 16th 16th 15th 16th 16th 7
Total teams 16 16 16 16 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16

Finishes in the top four edit

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
  • * – Host team
  • † – Defunct team
Rk Men's team[1] Total Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place First Last
1   Hungary 14 4 (1973, 2003, 2013, 2023) 7 (1975, 1978, 1982, 1998, 2005, 2007, 2017*) 1 (1991) 2 (2011, 2019) 1973 2023
2   Italy 13 4 (1978, 1994*, 2011, 2019) 4 (1986, 2003, 2022, 2024) 1 (1975) 4 (1973, 2001, 2013, 2015) 1973 2024
3   Croatia 11 3 (2007, 2017, 2024) 1 (2015) 4 (2009, 2011, 2013, 2019) 3 (1994, 2005, 2022) 1994 2024
4   Spain 10 3 (1998, 2001, 2022) 4 (1991, 1994, 2009, 2019) 2 (2007, 2023, 2024) 1991 2024
5   Serbia 6 2 (2009, 2015) 1 (2011) 1 (2017) 2 (2007, 2023) 2007 2023
6   Greece 6 1 (2023) 3 (2005, 2015, 2022) 2 (2003, 2017) 2003 2023
7   Soviet Union† 5 2 (1975, 1982) 1 (1973) 1 (1986) 1 (1978) 1973 1986
8   Yugoslavia† 4 2 (1986, 1991) 2 (1973*, 1978) 1973 1991
9   Yugoslavia†[a] /
  Serbia and Montenegro†		 4 1 (2005) 1 (2001) 2 (1998, 2003) 1998 2005
10   United States 3 3 (1986, 1991, 2009) 1986 2009
11   Russia 2 2 (1994, 2001) 1994 2001
12   Montenegro 1 1 (2013) 2013 2013
13   West Germany† 1 1 (1982) 1982 1982
14   Australia 1 1 (1998*) 1998 1998
  Cuba 1 (1975) 1975 1975
  France 1 (2024) 2024 2024
  Netherlands 1 (1982) 1982 1982
Rk Men's team Total Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place First Last

Medal table edit

The following table is pre-sorted by 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
RankMen's teamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Hungary47112
2  Italy4419
3  Spain34310
4  Croatia3148
5  Serbia2114
  Soviet Union†2114
7  Yugoslavia†2024
8  Yugoslavia†[a] /
  Serbia and Montenegro†		1124
9  Greece0134
10  Montenegro0101
11  Russia0022
12  West Germany†0011
Totals (12 entries)21212163

Champions edit

Main article: List of world champions in men's water polo

The following table shows results of world champions in men's water polo by tournament.

Legend
  •  6  – Winning 6 matches during the tournament
  •  4  – Drawing 4 matches during the tournament
  •  2  – Losing 2 matches during the tournament
  •  100.0%  – Winning all matches during the tournament
  •  team  – Winning streak (winning three or more world championships in a row)
  •     – Host team
  • † – Defunct team
Abbreviation
  • MP – Matches played
  • W – Won
  • D – Drawn
  • L – Lost
  • GF – Goals for
  • GA – Goals against
  • GD – Goals difference
  • GF/MP – Goals for per match
  • GA/MP – Goals against per match
  • GD/MP – Goals difference per match
Results of champions by tournament
# Men's tournament Champion MP W D L Win % GF GA GD GF/MP GA/MP GD/MP
1   Belgrade 1973   Hungary (1st title) 8 7 1 0 87.5% 58 24 34 7.250 3.000 4.250
2   Cali 1975   Soviet Union† (1st title) 8 6 2 0 75.0% 49 26 23 6.125 3.250 2.875
3   West Berlin 1978   Italy (1st title) 8 5 3 0 62.5% 41 31 10 5.125 3.875 1.250
4   Guayaquil 1982   Soviet Union† (2nd title) 7 6 1 0 85.7% 68 41 27 9.714 5.857 3.857
5   Madrid 1986   Yugoslavia† (1st title) 6 5 1 0 83.3% 61 43 18 10.167 7.167 3.000
6   Perth 1991   Yugoslavia† (2nd title) 7 6 0 1 85.7% 81 46 35 11.571 6.571 5.000
7   Rome 1994   Italy (2nd title) 7 7 0 0 100.0% 65 39 26 9.286 5.571 3.714
8   Perth 1998   Spain (1st title) 8 8 0 0 100.0% 65 35 30 8.125 4.375 3.750
9   Fukuoka 2001   Spain (2nd title) 8 8 0 0 100.0% 63 27 36 7.875 3.375 4.500
10   Barcelona 2003   Hungary (2nd title) 6 5 1 0 83.3% 62 37 25 10.333 6.167 4.167
11   Montreal 2005   Serbia and Montenegro† (1st title) 6 6 0 0 100.0% 69 29 40 11.500 4.833 6.667
12   Melbourne 2007   Croatia (1st title) 6 6 0 0 100.0% 65 40 25 10.833 6.667 4.167
13   Rome 2009   Serbia (1st title) 7 5 1 1 71.4% 80 60 20 11.429 8.571 2.857
14   Shanghai 2011   Italy (3rd title) 6 6 0 0 100.0% 59 33 26 9.833 5.500 4.333
15   Barcelona 2013   Hungary (3rd title) 7 5 1 1 71.4% 76 54 22 10.857 7.714 3.143
16   Kazan 2015   Serbia (2nd title) 6 6 0 0 100.0% 73 43 30 12.167 7.167 5.000
17   Budapest 2017   Croatia (2nd title) 6 6 0 0 100.0% 70 47 23 11.667 7.833 3.833
18   Gwangju 2019   Italy (4th title) 6 6 0 0 100.0% 60 40 20 10.000 6.667 3.333
19   Budapest 2022   Spain (3rd title) 5 5 0 0 100.0% 74 39 35 14.800 7.800 7.000
20   Fukuoka 2023   Hungary (4th title) 6 6 0 0 100.0% 88 67 21 14.667 11.167 3.500
21   Doha 2024   Croatia (3rd title) 7 6 0 1 85.7% 117 70 47 16.174 10.000 6.174
# Men's tournament Total 141 126 11 4 89.4% 1444 871 573 10.241 6.177 4.064
Champion MP W D L Win % GF GA GD GF/MP GA/MP GD/MP

Sources:

The following table shows men's teams that won all matches during the tournament.

Winning all matches during the tournament
# Year Champion MP W D L Win %
1 1994   Italy (2nd title) 7 7 0 0 100.0%
2 1998   Spain (1st title) 8 8 0 0 100.0%
3 2001   Spain (2nd title) 8 8 0 0 100.0%
4 2005   Serbia and Montenegro† (1st title) 6 6 0 0 100.0%
5 2007   Croatia (1st title) 6 6 0 0 100.0%
6 2011   Italy (3rd title) 6 6 0 0 100.0%
7 2015   Serbia (2nd title) 6 6 0 0 100.0%
8 2017   Croatia (2nd title) 6 6 0 0 100.0%
9 2019   Italy (4th title) 6 6 0 0 100.0%
10 2022   Spain (3rd title) 5 5 0 0 100.0%
11 2023   Hungary (4th title) 6 6 0 0 100.0%
# Year Champion MP W D L Win %

The following tables show records of goals for per match.

Historical progression of records – goals for per match
Goals for
per match		 Achievement Year Champion Date of
winning gold		 Duration of record
7.250 Set record 1973   Hungary (1st title) 9 September 1973 8 years, 332 days
9.714 Broke record 1982   Soviet Union† (2nd title) 7 August 1982 4 years, 15 days
10.167 Broke record 1986   Yugoslavia† (1st title) 22 August 1986 4 years, 144 days
11.571 Broke record 1991   Yugoslavia† (2nd title) 13 January 1991 24 years, 207 days
12.167 Broke record 2015   Serbia (2nd title) 8 August 2015 6 years, 329 days
14.800 Broke record 2022   Spain (3rd title) 3 July 2022 1 year, 229 days
16.174 Broke record 2024   Croatia (3rd title) 17 February 2024 67 days

The following tables show records of goals against per match.

The following tables show records of goals difference per match.

Team records edit

Teams having equal quantities in the tables below are ordered by the tournament the quantity was attained in (the teams that attained the quantity first are listed first). If the quantity was attained by more than one team in the same tournament, these teams are ordered alphabetically.

Tournament positions

Most titles won
4,   Italy (1978, 1994, 2011, 2019);   Hungary (1973, 2003, 2013, 2023).
Most finishes in the top two
11,   Hungary (1973, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1998, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2017, 2023).
Most finishes in the top three
12,   Hungary (1973, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1991, 1998, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2017, 2023).
Most finishes in the top four
14,   Hungary (1973, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1991, 1998, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2023).
Most appearances
20,   Australia,   Hungary,   Italy,   United States (have participated in every tournament).

Consecutive

Most consecutive medals
7,   Croatia (2007–2009–2011–2013–2015–2017–2019).
Most consecutive golds
2,   Spain (1998–2001);   Yugoslavia (1986–1991).
Most consecutive silvers
3,   Hungary (1975–1978–1982).
Most consecutive bronzes
3,   Croatia (2009–2011–2013).
Most consecutive finishes in the top four
9,   Croatia (2005–2007–2009–2011–2013–2015–2017–2019–2022).
Most consecutive appearances
21,   Australia,   Hungary,   Italy,   United States (have participated in every tournament).

Gaps

Longest gap between successive titles
30 years,   Hungary (1973–2003).
Longest gap between successive appearances in the top two
16 years,   Hungary (1982–1998).
Longest gap between successive appearances in the top three
10 years,   Greece (2005–2015);   Spain (2009–2019).
Longest gap between successive appearances in the top four
18 years,   United States (1991–2009).
Longest gap between successive appearances
26 years,   France (1991–2017).

Host team

Best finish by host team
Champion:   Italy (1994).

Other

Most finishes in the top two without ever being champion
1,   Montenegro (2013);   Greece (2023).
Most finishes in the top three without ever being champion
4,   Greece (2005, 2015, 2022, 2023).
Most finishes in the top four without ever being champion
6,   Greece (2003, 2005, 2015, 2017, 2022, 2023).
Most finishes in the top four without ever being medaled
3,   United States (1986, 1991, 2009).

Player statistics edit

(C) Captain Apps Appearances Ref Reference Rk Rank
L/R Handedness Pos Playing position FP Field player GK Goalkeeper

Multiple gold medalists edit

Main articles: List of world champions in men's water polo and List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo

The following table is pre-sorted by number of gold medals (in descending order), number of silver medals (in descending order), number of bronze medals (in descending order), date of receiving the last gold medal (in ascending order), date of receiving the first gold medal (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

Serbian player Slobodan Nikić is the first and only male athlete to win three gold medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships.[2]

There are thirty five male athletes who won two gold medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships.

Legend
  •     – Hosts
Male athletes who won three or more gold medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships
Rk Player Birth Height Men's team Pos Water polo tournament Period
(age of
first/last)		 Medals Ref
G S B T
1 Slobodan Nikić 1983 1.97 m
(6 ft 6 in)		   Serbia and Montenegro FP 2003 2005 Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear 12 years
(20/32)		 3 1 1 5 [2]
  Serbia Does not appear Does not appear 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

Multiple medalists edit

Main article: List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo

The following table is pre-sorted by total number of medals (in descending order), number of gold medals (in descending order), number of silver medals (in descending order), date of receiving the last medal (in ascending order), date of receiving the first medal (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

Nine male athletes won five or more medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships. Aside from Brazilian-born Spanish player Felipe Perrone[3] (who won six medals), Serbian player Slobodan Nikić[2] and Spanish player Blai Mallarach[4] (who won five medals each), all others were members of the Croatia men's national water polo team. Andro Bušlje is the first and only athlete (man or woman) to win seven medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships (two gold, one silver and four bronze).[5]

Legend
  •     – Hosts
Male athletes who won five or more medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships
Rk Player Birth Height Men's team Pos Water polo tournament Period
(age of
first/last)		 Medals Ref
G S B T
1 Andro Bušlje 1986 2.00 m
(6 ft 7 in)		   Croatia FP 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear 14 years
(19/33)		 2 1 4 7 [5]
2 Maro Joković 1987 2.03 m
(6 ft 8 in)		   Croatia FP 2007 Does not appear 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear 12 years
(19/31)		 2 1 3 6 [6]
3 Felipe Perrone 1986 1.83 m
(6 ft 0 in)		   Spain FP Does not appear Does not appear 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 Does not appear Does not appear 2019 2022 2023 2024 22 years
(15/37)		 1 2 3 6 [3]
  Brazil 2001 2003 Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear 2015 Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear
4 Slobodan Nikić 1983 1.97 m
(6 ft 6 in)		   Serbia and Montenegro FP 2003 2005 Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear 12 years
(20/32)		 3 1 1 5 [2]
  Serbia Does not appear Does not appear 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear
5 Marko Bijač 1991 2.01 m
(6 ft 7 in)		   Croatia GK 2013 2015 2017 2019 2022 2023 2024 Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear 11 years
(22/33)		 2 1 2 5 [7]
Luka Lončar 1987 1.95 m
(6 ft 5 in)		   Croatia FP 2013 2015 2017 2019 Does not appear Does not appear 2024 Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear 10 years
(26/36)		 2 1 2 5 [8]
7 Blai Mallarach 1987 1.87 m
(6 ft 2 in)		   Spain FP 2009 Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear 2019 2022 2023 2024 Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear 15 years
(21/36)		 1 2 2 5 [4]
8 Josip Pavić 1982 1.95 m
(6 ft 5 in)		   Croatia GK 2001 Does not appear 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear 14 years
(19/33)		 1 1 3 5 [9]
Sandro Sukno 1990 2.00 m
(6 ft 7 in)		   Croatia FP 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear 8 years
(19/27)		 1 1 3 5 [10]
Rk Player Birth Height Men's team Pos Water polo tournament Period
(age of
first/last)		 G S B T Ref
Medals

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d e After the breakup of Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia men's national water polo team participated at the 1998 and 2001 World Aquatics Championships. In 2003, after the country was renamed from FR Yugoslavia to Serbia and Montenegro, the team was also renamed to Serbia and Montenegro men's national water polo team.

References edit

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