Wikipedia:WikiProject Swimming/Water polo work group/Notability

This page is part of the WikiProject on Water polo and is intended to help editors determine if a water polo topic is notable enough to deserve its own article in Wikipedia.

General

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Notability

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Figures

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Water polo figures are presumed notable if they meet any of the criteria below

  1. Have been inducted into a major Hall of Fame, such as the International Swimming Hall of Fame, the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame, or the Water Polo Australia Hall of Fame.
  2. Players who have played for, or head coaches who have coached:
    1. A "High Performance National Team".
    2. A team in the Olympic Games, the World Aquatics Championships, the FINA Water Polo World Cup, the FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup, or the FINA Water Polo World League Super Final.
    3. A team that finished top eight in the European Water Polo Championship.
    4. A team that finished top four in the Asian Games, or the Pan American Games.
    5. A team in a "fully professional league".
    6. A team in the LEN Champions League, the LEN Euro Cup, the LEN Euro League Women or the Women's LEN Trophy.
  3. Have served as referees in the Olympic Games or the World Aquatics Championships.

The above parameters apply to all water polo figures regardless of professional or amateur status. A player who signs for a team in a fully professional league but has not played in any games is not deemed to have participated in a competition, and is therefore not generally regarded as being notable under these criteria. Youth players are not notable unless they satisfy one of the statements above, or if they can be shown to meet the wider requirements of General notability guideline (GNG).

College water polo players or head coaches in the United States are presumed notable if they meet any of the criteria below

  1. Have received the Peter J. Cutino Award as the top male and female college water polo players.
  2. Have won multiple men's or women's NCAA Water Polo Championships as players and/or head coaches.
  3. Have been awarded NCAA Division I Coach of the Year.
  4. Served as a full-time (as opposed to interim) head coach for NCAA Division I water polo.

Teams

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Per Wikipedia:Notability (sports)#Teams, teams are required to meet the general notability guideline. The following guidance may indicate at what level water polo teams generally have enough coverage to meet the GNG criteria.

  1. All senior national water polo teams.
  2. Water polo teams that have played in the national cup or the national level of the league structure.
  3. College water polo teams that participated for more than one year in the NCAA Division I.
  4. Other water polo teams must be shown to meet broader Wikipedia:Notability criteria.
Note: Since notability is not inherited, the notability of a water polo figure does not imply the notability of a team, or vice versa.

Competitions

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A water polo club competition is deemed notable if it meets any of the criteria below

  1. It is the top national club league competition of any nation.
  2. It is the top national club cup competition of any nation.
  3. The competing clubs are wholly or mostly members of the top national club league competition.

Other water polo club competitions are assumed non-notable unless they can be shown to meet broader Wikipedia:Notability criteria.

National water polo teams

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Lists in this section updated as of 16 November 2020.

High Performance National Teams

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National water polo teams are High Performance National Teams if they have finished top eight in both the Olympic Games and the World Aquatics Championships.

"High Performance National Teams" for men (total 18 teams):

"High Performance National Teams" for women (total 12 teams):

National teams with the most appearances

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The following national water polo teams have participated in both the Olympic Games and the World Aquatics Championships, and have made a total of ten or more appearances in the Olympic Games and the World Aquatics Championships.

Men's national teams with the most appearances in the Olympic Games and the World Aquatics Championships (total 24 teams):

Women's national teams with the most appearances in the Olympic Games and the World Aquatics Championships (total 12 teams):

Men's tournaments

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Olympic Games

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Note: Numbers refer to the final placing of each team at the respective Games; italic number in header means demonstration tournament was held.

Legend
  •  1  – Champions
  •  2  – Runners-up
  •  3  – Third place
  •  4  – Fourth place
  •      – Disqualified
  •  Q  – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
  •     – Hosts
  • = – More than one team tied for that rank
  • Defunct team
Africa – CANA (1 of 2 teams)
Men's team[1] 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 Years
  South Africa 14 9 Q 2
Americas – ASUA (4 of 8 teams)
Men's team[1] 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 Years
  Brazil 6 [a] 9 12 13 13 12 8 8
  Canada 16 9 10 11 4
  Cuba 8 9 7 5 8 5
  United States 4 3 7 3 9 11 4 5 7 9 5 3 2 2 4 7 6 7 2 8 10 Q 21
Asia – AASF (3 of 7 teams)
Men's team[1] 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 Years
  China 9 11 12 3
  Japan 4 14 14 11 12 15 11 12 Q 8
  Kazakhstan 9 11 11 Q 3
Europe – LEN (20 of 34 teams)
Men's team[1] 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 Years
  Croatia 2 7 10 6 1 2 6
  France 3[b] 6 9 1 3 4 6 10 10 11 11 11
  Germany
  West Germany
  United Team of Germany
=5 1 2 2 15 6 6 6 10 4 6 3 4 7 9 5 10 17
  Great Britain 1 1 1 1 8 4 8 13 12 7 12 11
  Greece 8 13 15 14 14 10 8 9 10 6 10 4 7 9 6 15
  Hungary 5 5 2 1 1 2 1 1 3 1 3 2 1 3 5 6 4 1 1 1 5 5 Q 22
  Italy 10 11 1 3 4 1 4 4 6 2 8 7 7 1 3 5 8 9 2 3 Q 20
  Montenegro 4 4 4 3
Men's team 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 Years
  Netherlands 4 5 7 5 5 3 5 8 8 7 7 3 6 6 9 10 11 17
  Romania 17 8 5 5 8 4 9 11 10 9
  Russia 5 2 3 3
  Serbia 3 3 1 Q 3
  Serbia and Montenegro
  Yugoslavia[c]
8 3 2 Defunct 3
  Soviet Union
  Unified Team
7 3 2 3 2 1 8 1 3 3 Defunct 10
  Spain 7 10 9 8 8 9 10 4 4 6 2 1 4 6 5 6 7 Q 17
  Yugoslavia 10 9 2 2 4 2 1 5 5 2 1 1 Defunct 12
Oceania – OSA (1 of 1 team)
Men's team[1] 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 Years
  Australia 18 19 9 15 10 12 11 7 5 8 5 8 9 8 7 9 Q 16
Total teams 7 4 6 12 13 14 5 16 18 21 10 16 13 15 16 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

World Aquatics Championships

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Legend
  •  1st  – Champions
  •  2nd  – Runners-up
  •  3rd  – Third place
  •  4th  – Fourth place
  •  Q  – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
  •     – Hosts
  • Defunct team
Africa – CANA (1 of 2 teams)
Men's team[1] 1973 1975 1978 1982 1986 1991 1994 1998 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 Years
  South Africa 15th 14th 15th 14th 15th 16th 15th 12th 16th 12th 10
Americas – ASUA (4 of 7 teams)
Men's team[1] 1973 1975 1978 1982 1986 1991 1994 1998 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 Years
  Brazil 12th 12th 13th 13th 13th 14th 10th 12th 13th 9
  Canada 14th 14th 14th 13th 13th 14th 13th 15th 14th 13th 12th 8th 10th 11th 9th 15th 16
  Cuba 6th 4th 10th 5th 7th 11th 11th 12th 8
  United States 5th 8th 5th 6th 4th 4th 6th 7th 7th 6th 11th 9th 4th 6th 9th 7th 13th 9th 18
Asia – AASF (3 of 5 teams)
Men's team[1] 1973 1975 1978 1982 1986 1991 1994 1998 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 Years
  China 10th 14th 16th 16th 13th 12th 15th 14th 15th 9
  Japan 16th 15th 14th 16th 11th 13th 10th 11th 8
  Kazakhstan Part of Soviet Union 12th 11th 12th 16th 13th 12th 11th 11th 14th 9
Europe – LEN (18 of 22 teams)
Men's team[1] 1973 1975 1978 1982 1986 1991 1994 1998 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 Years
  Croatia Part of Yugoslavia 4th 9th 8th 9th 4th 1st 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st 3rd 12
  France 13th 8th 12th 14th 4
  Germany
  West Germany
11th 6th 7th 3rd 6th 5th 9th 14th 11th 9th 8th 6th 8th 10th 8th 15
  Great Britain 15th 1
  Greece 12th 12th 12th 11th 10th 7th 8th 6th 4th 3rd 6th 6th 3rd 4th 7th 15
  Hungary 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 9th 3rd 5th 2nd 5th 1st 2nd 2nd 5th 4th 1st 6th 2nd 4th 18
  Italy 4th 3rd 1st 9th 2nd 6th 1st 5th 4th 2nd 8th 5th 11th 1st 4th 4th 6th 1st 18
  Montenegro Part of Yugoslavia Part of SCG / FRY 9th 7th 2nd 5th 5th 10th 6
Men's team 1973 1975 1978 1982 1986 1991 1994 1998 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 Years
  Netherlands 8th 7th 13th 4th 14th 8th 9th 7
  Romania 7th 5th 6th 9th 13th 12th 6th 11th 7th 12th 13th 11
  Russia Part of Soviet Union 3rd 6th 3rd 10th 7th 7th 14th 8th 8
  Serbia Part of Yugoslavia Part of SCG / FRY 4th 1st 2nd 7th 1st 3rd 5th 7
  Serbia and Montenegro
  Yugoslavia
Part of Yugoslavia 3rd 2nd 3rd 1st Defunct 4
  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 17
  Yugoslavia 3rd 13th 3rd 7th 1st 1st Defunct 6
Oceania – OSA (1 of 2 teams)
Men's team[1] 1973 1975 1978 1982 1986 1991 1994 1998 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 Years
  Australia 14th 11th 9th 11th 10th 8th 10th 4th 10th 7th 10th 10th 10th 9th 8th 8th 7th 6th 18
Total teams 16 16 16 16 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16

FINA World Cup

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Legend
  •  1st  – Champions
  •  2nd  – Runners-up
  •  3rd  – Third place
  •  4th  – Fourth place
  •  Q  – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
  •     – Hosts
  • Defunct team
Africa – CANA (1 of 1 team)
Men's team[1] 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 Years
  South Africa 8th 8th 2
Americas – ASUA (2 of 2 teams)
Men's team[1] 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 Years
  Cuba 3rd 8th 7th 8th 4
  United States 2nd 4th 4th 2nd 4th 8th 1st 4th 4th 1st 6th 7th 4th 4th 6th 15
Asia – AASF (3 of 4 teams)
Men's team[1] 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 Years
  China 7th 1
  Japan 7th 1
  Kazakhstan Part of Soviet Union 6th 1
Europe – LEN (16 of 17 teams)
Men's team[1] 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 Years
  Croatia Part of Yugoslavia 8th 8th 8th 4th 2nd 3rd 5th 7
  Germany
  West Germany
5th 2nd 1st 3rd 5th 8th 6th 4th 8
  Greece 8th 8th 7th 6th 2nd 7th 5th 7th 8
  Hungary 1st 6th 7th 3rd 4th 2nd 1st 3rd 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 13
  Italy 6th 3rd 5th 5th 2nd 1st 2nd 5th 2nd 4th 5th 11
  Montenegro Part of Yugoslavia Part of SCG / FRY 7th 1
  Netherlands 6th 6th 7th 3
Men's team 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 Years
  Romania 7th 6th 6th 5th 4
  Russia Part of Soviet Union 5th 3rd 4th 4th 1st 8th 6
  Serbia Part of Yugoslavia Part of SCG / FRY 1st 1st 3rd 3
  Serbia and Montenegro
  Yugoslavia
Part of Yugoslavia 7th 5th 3rd 1st Defunct 4
  Soviet Union 4th 1st 1st 2nd 6th 5th Defunct 6
  Spain 5th 5th 3rd 6th 4th 3rd 5th 6th 3rd 6th 3rd 3rd 12
  Yugoslavia 3rd 2nd 4th 1st 1st 2nd Defunct 6
Oceania – OSA (1 of 1 team)
Men's team[1] 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 Years
  Australia 7th 7th 7th 7th 3rd 8th 6th 5th 2nd 9
Total teams 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

FINA World League

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Legend
  •  1st  – Champions
  •  2nd  – Runners-up
  •  3rd  – Third place
  •  4th  – Fourth place
  •  QF  – Quarterfinals
  •  ×  — Did not enter qualifications
  •  •  — Did not qualify for the final tournament
  •  ••  — Qualified but withdrew
  •     – Hosts
  • Defunct team
Africa – CANA (1 of 6 teams)
Men's team[1] 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 YQ / YP
  South Africa × × × × × × × 8th 8th × × × × × × × × 2/3
Americas – ASUA (3 of 7 teams)
Men's team[1] 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 YQ / YP
  Brazil × × × × 8th 8th 7th 3rd 7th × × × 5/11
  Canada × × × 7th 6th × × 7th 6th × × 8th 5/11
  United States 3rd 6th 5th 5th 2nd 4th 5th 4th 4th 4th 5th 4th 2nd 4th 7th × 15/17
Asia – AASF (3 of 5 teams)
Men's team[1] 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 YQ / YP
  China × × × 8th 9th × 7th 8th 6th 6th 8th 8th 8th 9/14
  Japan × × × × 7th 7th 6th 8th 4th 6th 6/14
  Kazakhstan × × × × × × × × 5th × 6th 8th 7th 4/9
Europe – LEN (15 of 21 teams)
Men's team[1] 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 YQ / YP
  Croatia × × 4th 2nd 3rd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd 5th 2nd 9/16
  France × × × × 6th × × × × × × × 1/7
  Germany × × × 3rd 4th × × 2/13
  Great Britain × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × 0/1
  Greece 4th 5th 3rd 5th 3rd 8th 3rd × 7/17
  Hungary 3rd 1st 1st 2nd × 2nd × × × × × 2nd 2nd 6th × 2nd 5th 10/11
  Italy 2nd 4th 7th 5th 2nd 3rd 7th 4th 2nd × 9/17
  Montenegro Part of SCG / FRY 4th 1st 2nd 5th × 3rd 3rd × 1st 7/11
Men's team 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 YQ / YP
  Netherlands × 6th × × × × × × × × × × × × 1/5
  Romania × × × 6th 1/15
  Russia 1st × × 6th 5th 5th 4/16
  Serbia Part of SCG / FRY 1st 1st 3rd 1st 1st × 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 11/12
  Serbia and Montenegro
  Yugoslavia
× 4th 2nd 1st 1st Defunct 4/4
  Spain 2nd × 5th 2nd 5th 6th 2nd × × 3rd 4th 8/15
Oceania – OSA (1 of 2 teams)
Men's team[1] 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 YQ / YP
  Australia × 4th 3rd 3rd 6th 4th 6th 7th × 4th 5th 5th 7th 6th 3rd 13/16
Total teams 4 6 6 6 6 8 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

Asian Games

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Legend
  •  1st  – Champions
  •  2nd  – Runners-up
  •  3rd  – Third place
  •  4th  – Fourth place
  •  Q  – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
  •     – Hosts
Asia – AASF (3 of 19 teams)
Men's team 1951 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 Years
  China 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 12
  Japan 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 4th 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd 2nd 16
  Kazakhstan 1st 1st 1st 3rd 1st 1st 1st 7
Total teams 2 6 5 4 5 7 7 7 8 6 7 6 9 6 10 9 7 9

European Championship

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Note: Numbers refer to the final placing of each team at the respective Games.

Legend
  •  1  – Champions
  •  2  – Runners-up
  •  3  – Third place
  •  4  – Fourth place
  •  Q  – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
  •     – Hosts
  • Defunct team
Europe – LEN (18 of 36 teams)
Men's team 26 27 31 34 38 47 50 54 58 62 66 70 74 77 81 83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03 06 08 10 12 14 16 18 20 Years
  Croatia Part of Yugoslavia 5 4 4 2 4 2 7 4 1 9 5 7 3 4 15
  France 2 6 6 6 7 6 9 8 13 11 12 11 12 10 9 12 13 17
  Germany
  West Germany
3 5 2 2 2 6 7 7 7 8 6 1 5 3 4 1 7 9 3 10 8 9 6 8 6 6 5 9 11 9 9 31
  Great Britain 8 7 6 8 13 10 17 15 14 12 10
  Greece 10 8 11 6 7 9 7 4 7 8 6 11 9 6 6 4 5 7 18
  Hungary 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 5 2 1 1 3 2 5 5 9 5 2 2 1 1 3 3 2 3 4 3 2 3 8 1 33
  Italy 12 10 5 1 4 3 4 8 4 4 5 3 6 7 4 3 3 4 1 1 6 3 2 9 5 5 2 4 3 6 4 6 32
  Montenegro Part of Yugoslavia Part of SCG / FRY 1 5 2 4 2 6 3 7
Men's team 26 27 31 34 38 47 50 54 58 62 66 70 74 77 81 83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03 06 08 10 12 14 16 18 20 Years
  Netherlands 11 9 3 5 1 4 6 6 8 5 4 5 8 6 7 8 9 8 10 9 12 10 11 10 10 12 10 15 28
  Romania 10 5 6 6 6 7 7 8 7 5 8 4 11 9 11 10 4 9 7 8 8 10 11 11 24
  Russia Part of Soviet Union 6 6 3 5 5 4 9 10 11 11 8 7 8 13
  Serbia Part of Yugoslavia Part of SCG / FRY 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 5 8
  SCG
  FRY
Part of Yugoslavia 2 7 1 1 Defunct 4
  Soviet Union 5 3 2 1 1 2 4 2 1 1 1 4 3 Defunct 13
  Spain 10 7 7 12 12 8 7 8 5 3 6 6 6 2 3 5 5 6 6 5 3 7 8 7 7 5 2 2 28
  Yugoslavia 9 5 8 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 4 4 2 2 2 1 Defunct 17
Total teams 4 12 7 10 7 10 7 12 14 11 17 15 8 8 8 8 8 8 16 16 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 16 16 16 Years

Pan American Games

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Legend
  •  1st  – Champions
  •  2nd  – Runners-up
  •  3rd  – Third place
  •  4th  – Fourth place
  •  Q  – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
  •     – Hosts
Americas – ASUA (4 of 17 teams)
Men's team 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 Years
  Brazil 2nd 3rd 3rd 1st 2nd 4th 6th 4th 3rd 3rd 2nd 4th 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd 3rd 17
  Canada 4th 5th 5th 4th 3rd 3rd 4th 4th 5th 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 3rd 2nd 15
  Cuba 4th 2nd 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 3rd 2nd 4th 4th 7th 5th 13
  United States 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 18
Total teams 5 5 5 5 6 9 5 6 8 6 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8

Women's tournaments

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Olympic Games

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Legend
  •  1st  – Champions
  •  2nd  – Runners-up
  •  3rd  – Third place
  •  4th  – Fourth place
  •  Q  – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
  •     – Hosts
Americas – ASUA (3 of 3 teams)
Women's team[1] 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 Years
  Brazil 8th 1
  Canada 5th 7th Q 2
  United States 2nd 3rd 2nd 1st 1st Q 5
Asia – AASF (2 of 3 teams)
Women's team[1] 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 Years
  China 5th 5th 7th Q 3
  Kazakhstan 6th 8th 2
Europe – LEN (6 of 7 teams)
Women's team[1] 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 Years
  Greece 2nd 8th 2
  Hungary 6th 4th 4th 4th 4
  Italy 1st 6th 7th 2nd 4
  Netherlands 4th 1st 2
  Russia 3rd 5th 7th 6th 3rd Q 5
  Spain 2nd 5th Q 2
Oceania – OSA (1 of 1 team)
Women's team[1] 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 Years
  Australia 1st 4th 3rd 3rd 6th Q 5
Total teams 6 8 8 8 8 10

World Aquatics Championships

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Legend
  •  1st  – Champions
  •  2nd  – Runners-up
  •  3rd  – Third place
  •  4th  – Fourth place
  •  Q  – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
  •     – Hosts
Americas – ASUA (3 of 6 teams)
Women's team[1] 1986 1991 1994 1998 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 Years
  Brazil 8th 11th 10th 10th 13th 13th 10th 13th 14th 14th 10th 14th 12
  Canada 4th 2nd 5th 6th 3rd 4th 3rd 6th 2nd 8th 8th 11th 4th 9th 14
  United States 3rd 3rd 4th 8th 4th 1st 2nd 1st 1st 6th 5th 1st 1st 1st 14
Asia – AASF (2 of 5 teams)
Women's team[1] 1986 1991 1994 1998 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 Years
  China 16th 14th 11th 2nd 9th 5th 10th 11th 8
  Kazakhstan 12th 12th 8th 12th 13th 14th 13th 11th 12th 15th 10th 11
Europe – LEN (6 of 12 teams)
Women's team[1] 1986 1991 1994 1998 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 Years
  Greece 5th 7th 9th 5th 8th 4th 1st 6th 6th 7th 8th 11
  Hungary 5th 4th 1st 7th 2nd 5th 1st 4th 7th 9th 3rd 9th 5th 4th 14
  Italy 3rd 1st 1st 2nd 7th 5th 9th 4th 10th 3rd 6th 6th 12
  Netherlands 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd 9th 6th 10th 9th 5th 7th 7th 2nd 9th 7th 14
  Russia 7th 4th 6th 3rd 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th 8th 3rd 5th 12
  Spain 9th 8th 11th 7th 8th 11th 1st 7th 2nd 2nd 10
Oceania – OSA (1 of 2 teams)
Women's team[1] 1986 1991 1994 1998 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 Years
  Australia 1st 5th 6th 3rd 5th 7th 6th 2nd 6th 5th 2nd 4th 8th 3rd 14
Total teams 9 9 12 12 12 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16

FINA World Cup

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Legend
  •  1st  – Champions
  •  2nd  – Runners-up
  •  3rd  – Third place
  •  4th  – Fourth place
  •  Q  – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
  •     – Hosts
Americas – ASUA (3 of 4 teams)
Women's team[1] 1979 1980 1981 1983 1984 1988 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 Years
  Brazil 8th 1
  Canada 4th 3rd 1st 4th 3rd 4th 4th 6th 5th 5th 3rd 7th 5th 6th 14
  United States 1st 2nd 4th 2nd 2nd 4th 2nd 3rd 5th 6th 7th 6th 2nd 4th 1st 1st 1st 17
Asia – AASF (2 of 4 teams)
Women's team[1] 1979 1980 1981 1983 1984 1988 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 Years
  China 4th 8th 3rd 4th 5th 5
  Kazakhstan 8th 8th 2
Europe – LEN (6 of 9 teams)
Women's team[1] 1979 1980 1981 1983 1984 1988 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 Years
  Greece 6th 8th 7th 6th 7th 5
  Hungary 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th 1st 5th 6th 5th 9
  Italy 8th 5th 2nd 5th 4th 3rd 5th 2nd 8
  Netherlands 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 12
  Russia 4th 2nd 7th 4th 3rd 4th 6th 2nd 8
  Spain 3rd 4th 2
Oceania – OSA (1 of 2 teams)
Women's team[1] 1979 1980 1981 1983 1984 1988 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 Years
  Australia 3rd 4th 3rd 3rd 1st 5th 5th 2nd 4th 1st 3rd 2nd 6th 1st 2nd 2nd 3rd 17
Total teams 5 4 4 4 4 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

FINA World League

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Legend
  •  1st  – Champions
  •  2nd  – Runners-up
  •  3rd  – Third place
  •  4th  – Fourth place
  •  QF  – Quarterfinals
  •  ×  — Did not enter qualifications
  •  •  — Did not qualify for the final tournament
  •  ••  — Qualified but withdrew
  •     – Hosts
Americas – ASUA (3 of 3 teams)
Women's team[1] 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 YQ / YP
  Brazil × × × × × × 8th 8th 8th × × x 3/7
  Canada 5th 6th 6th 4th 4th 2nd 8th 6th 7th 8th 6th 6th 7th 2nd 4th 7th 16/16
  United States 1st 5th 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 16/16
Asia – AASF (2 of 3 teams)
Women's team[1] 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 YQ / YP
  China × × 6th 5th 5th 5th 4th 4th 1st 4th 4th 4th 6th 6th 8th 13/14
  Kazakhstan 8th × × × × × × × × × 1/7
Europe – LEN (6 of 7 teams)
Women's team[1] 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 YQ / YP
  Greece 6th 1st 3rd 7th 3rd 7th 3rd × 7/15
  Hungary 2nd 4th × × × 6th 4th 4th 6th 6/13
  Italy 3rd 8th 2nd × 8th 2nd 8th 6th 2nd 7th 5th × 2nd 11/14
  Netherlands × 7th 5th × × 7th × × 3rd 5th 2nd 4th 7/11
  Russia 4th 2nd 3rd 1st 6th 4th 5th 5th 2nd 7th 5th 6th 3rd 3rd 3rd 15/16
  Spain × 5th 6th 4th 8th 5th 5th 2nd × 5th 8/14
Oceania – OSA (1 of 1 team)
Women's team[1] 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 YQ / YP
  Australia 7th 3rd 4th 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd 3rd 2nd 7th 3rd 2nd 3rd 7th 7th 5th 16/16
Total teams 8 8 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

Asian Games

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Legend
  •  1st  – Champions
  •  2nd  – Runners-up
  •  3rd  – Third place
  •  4th  – Fourth place
  •  Q  – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
  •     – Hosts
Asia – AASF (2 of 9 teams)
Women's team 2010 2014 2018 Years
  China 1st 1st 1st 3
  Kazakhstan 2nd 3rd 2nd 3
Total teams 4 6 6

European Championship

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Legend
  •  1st  – Champions
  •  2nd  – Runners-up
  •  3rd  – Third place
  •  4th  – Fourth place
  •  Q  – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
  •     – Hosts
Europe – LEN (6 of 23 teams)
Women's team 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 Years
  Greece 7th 7th 7th 4th 7th 5th 4th 5th 6th 6th 2nd 2nd 6th 5th 2nd 6th 16
  Hungary 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 3rd 2nd 5th 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 3rd 5th 3rd 3rd 1st 4th 3rd 18
  Italy 4th 3rd 4th 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 4th 4th 1st 4th 3rd 6th 5th 16
  Netherlands 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 3rd 3rd 2nd 5th 4th 5th 5th 3rd 6th 2nd 2nd 1st 4th 18
  Russia Part of Soviet Union 2nd 6th 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 1st 1st 1st 4th 5th 6th 5th 2nd 14
  Spain 9th 9th 4th 6th 6th 6th 4th 2nd 6th 5th 1st 4th 3rd 1st 14
Total teams 8 7 9 8 12 12 12 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 12 12 12

Pan American Games

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Legend
  •  1st  – Champions
  •  2nd  – Runners-up
  •  3rd  – Third place
  •  4th  – Fourth place
  •  Q  – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
  •     – Hosts
Americas – ASUA (3 of 9 teams)
Women's team 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 Years
  Brazil 3rd 3rd 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd 6
  Canada 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 6
  United States 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 6
Total teams 5 5 6 8 8 8

Fully professional leagues

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This section provides a list of known fully professional leagues. As such, this list can be used as an aid in considering the WP:NWP guideline, which states that "Players who have played for, or head coaches who have coached a team in a fully professional league are presumed notable."

Players who have not played in a fully professional league listed below may meet Wikipedia's General notability guideline.

Lists in this section updated as of 16 November 2020.

Men's leagues

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Europe

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Oceania

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Women's leagues

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Europe

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Oceania

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Leagues which are not fully professional

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Men's leagues

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Americas

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  •   Brazil – Brazilian Water Polo League
  •   Canada – Canadian National Championship League
  •   United States – National Water Polo League

Asia

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Europe

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Oceania

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  •   New Zealand – New Zealand National Water Polo League

Women's leagues

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Americas

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  •   Brazil – Brazilian Water Polo League
  •   Canada – Canadian National Championship League

Europe

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Oceania

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  •   New Zealand – New Zealand National Water Polo League

Notes

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  1. ^ At the 1932 Olympics, Brazil was disqualified after their players attacked the Hungarian referee at the end of their match against Germany. Their two matches were annulled. Therefore, Hungary and Japan won their games scheduled with Brazil, by forfeit. For more details, please see the Official Report of the 1932 Olympic Games (pp. 650–651), and here.
  2. ^ France had four teams compete in 1900. Bronze medals were given to the losers of both semifinals; France took both bronze.
  3. ^ After the breakup of Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia men's national water polo team participated at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics, and won a bronze medal in 2000.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 14, 25, 40, 48, 56, 57, 67, 78, 83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.