World Junior Water Polo Championships

Sport Water Polo
Competition Category World Championships
Years 1981—2023
Editions 22
Competitors 644
Countries 53

Editions

Year Host City Country Held Events Competitors Countries
1981 Milano, Bergamo, and Como ITA 14 – 21 September 1981 1 39 15
1983 Barcelona ESP 29 July – 6 August 1983 1 38 13
1985 İstanbul TUR 17 – 25 August 1985 1 0 12
1987 São Paulo BRA 6 – 13 September 1987 1 12 13
1989 Narbonne FRA 30 July – 7 August 1989 1 0 0
1991 Irvine, California USA 31 August – 8 September 1991 1 41 16
1993 Al-Qahira EGY 21 – 29 August 1993 1 39 16
1995 Dunkerque FRA 21 – 30 July 1995 1 39 21
1997 La Habana CUB 15 – 24 July 1997 1 13 24
1999 Madinat al-Kuwait KUW 9 – 18 October 1999 1 27 23
2001 İstanbul TUR 10 – 19 August 2001 1 37 23
2003 Napoli ITA 9 – 17 August 2003 1 37 20
2005 Mar del Plata ARG 6 – 15 October 2005 1 39 21
2007 Long Beach, California USA 18 – 26 August 2007 1 39 24
2009 Šibenik CRO 22 – 30 August 2009 1 39 19
2011 Volos GRE 27 August – 4 September 2011 1 39 20
2013 Szombathely HUN 12 – 18 August 2013 1 39 16
2015 Almaty KAZ 4 – 12 September 2015 1 33 18
2017 Beograd SRB 5 – 13 August 2017 1 39 20
2019 Madinat al-Kuwait KUW 12 – 20 December 2019 1 39 20
2021 Praha CZE 28 August – 5 September 2021 1 43 18
2023 Otopeni and București ROU 10 – 17 June 2023 1 45 19

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Hungary HUN 3 3 5 11
2 Italy ITA 3 3 3 9
3 Serbia SRB 3 2 3 8
4 Greece GRE 3 2 2 7
5 Spain ESP 3 2 1 6
6 Croatia CRO 2 4 1 7
7 Serbia and Montenegro SCG 2 0 1 3
8 Soviet Union URS 2 0 0 2
9 Cuba CUB 0 2 1 3
= Yugoslavia YUG 0 2 1 3
11 Australia AUS 0 1 0 1
12 Montenegro MNE 0 0 1 1
= Slovakia SVK 0 0 1 1
= United States USA 0 0 1 1