European Water Polo Championships

Sport Water Polo
Competition Category Continental Championships
Years 1985—2024
Editions 14
Competitors 1827
Countries 27

Up to 1997 water polo was part of the European Aquatics Championships.

Editions

Edition Host City Country Held Events Competitors Countries
1985 European Water Polo Championships Oslo NOR 12 – 18 August 1985 1 66 8
1999 European Water Polo Championships Firenze and Prato ITA 2 – 11 September 1999 2 279 13
2001 European Water Polo Championships Budapest HUN 15 – 24 June 2001 2 298 12
2003 European Water Polo Championships Kranj and Ljubljana SLO 6 – 15 June 2003 2 295 12
2006 European Water Polo Championships Beograd SRB 1 – 10 September 2006 2 284 12
2008 European Water Polo Championships Málaga ESP 4 – 13 July 2008 2 255 14
2010 European Water Polo Championships Zagreb CRO 29 August – 11 September 2010 2 257 13
2012 European Water Polo Championships Eindhoven NED 16 – 29 January 2012 2 257 14
2014 European Water Polo Championships Budapest HUN 14 – 27 July 2014 2 255 14
2016 European Water Polo Championships Beograd SRB 10 – 23 January 2016 2 364 17
2018 European Water Polo Championships Barcelona ESP 16 – 28 July 2018 2 362 17
2020 European Water Polo Championships Budapest HUN 12 – 26 January 2020 2 360 17
2022 European Water Polo Championships Split CRO 27 August – 10 September 2022 2 410 16
2024 European Water Polo Championships various MIX 4 – 16 January 2024 2 469 20

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Serbia SRB 5 1 1 7
2 Hungary HUN 4 5 10 19
3 Spain ESP 4 4 3 11
4 Italy ITA 3 4 5 12
5 Netherlands NED 3 3 1 7
6 Russia RUS 3 1 3 7
7 Croatia CRO 2 3 1 6
8 Serbia and Montenegro SCG 2 0 0 2
9 Montenegro MNE 1 2 1 4
10 Greece GRE 0 4 1 5
11 Germany GER 0 0 1 1