The European Water Polo Championship is a sport competition for national
water polo
Water polo is a competitive sport, competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the water polo ball, ball into the oppo ...
teams, currently held biannually and organized by the
Ligue Européenne de Natation
European Aquatics (formerly , , popularly known by its acronym LEN) is the European governing body for aquatic sports affiliated to World Aquatics — it is the Continental Association for Europe. It was formally organized in 1927 in Bologna, ...
(LEN), the governing European
aquatics
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*Water-related sports more broadly (including boa ...
federation. There are both men's and women's competitions.
The first European Water Polo Championship was held in 1926 in
Budapest
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,
Hungary
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, with just a men's competition. The women for the first time competed in 1985 (
Oslo
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,
Norway
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) for the European title. The water polo tournament was part of the
European Aquatics Championships
The European Aquatics Championships is the continental Aquatic sports, Aquatics championship for Europe, which is organised by Ligue Européenne de Natation, LEN—the governing body for aquatics in Europe. The Championships are currently held eve ...
up to and including 1997, and from 1999 the event was separated and got its own independent tournament.
Men's tournament
Results
Finishes in the top four
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.
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† – ''Defunct team''
Medal table
Participation details
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
Multiple medalists
The table shows players who have won at least 6 medals in total at the European Championships.
Women's tournament
Results
Medal table
Participation details
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
Multiple medalists
The table shows players who have won at least 6 medals in total at the European Championships.
Combined medal table
Overall
Men (1926-2024)
Reference:
POL:
GBR 9 + ENG 1
Women (1985-2024)
Reference:
[https://ifosta.de/Sport/Wasserball/Frauen/12-InternationaleMeisterschaften/Europameisterschaften-WasserballFrauen.html]
TCH: 1993+1995+1997+2024
See also
Nations
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LEN European U19 Water Polo Championship
LEN European U19 Water Polo Championships is a continental water polo tournament held every two years for the players under the age of 19. It was launched by LEN in 1970 for men and in 1994 for women. Results
Since 2011:
# M U19:
# M U17:
# M U15 ...
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LEN European U17 Water Polo Championship
LEN European Junior Water Polo Championship is a continental water polo tournament held every two years for the players under the age of 18. From 2025, the championships' age level changed from U17 to U18.
Ages
https://total-waterpolo.com/greece-w ...
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LEN European U15 Water Polo Championship
LEN European Junior Water Polo Championship is a continental water polo
Water polo is a competitive sport, competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams ...
*
LEN European Masters Water Polo Championship
Clubs
Men
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European Aquatics Champions League
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European Aquatics Euro Cup
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European Aquatics Conference Cup
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European Aquatics Challenger Cup
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European Aquatics Super Cup
Women
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European Aquatics Women's Champions League
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European Aquatics Women's Euro Cup
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European Aquatics Women's Conference Cup
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European Aquatics Women's Challenger Cup
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European Aquatics Women's Super Cup
Notes
References
Sources
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Results
Men Water Polo Europe Championships Archive
External links
LEN.eu Ligue Européenne de Natation – Official LEN website
Winning Squads & Stats
*http://todor66.com/Water_Polo/Europe/index.html
*https://sport-record.de/wasserball/waterpolo-len-team.html
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European Water Polo Championship
The European Water Polo Championship is a sport competition for national water polo teams, currently held biannually and organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN), the governing European aquatics federation. There are both men's and wo ...
Recurring sporting events established in 1926
International water polo competitions
water polo
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