List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo

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This is a list of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo.[1]

Men[]

Medalists by tournament[]

Abbreviation and legend
  • *Host team
  • Defunct team
  • (C) – Captain
  • (GK) – Goalkeeper
  • (LH) – Left-handed
Games Gold Silver Bronze
1973 Belgrade
details
 Hungary

András Bodnár
Gábor Csapó
Tibor Cservenyák (GK)
Tamás Faragó
István Görgényi
Zoltán Kásás
Ferenc Konrád
Endre Molnár (GK)
László Sárosi
István Szívós Jr.
 Soviet Union
Anatoly Akimov
Aleksei Barkalov
Aleksandr Dreval
Aleksandr Kabanov
Nuzgari Mshvenieradze
Leonid Osipov
Vitaly Romanchuk
Vladimir Zhmudsky
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
 Yugoslavia*
Ratko Rudić
Đuro Savinović
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
1975 Cali
details
 Soviet Union
Aleksei Barkalov
Aleksandr Dolgushin
Aleksandr Dreval

Aleksandr Kabanov
Anatoly Klebanov (GK)
Nikolay Melnikov

Vitaly Romanchuk

Aleksandr Zakharov (GK)
 Hungary
András Bodnár
Gábor Csapó
Tibor Cservenyák (GK)
Tamás Faragó
István Görgényi
György Horkai
Ferenc Konrád
István Magas
Endre Molnár (GK)
László Sárosi
István Szívós Jr.
 Italy
Alberto Alberani (GK)
Silvio Baracchini
Luigi Castagnola
Vincenzo D'Angelo
Gianni De Magistris
Marcello Del Duca
Alessandro Ghibellini
Sante Marsili
Roldano Simeoni
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
1978 West Berlin
details
 Italy
Alberto Alberani (GK)
Roldano Simeoni
Silvio Baracchini
Sante Marsili
Massimo Fondelli
Gianni De Magistris
Alessandro Ghibellini
Marco Galli
Paolo Ragosa
Romeo Collina
(GK)
 Hungary
Gábor Csapó
Tamás Faragó
György Gerendás
György Horkai
György Kenéz
István Magas
Endre Molnár (GK)
Attila Sudár
István Szívós Jr.
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
 Yugoslavia
Zoran Janković
Damir Polić
Zoran Roje
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
1982 Guayaquil
details
 Soviet Union
Vladimir Akimov
Mikhail Ivanov
Aleksandr Kabanov
(GK)
Sergey Kotenko
Nurlan Mendygaliyev
Giorgi Mshvenieradze
Erkin Shagaev
Yevgeny Sharonov (GK)
Nikolai Smirnov
Aleksey Vdovin
 Hungary
Gábor Csapó
Tibor Cservenyák (GK)
György Gerendás
György Horkai
György Kenéz
István Kiss
László Kuncz
Gábor Schmiedt
Attila Sudár
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
 West Germany
Roland Freund
Rainer Hoppe
Günter Kilian
Thomas Loebb
Werner Obschernikat
Rainer Osselmann
Frank Otto
Peter Röhle (GK)
Jürgen Schröder
Hagen Stamm
(Unknown)
1986 Madrid
details
 Yugoslavia
Milorad Krivokapić (GK)
Deni Lušić
Zoran Petrović
Perica Bukić
Veselin Đuho
Dragan Andrić
Mirko Vičević
Dubravko Šimenc
Goran Sukno
Tomislav Paškvalin (LH)
Igor Milanović

Andrija Popović (GK)
 Italy
Paolo Trapanese (GK)
Alfio Misaggi
Andrea Pisano
Antonello Steardo
Alessandro Campagna
Paolo Caldarella
Mario Fiorillo
Francesco Porzio (LH)
Stefano Postiglione
Riccardo Tempestini
Massimiliano Ferretti
Marco D'Altrui
Gianni Averaimo (GK)
 Soviet Union
Dmitry Apanasenko
Viktor Berendyuha
Yevgeny Grishin
Mikhail Ivanov
Sergey Kotenko
Serghei Marcoci
Nurlan Mendygaliyev
Giorgi Mshvenieradze
Sergey Naumov
Yevgeny Sharonov (GK)
Nikolai Smirnov
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
1991 Perth
details
 Yugoslavia
Mislav Bezmalinović
Perica Bukić
Viktor Jelenić
Igor Milanović

Dušan Popović
Renco Posinković (GK)
Goran Rađenović
Dubravko Šimenc
Aleksandar Šoštar (GK)
Vaso Subotić

Mirko Vičević
 Spain
Jesús Rollán (GK)
(Unknown)
Marco Antonio González
Rubén Michavila
Manuel Estiarte (C)
Daniel Ballart
Josep Picó
Ricardo Sánchez
Jordi Sans
Salvador Gómez
Miki Oca
(Unknown)
Pedro García Aguado
 Hungary
Tibor Benedek (LH)
István Dóczi
Péter Kuna (GK)
Gábor Nemes (GK)
Imre Péter
Zsolt Petőváry
Gábor Schmiedt
Frank Tóth
Imre Tóth
László Tóth
Balázs Vincze
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
1994 Rome
details
 Italy*
Francesco Attolico (GK)
Marco D'Altrui
Alessandro Bovo
Pino Porzio
Alessandro Campagna
Roberto Calcaterra
Mario Fiorillo
Francesco Porzio (LH)
Amedeo Pomilio (LH)
Ferdinando Gandolfi
Massimiliano Ferretti
Carlo Silipo
Gianni Averaimo (GK)
 Spain
Jesús Rollán (GK)
Sergi Pedrerol (LH)
Josep Picó
Gustavo Marcos
Manuel Estiarte (C)
Daniel Ballart
Jorge Payá
Manuel Silvestre (GK)
Jordi Sans
Salvador Gómez
Miki Oca
Gabriel Hernández
Pedro García Aguado
 Russia
Nikolay Maksimov (GK)
Aleksandr Ogorodnikov
Sergey Yevstigneyev
Nikolay Kozlov
Sergey Garbuzov
Aleksandr Yeryshov
Dmitry Apanasenko

Dmitry Gorshkov
Serghei Marcoci
Yuriy Smoloviy
Sergey Ivlev
Dmitri Dugin (GK)
1998 Perth
details
 Spain
Daniel Ballart
Manuel Estiarte (C)
Pedro García
Salvador Gómez
(GK)
Gustavo Marcos
Rubén Michavila
Iván Moro
Sergi Pedrerol (LH)
Iván Pérez (LH)
Jesús Rollán (GK)
Jordi Sans
Carles Sanz
 Hungary
Zoltán Kósz (GK)
Frank Tóth
Tamás Märcz
Zsolt Varga
Tamás Kásás
Attila Vári
Gergely Kiss (LH)
Tibor Benedek (LH)
Rajmund Fodor
Balázs Vincze
Barnabás Steinmetz
Tamás Molnár
(Unknown)
 FR Yugoslavia[a]
Dejan Savić
Aleksandar Šoštar (GK)
Petar Trbojević
Veljko Uskoković
Vladimir Vujasinović
Nenad Vukanić
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
2001 Fukuoka
details
 Spain
Ángel Andreo (GK)
Daniel Ballart
Salvador Gómez
Gabriel Hernández
Gustavo Marcos
Guillermo Molina
Daniel Moro
Iván Moro
Sergi Pedrerol (LH)
Iván Pérez (LH)
Jesús Rollán (C, GK)
Javier Sánchez
Carles Sanz
 FR Yugoslavia[a]
Aleksandar Šoštar (GK)
Petar Trbojević
Denis Šefik (GK)
Predrag Zimonjić
Dejan Savić
Danilo Ikodinović
Viktor Jelenić
Veljko Uskoković
Aleksandar Ćirić
Aleksandar Šapić
Vladimir Vujasinović (C)
Nenad Vukanić
Branko Peković
 Russia
Roman Balashov
Revaz Chomakhidze
Aleksandr Fyodorov (GK)
Sergey Garbuzov
Dmitry Gorshkov (C)
Nikolay Kozlov
Alexey Panfili
Andrei Rekechinski
Yuri Yatsev
Aleksandr Yeryshov
Marat Zakirov
Irek Zinnurov
(Unknown)
2003 Barcelona
details
 Hungary
Zoltán Szécsi (GK)
Tamás Varga
Norbert Madaras (LH)
Zsolt Varga
Tamás Kásás
Attila Vári
Gergely Kiss (LH)
Tibor Benedek (C, LH)
Rajmund Fodor
István Gergely (GK)
Barnabás Steinmetz
Tamás Molnár
Péter Biros
 Italy
Stefano Tempesti (GK)
Francesco Postiglione
Andrea Mangiante
Fabrizio Buonocore
Marco Gerini (GK)
Roberto Calcaterra
Goran Fiorentini
Alberto Angelini
Maurizio Felugo
Alessandro Calcaterra
Bogdan Rath
Carlo Silipo (C)
Fabio Bencivenga
 Serbia and Montenegro
Denis Šefik (GK)
Slobodan Nikić
Nikola Kuljača (GK)
Vanja Udovičić
Dejan Savić
Danilo Ikodinović
Viktor Jelenić
Vladimir Gojković
Aleksandar Ćirić
Aleksandar Šapić
Vladimir Vujasinović (C)
Predrag Jokić
Boris Zloković
2005 Montreal
details
 Serbia and Montenegro
Denis Šefik (GK)
Petar Trbojević
Nikola Janović
Vanja Udovičić
Dejan Savić
Danilo Ikodinović
Slobodan Nikić
Vladimir Gojković
Boris Zloković
Aleksandar Šapić
Vladimir Vujasinović (C)
Predrag Jokić
Zdravko Radić (GK)
 Hungary
Zoltán Szécsi (GK)
Dániel Varga
Norbert Madaras (LH)
Ádám Steinmetz
Tamás Kásás
Attila Vári
Gergely Kiss (LH)

Rajmund Fodor
Márton Szívós
István Gergely (GK)
Tamás Molnár
Péter Biros
 Greece
Georgios Reppas (GK)
Anastasios Schizas
Dimitrios Mazis
Emmanouil Mylonakis
Theodoros Chatzitheodorou
Argyris Theodoropoulos
Christos Afroudakis
Georgios Ntoskas
Georgios Afroudakis (C)
Stefanos Santa
Antonios Vlontakis
Manthos Voulgarakis
Nikolaos Deligiannis (GK)
2007 Melbourne
details
 Croatia
Frano Vićan (GK)
Damir Burić
Andro Bušlje
Zdeslav Vrdoljak (C)
Aljoša Kunac
Maro Joković (LH)
Mile Smodlaka
Teo Đogaš
Pavo Marković
Samir Barać
Igor Hinić
Miho Bošković
Josip Pavić (GK)
 Hungary
Zoltán Szécsi (GK)
Dániel Varga
Norbert Madaras (LH)
Dénes Varga
Tamás Kásás
Márton Szívós
Gergely Kiss (LH)
Tibor Benedek (C, LH)
Rajmund Fodor
Péter Biros
Gábor Kis
Tamás Molnár
Viktor Nagy (GK)
 Spain
Iñaki Aguilar (GK)
Mario José García
David Martín
Ricardo Perrone
Guillermo Molina
Marc Minguell
Iván Gallego
Svilen Piralkov
Xavier Vallès
Felipe Perrone
Iván Pérez (C, LH)
Xavier García (LH)
Ángel Andreo (GK)
2009 Rome
details
 Serbia
Slobodan Soro (GK)
Marko Avramović
Živko Gocić
Vanja Udovičić (C)

Duško Pijetlović
Slobodan Nikić
Milan Aleksić
Nikola Rađen
Filip Filipović (LH)
Andrija Prlainović
Stefan Mitrović
Gojko Pijetlović (GK)
 Spain
Iñaki Aguilar (GK)
Mario José García
David Martín
Blai Mallarach (LH)
Guillermo Molina
Marc Minguell
Iván Gallego
Albert Español
Xavier Vallès
Felipe Perrone
Iván Pérez (C, LH)
Xavier García (LH)
Daniel López (GK)
 Croatia
(GK)
Damir Burić
Miho Bošković
Nikša Dobud
Ivan Buljubašić


Andro Bušlje
Sandro Sukno
Samir Barać (C)
Igor Hinić
Paulo Obradović
Josip Pavić (GK)
2011 Shanghai
details
 Italy
Stefano Tempesti (C, GK)
Amaurys Pérez
Niccolò Gitto
Pietro Figlioli
Alex Giorgetti
Maurizio Felugo
Niccolò Figari
Valentino Gallo (LH)
Christian Presciutti
Deni Fiorentini
Matteo Aicardi
Arnaldo Deserti
Giacomo Pastorino (GK)
 Serbia
Slobodan Soro (GK)
Marko Avramović
Živko Gocić
Vanja Udovičić (C)
Miloš Ćuk
Duško Pijetlović
Slobodan Nikić
Milan Aleksić
Nikola Rađen
Filip Filipović (LH)
Andrija Prlainović
Stefan Mitrović
Gojko Pijetlović (GK)
 Croatia
Josip Pavić (GK)
Damir Burić
Miho Bošković
Nikša Dobud
Maro Joković (LH)
Petar Muslim

Andro Bušlje
Sandro Sukno
Samir Barać (C)

Paulo Obradović
Ivan Buljubašić
2013 Barcelona
details
 Hungary
Viktor Nagy (GK)

Norbert Madaras (LH)

Márton Vámos (LH)
Norbert Hosnyánszky
Ádám Decker
Márton Szívós
Dániel Varga (C)
Dénes Varga

Balázs Hárai
Attila Decker (GK)
 Montenegro
Zdravko Radić (GK)
Draško Brguljan
Vjekoslav Pasković
Antonio Petrović
Darko Brguljan
Ugo Crousillat (LH)
Mlađan Janović
Nikola Janović (C)
Aleksandar Ivović
Saša Mišić
Filip Klikovać
Predrag Jokić
Miloš Šćepanović (GK)
 Croatia
Pavić (C, GK)
Luka Lončar


Maro Joković (LH)
Luka Bukić
Petar Muslim
Andro Bušlje
Sandro Sukno
Nikša Dobud
Anđelo Šetka
Paulo Obradović
Marko Bijač (GK)
2015 Kazan
details
 Serbia
Gojko Pijetlović (GK)
Dušan Mandić (LH)
Živko Gocić (C)
Sava Ranđelović
Miloš Ćuk
Duško Pijetlović
Slobodan Nikić
Milan Aleksić
Nikola Jakšić
Filip Filipović (LH)
Andrija Prlainović
Stefan Mitrović
Branislav Mitrović (GK)
 Croatia
Josip Pavić (C, GK)
Damir Burić
Antonio Petković
Luka Lončar
Maro Joković (LH)
Luka Bukić
Petar Muslim
Andro Bušlje
Sandro Sukno

Anđelo Šetka
Paulo Obradović
Marko Bijač (GK)
 Greece
Konstantinos Flegkas (GK)
Emmanouil Mylonakis
Georgios Dervisis
Konstantinos Genidounias
Ioannis Fountoulis
Kyriakos Pontikeas
Christos Afroudakis (C)
Evangelos Delakas
Konstantinos Mourikis
Christodoulos Kolomvos
Alexandros Gounas
Angelos Vlachopoulos
Stefanos Galanopoulos (GK)
2017 Budapest
details
 Croatia
Marko Bijač (GK)
Marko Macan
Loren Fatović
Luka Lončar
Maro Joković (LH)
Ivan Buljubašić
Ante Vukičević
Andro Bušlje
Sandro Sukno (C)
Ivan Krapić
Anđelo Šetka
Xavier García (LH)
Ivan Marcelić (GK)
 Hungary*
Viktor Nagy (GK)

Krisztián Manhercz
Gergő Zalánki (LH)
Márton Vámos (LH)
Norbert Hosnyánszky
Ádám Decker

Balázs Erdélyi
Dénes Varga (C)
Tamás Mezei (LH)
Balázs Hárai
Attila Decker (GK)
 Serbia
Gojko Pijetlović (GK)
Dušan Mandić (LH)
Viktor Rašović
Sava Ranđelović
Miloš Ćuk
Duško Pijetlović

Milan Aleksić
Nikola Jakšić
Filip Filipović (C, LH)
Andrija Prlainović
Stefan Mitrović
Branislav Mitrović (GK)
2019 Gwangju
details
 Italy
Marco Del Lungo (GK)
Francesco Di Fulvio
Stefano Luongo
Pietro Figlioli (C)

Alessandro Velotto
Vincenzo Renzuto
Gonzalo Echenique (LH)
Niccolò Figari
Michaël Bodegas
Matteo Aicardi
Vincenzo Dolce
Gianmarco Nicosia (GK)
 Spain
Daniel López (GK)
Alberto Munarriz
Álvaro Granados
Miguel del Toro

Marc Larumbe

Francisco Fernández
Roger Tahull
Felipe Perrone (C)
Blai Mallarach (LH)
Alejandro Bustos
(GK)
 Croatia
Marko Bijač (GK)
Marko Macan
Loren Fatović
Luka Lončar
Maro Joković (LH)
Hrvoje Benić
Ante Vukičević
Andro Bušlje (C)
Lovre Miloš
Josip Vrlić
Anđelo Šetka
Xavier García (LH)
Ivan Marcelić (GK)

Multiple medalists[]

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.

Five male athletes won five or more medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships. Aside from Serbian water polo player Slobodan Nikić who won five medals,[2] all 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).[3]

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 14 years
(19/33)
2 1 4 7 [3]
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 12 years
(19/31)
2 1 3 6 [4]
3 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 12 years
(20/32)
3 1 1 5 [2]
 Serbia Does not appear Does not appear 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 Does not appear
4 Josip Pavić 1982 1.95 m
(6 ft 5 in)
 Croatia GK 2001 Does not appear 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 14 years
(19/33)
1 1 3 5 [5]
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 8 years
(19/27)
1 1 3 5 [6]
Rk Player Birth Height Men's team Pos Water polo tournament Period
(age of
first/last)
G S B T Ref
Medals

Multiple gold medalists[]

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 twenty-eight 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

Women[]

Medalists by tournament[]

Abbreviation and legend
  • *Host team
  • (C) – Captain
  • (GK) – Goalkeeper
  • (LH) – Left-handed
Games Gold Silver Bronze
1986 Madrid
details
 Australia











Debbie Watson
 Netherlands

Hellen Boering (GK)
(GK)





Patricia Megens



 United States
Maureen O'Toole
Jill Sterkel
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
1991 Perth
details
 Netherlands
Hellen Boering (GK)
Karla van der Boon (GK)

Edmée Hiemstra

Karin Kuipers
Patricia Libregts



Marjan op den Velde

 Canada
Isabelle Auger (GK)


Marie-Claude Deslières








 United States
Maureen O'Toole
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
1994 Rome
details
 Hungary








Mercédesz Stieber

Krisztina Szremkó

Noémi Tóth
 Netherlands
Ellen Bast
Gillian van den Berg
Hellen Boering (GK)
Karla van der Boon (GK)
Edmée Hiemstra

Karin Kuipers
Ingrid Leijendekker




 Italy*

Carmela Allucci

Francesca Conti (GK)


Melania Grego

Giusi Malato
Martina Miceli


1998 Perth
details
 Italy
Carmela Allucci
Alexandra Araújo

Francesca Conti (GK)


Melania Grego

Giusi Malato
Martina Miceli
Maddalena Musumeci

 Netherlands
Ellen Bast
Gillian van den Berg
Karla van der Boon (GK)
Daniëlle de Bruijn
Edmée Hiemstra
Karin Kuipers
Ingrid Leijendekker

Carla Quint


(GK)
Marjan op den Velde
 Australia*
Naomi Castle


Bridgette Gusterson
Yvette Higgins
Bronwyn Mayer
Melissa Mills


Liz Weekes (GK)

Danielle Woodhouse (GK)
Taryn Woods
2001 Fukuoka
details
 Italy
Carmela Allucci (C)
Alexandra Araújo
Silvia Bosurgi

Francesca Conti (GK)
Tania Di Mario
Melania Grego
Giusi Malato
Martina Miceli
Maddalena Musumeci


 Hungary

Rita Drávucz
Anikó Pelle
Ágnes Primász


Ildikó Sós
Mercédesz Stieber

Krisztina Szremkó
Zsuzsanna Tiba
Ágnes Valkai
Erzsébet Valkai
 Canada
Josée Marsolais (GK)
Whynter Lamarre (GK)
Sandra Lizé
Susan Gardiner
Andrea Dewar
Marie Luc Arpin
Cora Campbell
Melissa Collins
Ann Dow
Jana Salat
Valérie Dionne
Waneek Horn-Miller
Johanne Bégin
2003 Barcelona
details
 United States
Jacqueline Frank (GK)
Heather Petri
Ericka Lorenz
Brenda Villa
Ellen Estes
Natalie Golda
Margaret Dingeldein
Gabrielle Domanic
Heather Moody (C)
Robin Beauregard
Amber Stachowski
Nicolle Payne (GK)
Thalia Munro
 Italy
Francesca Conti (GK)
Martina Miceli
Carmela Allucci (C)
Silvia Bosurgi
(GK)
Emanuela Zanchi
Tania Di Mario
Cinzia Ragusa
Giusi Malato
Alexandra Araújo
Maddalena Musumeci
Melania Grego
Noémi Tóth
 Russia
Svetlana Bogdanova
Sofia Konukh (C)
Veronika Linkova
Tatiana Petrova
Ekaterina Salimova
Natalia Shepelina
Ekaterina Shishova
Elena Smurova
Olga Turova
Valentina Vorontsova (GK)
Maria Yaina
Galina Zlotnikova (GK)
Anastasia Zubkova
2005 Montreal
details
 Hungary
Patrícia Horváth (GK)
Eszter Tomaskovics

Dóra Kisteleki
Mercédesz Stieber (C)
Andrea Tóth (GK)
Rita Drávucz
Krisztina Zantleitner
Orsolya Takács
Anikó Pelle
Ágnes Valkai
Fruzsina Brávik
 United States
Emily Feher (GK)
Heather Petri
Ericka Lorenz
Brenda Villa (C)
Lauren Wenger
Natalie Golda
Kristina Kunkel
Erika Figge
Jaime Hipp (GK)
Kelly Rulon
Moriah van Norman

Thalia Munro
 Canada*
Rachel Riddell (GK)
Krystina Alogbo
Whynter Lamarre (GK)
Susan Gardiner
Tara Campbell
Marie Luc Arpin
Cora Campbell
Dominique Perreault
Ann Dow (C)
Jana Salat
Valérie Dionne
Christine Robinson
Johanne Bégin
2007 Melbourne
details
 United States
Elizabeth Armstrong (GK)
Heather Petri
Ericka Lorenz
Brenda Villa (C)
Lauren Wenger
Natalie Golda
Patty Cardenas
Brittany Hayes (LH)
Elsie Windes
Alison Gregorka
Moriah van Norman
Kami Craig
Jaime Hipp (GK)
 Australia*
Emma Knox (GK)
Gemma Beadsworth
Nikita Cuffe
Rebecca Rippon
Suzie Fraser (LH)

Taniele Gofers
Kate Gynther
Bronwen Knox
Mia Santoromito
Melissa Rippon (C)
Amy Hetzel
Alicia McCormack (GK)
 Russia
Valentina Vorontsova (GK)
Natalia Shepelina

Sofia Konukh (C)
Alena Vylegzhanina
Nadezhda Glyzina-Fedotova
Ekaterina Pantyulina
Evgenia Soboleva

Olga Fomicheva
Elena Smurova
Anastasia Zubkova
Maria Kovtunovskaya (GK)
2009 Rome
details
 United States
Elizabeth Armstrong (GK)
Heather Petri
Brittany Hayes (LH)
Brenda Villa (C)
Lauren Wenger
Tanya Gandy
Kelly Rulon
Jessica Steffens
Elsie Windes
Alison Gregorka
Moriah van Norman
Kami Craig
Jaime Komer (GK)
 Canada
Rachel Riddell (GK)
Krystina Alogbo (C)
Katrina Monton
Emily Csikos
Joëlle Békhazi
Whitney Genoway
Rosanna Tomiuk
Dominique Perreault (LH)

Christine Robinson
Tara Campbell
Marina Radu
Marissa Janssens (GK)
 Russia
Yevgeniya Protsenko (GK)
Nadezhda Glyzina-Fedotova
Ekaterina Prokofyeva
Sofia Konukh (C)
Alena Vylegzhanina

Ekaterina Pantyulina
Evgenia Soboleva
Anna Timofeeva
Olga Beliaeva
Evgeniya Ivanova

Maria Kovtunovskaya (GK)
2011 Shanghai
details
 Greece
Eleni Kouvdou (GK)
Christina Tsoukala
Antiopi Melidoni
Ilektra Psouni
Kyriaki Liosi (C)
Alkisti Avramidou
Alexandra Asimaki
Antigoni Roumpesi
Angeliki Gerolymou
Triantafyllia Manolioudaki
Stavroula Antonakou
Georgia Lara
Eleni Goula (GK)
 China*
Yang Jun (GK)
Teng Fei (C)
Liu Ping
Sun Yujun
He Jin
Sun Yating
Song Donglun

Wang Yi
Ma Huanhuan
Sun Huizi
Zhang Lei
Wang Ying (GK)
 Russia
Maria Kovtunovskaya (GK)
Nadezhda Glyzina-Fedotova
Ekaterina Prokofyeva
Sofia Konukh (C)
Alexandra Antonova (LH)

Ekaterina Lisunova
Evgenia Soboleva
Ekaterina Tankeeva
Olga Beliaeva
Evgeniya Ivanova

Anna Karnaukh (GK)
2013 Barcelona
details
 Spain*
Laura Ester (GK)
Marta Bach
Anni Espar
Roser Tarragó
Matilde Ortiz
Jennifer Pareja (C)
Lorena Miranda
Pilar Peña (LH)
Andrea Blas
Ona Meseguer (LH)
Maica García
Laura López
Patricia Herrera (GK)
 Australia
(GK)

Hannah Buckling
Holly Lincoln-Smith
Isobel Bishop (LH)
Bronwen Knox (C)
Rowena Webster
Glencora McGhie
Zoe Arancini
Ashleigh Southern
Keesja Gofers
Nicola Zagame
Kelsey Wakefield (GK)
 Hungary
Flóra Bolonyai (GK)
Anna Illés
Dóra Antal
Dóra Kisteleki
Gabriella Szűcs
Orsolya Kasó (C)
(LH)
Rita Keszthelyi
Ildikó Tóth
Barbara Bujka (LH)
Krisztina Garda
Katalin Menczinger
Orsolya Takács (GK)
2015 Kazan
details
 United States
Samantha Hill (GK)
Maddie Musselman
Melissa Seidemann
Rachel Fattal
Alys Williams
Maggie Steffens (C)
Courtney Mathewson
Kiley Neushul
Ashley Grossman
Kaleigh Gilchrist
Makenzie Fischer
Kami Craig
Ashleigh Johnson (GK)
 Netherlands
Laura Aarts (GK)
Yasemin Smit (C)
Dagmar Genee
Catharina van der Sloot

Nomi Stomphorst

Vivian Sevenich (LH)
Maud Megens



Debby Willemsz (GK)
 Italy
Giulia Gorlero (GK)
Chiara Tabani
Arianna Garibotti
Elisa Queirolo
Federica Radicchi
Rosaria Aiello
Tania Di Mario (C)
Roberta Bianconi
Giulia Emmolo (LH)
Francesca Pomeri

Teresa Frassinetti
Laura Teani (GK)
2017 Budapest
details
 United States
Gabrielle Stone (GK)
Maddie Musselman
Melissa Seidemann
Rachel Fattal
Paige Hauschild
Maggie Steffens (C)
Jordan Raney
Kiley Neushul
Aria Fischer
Jamie Neushul
Makenzie Fischer
Alys Williams
Amanda Longan (GK)
 Spain
Laura Ester (GK)
Marta Bach
Anni Espar
Beatriz Ortiz
Matilde Ortiz
Helena Lloret (LH)
Clara Espar
Pilar Peña (LH) (C)
Judith Forca (LH)
Paula Crespí
Anna Gual
Paula Leitón
Sandra Domene (GK)
 Russia
Anna Ustyukhina (GK)
Veronika Vakhitova
Ekaterina Prokofyeva (C)
Elvina Karimova
Maria Borisova
Olga Gorbunova
Alena Serzhantova
Anastasia Simanovich
Anna Timofeeva

Evgeniya Ivanova
Daria Ryzhkova
Anna Karnaukh (GK)
2019 Gwangju
details
 United States
Amanda Longan (GK)
Maddie Musselman
Melissa Seidemann
Rachel Fattal
Paige Hauschild
Maggie Steffens (C)
Stephania Haralabidis (LH)
Kiley Neushul
Aria Fischer
Kaleigh Gilchrist
Makenzie Fischer
Alys Williams
Ashleigh Johnson (GK)
 Spain
Laura Ester (GK)
Marta Bach
Anni Espar
Beatriz Ortiz
Roser Tarragó
Irene González
Clara Espar
Pilar Peña (LH) (C)
Judith Forca (LH)
Paula Crespí
Maica García
Paula Leitón
Elena Sánchez (GK)
 Australia
Gabriella Palm (GK)
Keesja Gofers
Hannah Buckling
Bronte Halligan
Isobel Bishop (LH)
Bronwen Knox
Rowena Webster (C)
Amy Ridge
Zoe Arancini



Lea Yanitsas (GK)

Multiple medalists[]

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.

Eight female athletes won four medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships.

Legend
  •     – Hosts
Female athletes who won four medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships
Rk Player Birth Height Women's team Pos Water polo tournament Period
(age of
first/last)
Medals Ref
G S B T
1 Heather Petri 1978 1.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)
 United States FP 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 Does not appear 10 years
(23/33)
3 1 0 4 [7]
Brenda Villa 1980 1.63 m
(5 ft 4 in)
 United States FP 1998 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 13 years
(17/31)
3 1 0 4 [8]
3 Carmela Allucci 1970 1.67 m
(5 ft 6 in)
 Italy FP 1994 1998 2001 2003 Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear 9 years
(24/33)
2 1 1 4 [9]
Francesca Conti 1972 1.79 m
(5 ft 10 in)
 Italy GK 1994 1998 2001 2003 2005 Does not appear Does not appear 11 years
(22/33)
2 1 1 4 [10]
Melania Grego 1973 1.71 m
(5 ft 7 in)
 Italy FP 1994 1998 2001 2003 Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear 9 years
(21/30)
2 1 1 4 [11]
Giusi Malato 1971 1.70 m
(5 ft 7 in)
 Italy FP 1994 1998 2001 2003 Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear 9 years
(23/32)
2 1 1 4 [12]
Martina Miceli 1973 1.68 m
(5 ft 6 in)
 Italy FP 1994 1998 2001 2003 2005 2007 Does not appear 13 years
(20/33)
2 1 1 4 [13]
8 Sofia Konukh 1980 1.73 m
(5 ft 8 in)
 Russia FP 1998 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 13 years
(17/31)
0 0 4 4 [14]
Rk Player Birth Height Women's team Pos Water polo tournament Period
(age of
first/last)
G S B T Ref
Medals

Multiple gold medalists[]

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.

Ten female athletes won three or more gold medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships. They were all members of the United States women's national water polo team.

There are twenty-four female athletes who won two gold medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships.

Legend
  •     – Hosts
Female athletes who won three or more gold medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships
Rk Player Birth Height Women's team Pos Water polo tournament Period
(age of
first/last)
Medals Ref
G S B T
1 Heather Petri 1978 1.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)
 United States FP 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 Does not appear 10 years
(23/33)
3 1 0 4 [7]
Brenda Villa 1980 1.63 m
(5 ft 4 in)
 United States FP 1998 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 13 years
(17/31)
3 1 0 4 [8]
3 Kami Craig 1987 1.81 m
(5 ft 11 in)
 United States FP 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 Does not appear Does not appear 8 years
(19/28)
3 0 0 3 [15]
Rachel Fattal 1993 1.73 m
(5 ft 8 in)
 United States FP 2013 2015 2017 2019 Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear 6 years
(19/25)
3 0 0 3 [16]
Makenzie Fischer 1997 1.86 m
(6 ft 1 in)
 United States FP 2015 2017 2019 Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear 4 years
(18/22)
3 0 0 3 [17]
Maddie Musselman 1998 1.81 m
(5 ft 11 in)
 United States FP 2015 2017 2019 Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear 4 years
(17/21)
3 0 0 3 [18]
Kiley Neushul 1993 1.73 m
(5 ft 8 in)
 United States FP 2013 2015 2017 2019 Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear 6 years
(20/26)
3 0 0 3 [19]
Melissa Seidemann 1990 1.83 m
(6 ft 0 in)
 United States FP 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 Does not appear Does not appear 8 years
(21/29)
3 0 0 3 [20]
Maggie Steffens 1993 1.73 m
(5 ft 8 in)
 United States FP 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 Does not appear Does not appear 8 years
(18/26)
3 0 0 3 [21]
Alys Williams 1994 1.81 m
(5 ft 11 in)
 United States FP 2015 2017 2019 Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear 4 years
(21/25)
3 0 0 3
Rk Player Birth Height Women's team Pos Water polo tournament Period
(age of
first/last)
G S B T Ref
Medals

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b 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[]

  1. ^ "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 14, 57. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Slobodan Nikić". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Andro Bušlje". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Maro Joković". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Josip Pavić". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Sandro Sukno". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Heather Petri". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Brenda Villa". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Carmela Allucci". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Francesca Conti". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Melania Grego". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Giusi Malato". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  13. ^ "Martina Miceli". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  14. ^ "Sofia Konukh". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  15. ^ "Kami Craig". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  16. ^ "Rachel Fattal". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  17. ^ "Makenzie Fischer". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  18. ^ "Maddie Musselman". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  19. ^ "Kiley Neushul". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  20. ^ "Melissa Seidemann". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
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