Water polo / World Championships

Waterpolo / Campeonatos del Mundo

MEN / HOMBRES

Year Gold / Oro Silver / Plata Bronze / Bronce
1973 Hungary Soviet Union (USSR) Yugoslavia
1975 Soviet Union (USSR) Hungary Italy
1978 Italy Hungary Yugoslavia
1982 Soviet Union (USSR) Hungary West Germany (FRG)
1986 Yugoslavia Italy Soviet Union (USSR)
1991 Yugoslavia Spain Hungary
1994 Italy Spain Russia
1998 Spain Hungary Yugoslavia (SCG)
2001 Spain Yugoslavia (SCG) Russia
2003 Hungary Italy Serbia & Montenegro
2005 Serbia & Montenegro Hungary Greece
2007 Croatia Hungary Spain
2009 Serbia Spain Croatia

All the champions / Todos los campeones

I Belgrade 1973

HUNGARY Trainer:
Istvan Szivos jr., Gabor Csapo, Tamas Farago, Laszlo Sarosi, Andras Bodnar, Zoltan Kasas, Ferenc Konrad, Balzs Balla, Istvan Görgeny.

II Cali 1975

SOVIET UNION Trainer:
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III West Berlin 1978

ITALIA Trainer:
Alberto Alberani, Silvio Baracchini, Romeo Collina, Gianni de Magistris, Massimo Fondelli, Marco Galli, Sante Marsili, Alessandro Ghibellini, Paolo Ragosa, Mario Scotti-Galletta, Rolando Simeoni.

IV Guayaquil 1982

SOVIET UNION Trainer:
Vladimir Akimov, Yevgeny Scharonov, Michail Ivanov, Aleksandr Kleimenov, Aleksandr Kabanov, Sergei Kotenko, Nurlan Mendigaliev, Nikolai Smirnov, Viacheslav Sobschenko.

V Madrid 1986

YUGOSLAVIA Trainer:
Milorad Krivokapic, Deni Lusic, Zoran Petrovic, Perica Bukic, Veselin Duho, Dragan Andric, Mirko Vicevic, Dubravko Simenc, Goran Sukno, Tomislav Paskvalin, Igor Milanovic, Ante Vasovic, Andrija Popovic.

VI Perth 1991

YUGOSLAVIA Trainer:
Aleksandar Sostar, Dusan Popovic, Vaso Subotic, Dubravko Simenc, Igor Milanovic, Viktor Jelenic, Mirko Vicevic, Padovan, Mislav Bezmalinovic, Perica Bukic, Ante Vasovic, Goran Radjenovic, Renco Prosinkovic.

Finals (13.I.91): JUG 8-7 ESP (2-2, 1-1, 2-1, 3-3); HUN 13-12 USA

VII Rome 1994

ITALY Trainer:
Marco d´Altrui, Alessandro Bovo, Giuseppe Porzio, Alessandro Campagna, Roberto Calcaterra, Mario Fiorillo, Franco Porzio, Amedeo Pomilio, Ferdinando Gandolfi, Massimiliano Ferretti, Carlo Silippo.

Finals: ITA 10-5 ESP; RUS 14-13 CRO

VIII Perth 1998

SPAIN Trainer: Joan Jané
Jesús Rollán, Miguel González, Sergi Pedrerol, Gustavo Marcos, Manuel Estiarte, Daniel Ballart, Carles Sanz, Iván Moro, Jordi Sans, Salvador Gómez, Iván Pérez, Rubén Michavila, Pedro Garcia.

Finals: ESP 6-4 HUN; YUG 9-5 AUS /// (Semifinals: HUN 10-5 AUS; ESP 5-3 YUG)

IX Fukuoka 2001

SPAIN Trainer: Joan Jané
Jesús Rollán, Carles Sanz, Sergi Pedrerol, Gustavo Marcos, Guillermo Molina, Ángel Andreo, Gabriel Hernández, Iván Moro, Daniel Ballart, Salvador Gómez, Iván Pérez, Javier Sánchez Toril, Daniel Moro.
Semifinals (28.VII.01): ESP 4-2 ITA (2-1, 0-0, 2-1, 0-0); YUG 9-8 RUS (4-4, 1-1, 2-2, 2-1)
Finals (29.VII.01): ESP 4-2 YUG (2-1, 0-0, 2-1, 0-0); RUS 7-6 ITA (2-1, 1-3, 1-0, 3-2)

X Barcelona 2003

HUNGARY Trainer: Denes Kemeny
Tibor Benedek, Peter Biros, Rajmund Fodor, Istvan Gergely, Tamas Kasas, Gergely Kiss, Norbert Madaras, Tamas Molnar, Barnabas Steinmetz, Zoltan Szecsi, Tamas Varga, Zsolt Varga, Attila Vari.
Semifinals (24.VII.03): HUN 9-8 GRE (2-1, 1-2, 1-2, 2-1 // 1-0, 0-0) // ITA 6-5 YUG (1-2, 2-0, 0-1, 3-2)
Finals (26.VII.03): HUN 11-9 ITA (2-1, 2-3, 2-1, 2-3 // 1-0, 2-1) // YUG 5-3 GRE (1-1, 2-1, 1-0, 1-1-)
 
11. Hungría: Szecsi; Kasas (1), Vari, Kiss (2, 1p), Benedek, Molnar (1), Biros (3) -equipo inicial-, Tamas Varga, Madaras (3), Zsolt Varga, Fodor y Stinmetz (1).
9. Italia: Gerini; Buonocore, Fiorentini (4), Angelini (1), Rath (1), Silipo (1), Bencivenga -equipo inicial-, Postiglione (2), Mangiante, Roberto Calcaterre, Feluco y Alessandro Calcaterra.
Parciales: 2-1, 2-3, 2-1 y 2-3 (tiempo reglamentario); 1-0 y 2-1 (prórroga).
Árbitros: Bookeman (NED) y Bock (GER).
Incidencias: partido de la final de waterpolo masculino de los mundiales de natación, disputado en la piscina desmontable instalada en el Palau Sant Jordi, donde se congregaron 10.800 aficionados.

XI Montréal 2005

SERBIA & MONTENEGRO Trainer: Petar Porobic
Vladimir Gojkovic, Danilo Ikodihovic, Nikola Janovic, Predrag Jokic, Slobodan Nikic, Zdravko Radic, Dejan Savic, Denis Sefik, Petar Trbojevic, Vanja Udovicic, Vladimir Yujasinovic, Aleksandar Zapic, Boris Zlokovic.
Semifinals (28.VII.05): SCG 5-4 CRO (3-2, 0-0, 1-0, 1-2) // HUN 7-6 GRE (2-1, 3-2, 1-1, 1-2)
Finals (30.VII.05): SCG 8-7 HUN (1-1, 2-2, 2-2, 3-2) // GRE 11-10* CRO (2-1, 3-3, 1-2, 3-3 // 0-0, 2-1)
 
8. Serbia & Montenegro: Denis Sefik, Petar Trbojevic, Nikola Janovic, Vanja Udovicic, Dejan Savic (1), Danilo Ikodinovic (4), Slobodan Nikic, Vladimir Gojkovic, Boris Zlokovic (1), Aleksandar Sapic (1), Vladimir Vujasinovic (1), Predrag Jokic, Zdravko Radic. 
7. Hungary: Zoltan Szecsi, Daniel Varga, Norbert Madaras (2), Adam Steinmetz, Tamas Kasas, Attila Vari, Gergely Kiss (2), Csaba Kiss, Rajmund Fodor, Marton Szivos, Istvan Gergely, Tamas Molnar (2), Peter Biros (1).
Referees: Aaron Chaney (USA), Boris Margeta (SLO)
Quarters: 1-1, 2-2, 2-2, 3-2

XII Melbourne 2007

CROATIA Trainer: Ratko Rudic
Samir Barac, Miho Boskovic, Damir Buric, Andro Buslje, Teo Dogas, Igor Hinic, Maro Jokovic, Aljosa Kunac, Pavo Markovic, Josip Pavic, Mile Smodlaka, Frano Vican, Zdeslav Vrdoljak.
1/4 Finals (28.III.07): HUN 13-6 GER // ESP 7-5 ITA // SRB 8-3 GRE // CRO 13-3 RUS
Semifinals (30.III.07): CRO 10-7 SRB (3-1, 3-1, 2-1, 2-4) // HUN 12-11* ESP (3-2, 2-4, 4-1, 1-3 // 2-1, 0-0)
Finals (01.IV.07): CRO 9-8 HUN (1-2, 3-1, 1-3, 2-1 // 1-1, 1-0); ESP 9-9** SRB (1-2, 1-1, 4-3, 2-2 // 0-1, 1-0 /// pen 9-8)
 
9 CROATIA: Vican, Buric, Buslje, Vrdoljak (1), Kunac, Jokovic (1), Smodlaka (1), Dogas (1), Markovic (2), Barac (2), Hinic, Boskovic (1), Pavic.
8 HUNGARY: Szecsi, Daniel Varga (2), Madaras (1), Denes Varga, Kasas (1), Szivos (1), Kiss (3), Benedek, Fodor, Biros, Kis, Molnar, Nagy.
Quarters: 1-2, 3-1, 1-3, 2-1 Extra Time: 1-1, 1-0
Referees: Sergio Borrell (Esp), Massimiliano Caputi (Ita)

XIII Rome 2009

SERBIA Trainer: Dejan Udovicic
Milan Aleksic, Marko Avramovic, Filip Filipovic, Slavko Gak, Zivko Gocic, Stefan Mitrovic, Slobodan Nikic, Dusko Pijetlovic, Gojko Pijetlovic, Andrija Prlainovic, Nikola Radjen, Slobodan Soro, Vanja Udovicic.
1/4 Finals (28.VII.09): SRB 10-9* HUN // CRO 7-5 ROU // ESP 11-4 CAN // USA 8-5 GER
Semifinals (30.VII.09): SRB 12-11 CRO (4-3, 3-3, 3-3, 2-2) // ESP 7-6 USA (1-2, 3-2, 1-1, 2-1)
Finals (01.VIII.09): SRB 7-7** ESP (3-2, 0-0, 1-2, 2-2 // 1-1, 0-0 /// pen 7-6); CRO 8-6 USA (2-3, 1-1, 2-0, 3-2)
 
7 SERBIA: Soro, Gocic, Udovicic (3), Gak, Dusko Pijetlovic (1), Filipovic (2), Prlainovic, Avramovic, Nikic, Radjen (1), Aleksic.
7 SPAIN: Aguilar, Molina (2), Iván Pérez, Xavi García (5), Minguell, Mario García, Gallego, Vallés, Perrone, Español, David Martín, Mallarach.
Quarters: 3-2, 0-0, 1-2, 2-2; Extra Time: 1-1, 0-0; Penalty Shootout : 7-6
Attendance: 5,400 at Foro Italico (Rome)
Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Mark Koganov (AZE)
Estadísticas / Statistics
Medal table / Medallero
Ps. Country / País ABR G S B Tot.
1. Hungary HUN 2 6 1 9
2. Spain ESP 2 3 1 6
3. Italy ITA 2 2 1 5
4. Soviet Union (73-91) URS 2 1 1 4
5. Yugoslavia (73-91) YUG 2 - 2 4
6. Serbia & Montenegro (94-05) SCG 1 1 2 4
7. Croatia (94- ) CRO 1 - 1 2
8. Serbia (07- ) CRO 1 - - 1
9. Russia (94- ) RUS - - 2 2
10. West Germany (73-91) FRG - - 1 1
. Greece GRE - - 1 1
 
11 TOTAL   13 13 13 39
* The abbreviation YUG refers to the united Yugoslavia prior to 1992 (that is, including the former republics of Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, and Macedonia). The abbreviation SCG refers to the "Federal Republic of Serbia and Montenegro" from Apr. 17, 1992 (although it was still called "Federal Republic of Yugoslavia" until 2003) to Jun. 5, 2006, when both republics became independent. From then on, "Republic of Serbia" (SRB), and Montenegro (MNE).
* Las siglas YUG se refieren a la Yugoslavia unida anterior a 1992 (incluyendo las repúblicas de Croacia, Eslovenia, Bosnia Herzegovina y Macedonia). Las siglas SCG se refieren a la "República de Serbia y Montenegro" desde el 17 de Abril de 1992 (aunque hasta 2003 se seguía llamando "República Federal de Yugoslavia") hasta el 5 de Junio de 2006, cuando ambas repúblicas dieron lugar a las actuales "República de Serbia" (SRB) y Montenegro (MNE).

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