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
2011 Italy Serbia Croatia

All the champions / Todos los campeones

I Belgrade 1973

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

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, Michail Ivanov, Aleksandr Kabanov, Aleksandr Kleimenov, Sergei Kotenko, Nurlan Mendigaliev, Yevgeny Scharonov, Nikolai Smirnov, Viacheslav Sobschenko.

V Madrid 1986

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

VI Perth 1991

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

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:
Alessandro Bovo, Giuseppe Porzio, Alessandro Campagna, Roberto Calcaterra, Marco d´Altrui, 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
Daniel Ballart, Manuel Estiarte, Pedro Garcia, Salvador Gómez, Miguel González, Gustavo Marcos, Rubén Michavila, Iván Moro, Sergi Pedrerol, Iván Pérez, Jesús Rollán, Jordi Sans, Carles Sanz.

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
Ángel Andreo, Daniel Ballart, Salvador Gómez, Gabriel Hernández, Gustavo Marcos, Guillermo Molina, Iván Moro, Daniel Moro, Sergi Pedrerol, Iván Pérez, Jesús Rollán, Javier Sánchez Toril, Carles Sanz.
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)

X Shanghai 2011

ITALY Trainer: Alessandro Campagna
Matteo Aicardi, Arnaldo Deserti, Maurizio Felugo, Niccolò Figari, Pietro Figlioli, Deni Fiorentini, Valentino Gallo, Alex Giorgetti, Niccolò Gitto, Giacomo Pastorino, Amaurys Perez, Christian Presciutti, Stefano Tempesti.
1/4 Finals (26.VII.11): HUN 9-8 USA // SRB 9-4 GER // CRO 9-6 MNE // ITA 10-6 ESP
Semifinals (28.VII.11): SRB 15-14* HUN (1-2 5-7 3-3 4-1 / 2-1) // ITA 9-8 CRO (1-0 2-1 5-3 1-4)
Finals (30.VII.11): ITA 8-7 SRB (1-0 0-2 4-1 1-3 / 2-1); CRO 12-11 HUN (5-2 3-2 3-5 1-2)
 
Italy 8 (1+0+4+1 // 2+0): Tempesti, Perez, Gitto, Figlioli 1, Giorgetti, Felugo 1, Figari, Gallo 1, Presciutti 2, Fiorentini, Aicardi 3, Deserti.
Serbia 7 (0+2+1+3 // 1+0): Soro, Avramovic, Gocic, Udovivic 1, Cuk 1, Pijetlovic 1, Nikic, Aleksic, Radjen, Filipovic 3, Prlainovic 1, Mitrovic.
Attendance: 2,000 at Shanghai Oriental Sports Center
Referees: Erhan Tulga (TUR), Mark Koganov (AZE)
Estadísticas / Statistics
Medal table / Medallero
Ps. Country / País ABR G S B Tot.
1. Italy ITA 3 2 1 6
2. Hungary HUN 2 6 1 9
3. Spain ESP 2 3 1 6
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. Serbia (07- ) SRB 1 1 - 2
8. Croatia (94- ) CRO 1 - 2 3
9. Russia (94- ) RUS - - 2 2
10. West Germany (73-91) FRG - - 1 1
. Greece GRE - - 1 1
 
11 TOTAL   14 14 14 42
* 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" since Apr. 17, 1992 (although it was still called "Yugoslavia" until 2003).
* 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 "Yugoslavia"
Most titles (players) / Más títulos (jugadores)

3 No player / Ningún jugador --

2 (15 players) --
Perika Bukic YUG (86 91)
Igor Milanovic YUG (86 91)
Dubravko Simenc YUG (86 91)
Ante Vasovic YUG (86 91)
Mirko Vicevic YUG (86 91)
Daniel Ballart ESP (98 01)
Salvador Gómez ESP (98 01)
Gustavo Marcos ESP (98 01)
Iván Moro ESP (98 01)
Sergi Pedrerol ESP (98 01)
Iván Pérez ESP (98 01)
Jesús Rollán ESP (98 01)
Carles Sanz ESP (98 01)
Slobodan Nikic SCG/SRB (05 09)
Vanja Udovicic SCG/SRB (05 09)
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