Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	Σ	Δ pts
1	Hungary	Hungary	Hungary	Hungary	Hungary	534	▲ +5
2	Italy	Italy	Italy	Italy	Italy	301	▲ +11
3	Russia	Russia	Russia	Russia	Russia	245	–
4	Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	241	–
5	Serbia and Montenegro	Serbia and Montenegro	Serbia and Montenegro	Serbia and Montenegro	Serbia and Montenegro	225	▲ +2
6	Germany	Spain	Spain	Spain	Spain	175	▲ +13
7	Spain	Germany	Germany	Germany	Germany	150	–
8	United States	United States	United States	United States	Croatia	147	▲ +11
9	Croatia	Croatia	Croatia	Croatia	United States	146	▲ +2
10	Belgium	Belgium	Belgium	Belgium	Belgium	82	–
11	Great Britain	Great Britain	Great Britain	Great Britain	Great Britain	71	–
12	Netherlands	Netherlands	Netherlands	Netherlands	Netherlands	70	–
13	Montenegro	Montenegro	Montenegro	Montenegro	Montenegro	61	–
14	Sweden	Sweden	Greece	Greece	Greece	59	▲ +5
15	France	France	Sweden	Sweden	Sweden	54	–
16	Greece	Greece	France	France	France	46	–
17	Romania	Australia	Australia	Australia	Australia	27	–
18	Australia	Romania	Romania	Romania	Romania	27	–
19	Cuba	Cuba	Cuba	Cuba	Cuba	17	–
20	Japan	Japan	Japan	Japan	Japan	14	▲ +2
21	China	China	China	China	China	10	–
22	Austria	Austria	Austria	Austria	Austria	9	–
23	Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	9	–
24	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	6	–
25	Brazil	Brazil	Brazil	Brazil	Brazil	4	–
26	Canada	Canada	Canada	Canada	Canada	3	–
27	Argentina	Argentina	Argentina	Argentina	Argentina	2	–
28	Egypt	Egypt	Egypt	Egypt	Egypt	2	–
29	Ireland	Ireland	Ireland	Ireland	Ireland	2	–
30	Colombia	Colombia	Colombia	Colombia	Colombia	1	–
31	India	India	India	India	India	1	–
32	Iran	Iran	Iran	Iran	Iran	1	–
33	Malta	Malta	Malta	Malta	Malta	1	–
34	Mexico	Mexico	Mexico	Mexico	Mexico	1	–
35	Singapore	Singapore	Singapore	Singapore	Singapore	1	–
36	South Korea	South Korea	South Korea	South Korea	South Korea	1	–

Greece men win historic first global crown

WorldAquatics.com | 26.07.2026

Greece won its first global crown with a spectacular men’s final over Hungary, only being headed for 35 seconds, going three up in the last quarter to win 15-14. It was a step up from silver in 2025. Italy beat Australia 16-10 for the bronze medal.

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Blood in the Water at the 1956 Olympics

smithsonianmag.com | 31.08.2025

Political turmoil between Hungary and the Soviet Union spills over into an Olympic water polo match

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After 8 years on the top of the world can the women’s USA water polo team return to the sport's pinnacle?

WorldAquatics.com | 08.01.2024

After winning three consecutive Olympic water polo golds, four World titles and every seven World Aquatics Water Polo World Cup titles in the past 8 years, in 2023 we saw some cracks in the American women’s dominance. The following interview with Adam Krikorian shows that it's not yet time to say goodbye to the USA water polo team from the world elite.

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