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	699	▲ +13
2	Italy	Italy	Italy	Italy	Italy	457	▲ +17
3	Russia	Russia	United States	United States	United States	399	▲ +12
4	United States	United States	Russia	Russia	Russia	376	–
5	Netherlands	Netherlands	Netherlands	Netherlands	Spain	270	▲ +26
6	Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	Spain	Spain	Netherlands	264	▲ +6
7	Spain	Spain	Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	241	–
8	Serbia and Montenegro	Serbia and Montenegro	Serbia and Montenegro	Serbia and Montenegro	Serbia and Montenegro	225	▲ +2
9	Germany	Germany	Germany	Germany	Germany	158	–
10	Australia	Australia	Australia	Australia	Australia	149	▲ +1
11	Croatia	Croatia	Croatia	Croatia	Croatia	147	▲ +11
12	Greece	Greece	Greece	Greece	Greece	121	▲ +10
13	Belgium	Belgium	Belgium	Belgium	Belgium	83	–
14	Great Britain	Great Britain	Great Britain	Great Britain	Great Britain	71	–
15	Canada	Canada	Montenegro	Montenegro	Montenegro	61	–
16	France	France	Canada	Canada	Canada	59	–
17	Montenegro	Montenegro	France	France	France	56	–
18	Sweden	Sweden	Sweden	Sweden	Sweden	54	–
19	China	China	China	China	China	45	▲ +2
20	Romania	Romania	Romania	Romania	Romania	27	–
21	Cuba	Cuba	Cuba	Cuba	Cuba	19	–
22	Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	Japan	14	▲ +2
23	Japan	Japan	Japan	Japan	Kazakhstan	13	–
24	Austria	Austria	Austria	Austria	Austria	9	–
25	Czech Republic	Brazil	Brazil	Brazil	Brazil	6	–
26	Brazil	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	6	–
27	Norway	Norway	Norway	Norway	Norway	3	–
28	Argentina	Argentina	Argentina	Argentina	Argentina	2	–
29	Egypt	Egypt	Egypt	Egypt	Egypt	2	–
30	Ireland	Ireland	Ireland	Ireland	Ireland	2	–
31	Colombia	Colombia	Colombia	Colombia	Colombia	1	–
32	India	India	India	India	India	1	–
33	Iran	Iran	Iran	Iran	Iran	1	–
34	Malta	Malta	Malta	Malta	Malta	1	–
35	Mexico	Mexico	Mexico	Mexico	Mexico	1	–
36	Singapore	Singapore	Singapore	Singapore	Singapore	1	–
37	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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