| Sport | Water Polo |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1970 |
| Continent | Europe |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Serbia (Men) Spain (Women) |
| Most titles | Serbia (Men) Russia (Women) |
LEN European U19 Water Polo Championships is a continental water polo tournament held every two years for the players under the age of 19. It was launched by LEN in 1970 for men and in 1994 for women.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbia | 11 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| 2 |  Italy | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 |  Hungary | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| 4 |  Soviet Union | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Spain | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 |
| 6 |  Greece | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 |  Montenegro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  West Germany | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 |  Croatia | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 10 |  Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 27 | 27 | 28 | 82 | |
| Year | Host |  Gold |  Silver |  Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Arnhem, Netherlands |  Netherlands |  Greece |  Hungary |
| 1996 | Netanya, Israel | Netherlands |  Germany | Hungary |
| 1998 | Millfield, Great Britain | Hungary |  Russia | Greece |
| 2000 | Plzeň, Czech Republic | Russia | Hungary | Greece |
| 2002 | Loulé, Portugal | Greece | Hungary |  Spain |
| 2004 | Bari, Italy | Netherlands | Greece | Russia |
| 2006 | Kirishi, Russia | Russia | Netherlands | Hungary |
| 2008 | Chania, Greece |  Italy | Hungary | Russia |
| 2010 | Dniprodzerzhynsk, Ukraine | Russia | Spain | Hungary |
| 2012 | Chelyabinsk, Russia | Russia | Hungary | Italy |
| 2014 | Ostia, Italy | Greece | Italy | Spain |
| 2016 | The Hague, Netherlands | Netherlands | Spain | Greece |
| 2018 | Funchal, Portugal | Spain | Russia | Netherlands |
| 2022 | Netanya, Israel | Spain | Hungary | Greece |
| 2024 | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 |  Netherlands | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Greece | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | Spain | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Hungary | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Italy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 | |
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