ICF Canoe Polo World Championships

ICF Men's & Women's Canoe Polo World Championships

Sport	Canoe polo
Founded	1994;31 years ago (1994)
Founder	International Canoe Federation
Most recent champion(s)	Germany (men; 3 titles) New Zealand (women; 2 titles)
Most titles	France (men; 4 titles each) Germany (women; 7 titles)

The ICF Canoe Polo World Championships are international competitions in the sport of canoe polo. They have taken place every two years since 1994 (U21 since 2002), in a different venue each time. Medals are awarded by national team; the German team has won the most medals in total. ^{[1] [2]}

Results

Men

Year	Host	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1987 Details	Savoie, France	France	United Kingdom	Netherlands
1994 Details	Sheffield, United Kingdom	Australia	Germany	United Kingdom
1996 Details	Adelaide, Australia	Australia	Italy	Germany
1998 Details	Aveiro, Portugal	Australia	United Kingdom	Italy
2000 Details	São Paulo, Brazil	United Kingdom	Netherlands	Germany
2002 Details	Essen, Germany	United Kingdom	Netherlands	Germany
2004 Details	Miyoshi, Japan	Netherlands	Germany	United Kingdom
2006 Details	Amsterdam, Netherlands	France	Italy	Netherlands
2008 Details	Edmonton, Canada	Netherlands	France	Italy
2010 Details	Milan, Italy	France	Germany	Italy
2012 [3] Details	Poznań, Poland	Netherlands	Germany	France
2014 [4] Details	Thury-Harcourt, France	France	Germany	Spain
2016 [5] Details	Syracuse, Italy	Italy	France	Spain
2018 Details	Welland, Canada	Germany	Italy	Spain
2020	Rome, Italy	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.
2022 Details	Saint-Omer, France	Germany	Spain	Italy
2024 Details	Deqing, China	Germany	France	Denmark

Women

Year	Host	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1994 Details	Sheffield, United Kingdom	Australia	Germany	France
1996 Details	Adelaide, Australia	United Kingdom	Australia	Germany
1998 Details	Aveiro, Portugal	Australia	United Kingdom	France
2000 Details	São Paulo, Brazil	Germany	United Kingdom	France
2002 Details	Essen, Germany	Germany	France	Australia
2004 Details	Miyoshi, Japan	United Kingdom	Germany	France
2006 Details	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Germany	New Zealand	Netherlands
2008 Details	Edmonton, Canada	United Kingdom	Germany	France
2010 Details	Milan, Italy	Great Britain	Germany	France
2012 [3] Details	Poznań Poland	Germany	Great Britain	Australia
2014 [4] Details	Thury-Harcourt, France	Germany	Great Britain	France
2016 [5] Details	Syracuse, Italy	New Zealand	Germany	France
2018 Details	Welland, Canada	Germany	Great Britain	Italy
2020	Rome, Italy	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.
2022 Details	Saint-Omer, France	Germany	France	Italy
2024 Details	Deqing, China	New Zealand	Italy	Netherlands

Men Under-21

Year	Host	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2002	Essen, Germany	Germany	Netherlands	Italy
2004	Miyoshi, Japan	Spain	Italy	Japan
2006	Amsterdam, Netherlands	France	Netherlands	Spain
2008	Edmonton, Canada	Great Britain	France	Italy
2010	Milan, Italy	Germany	France	Great Britain
2012 [3] Details	Poznań, Poland	France	Great Britain	Germany
2014 [4] Details	Thury-Harcourt, France	France	Denmark	Germany
2016 [5] Details	Syracuse, Italy	Great Britain	Germany	Italy
2018 Details	Welland, Canada	Great Britain	Germany	Italy
2020	Rome, Italy	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.
2022 Details	Saint-Omer, France	Spain	Germany	Italy
2024 Details	Deqing, China	Spain	Germany	Italy

Women Under-21

Year	Host	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2002	Essen, Germany	Germany	Poland	Japan
2010	Milan, Italy	France	Germany	Great Britain
2012 [3] Details	Poznań, Poland	Germany	France	New Zealand
2014 [4] Details	Thury-Harcourt, France	Germany	France	New Zealand
2016 [5] Details	Syracuse, Italy	Germany	Poland	New Zealand
2018 Details	Welland, Canada	Germany	Poland	New Zealand
2020	Rome, Italy	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.
2022 Details	Saint-Omer, France	New Zealand	Germany	Spain
2024 Details	Deqing, China	France	Spain	New Zealand

Medals

Men (1987-2024)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	France	4	3	1	8
2	Germany	3	5	3	11
3	Netherlands	3	2	2	7
4	Australia	3	0	0	3
5	Great Britain	2	2	2	6
6	Italy	1	3	4	8
7	Spain	0	1	3	4
8	Denmark	0	0	1	1
Totals (8 entries)		16	16	16	48

Women (1994-2024)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Germany	7	5	1	13
2	Great Britain	4	5	0	9
3	Australia	2	1	2	5
4	New Zealand	2	1	0	3
5	France	0	2	8	10
6	Italy	0	1	2	3
7	Netherlands	0	0	2	2
Totals (7 entries)		15	15	15	45

Men U21 (2002-2024)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Spain	4	0	1	5
2	France	3	2	2	7
3	Great Britain	3	1	1	5
4	Germany	2	3	2	7
5	Denmark	0	3	0	3
6	Netherlands	0	2	0	2
7	Italy	0	1	5	6
8	Japan	0	0	1	1
Totals (8 entries)		12	12	12	36

Women U21 (2002-2024)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Germany	5	2	0	7
2	France	2	2	0	4
3	New Zealand	1	0	5	6
4	Poland	0	3	0	3
5	Spain	0	1	1	2
6	Great Britain	0	0	1	1
	Japan	0	0	1	1
Totals (7 entries)		8	8	8	24

• Not held in 2004,2006 and 2008.

Total (1987-2024)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Germany	17	15	6	38
2	France	9	9	11	29
3	Great Britain	9	8	4	21
4	Australia	5	1	2	8
5	Spain	4	2	5	11
6	Netherlands	3	4	4	11
7	New Zealand	3	1	5	9
8	Italy	1	5	11	17
9	Denmark	0	3	1	4
10	Poland	0	3	0	3
11	Japan	0	0	2	2
Totals (11 entries)		51	51	51	153

See also

• International Canoe Federation
• Canoe polo at the World Games
• European Canoe Polo Championships
• Asian Canoe Polo Championships
• Oceania Canoe Polo Championships
• African Canoe Polo Championships
• Pan American Canoe Polo Championships
• Italy women's national canoe polo team
• Italy men's national canoe polo team

Sources

• ICF Historic Results
• Summary

References

1. https://www.canoeicf.com/disciplines/canoe-polo/results
2. https://www.canoeicf.com/sites/default/files/capwch_results_overview_historical.pdf
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4. "Kayak polo 2014 - Programme". Archived from the original on 2014-08-14. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
5. "Canoe Polo World Championships - Syracuse 2016". Canoepolosyracuse2016.com. Archived from the original on 5 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.