List of World Aquatics Championships women's water polo tournament records and statistics

Last updated February 27, 2024

This is a list of records and statistics of the women's water polo tournament at the World Aquatics Championships since the inaugural official edition in 1986.

Confederation statistics

Best performances by tournament

This is a summary of the best performances of each confederation in each tournament.^[1]

Legend

1st – Champions
2nd – Runners-up
3rd – Third place
4th – Fourth place
Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament

Confederation	1986	1991	1994	1998	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2022	2023	2024
Africa – CANA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16th	15th	15th	16th	16th	14th	13th	12th	14th
Americas – ASUA	3rd	2nd	4th	6th	3rd	1st	2nd	1st	1st	6th	5th	1st	1st	1st	1st	5th	1st
Asia – AASF	—	—	12th	12th	8th	11th	15th	13th	11th	2nd	9th	5th	10th	10th	11th	13th	10th
Europe – LEN	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	3rd	3rd	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	2nd
Oceania – OSA	1st	5th	6th	3rd	5th	7th	6th	2nd	6th	5th	2nd	4th	8th	3rd	6th	4th	6th
Nations	9	9	12	12	12	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

All-time best performances

This is a summary of the best performances of each confederation at the World Aquatics Championships.^[1]

Legend

^* – Host team

Confederation	Best performance	Women's team
Africa – CANA	12th	South Africa (2023)
Americas – ASUA	1st	United States (2003, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2024)
Asia – AASF	2nd	China (2011^*)
Europe – LEN	1st	Greece (2011), Hungary (1994, 2005), Italy (1998, 2001), Netherlands (1991, 2023), Spain (2013^*)
Oceania – OSA	1st	Australia (1986)

Team statistics

Debut of teams

Legend

^* – Host team
^† – Defunct team

#	Year^[1]	Debuting teams					Number	Cumulative total
#	Year^[1]	Africa	Americas	Asia	Europe	Oceania	Number	Cumulative total
1	1986	–	Canada , United States	–	Belgium , Great Britain , Hungary , Netherlands , Norway , West Germany ^†	Australia	9	9
2	1991	–	Brazil	–	France , Germany	New Zealand	4	13
3	1994	–	–	Kazakhstan	Italy ^*, Russia	–	3	16
4	1998	–	–	–	Greece , Spain	–	2	18
5	2001	–	–	Japan ^*	–	–	1	19
6	2003	–	Venezuela	–	–	–	1	20
7	2005	–	Cuba	China , Uzbekistan	–	–	3	23
8	2007	–	Puerto Rico	–	–	–	1	24
9	2009	South Africa	–	–	–	–	1	25
10	2011	–	–	–	–	–	0	25
11	2013	–	–	–	–	–	0	25
12	2015	–	–	–	–	–	0	25
13	2017	–	–	–	–	–	0	25
14	2019	–	–	South Korea ^*	–	–	1	26
15	2022	–	Argentina , Colombia	Thailand	–	–	3	29
16	2023	–	–	–	Israel	–	1	30
17	2024	–	–	Singapore	–	–	1	31
Total		1	8	7	13	2

Results of host teams and defending finalists

#	Year^[1]	Host team	Finish	Defending champions	Finish	Defending runners-up	Finish
1	1986	Spain	Did not participate	Does not appear	Does not appear	Does not appear	Does not appear
2	1991	Australia	5th of 9 teams	Australia	5th of 9 teams	Netherlands	1st of 9 teams
3	1994	Italy	3rd of 12 teams	Netherlands	2nd of 12 teams	Canada	5th of 12 teams
4	1998	Australia	3rd of 12 teams	Hungary	7th of 12 teams	Netherlands	2nd of 12 teams
5	2001	Japan	11th of 12 teams	Italy	1st of 12 teams	Netherlands	9th of 12 teams
6	2003	Spain	8th of 16 teams	Italy	2nd of 16 teams	Hungary	5th of 16 teams
7	2005	Canada	3rd of 16 teams	United States	2nd of 16 teams	Italy	7th of 16 teams
8	2007	Australia	2nd of 16 teams	Hungary	4th of 16 teams	United States	1st of 16 teams
9	2009	Italy	9th of 16 teams	United States	1st of 16 teams	Australia	6th of 16 teams
10	2011	China	2nd of 16 teams	United States	6th of 16 teams	Canada	8th of 16 teams
11	2013	Spain	1st of 16 teams	Greece	6th of 16 teams	China	9th of 16 teams
12	2015	Russia	8th of 16 teams	Spain	7th of 16 teams	Australia	4th of 16 teams
13	2017	Hungary	5th of 16 teams	United States	1st of 16 teams	Netherlands	9th of 16 teams
14	2019	South Korea	16th of 16 teams	United States	1st of 16 teams	Spain	2nd of 16 teams
15	2022	Hungary	2nd of 16 teams	United States	1st of 16 teams	Spain	5th of 16 teams
16	2023	Japan	14th of 16 teams	United States	5th of 16 teams	Hungary	6th of 16 teams
17	2024	Qatar	Did not participate	Netherlands	5th of 16 teams	Spain	3rd of 16 teams
#	Year	Host team	Finish	Defending champions	Finish	Defending runners-up	Finish

Comprehensive team results by tournament

Note: Results of qualification tournaments are not included.

Legend

1st – Champions
2nd – Runners-up
3rd – Third place
4th – Fourth place
Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
– Hosts
^† – Defunct team

Women's team^[1]	1986	1991	1994	1998	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2022	2023	2024	Years
Africa – CANA (1 team)
South Africa									16th	15th	15th	16th	16th	14th	13th	12th	14th	9
Americas – ASUA (8 teams)
Women's team^[1]	1986	1991	1994	1998	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2022	2023	2024	Years
Argentina															12th	16th		2
Brazil		8th	11th	10th	10th	13th	13th	10th	13th	14th	14th	10th	14th		14th	WD	15th	14
Canada	4th	2nd	5th	6th	3rd	4th	3rd	6th	2nd	8th	8th	11th	4th	9th	9th	7th	8th	17
Colombia															16th			1
Cuba							9th	15th		10th				15th				4
Puerto Rico								16th										1
United States	3rd	3rd	4th	8th	4th	1st	2nd	1st	1st	6th	5th	1st	1st	1st	1st	5th	1st	17
Venezuela						14th	14th											2
Asia – AASF (7 teams)
Women's team^[1]	1986	1991	1994	1998	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2022	2023	2024	Years
China							16th	14th	11th	2nd	9th	5th	10th	11th	WD	13th	10th	10
Japan					11th	11th						15th	13th	13th	WD	14th	WD	6
Kazakhstan	Part of URS		12th	12th	8th	12th		13th	14th	13th	11th	12th	15th	10th	11th	15th	12th	14
Singapore																	16th	1
South Korea														16th				1
Thailand															15th			1
Uzbekistan	Part of URS						15th		15th	16th	16th							4
Europe – LEN (13 teams)
Women's team^[1]	1986	1991	1994	1998	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2022	2023	2024	Years
Belgium	7th																	1
France		9th	9th			15th						14th	11th		8th	9th	13th	8
Germany	FRG	6th	8th			10th	8th	11th	10th									6
Great Britain	9th					16th					13th						11th	4
Greece				5th	7th	9th	5th	8th	4th	1st	6th	6th	7th	8th	7th	8th	4th	14
Hungary	5th	4th	1st	7th	2nd	5th	1st	4th	7th	9th	3rd	9th	5th	4th	2nd	6th	2nd	17
Israel																10th		1
Italy			3rd	1st	1st	2nd	7th	5th	9th	4th	10th	3rd	6th	6th	4th	3rd	7th	15
Netherlands	2nd	1st	2nd	2nd	9th	6th	10th	9th	5th	7th	7th	2nd	9th	7th	3rd	1st	5th	17
Norway	8th																	1
Russia	Part of URS		7th	4th	6th	3rd	4th	3rd	3rd	3rd	4th	8th	3rd	5th	DQ	DQ	DQ	12
Spain				9th		8th	11th	7th	8th	11th	1st	7th	2nd	2nd	5th	2nd	3rd	13
West Germany ^†	6th	See Germany																1
Oceania – OSA (2 teams)
Women's team^[1]	1986	1991	1994	1998	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2022	2023	2024	Years
Australia	1st	5th	6th	3rd	5th	7th	6th	2nd	6th	5th	2nd	4th	8th	3rd	6th	4th	6th	17
New Zealand		7th	10th	11th	12th		12th	12th	12th	12th	12th	13th	12th	12th	10th	11th	9th	15

Total teams	9	9	12	12	12	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

Finishes in the top four

The following table is pre-sorted by total finishes in the top four (in descending order), number of gold medals (in descending order), number of silver medals (in descending order), number of bronze medals (in descending order), name of the team (in ascending order), respectively.

Legend

^* – Host team

Rk	Women's team^[1]	Total	Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place	First	Last
1	United States	13	8 (2003, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2024)	1 (2005)	2 (1986, 1991)	2 (1994, 2001)	1986	2024
2	Hungary	9	2 (1994, 2005)	3 (2001, 2022^*, 2024)	1 (2013)	3 (1991, 2007, 2019)	1991	2024
3	Italy	8	2 (1998, 2001)	1 (2003)	3 (1994^*, 2015, 2023)	2 (2011, 2022)	1994	2023
4	Russia	8			5 (2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2017)	3 (1998, 2005, 2013)	1998	2017
5	Netherlands	7	2 (1991, 2023)	4 (1986, 1994, 1998, 2015)	1 (2022)		1986	2023
6	Australia	7	1 (1986)	2 (2007^*, 2013)	2 (1998^*, 2019)	2 (2015, 2023)	1986	2023
7	Canada	7		2 (1991, 2009)	2 (2001, 2005^*)	3 (1986, 2003, 2017)	1986	2017
8	Spain	5	1 (2013^*)	3 (2017, 2019, 2023)	1 (2024)		2013	2024
9	Greece	3	1 (2011)			2 (2009, 2024)	2009	2024
10	China	1		1 (2011^*)			2011	2011
Rk	Women's team	Total	Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place	First	Last

Medal table

The following table is pre-sorted by number of gold medals (in descending order), number of silver medals (in descending order), number of bronze medals (in descending order), name of the team (in ascending order), respectively.


Rank	Women's team	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	8	1	2	11
2	Netherlands	2	4	1	7
3	Hungary	2	3	1	6
4	Italy	2	1	3	6
5	Spain	1	3	1	5
6	Australia	1	2	2	5
7	Greece	1	0	0	1
8	Canada	0	2	2	4
9	China	0	1	0	1
10	Russia	0	0	5	5
Totals (10 entries)		17	17	17	51

Champions

The following table shows results of world champions in women's water polo by tournament.

Legend

6 – Winning 6 matches during the tournament
4 – Drawing 4 matches during the tournament
2 – Losing 2 matches during the tournament
100.0% – Winning all matches during the tournament
team – Winning streak (winning three or more world championships in a row)
– Host team
^† – Defunct team

Abbreviation

MP – Matches played
W – Won
D – Drawn
L – Lost
GF – Goals for
GA – Goals against
GD – Goals difference
GF/MP – Goals for per match
GA/MP – Goals against per match
GD/MP – Goals difference per match

**Results of champions by tournament**
#	Women's tournament	Champion	MP	W	D	L	Win %	GF	GA	GD	GF/MP	GA/MP	GD/MP
1	Madrid 1986	Australia (1st title)	7	7	0	0	100.0%	83	36	47	11.857	5.143	6.714
2	Perth 1991	Netherlands (1st title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%	71	47	24	11.833	7.833	4.000
3	Rome 1994	Hungary (1st title)	7	6	0	1	85.7%	55	38	17	7.857	5.429	2.429
4	Perth 1998	Italy (1st title)	8	5	0	3	62.5%	77	57	20	9.625	7.125	2.500
5	Fukuoka 2001	Italy (2nd title)	8	6	1	1	75.0%	77	45	32	9.625	5.625	4.000
6	Barcelona 2003	United States (1st title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%	62	31	31	10.333	5.167	5.167
7	Montreal 2005	Hungary (2nd title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%	64	35	29	10.667	5.833	4.833
8	Melbourne 2007	United States (2nd title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%	56	38	18	9.333	6.333	3.000
9	Rome 2009	United States (3rd title)	7	6	0	1	85.7%	77	53	24	11.000	7.571	3.429
10	Shanghai 2011	Greece (1st title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%	62	51	11	10.333	8.500	1.833
11	Barcelona 2013	Spain (1st title)	6	5	0	1	83.3%	88	53	35	14.667	8.833	5.833
12	Kazan 2015	United States (4th title)	7	6	0	1	85.7%	72	36	36	10.286	5.143	5.143
13	Budapest 2017	United States (5th title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%	92	37	55	15.333	6.167	9.167
14	Gwangju 2019	United States (6th title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%	93	26	67	15.500	4.333	11.167
15	Budapest 2022	United States (7th title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%	94	33	61	15.667	5.500	10.167
16	Fukuoka 2023	Netherlands (2nd title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%	104	50	54	17.333	8.333	9.000
17	Doha 2024	United States (8th title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%	92	41	51	15.333	6.833	8.500
#	Women's tournament	Total	110	101	1	8	91.8%	1319	707	612	11.991	6.427	5.564
#	Women's tournament	Champion	MP	W	D	L	Win %	GF	GA	GD	GF/MP	GA/MP	GD/MP

Sources:

Official Reports (FINA) (PDF): "World Championship" (p. 57);
Todor66: "Women's Water Polo World Championship".

The following table shows women's teams that won all matches during the tournament.

**Winning all matches during the tournament**
#	Year	Champion	MP	W	D	L	Win %
1	1986	Australia (1st title)	7	7	0	0	100.0%
2	1991	Netherlands (1st title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%
3	2003	United States (1st title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%
4	2005	Hungary (2nd title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%
5	2007	United States (2nd title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%
6	2011	Greece (1st title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%
7	2017	United States (5th title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%
8	2019	United States (6th title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%
9	2022	United States (7th title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%
10	2023	Netherlands (2nd title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%
11	2024	United States (8th title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%
#	Year	Champion	MP	W	D	L	Win %

The following tables show records of goals for per match.

**Top 5 most goals for per match**
Rk	Year	Champion	MP	GF	GF/MP
1	2023	Netherlands (2nd title)	6	104	17.333
2	2022	United States (7th title)	6	94	15.667
3	2019	United States (6th title)	6	93	15.500
4	2017	United States (5th title)	6	92	15.333
4	2024	United States (8th title)	6	92	15.333

**Top 5 fewest goals for per match**
Rk	Year	Champion	MP	GF	GF/MP
1	1994	Hungary (1st title)	7	55	7.857
2	2007	United States (2nd title)	6	56	9.333
3	1998	Italy (1st title)	8	77	9.625
3	2001	Italy (2nd title)	8	77	9.625
5	2015	United States (4th title)	7	72	10.286

**Historical progression of records – goals for per match**
Goals for per match	Achievement	Year	Champion	Date of winning gold	Duration of record
11.857	Set record	1986	Australia (1st title)	22 August 1986	26 years, 345 days
14.667	Broke record	2013	Spain (1st title)	2 August 2013	3 years, 360 days
15.333	Broke record	2017	United States (5th title)	28 July 2017	1 year, 363 days
15.500	Broke record	2019	United States (6th title)	26 July 2019	2 years, 341 days
15.667	Broke record	2022	United States (7th title)	2 July 2022	1 year, 26 days
17.333	Broke record	2023	Netherlands (2nd title)	28 July 2023	213 days

The following tables show records of goals against per match.

**Top 5 most goals against per match**
Rk	Year	Champion	MP	GA	GA/MP
1	2013	Spain (1st title)	6	53	8.833
2	2011	Greece (1st title)	6	51	8.500
3	2023	Netherlands (2nd title)	6	50	8.333
4	1991	Netherlands (1st title)	6	47	7.833
5	2009	United States (3rd title)	7	53	7.571

**Top 5 fewest goals against per match**
Rk	Year	Champion	MP	GA	GA/MP
1	2019	United States (6th title)	6	26	4.333
2	1986	Australia (1st title)	7	36	5.143
2	2015	United States (4th title)	7	36	5.143
4	2003	United States (1st title)	6	31	5.167
5	1994	Hungary (1st title)	7	38	5.429

The following tables show records of goals difference per match.

**Top 5 most goals difference per match**
Rk	Year	Champion	MP	GD	GD/MP
1	2019	United States (6th title)	6	67	11.167
2	2022	United States (7th title)	6	61	10.167
3	2017	United States (5th title)	6	55	9.167
4	2023	Netherlands (2nd title)	6	54	9.000
5	2024	United States (8th title)	6	51	8.500

**Top 5 fewest goals difference per match**
Rk	Year	Champion	MP	GD	GD/MP
1	2011	Greece (1st title)	6	11	1.833
2	1994	Hungary (1st title)	7	17	2.429
3	1998	Italy (1st title)	8	20	2.500
4	2007	United States (2nd title)	6	18	3.000
5	2009	United States (3rd title)	7	24	3.429

Team records

Teams having equal quantities in the tables below are ordered by the tournament the quantity was attained in (the teams that attained the quantity first are listed first). If the quantity was attained by more than one team in the same tournament, these teams are ordered alphabetically.

Tournament positions

Most titles won: 8, United States (2003, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2024).
Most finishes in the top two: 9, United States (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2024).
Most finishes in the top three: 11, United States (1986, 1991, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2024).
Most finishes in the top four: 13, United States (1986, 1991, 1994, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2024).
Most appearances: 17, Australia, Canada, Hungary, Netherlands, United States (have participated in every tournament).

Consecutive

Most consecutive medals: 4, Italy (1994–1998–2001–2003); United States (2003–2005–2007–2009 and 2015–2017–2019–2022).
Most consecutive golds: 4, United States (2015–2017–2019–2022).
Most consecutive silvers: 2, Netherlands (1994–1998); Spain (2017–2019).
Most consecutive bronzes: 3, Russia (2007–2009–2011).
Most consecutive finishes in the top four: 6, Russia (2003–2005–2007–2009–2011–2013).
Most consecutive appearances: 17, Australia, Canada, Hungary, Netherlands, United States (have participated in every tournament).

Gaps

Longest gap between successive titles: 32 years, Netherlands (1991–2023).
Longest gap between successive appearances in the top two: 18 years, Canada (1991–2009).
Longest gap between successive appearances in the top three: 17 years, Netherlands (1998–2015).
Longest gap between successive appearances in the top four: 17 years, Netherlands (1998–2015).
Longest gap between successive appearances: 17 years, Great Britain (1986–2003).

Host team

Best finish by host team: Champion: Spain (2013).

Other

Most finishes in the top two without ever being champion: 2, Canada (1991, 2009).
Most finishes in the top three without ever being champion: 5, Russia (2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2017).
Most finishes in the top four without ever being champion: 8, Russia (1998, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2017).
Most finishes in the top four without ever being medaled: None.

Player statistics

(C)	Captain	Apps	Appearances	Ref	Reference	Rk	Rank
L/R	Handedness	Pos	Playing position	FP	Field player	GK	Goalkeeper

Multiple gold medalists

The following table is pre-sorted by number of gold medals (in descending order), number of silver medals (in descending order), number of bronze medals (in descending order), name of the player (in ascending order), date of receiving the last gold medal (in ascending order), date of receiving the first gold medal (in ascending order), respectively.

Fourteen female athletes won three or more gold medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships. They were all members of the United States women's national water polo team. Rachel Fattal, Maddie Musselman and Maggie Steffens are the only athletes (men or women) to win five gold medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships.

There are twenty six female athletes who won two gold medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships.

Legend

– Hosts

**Female athletes who won three or more gold medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships**
Rk	Player	Birth	Height	Women's team	Pos	Water polo tournament								Period (age of first/last)	Medals				Ref
Rk	Player	Birth	Height	Women's team	Pos	Water polo tournament								Period (age of first/last)	G	S	B	T	Ref
1	Rachel Fattal	1993	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	United States	FP	2013	2015	2017	2019	2022	2023	2024	Does not appear	11 years (19/30)	5	0	0	5	^[2]
	Maddie Musselman	1998	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	United States	FP	2015	2017	2019	2022	2023	2024	Does not appear	Does not appear	8 years (17/25)	5	0	0	5	^[3]
	Maggie Steffens	1993	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	United States	FP	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2022	2023	2024	12 years (18/30)	5	0	0	5	^[4]
4	Kaleigh Gilchrist	1992	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	United States	FP	2015	Does not appear	2019	2022	2023	2024	Does not appear	Does not appear	8 years (23/31)	4	0	0	4	^[5]
	Ashleigh Johnson	1994	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	United States	GK	2015	Does not appear	2019	2022	2023	2024	Does not appear	Does not appear	9 years (20/29)	4	0	0	4	^[6]
	Amanda Longan	1997	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	United States	GK	2017	2019	2022	2023	2024	Does not appear	Does not appear	Does not appear	7 years (20/27)	4	0	0	4	^[7]
7	Heather Petri	1978	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	United States	FP	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	Does not appear	Does not appear	10 years (23/33)	3	1	0	4	^[8]
7	Brenda Villa	1980	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	United States	FP	1998	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	Does not appear	13 years (17/31)	3	1	0	4	^[9]
9	Kami Craig	1987	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	United States	FP	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	Does not appear	Does not appear	Does not appear	8 years (19/28)	3	0	0	3	^[10]
	Makenzie Fischer	1997	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	United States	FP	2015	2017	2019	Does not appear	Does not appear	Does not appear	Does not appear	Does not appear	4 years (18/22)	3	0	0	3	^[11]
	Kiley Neushul	1993	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	United States	FP	2013	2015	2017	2019	Does not appear	Does not appear	Does not appear	Does not appear	6 years (20/26)	3	0	0	3	^[12]
	Jordan Raney	1996	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	United States	FP	2017	Does not appear	2022	2023	2024	Does not appear	Does not appear	Does not appear	6 years (21/27)	3	0	0	3	^[13]
	Melissa Seidemann	1990	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	United States	FP	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	Does not appear	Does not appear	Does not appear	8 years (21/29)	3	0	0	3	^[14]
	Alys Williams	1994	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	United States	FP	2015	2017	2019	Does not appear	Does not appear	Does not appear	Does not appear	Does not appear	4 years (21/25)	3	0	0	3	^[15]
Rk	Player	Birth	Height	Women's team	Pos	Water polo tournament								Period (age of first/last)	G	S	B	T	Ref
Rk	Player	Birth	Height	Women's team	Pos	Water polo tournament								Period (age of first/last)	Medals				Ref

Multiple medalists

The following table is pre-sorted by total number of medals (in descending order), number of gold medals (in descending order), number of silver medals (in descending order), name of the player (in ascending order), date of receiving the last medal (in ascending order), date of receiving the first medal (in ascending order), respectively.

Six female athletes won five medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships.

Legend

– Hosts

**Female athletes who won four medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships**
Rk	Player	Birth	Height	Women's team	Pos	Water polo tournament											Period (age of first/last)	Medals				Ref
Rk	Player	Birth	Height	Women's team	Pos	Water polo tournament											Period (age of first/last)	G	S	B	T	Ref
1	Rachel Fattal	1993	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	United States	FP	2013	2015	2017	2019	2022	2023	2024	Does not appear	Does not appear	Does not appear	Does not appear	11 years (19/30)	5	0	0	5	^[2]
	Maddie Musselman	1998	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	United States	FP	2015	2017	2019	2022	2023	2024	Does not appear	Does not appear	Does not appear	Does not appear	Does not appear	8 years (17/25)	5	0	0	5	^[3]
	Maggie Steffens	1993	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	United States	FP	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2022	2023	2024	Does not appear	Does not appear	Does not appear	12 years (18/30)	5	0	0	5	^[4]
4	Anni Espar	1993	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Spain	FP	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2022	2023	2024	Does not appear	Does not appear	Does not appear	13 years (18/31)	1	3	1	5	^[16]
	Laura Ester	1990	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Spain	GK	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2022	2023	2024	Does not appear	Does not appear	15 years (19/34)	1	3	1	5	^[17]
	Pili Peña	1986	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	Spain	FP	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2022	2023	2024	18 years (19/37)	1	3	1	5	^[18]
Rk	Player	Birth	Height	Women's team	Pos	Water polo tournament											Period (age of first/last)	G	S	B	T	Ref
Rk	Player	Birth	Height	Women's team	Pos	Water polo tournament											Period (age of first/last)	Medals				Ref

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 57. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
1 2 "Rachel Fattal". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
1 2 "Maddie Musselman". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
1 2 "Maggie Steffens". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
↑ "Kaleigh Gilchrist". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
↑ "Ashleigh Johnson". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
↑ "Amanda Longan". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
↑ "Heather Petri". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
↑ "Brenda Villa". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
↑ "Kami Craig". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
↑ "Makenzie Fischer". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
↑ "Kiley Neushul". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
↑ "Jordan Raney". gostanford.com. Gostanford. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
↑ "Melissa Seidemann". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
↑ "Alys Williams". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
↑ "Laura Ester". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
↑ "Laura Ester". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
↑ "Pili Peña". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.

Sources

Official Reports (FINA)

PDF documents on the FINA website:

HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics (as of September 2019) (archive) (pp. 57–62)

Official Results Books (FINA)

PDF documents on the Omega Timing website:

12th World Championship (2007)
- General information, Women's Round Summary.

PDF documents on the Sport Result website:

13th World Championship (2009)
- Results, Participants, Statistics.
- Women's Competition Schedule, Women's Round Summary.

14th World Championship (2011)
- Results, Participants, Statistics.
- Women's Competition Schedule, Women's Round Summary.

15th World Championship (2013)
- Results, Participants, Statistics.
- Women's Competition Schedule, Women's Round Summary.

16th World Championship (2015)
- Results, Participants, Statistics.
- Women's Competition Schedule, Women's Round Summary.

17th World Championship (2017)
- Results, Participants, Statistics.
- Women's Competition Schedule, Women's Round Summary.

18th World Championship (2019)
- Results, Participants, Statistics.
- Women's Competition Schedule, Women's Round Summary.

19th World Championship (2022)
- Results, Participants, Statistics.
- Women's Competition Schedule, Women's Round Summary.

20th World Championship (2023)
- Results, Participants, Statistics.
- Women's Competition Schedule, Women's Round Summary.

21th World Championship (2024)
- Results, Participants, Statistics.
- Women's Competition Schedule, Women's Round Summary.

Olympedia

Water polo on the Olympedia website:

Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Aquatics Championships

Todor66

Water polo on the Todor66 website:

Water Polo World Championship

Women's Water Polo World Championship
1986 World Championship (women's tournament)

1991 World Championship (women's tournament)

1994 World Championship (women's tournament)

1998 World Championship (women's tournament)

2001 World Championship (women's tournament)

2003 World Championship (women's tournament)

2005 World Championship (women's tournament)

2007 World Championship (women's tournament)

2009 World Championship (women's tournament)

2011 World Championship (women's tournament)

2013 World Championship (women's tournament)

2015 World Championship (women's tournament)

2017 World Championship (women's tournament)

2019 World Championship (women's tournament)

2022 World Championship (women's tournament)

2023 World Championship (women's tournament)

2024 World Championship (women's tournament)

External links

FINA Water Polo website

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[HistoFINA_PDF-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 57. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.

[Rachel_Fattal_OP-2] 1 2 "Rachel Fattal". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.

[Maddie_Musselman_OP-3] 1 2 "Maddie Musselman". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.

[Maggie_Steffens_OP-4] 1 2 "Maggie Steffens". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.

[Kaleigh_Gilchrist_OP-5] "Kaleigh Gilchrist". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.

[Ashleigh_Johnson_OP-6] "Ashleigh Johnson". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.

[Amanda_Longan_OP-7] "Amanda Longan". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.

[Heather_Petri_OP-8] "Heather Petri". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.

[Brenda_Villa_OP-9] "Brenda Villa". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.

[Kami_Craig_OP-10] "Kami Craig". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.

[Makenzie_Fischer_OP-11] "Makenzie Fischer". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.

[Kiley_Neushul_OP-12] "Kiley Neushul". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.

[Jordan_Raney_OP-13] "Jordan Raney". gostanford.com. Gostanford. Retrieved 19 February 2024.

[Melissa_Seidemann_OP-14] "Melissa Seidemann". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.

[Alys_Williams_OP-15] "Alys Williams". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.

[Anni_Espar_OP-16] "Laura Ester". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.

[Laura_Ester_OP-17] "Laura Ester". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.

[Pili_Peña_OP-18] "Pili Peña". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.

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