Sport | Water Polo |
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Founded | 2022 |
Continent | all (International) |
Most recent champion(s) | Spain (Men) Spain (Women) |
Most titles | Men Hungary & Spain (1) Women Hungary & Spain (1) |
World Aquatics Cadet Water Polo Championships is an international water polo tournament held every two years for the players under the age of 16. It was launched by World Aquatics in 2022. [1]
Year | Host | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2022 | Larisa & Volos, Greece [2] [3] | Hungary | Greece | Serbia |
2024 | Valletta, Malta [4] | Spain | Italy | Hungary |
Year | Host | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2022 | Larisa & Volos, Greece [5] [6] | Hungary | Greece | Spain |
2024 | Manisa, Turkey [7] | Spain | Hungary | Australia |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Hungary | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
2 | Spain | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
3 | Greece | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
4 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
5 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Serbia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
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