| Sport | Water Polo |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1981 |
| Continent | all (International) |
| Most recent champion(s) | Men Hungary (3rd title)Women Hungary (1st title) |
| Most titles | Men Serbia (6 titles)Women  United States (4 titles) |
FINA Junior Water Polo World Championships is an international water polo tournament held every two years for the players under the age of 20. It was launched by FINA in 1981 for men and in 1995 for women . [1]
| Year | Host |  Gold |  Silver |  Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada |  Netherlands |  Australia |  United States |
| 1997 | Prague, Czech Republic |  Greece | Australia | United States |
| 1999 | Messina, Italy | Australia |  Canada |  Hungary |
| 2001 | Perth, Australia | United States | Australia |  Russia |
| 2003 | Calgary, Canada | Canada | United States |  Spain |
| 2005 | Perth, Australia | United States | Russia | Australia |
| 2007 | Porto, Portugal | Australia |  China | Hungary |
| 2009 | Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia | Russia | Netherlands | United States |
| 2011 | Trieste, Italy | Spain | Hungary | Australia |
| 2013 | Volos, Greece | United States | Spain | Greece |
| 2015 | Volos, Greece | United States | Spain | Russia |
| 2017 | Volos, Greece | Russia | Greece | Netherlands |
| 2019 | Funchal, Portugal | Russia | Netherlands |  Italy |
| 2021 | Netanya, Israel | Spain | Greece | Hungary |
| 2023 | Coimbra, Portugal | Hungary | Spain | Netherlands |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbia | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| 2 | Hungary | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 |  Italy | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 |  Greece | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 |  Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 |  Croatia | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 |  Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 |  Cuba | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 |  Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  Montenegro | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 | |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 |  Russia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Australia | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Spain | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 |  Netherlands | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Greece | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 |  Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  China | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 | |
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