The European Water Polo Championship is a sport competition for national water polo teams, currently held biannually and organized by the European Aquatics, the European governing body for aquatic sports. There are both men's and women's competitions.
The first European Water Polo Championship was held in 1926 in Budapest, Hungary, with just a men's competition. The women for the first time competed in 1985 (Oslo, Norway) for the European title. The water polo tournament was part of the European Aquatics Championships up to and including 1997, and from 1999 the event was separated and got its own independent tournament.
In the following table, the national teams are listed under the names they competed with, not by the succession of medals, results, or continuity of the previous republics.
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Notes
Boldface denotes active water polo players and highest medal count among all players (including these who not included in these tables) per type.
The table shows players who have won at least 6 medals in total at the European Championships.
Boldface denotes active water polo players and highest medal count among all players (including these who not included in these tables) per type.
The table shows players who have won at least 6 medals in total at the European Championships.
Reference:
POL:
GBR 9 + ENG 1
Reference:
TCH: 1993+1995+1997+2024