Water polo at the Mediterranean Games

Mediterranean sporting tournament; has included water polo since 1951

Water polo has been played consistently at the Mediterranean Games since the year 1951. The Italy men's national water polo team is the most successful team among men, while for women it is the Spain women's national water polo team that gain success with the first inaugural Edition in 2018 Mediterranean Games.

## Men's tournament

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Year  | Host  |  | Gold medal game  |  | Bronze medal game

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Gold medalist  | Score  |  Silver medalist  |  Bronze medalist  | Score  | Fourth place
1951
Details |
Alexandria |
Spain |  |
Egypt |
Greece |  | No Fourth
1955
Details |
Barcelona |
Italy |  |
France |
Spain |  |
Egypt
1959
Details |
Beirut |
Yugoslavia |  |
Italy |
United Arab Republic |  |
Lebanon
1963
Details |
Naples |
Italy |  |
Yugoslavia |
France |  |
United Arab Republic
1967
Details |
Tunis |
Yugoslavia |  |
Italy |
Spain |  |
Greece
1971
Details |
İzmir |
Yugoslavia |  |
Italy |
Spain |  |
Greece
1975
Details |
Algiers |
Italy |  |
Yugoslavia |
Spain |  |
Greece
1979
Details |
Split |
Yugoslavia |  |
Italy |
Spain |  |
Greece
1983
Details |
Casablanca |
Yugoslavia |  |
Spain |
Italy |  |
France
1987
Details |
Latakia |
Italy |  |
Spain |
Turkey |  |
Greece
1991
Details |
Athens |
Italy |  |
Yugoslavia |
Greece |  |
France
1993
Details |
Languedoc-Roussillon |
Italy |  |
Croatia |
Greece |  |
Spain
1997
Details |
Bari |
FR Yugoslavia |  |
Croatia |
Spain |  |
Italy
2001
Details |
Tunis |
Spain | 6–5 |
Italy |
France | 6–4 |
FR Yugoslavia
2005
Details |
Almería |
Spain | 9–7 |
Italy |
Serbia and Montenegro | 9–8 |
Croatia
2009
Details |
Pescara |
Serbia | 9–4 |
Spain |
Italy | 10–9 |
Croatia
2013
Details |
Mersin |
Croatia | 11–9 |
Spain |
Greece | 9–8 |
Italy
2018
Details |
Tarragona |
Serbia | 12–10 |
Greece |
Montenegro | 6–4 |
Spain
2022
Details |
Oran |
Serbia | 9 – 8 |
Montenegro |
Spain | 16 – 8 |
Italy
2026
Details |
Taranto |  |  |  |  |  |
2030
Details |
Pristina |  |  |  |  |  |

## Medals Summary, Men

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Italy| 6| 6| 2| 14
2|  Yugoslavia| 4| 3| 0| 7
3|  Spain| 3| 4| 7| 14
4|  Serbia| 3| 0| 0| 3
5|  Serbia and Montenegro| 2| 0| 1| 3
6|  Croatia| 1| 2| 0| 3
7|  Greece| 0| 1| 4| 5
8|  France| 0| 1| 2| 3
9|  Egypt[1]| 0| 1| 1| 2
Montenegro| 0| 1| 1| 2
11|  Turkey| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (11 entries)| 19| 19| 19| 57

## Women's tournament

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Year  | Host  |  | Gold medal game  |  | Bronze medal game

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Gold medalist  | Score  |  Silver medalist  |  Bronze medalist  | Score  | Fourth place
2018
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Tarragona |
Spain | 9 – 8  |
Italy |
Greece | 15 – 5  |
France
2022  |
Oran | No women's tournament | No women's tournament

## Medals Summary, Women

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Spain| 1| 0| 0| 1
2|  Italy| 0| 1| 0| 1
3|  Greece| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (3 entries)| 1| 1| 1| 3

## Footnotes

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1. ^ FINA considers Egypt as the inheritor of the records of United Arab Republic

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Water polo at the Mediterranean Games

* 1951
* 1955
* 1959
* 1963
* 1967
* 1971
* 1975
* 1979
* 1983
* 1987
* 1991
* 1993
* 1997
* 2001
* 2005
* 2009
* 2013
* 2018
* 2022

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Sports at the Mediterranean Games

* Archery
* Athletics
* Badminton
* Basketball
* 3x3 basketball
* Boules
* Boxing
* Canoeing
* Cycling
* Diving
* Equestrian
* Fencing
* Field hockey
* Football
* Golf
* Gymnastics
* Handball
* Judo
* Karate
* Roller hockey
* Rowing
* Rugby union
* Sailing
* Shooting
* Swimming
* Table tennis
* Taekwondo
* Tennis
* Triathlon
* Volleyball
* Beach volleyball
* Water polo
* Water skiing
* Weightlifting
* Wrestling

* Mediterranean Beach Games

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International water polo

* Geography
* World Rankings
* World medalists
* Achievements by nation

World|

* World Aquatics – Summer Olympics
* World Championship
* U20
* U18
* U16
* World Cup
* men
* women
* ~~World League~~ (defunct)
* ~~Challengers' Cup~~ (defunct)

Africa|

* CANA – African Championship

Americas|

* UANA – Pan American Games
* Pan American Championships
* Central American and Caribbean Games
* South American Games
* Bolivarian Games

Asia|

* AASF – Asian Games
* Asian Championship
* Asian Cup
* Asian Swimming Championships
* Asian Beach Games
* SEA Games
* Asian Clubs Championships

Europe|

* LEN – European Championship
* U19
* U17
* U15
* Men's club
* Champions League
* Euro Cup
* Challenger Cup
* Super Cup
* Women's club
* Champions League
* Euro Cup
* Challenger Cup
* Super Cup

Oceania|

* OSA – Oceanian Championship

Others|

* Commonwealth Championships
* Deaflympics
* Friendship Games
* Islamic Solidarity Games
* Mediterranean Games
* Summer Universiade
* World Games

* Athletes (teams) of the Year
* International Hall of Fame
* List of players
* Coaches
* Officials

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