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HistoFINA

WATER POLO MEDALLISTS AND STATISTICS

Last updated in September 2017

Copyright FINA, Lausanne 2017 In memory of Jean-Louis Meuret

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CONTENTS

1. Introduction 3

2. Men’s Water Polo 4 Ø Olympic Games 4

o Olympic Champions – team line-up 6 o Olympic Champions by nationality 9

Ø FINA World Championships (1973-2015) 14 o World Championships – team line-up 17 o Olympic & World Championships by nationality 19

Ø Water Polo World Cup (1979-2014) 25 o World Cup Champions – team line-up 27 o World Cup Champions – team line-up 28 o Olympic, World & World Cup Champions by nationality 32

Ø Men’s Water Polo Wolrd League (2002-2016) 40 Ø FINA World Watwr Polo Development Trophy (2007-2015) 53

3. Women’s Water Polo 54

Ø Olympic Games 54 o Olympic Champions – team line-up 54 o World Champions – team line-up 57 o Women’s World Champions by nationality 58 o Olympic & World Champions by nationality 60

Ø Women’s Water Polo World League (2004-2016) 74

4. FINA Members and Country Codes 79

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Introduction In this study, you will find all the dates, sites and standings of the the water polo events of the Olympic Games since 1900 (under the umbrella of the FINA since 1912), the FINA World Championships, organised since 1973, the World Cups organised since 1979, the Men’s World League created in 2002 and the Women’s World League created in 2004, and finally, the Men’s Water Polo Development Trophy, created in 2007. Also, contained in this guide are several classifications, which are listed either by the number of titles or medals by player or National Federation. It should be made clear that these standings serve only historical aims and do not hold any sporting significance, as the comparison between the achievements of players from different generations is always unbalanced. This edition may manifest certain errors; we hope that this will be remedied for the next edition with the assistance of our readers. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS – The abbreviations used for each National Federation are included at the end of this volume. However, with regard to Germany, for the period of 1968-1991 the abbreviations FRG for the Federal Republic and GDR for the Democratic Republic have been used. Russia and Kazakhstan were part of USSR (URS) until 1991. The acronym TCH was used for Czechoslovakia (CZE + SVK). CRO / Croatia (until 1992) and Serbia & Montenegro / SCG (until 2002) were part of Yugoslavia (YUG). In 2006, Serbia (SRB) and Montenegro (MNE) split and are now two separate National Federations of FINA.

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MEN’S WATER POLO

OLYMPIC GAMES

Since 1896, the Olympic Games have been organised 28 times. The next edition will take place in Tokyo (JPN) (July 24 –August 9). A men’s water polo tournament has been included on the Olympic programme since 1900 and a women’s tournament since 2000.

Dates Sites Number of Teams Men Women

1 1896 Athens, GRE (April 6 – 15) 0* 0* 2 1900 Paris, FRA (May 14 – October 28) 3 0 3 1904 Saint-Louis, USA (July 1 – November 23) 3** 0 4 1908 London, GBR (April 17 – October 31) 5 0 5 1912 Stockholm, SWE (May 5 – July 27) 6 0 6 1920 Antwerp, BEL (April 20 – September 12) 12 0 7 1924 Paris, FRA (May 4 – July 27) 13 0 8 1928 Amsterdam, NED (May 17 – August 12) 14 0 9 1932 Los Angeles, USA (July 30 – August 14) 5 0 10 1936 Berlin, GER (August 1 – 16) 16 0 11 1948 London, GBR (July 29 – August 14) 18 0 12 1952 Helsinki, FIN (July 19 – August 3) 21 0 13 1956 Melbourne, AUS (November 22 – December 8) 10 0 14 1960 Rome, ITA (August 25 – September 11) 16 0 15 1964 Tokyo, JPN (October 10 – 24) 13 0 16 1968 Mexico, MEX (October 12 – 27) 15 0 17 1972 Munich, GER (August 26 – September 11) 16 0 18 1976 Montreal, CAN (July 17 – August 1) 12 0 19 1980 Moscow, URS (July 19 – August 3) 12 0 20 1984 Los Angeles, USA (July 28 – August 12) 12 0 21 1988 Seoul, KOR (September 17 – October) 12 0 22 1992 Barcelona, ESP (July 25 – August 9) 12 0 23 1996 Atlanta, USA (July 19 – August 4) 12 0 24 2000 Sydney, AUS (September – October 1) 12 6 25 2004 Athens, GRE (August 13 – 29) 12 8 26 2008 Beijing, CHN, (August 8 – 24) 12 8 27 2012 London, GBR (July 27 – August 12) 12 8 28 2016 Rio de Janeiro, JPN (July 24 –August 9) 12 8

* Not on the programme ** 1904, only USA teams

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Dates & Sites ROLL OF HONOUR 1896, Athens (GRE) Not on the programme 1900, Paris (FRA) 1. GBR (Osborne Club of Manchester), 2. BEL (Club de Natation de Bruxelles), 3. FRA

(Libellule de Paris), and other French Clubs 1904, St Louis (USA)* 1. USA (New York AC), 2. USA (Chicago AC), 3. USA (Missouri AC St Louis) 1908, London (GBR) 1. GBR, 2. BEL, 3. SWE, 4. NED (Forfeit AUT & HUN) 1912, Stockholm (SWE) 1. GBR, 2. SWE, 3. BEL, 4. AUT, 5. HUN, 6. FRA 1920, Antwerp (BEL) 1. GBR, 2. BEL, 3. SWE, 4. USA, 5. NED, 6. BRA, 7. ESP, 8. GRE, 9. FRA, 10. ITA,

11. SUI, 12. TCH 1924, Paris (FRA) 1. FRA, 2. BEL, 3. USA, 4. SWE, 5. HUN, 6. TCH, 7. NED, 8. GBR, 9. IRL, 10. ESP,

11. ITA, 12. SUI, 13. GRE 1928, Amsterdam (NED) 1. GER, 2. HUN, 3. FRA, 4. GBR, 5. NED, 6. BEL, 7. USA, 8. MLT, 9. ESP, 10. TCH,

11. LUX, 12. SUI, 13. ARG, 14. IRL 1932, Los Angeles (USA) 1. HUN, 2. GER, 3. USA, 4. JPN, 5. BRA 1936, Berlin (GER) 1. HUN, 2. GER, 3. BEL, 4. FRA, 5. NED, 6. SWE, 7. AUT, 8. GBR, 9. USA, 10.

YUG, 11. TCH, 12. SUI, 13. URU, 14. JPN, 15. ISL, 16. MLT 1948, London (GBR) 1. ITA, 2. HUN, 3. NED, 4. BEL, 5. SWE, 6. FRA, 7. EGY, 8. ESP, 9. YUG, 10. ARG,

11. USA, 12. IND, 13. GBR, 14. SUI, 15. GRE, 16. URU, 17. CHI, 18. AUS 1952, Helsinki (FIN) 1. HUN, 2. YUG, 3. ITA, 4. USA, 5. NED, 6. BEL, 7. URS, 8. ESP, 9. BRA, 10. EGY,

11. SWE, 12. GBR, 13. AUT, 14. RSA, 15. FRG, 16. ARG, 17. ROU, 18. MEX, 19. AUS, 20. POR, 21. IND.

1956, Melbourne (AUS) 1. HUN, 2. YUG, 3. URS, 4. ITA, 5. USA, 6. FRG, 7. GBR, 8. ROU, 9. AUS, 10. SIN 1960, Rome (ITA) 1. ITA, 2. URS, 3. HUN, 4. YUG, 5. ROU, 6. FRG, 7. USA, 8. NED, 9. RSA, 10. FRA,

11. ARG, 12. BRA, 13. UAR / EGY, 14. JPN, 15. AUS, 16. BEL 1964, Tokyo (JPN) 1. HUN, 2. YUG, 3. URS, 4. ITA, 5. ROU, 6. GDR, 7.BEL, 8. NED, 9. USA, 10. AUS,

11. JPN, 12. UAE/EGY, 13. BRA 1968, Mexico (MEX) 1. YUG, 2. URS, 3. HUN, 4. ITA, 5. USA, 6. GDR, 7. NED, 8. CUB, 9. ESP, 10. FRG,

11. MEX, 12. JPN, 13. BRA, 14. GRE, 15. UAR / EGY 1972, Munich (FRG) 1. URS, 2. HUN, 3. USA (1st medal for a non-European team), 4. FRG, 5. YUG, 6. ITA,

7. NED, 8. ROU, 9. CUB, 10. ESP, 11. BUL, 12. AUS, 13. MEX, 14. GRE, 15. JPN, 16. CAN

1976, Montreal (CAN) 1. HUN, 2. ITA, 3. NED, 4. ROU, 5. YUG, 6. FRG, 7. CUB, 8. URS, 9. CAN, 10. MEX, 11. AUS, 12. IRI

1980, Moscow (URS) 1. URS, 2. YUG, 3. HUN, 4. ESP, 5. CUB, 6. NED, 7. AUS, 8. ITA, 9. ROU, 10. GRE, 11. SWE, 12. BUL

1984, Los Angeles (USA) 1. YUG, 2. USA, 3. FRG, 4. ESP, 5. AUS, 6. NED, 7. ITA, 8. GRE, 9. CHN, 10. CAN, 11. JPN, 12. BRA

1988, Seoul (KOR) 1. YUG, 2. USA, 3. URS, 4. FRG, 5. HUN, 6. ESP, 7. ITA, 8. AUS, 9. GRE, 10. FRA, 11. CHN, 12. KOR

1992, Barcelona (ESP) 1. ITA, 2. ESP, 3. EUN (Unified Team) 4. USA, 5. AUS, 6. HUN, 7. GER, 8. CUB, 9. NED, 10. GRE, 11. FRAU, 12. TCH

1996, Atlanta (USA) 1. ESP, 2. CRO, 3. ITA, 4. HUN, 5. RUS, 6. GRE, 7. USA, 8. YUG, 9. GER, 10. NED, 11. ROU, 12. UKR

2000, Sydney (AUS) 1. HUN, 2. RUS, 3. YUG, 4. ESP, 5. ITA ,6. USA, 7. CRO, 8. AUS, 9. KAZ 10. GRE, 11. NED, 12. SVK

2004, Athens (GRE) 1. HUN, 2. SCG, 3. RUS, 4. GRE, 5. GER, 6. ESP, 7. USA, 8. ITA, 9. AUS, 10. CRO, 11. KAZ, 12. EGY

2008, Beijing (CHN) 1. HUN, 2. USA, 3. SRB, 4. MNE, 5. ESP, 6. CRO, 7. GRE, 8. AUS, 9. ITA, 10. GER, 11. CAN, 12. CHN

2012, London (GBR) 1. CRO, 2. ITA, 3. SRB, 4. MNE, 5. HUN, 6. ESP, 7. AUS, 8. USA, 9. GRE, 10. ROU, 11. KAZ, 12. GBR

2016, Rio de Janeiro (BRA)

1. SRB, 2. CRO, 3. ITA, 4. MNE, 5. HUN, 6. GRE, 7. ESP, 8. BRA, 9. AUS, 10. USA, 11. FRAU, 12. JPN

* 1904 – Only USA clubs were present. These results will not appear in statistics.

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ROLL OF HONOUR BY COUNTRY

All titles – 26, without 1904 – have been won by European teams:

9 titles HUN (1932, 1936, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1976, 2000, 2004, 2008) 4 titles GBR (1900, 1908, 1912, 1920) YUG(1968, 1984, 1988 /SRB (2016) ITA (1948, 1960, 1992) 2 titles URS (1972, 1980) 1 title FRA (1924) GER (1928) ESP (1996) CRO (2012)

OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS – TEAM LINE-UP

1900 – GBR (Osborne Swimming Club, Manchester): Thomas COE, John DERBYSHIRE, Peter KEMP, William H. LISTER, Arthur G. ROBERTSON, Eric ROBINSON, Georges WILKINSON 1904 – USA (only American teams) 1908 – GBR: Georges CORNET, Charles FORSYTH, George NEVINSON, Paul RADMILOVIC, Charles SMITH, Thomas THOULD, George WILKINSON 1912 – GBR: Isaac BENTHAM, Charles BUGBEE, George CORNET, Arthur HILL, Paul RADMILOVIC, Charles SMITH, George WILKINSON 1920 – GBR: Charles BUGBEE, William DEAN, Christopher JONES, William PEACOCK, Noel PURCELL, Paul RADMILOVIC, Charles SMITH 1924 – FRA: Albert DEBORGIES, Noel DELBERGHE, Robert DESMETTRE, Paul DUJARDIN, Albert MAYAUD, Henri PADOU, Georges RIGAL 1928 – GER: Max AMANN, Karl BAHRE, Emil BENECKE, Johannes BLANK, Otto CORDES, Fritz “Itze” GUNST, Erich RADEMACHER, Joachim RADEMACHER

1932 – HUN: Istvan BARTA, Gyorgy BRODY, Oliver HALASY, Marton HOMONNAI, Sandor IVADY, Ferenc KERESU I, Alajos KERESU II, Janos NEMETH, Miklos SARKANY, Jozsef VERTESY 1936 – HUN: Mihaly BOZSI, Jeno BRANDY, Gyorgy BRODY, Oliver HALASSY, Kalman HAZAI, Marton HOMMONAI, Gyorgy KUTASI, Istvan MOLNAR, Janos NEMETH, Miklos SARKANY, Sandor TARICS 1948 – ITA: Ermenegildo ARENA, Emilio BULGARELLI, Pasquale BUONOCORE, Aldo GHIRA, Mario MAJONI, Geminio OGNO, Gianfranco PANDOLFINI, Tullio PANDOLFINI, Cesare RUBINI 1952 – HUN: Robert ANTAL, Antal BOLVARI, Deszo FABIAN, Deszo GYAMARTI, Istvan HASZNOS, Laszlo JENEY, Gyorgy KARPATI, Deszo LEMHENY, Kalman MARKOVITZ, Miklos MARTIN, Karoly SZITTYA, Istvan SZIVOS, Gyorgy VIZVARI 1956 – HUN: Antal BOLVARI, Otto BOROS, Deszo GYAMARTI, Istvan HEVESI, Laszlo JENEY,Tivadar KANIZSA, Gyorgy KARPATI, Kalman MARKOVITZ, Mihaly MAYER, Istvan SZIVOS, Ervin ZADOR 1960 – ITA: Amedeo AMBRON, Danio BARDI, Guiseppe D’ALTRUI, Salvatore GIONTA, Giancarlo GUERRINI, Franco LAVORATORI, Gianni LONZI, Luigi MANELLI, Rosario PARMEGIANI, Eraldo PIZZO, Dante ROSSI, Brunello SPINELLI

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1964 – HUN: Miklos AMBRUS, Andras BODNAR, Otto BOROS, Zoltan DOMOTOR, Laszlo FELKAI, Deszo GYAMARTI, Tivadar KANIZSA, Gyorgy KARPATI, Janos KONRAD, Mihaly MAYER, Denes POCZIK, Peter RUSORAN 1968 – YUG: Ozren BONACIC, Dejan DABOVIC, Zdravko HEBEL, Zoran JANKOVIC, Ronald LOPATNY, Uros MAROVIC, Djordje PERISIC, Miroslav POLJAK, Ratko RUDIC, Mirko SANDIC, Karlo STIPANIC, Ivo TRUMBIC 1972 – URS: Anatoli AKIMOV, Alexei BARKALOV, Alexander DOLGUSHIN, Alexandr DREVAL, Vadim GULYAEV, Alexander KABANOV, Nikolai MELNIKOV, Leonid OSSIPOV, Alexander SHIDOVSKI, Vladimir SHMUDSKI, Vyacheslav SOBCHENKO 1976 – HUN: Gabor CSAPO, Tibor CSERVENYAK, Tamas FARAGO, Gyorgy GERENDAS, Gyorgy HORKAI, Gyorgy KENEZ, Ferenc KONRAD, Endre MOLNAR, Laszlo SAROSI, Attila SUDAR, Itsvan SZIVOS 1980 – URS: Vladimir AKIMOV, Alexei BARKALOV, Yevgueni GRISHIN, Mikhail IVANOV, Alexander KABANOV, Sergei KOTENKO, Georgy MSHVENIERADZE, Mait RIYSMAN, Erkin SHAGAYEV, Yevgueny SHARANOV, Vyatcheslav SOBCHENKO 1984 – YUG: Dragan ANDRIC, Milivoj BEBIC, Perica BUKIC, Veselin DJUHO, Milorad KRIVOKAPIC, Deni LUSIC, Igor MILANOVIC, Tomislav PASKVALIN, Zoran PETROVIC, Andrija POPOVIC, Zoran ROJE, Goran SUKNO, Bozo VULETIC 1988 – YUG: Dragan ANDRIC, Mislav BEZMALINOVIC, Perica BUKIC, Veselin DJUHO, Igor GOCANIN, Deni LUSIC, Igor MILANOVIC, Tomislav PASKVALIN, Renco POSINKOVIC, Goran RADJENOVIC, Dubravko SIMENC, Alexander SOSTAR, Mirko VICEVIC 1992 – ITA: Francesco ATTOLICO, Gianni AVERAIMO, Alessandro BOVO, Paolo CALDARELLA, Alessandro CAMPAGNA, Marco D’ALTRUI, Massimiliano FERRETTI, Mario FIORILLO, Ferdinando GANDOLFI, Francesco PORZIO, Amedeo POMILIO, Giuseppe PORZIO, Carlo SILIPO 1996 – ESP: Jose Maria ABARCA, Angel ANDREO, Daniel BALLART, Manuel ESTIARTE, Pedro GARCIA, Salvador GOMEZ, Ivan MORO, Miguel OCA, Jorge PAYA, Sergi PEDREROL, Jesus ROLLAN, Jordi SANZ, Carlos SANZ 2000 – HUN: Tibor BENEDEK, Peter BIROS, Rajmund FODOR, Tamas KASAS, Gergely KISS, Zoltan KOCZ, Tamas MARCZ, Tamas MOLNAR, Barnabas STEINMETZ, Zoltan SZECZI, Bulcsu SZEKELY, Zsolt VARGA, Attila VARI 2004 – HUN: Tibor BENEDEK, Peter BIROS, Rajmund FODOR, Istvan GERGERLY, Tamas KASAS, Gergely KISS, Norbert MADARAS, Tamas MOLNAR, Adam STEINMETZ, Barnabas STEINMETZ, Zoltan SZECSI, Tamas VARGA, Attila VARI 2008 – HUN: Zoltan SZECSI, Tamas VARGA, Norbert MADARAS, Denes VARGA, Tamas KASAS, Norbert HOSNYANSZKY, Gergely KISS, Tibor BENEDEK, Daniel VARGA, Peter BIROS, Gabor KIS, Tamas MOLNAR, Istvan GERGELY 2012 – CRO: Andro BUSLJE, Damir BURIC, Frano VICAN, Igor HINIC, Ivan BULJUBASIC, Josip PAVIC, Maro JOKOVIC, Miho BOSKOVIC, Niksa DOBUD, Paulo OBRADOVIC, Petar MUSLIM, Samir BARAC, Sandro SUKNO 2016 – SRB: Branislav MITROVIC, Dusan MANDIC, Zivko GOCIC, Sava RANDELOVIC, Milos CUK, Dusko PIJETLOVIC, Slobodan NIKIC, Milan ALEKSIC, Nikola JAKSIC, Filip FILIPOVIC, Andrija PRLAINOVIC, Stefan MITROVIC, Gojko PIJETLOVIC The following players are three-time title holders: Deszo GYARMATI (HUN, 1952, 1956, 1964), Gyorgy KARPATI (HUN, 1952, 1956, 1964), Paul RADMILOVIC (GBR, 1908, 1912, 1920), Charles SMITH (GBR, 1908, 1912, 1920), George WILKINSON (GBR, 1900, 1908, 1912), Tibor BENEDEK (HUN, 2000, 2004, 2008), Peter BIROS (HUN, 2000, 2004, 2008), Tamas KASAS (HUN,

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2000, 2004, 2008), Gergely KISS (HUN, 2000, 2004, 2008), Tamas MOLNAR (HUN, 2000, 2004, 2008) and Zoltan SZECSI (HUN, 2000, 2004, 2008).

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OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS BY NATIONALITY

CRO / CROATIA Samir BARAC – 2012 Miho BOSKOVIC – 2012 Ivan BULJUBASIC – 2012 Damir BURIC – 2012 Andro BUSLJE – 2012 Niksa DOBUD – 2012 Igor HINIC – 2012 Maro JOKOVIC – 2012 Petar MUSLIM – 2012 Paulo OBRADOVIC – 2012 Josip PAVIC – 2012 Sandro SUKNO – 2012 Frano VICAN – 2012 ESP / SPAIN Jose Maria ABARCA – 1996 Angel ANDREO – 1996 Daniel BALLART – 1996 Manuel ESTIARTE – 1996 Pedro GARCIA – 1996 Salvador GOMEZ – 1996 Ivan MORO – 1996 Miguel OCA – 1996 Jorge PAYA – 1996 Sergi PEDREROL – 1996 Jesus ROLLAN – 1996 Carlos SANZ – 1996 Jordi SANZ – 1996

FRA / FRANCE Albert DEBORGIES – 1924 Noel DELBERGHE – 1924 Robert DESMETTRE – 1924 Paul DUJARDIN – 1924 Albert MAYAUD – 1924 Henri PADOU – 1924 Georges RIGAL – 1924

GBR / GREAT BRITAIN Isaac BENTHAM – 1912 Charles BUGBEE – 1912, 1920 Thomas COE – 1900 George CORNET – 1908, 1912 William DEAN – 1920 John DERBYSHIRE – 1900 Charles FORSYTH – 1908 Arthur HILL – 1912 Christopher JONES – 1920 Peter KEMP – 1900 William H. LISTER – 1900 George NEVINSON – 1908 William PEACOCK – 1920 Noel PURCELL – 1920 Paul RADMILOVIC – 1908, 1912, 1920 Arthur G. ROBERTSON – 1900 Eric ROBINSON – 1900

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Charles SMITH – 1908, 1912, 1920 Thomas THOULD – 1908 Georges WILKINSON – 1900, 1908, 1912

GER / GERMANY Max AMANN – 1928 Karl BAHRE – 1928 Emil BENECKE – 1928 Johannes BLANK – 1928 Otto CORDES – 1928 Fritz GUNST – 1928 Erich RADEMACHER – 1928 Joachim RADEMACHER – 1928

HUN / HUNGARY Miklos AMBRUS – 1964 Robert ANTAL – 1952 Istvan BARTA – 1932 Tibor BENEDEK – 2000, 2004, 2008 Peter BIROS – 2000, 2004, 2008 Andras BODNAR – 1964 Antal BOLVARI – 1952, 1956 Otto BOROS – 1956, 1964 Mihaly BOZSI – 1936 Jeno BRANDY – 1936 Gyorgy BRODY – 1932, 1936 Gabor CSAPO – 1976 Tibor CSERVENYAK – 1976 Zoltan DOMOTOR – 1964 Deszo FABIAN – 1952 Tamas FARAGO – 1976 Laszlo FELKAI – 1964 Rajmund FODOR – 2000, 2004 Gyorgy GERENDAS – 1976 Istvan GERGELY – 2004, 2008 Deszo GYAMARTI – 1952, 1956, 1964 Oliver HALASY – 1932, 1936 Istvan HASZNOS – 1952 Kalman HAZAI – 1936 Istvan HEVESI – 1956 Marton HOMONNAI – 1932, 1936 Gyorgy HORKAI – 1976 Norbert HOSNYANSZKY – 2008 Sandor IVADY – 1932 Laszlo JENEY – 1952, 1956 Tivadar KANIZSA – 1956, 1964 Gyorgy KARPATI – 1952, 1956, 1964 Tamas KASAS – 2000, 2004, 2008 Gyorgy KENEZ – 1976 Ferenc KESERU I – 1932 Alajos KESERU II – 1932 Gabor KIS – 2008 Gergely KISS – 2000, 2004, 2008 Zoltan KOCZ – 2000 Ferenc KONRAD – 1976 Janos KONRAD – 1964 Gyorgy KUTASI – 1936 Deszo LEMHENY – 1952 Norbert MADARAS – 2004, 2008 Tamas MARCZ – 2000

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Kalman MARKOVITZ – 1952, 1956 Miklos MARTIN – 1952 Mihaly MAYER – 1956, 1964 Endre MOLNAR – 1976 Istvan MOLNAR – 1936 Tamas MOLNAR – 2000, 2004, 2008 Janos NEMETH – 1932, 1936 Denes POCSIK – 1964 Peter RUSORAN – 1964 Miklos SARKANY – 1932, 1936 Laszlo SAROSI – 1976 Adam STEINMETZ – 2004 Barnabas STEINMETZ – 2000, 2004 Attila SUDAR – 1976 Zoltan SZECZI – 2000, 2004, 2008 Bulcsu SZEKELY – 2000 Karoly SZITTYA – 1952 Istvan SZIVOS Jr. – 1976 Istvan SZIVOS Sr. – 1952, 1956 Sandor TARICS – 1936 Daniel VARGA – 2008 Denes VARGA – 2008 Tamas VARGA – 2004, 2008 Zsolt VARGA – 2000 Attila VARI – 2000, 2004 Jozsef VERTESY – 1932 Gyorgy VIZVARI – 1952 Ervin ZADOR – 1956

ITA / ITALY Amedeo AMBRON – 1960 Ermenegildo ARENA – 1948 Francesco ATTOLICO – 1992 Gianni AVERAIMO – 1992 Danio BARDI – 1960 Alessandro BOVO – 1992 Emilio BULGARELLI – 1948 Pasquale BUONOCORE – 1948 Paolo CALDARELLA – 1992 Alessandro CAMPAGNA – 1992 Guiseppe D’ALTRUI – 1960 Marco D’ALTRUI – 1992 Massimiliano FERRETTI – 1992 Mario FIORILLO – 1992 Ferdinando GANDOLFI – 1992 Aldo GHIRA – 1948 Salvatore GIONTA – 1960 Giancarlo GUERRINI – 1960 Franco LAVORATORI – 1960 Gianni LONZI – 1960 Mario MAJONI – 1948 Luigi MANELLI – 1960 Geminio OGNO – 1948 Gianfranco PANDOLFINI – 1948 Tullio PANDOLFINI – 1948 Rosario PARMEGIANI – 1960 Eraldo PIZZO – 1960 Amedeo POMILIO – 1992 Francesco PORZIO – 1992 Giuseppe PORZIO – 1992

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Dante ROSSI – 1960 Cesare RUBINI – 1948 Brunello SPINELLI – 1960

SRB / SERBIA Milan ALEKSIC - 2016 Milos CUK - 2016 Filip FILIPOVIC - 2016 Zivko GOCIC - 2016 Nikola JAKSIC - 2016 Dusan MANDIC - 2016 Branislav MITROVIC - 2016 Stefan MITROVIC - 2016 Slobodan NIKIC - 2016 Dusko PIJETLOVIC - 2016 Gojko PIJETLOVIC - 2016 Andrija PRLAINOVIC - 2016 Sava RANDELOVIC - 2016 URS Anatoli AKIMOV (RUS) – 1972 Vladimir AKIMOV (RUS) – 1980 Alexei BARKALOV (UKR) – 1972, 1980 Alexander DOLGUSHIN (RUS) – 1972 Alexandr DREVAL (RUS) – 1972 Yevgueni GRISHIN (RUS) – 1980 Vadim GULYAEV (RUS) – 1972 Mikhail IVANOV (RUS) – 1980 Alexander KABANOV (RUS) – 1972, 1980 Sergei KOTENKO (KAZ) – 1980 Nikolai MELNIKOV (RUS) – 1972 Georgy MSHVENIERADZE (RUS) – 1980 Leonid OSSIPOV (RUS) – 1972 Mait RIYSMAN (EST) – 1980 Erkin SHAGAYEV UZB) – 1980 Yevgueny SHARANOV (RUS) – 1980 Alexander SHIDOVSKI (RUS) – 1972 Vladimir SHMUDSKI (RUS) – 1972 Vyacheslav SOBCHENKO (RUS) – 1972, 1980

YUG / YUGOSLAVIA Dragan ANDRIC – 1984, 1988 Milivoj BEBIC (CRO) – 1984 Mislav BEZMALINOVIC (CRO) – 1988 Ozren BONACIC (CRO) – 1968 Perica BUKIC (CRO) – 1984, 1988 Dejan DABOVIC (CRO) – 1968 Veselin DJUHO (CRO) – 1984, 1988 Igor GOCANIN – 1988 Zdravko HEBEL (CRO) – 1968 Zoran JANKOVIC – 1968 Milorad KRIVOKAPIC – 1984 Ronald LOPATNY (CRO) – 1968 Deni LUSIC (CRO) – 1984, 1988 Uros MAROVIC – 1968 Igor MILANOVIC – 1984, 1988 Tomislav PASKVALIN (CRO) – 1984, 1988 Djordje PERISIC – 1968 Zoran PETROVIC – 1984 Miroslav POLJAK (CRO) – 1968

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Andrija POPOVIC – 1984 Renco POSINKOVIC (CRO) – 1988 Goran RADJENOVIC – 1988 Zoran ROJE (CRO) – 1984 Ratko RUDIC – 1968 Mirko SANDIC – 1968 Dubravko SIMENC (CRO) – 1988 Alexander SOSTAR – 1988 Karlo STIPANIC (CRO) – 1968 Goran SUKNO (CRO) – 1984 Ivo TRUMBIC (CRO) – 1968 Mirko VICEVIC – 1988 Bozo VULETIC (CRO) – 1984

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FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (1973-2017)

Since 1973, the FINA World Championships have been organised 17 times. The next edition will take place in Gwangju (KOR) from July 12 - 28, 2019. Men’s Water Polo has been on the programme since the first edition and Women’s Water Polo since the fifth edition in 1986.

Dates Sites Number of Teams M W 1 1973 Belgrade, YUG (August 31 – September 9) 16 - 2 1975 Cali, COL (September 19 – July 27) 16 - 3 1978 Berlin, FRG (August 18 – 23) 16 - 4 1982 Guayaquil, EQU (July 29 – August 8) 16 - 5 1986 Madrid, ESP (August 13 – 23) 15 9 6 1991 Perth, AUS (January 3 – 13) 16 9 7 1994 Rome, ITA (September 1 – 11) 16 12 8 1998 Perth, AUS (January 7 – 18) 16 12 9 2001 Fukuoka, JPN (July 16 – 29) 16 12

10 2003 Barcelona, ESP (July 13 – 27) 16 16 11 2005 Montreal, CAN (July 17 – 31) 16 16 12 2007 Melbourne, AUS (March 18 – April 1) 16 16 13 2009 Rome, ITA (July 19 – August 2) 16 16 14 2011 Shanghai, CHN (July 16 – 31) 16 16 15 2013 Barcelona, ESP (July 19 – August 4) 16 16 16 2015 Kazan, RUS (July 24 – August 9) 16 16 17 2017 Budapest, HUN (July 14-30) 16 16

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Dates & Sites ROLL OF HONOUR 1973, Belgrade (YUG) 1. HUN, 2. URS, 3. YUG, 4. ITA, 5. USA, 6. CUB, 7. ROU, 8. NED, 9. MEX, 10. ESP,

11. FRG, 12. GRE, 13. BUL, 14. AUS, 15. GBR, 16. ISR 1975, Cali (COL) 1. URS, 2. HUN, 3. ITA, 4. CUB, 5. ROU, 6. FRG, 7. NED, 8. USA, 9. MEX, 10. ESP,

11. AUS, 12. BUL, 13. YUG, 14. CAN, 15. IRI, 16. COL 1978, Berlin (FRG) 1. ITA, 2. HUN, 3. YUG, 4. URS, 5. USA, 6. ROU, 7. FRG, 8. BUL, 9. AUS, 10. CUB,

11. ESP, 12. GRE, 13. NED, 14. CAN, 15. MEX, 16. ISR 1982, Guayaquil (ECU) 1. URS, 2. HUN, 3. FRG, 4. NED, 5. CUB, 6. USA, 7. YUG, 8. ESP, 9. ITA, 10. CHN,

11. AUS, 12. GRE, 13. FRAU, 14. CAN, 15. EGY, 16. NZL 1986, Madrid (ESP) 1. YUG, 2. ITA, 3. URS, 4. USA, 5. ESP, 6. FRG, 7. CUB, 8. FRA, 9. HUN, 10. AUS,

11. GRE, 12. BRA, 13. CAN, 14. NED, 15. ISR 1991, Perth (AUS) 1. YUG, 2. ESP, 3. HUN, 4.USA, 5. GER, 6. ITA, 7. URS, 8. AUS, 9. ROU, 10. GRE,

11. CUB, 12. FRA, 13. CAN, 14. CHN, 15. EGY, 16. NZL 1994, Rome (ITA) 1. ITA, 2. ESP, 3. RUS, 4. CRO, 5. HUN, 6. USA, 7. GRE, 8. NED, 9. GER, 10. AUS,

11. CUB, 12. KAZ, 13. ROU, 14. CAN, 15. RSA, 16. NZL 1998, Perth (AUS) 1. ESP, 2. HUN, 3. YUG, 4. AUS, 5. ITA, 6. RUS, 7. USA, 8. GRE, 9. CRO, 10. SVK,

11. KAZ, 12. BRA, 13. CAN, 14. RSA, 15. IRI, 16. NZL 2001, Fukuoka (JPN) 1. ESP, 2. YUG, 3. RUS, 4. ITA, 5. HUN, 6. GRE, 7. USA, 8. CRO, 9. NED, 10. AUS,

11. SVK, 12. KAZ, 13. BRA, 14. GER, 15. CAN, 16. JPN 2003, Barcelona (ESP) 1. HUN, 2. ITA, 3. SCG, 4. GRE, 5. ESP, 6. USA, 7. AUS, 8. SVK, 9. CRO, 10. RUS,

11. GER, 12. ROU, 13. BRA, 14. CAN, 15. JPN, 16. CHN 2005, Montreal (CAN) 1. SCG, 2. HUN, 3. GRE, 4. CRO, 5. ESP, 6. ROU, 7. RUS, 8. ITA, 9. GER, 10. AUS,

11. USA, 12. CUB, 13. CAN, 14. JPN, 15. RSA, 16. CHN 2007, Melbourne (AUS) 1. CRO, 2. HUN, 3. ESP, 4. SRB, 5. ITA, 6. GRE, 7. RUS, 8. GER, 9. USA, 10. AUS,

11. ROU, 12. CAN, 13. CHN, 14. RSA, 15. NZL, 16. JPN 2009, Rome (ITA) 1. SRB, 2. ESP, 3. CRO, 4. USA, 5. HUN, 6. GER, 7. ROU, 8. CAN, 9. MNE, 10. AUS,

11. ITA, 12. CHN, 13. BRA, 14. MKD, 15. RSA, 16. KAZ 2011, Shanghai (CHN) 1. ITA, 2. SRB, 3. CRO, 4. HUN, 5. ESP, 6. USA, 7. MNE, 8. GER, 9. AUS, 10. CAN,

11. JPN, 12. ROU, 13. KAZ, 14. BRA, 15. CHN, 16. RSA 2013, Barcelona (ESP) 1. HUN, 2. MNE, 3. CRO, 4. ITA, 5. ESP, 6. GRE, 7. SRB, 8. AUS, 9. USA, 10. GER,

11. CAN, 12. KAZ, 13. ROU, 14. CHN, 15. RSA, 16. NZL 2015, Kazan (RUS) 1. SRB 2. CRO 3. GRE 4. ITA 5. MNE 6. HUN 7. USA 8. AUS 9. CAN 10. BRA 11.

KAZ 12. RSA 13. JPN 14. RUS 15. CHN 16. ARG 2017, Budapest (HUN) 1. CRO, 2. HUN, 3. SRB, 4. GRE, 5. MNE, 6. ITA, 7. AUS, 8. RUS, 9. ESP, 10. JPN,

11. KAZ, 12. BRA, 13. USA, 14. FRA, 15. CAN, 16. RSA

ROLL OF HONOUR BY COUNTRY

All titles (16) have been won by European teams:

5 titles YUG / SCG / SRB (1986, 1991, 2005, 2009, 2015) 3 titles ITA (1978, 1994, 2011) HUN (1973, 2003, 2013) 2 titles URS (1975, 1982) ESP (1998, 2002) CRO (2007, 2017)

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OLYMPIC AND WORLD ROLL OF HONOUR All titles (42) have been won by European teams:

12 titles HUN (OG 1932, OG 1936, OG 1952, OG 1956, OG 1964, WCH 1973, OG 1976, OG 2000, WCH 2003, OG 2004, OG 2008, WCH 2013)

10 titles YUG/SCG/SRB: YUG (OG 1968, WCH 1973, OG 1984, WCH 1986, OG 1988, WCH 1991), SCG (WCH 2005), SRB (WCH 2009, WCH 2015, OG 2016)

6 titles ITA (OG 1948, OG 1960, WCH 1978, OG 1992, WCH 1994, WCH 2011) 4 titles GBR (OG 1900, OG 1908, OG 1912, OG 1920)

URS (OG 1972, WCH 1975, OG 1980, WCH 1982) 3 titles ESP (OG 1996, WCH 1998, WCH 2001) CRO (WCH 2007, OG 2012, WCH 2017) 1 title FRA (OG 1924) GER (OG 1928)

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WORLD CHAMPIONS – TEAM LINE-UP 1973 – HUN: Balazs BALLA, Andra BODNER, Gabor CSAPO, Tibor CZERVENGAK, Tamas FARAGO, Istvan GORGENYI, Zoltan KASAS, Ferenc KONRAD, Endre MOLNAR, Laszlo SAROSI, Istvan SZIVOS 1975 – URS: Alexei BARKALOV, Alexander DRAVAL, Alexander DOLGUSHIN, Sergei GORSHOV, Alexander KABANOV, Anatoli KLEBANOV, Nicolai MELNIKOV, Alexander RODIONOV, Vitali ROMANCHUK, Vitali ROZKOV, Alexander ZAKHAROV 1978 – ITA: Alberto ALBERANI, Silvio BARACCHINI, Romeo COLLINA, Gianni DE MAGISTRIS, Massimo FONDELLI, Marco GALLI, Sante MARSILI, Alessandro GHIBELLINI, Paolo RAGOSA, Mario SCOTTI-GALLETTA, Rolando SIMEONI 1982 – URS: Vladimir AKIMOV, Mikhail IVANOV, Alexander KABANOV, Alexander KLEIMENOV, Sergei KOTENKO, Nurlan MENDIGALIEV, Georgy MSHEVENIERADZE, Erkin SHAGAEV, Yevgeni SHARONOV, Nicola SMIRNOV, Aleksei VDOVIN 1986 – YUG: Dragan ANDRIC, Perica BUKIC, Veselin DJUHO, Milorad KRIVOKAPIC, Deni LUSIC, Igor MILANOVIC, Tomislav PASKVALIN, Zoran PETROVIC, Andrija POPOVIC, Dubravko SIMENC, Aleksander SOSTAR, Ante VASOVIC, Mirko VICEVIC 1991 – YUG: Mislav BEZMALINOVIC, Perica BUKIC, Viktor JELENIC, Igor MILANOVIC, Vitomor PADOVAN, Dusan POPOVIC, Renco POSINKOVIC, Goran RADJENOVIC, Dubravko SIMENC, Aleksander SOSTAR, Vaso SUBOTIC, Ante VASOVIC, Mirko VICEVIC 1994 – ITA: Alesandro BOVO, Roberto CALCATERRA, Alessandro CAMPAGNA, Marco D’ALTRUI, Massimiliano FERRETTI, Mario FIORILLO, Ferdinando GANDOLFI, Amedeo POMILLIO, Franco PORZIO, Giuseppe PORZIO, Carlo SILIPO 1998 – ESP: Daniel BALLART, Manuel ESTIARTE, Pedro GARCIA, Salvador GOMEZ, Miguel GONZALES, Gustavo MARCOS, Ruben MICHAVILLA, Ivan MORO, Sergi PEDRESOL, Ivan PEREZ, Jesus ROLLAN, Jordi SANS, Carlos SANZ, 2001 – ESP: Angel ANDREO, Daneil BALLART, Salvador GOMEZ, Gabriel HERNANDEZ, Gustavo MARCOS, Guillermo MOLINA, Daniel MORO, Ivan MORO, Serdi PEDREROL, Ivan PEREZ, Jesus ROLLAN, Javier SANCHEZ-TORIL, Carlos SANZ 2003 – HUN: Tibor BENEDEK, Peter BIROS, Rajmund FODOR, Istvan GERGELY, Tamas KASAS, Gergely KISS, Norbert MADARAS, Tamas MOLNAR, Zoltan SCZECI, Barbabas STEINMETZ, Tamas VARGA, Zsolt VARGA, Attila VARI 2005 – SCG: Vladimir GOJKOVIC, Danilo IKODINOVIC, Nikola JANOVIC, Predrag JOKIC, Slobodan NIKIC, Zdravsko RADIC, Aleksandar SAPIC, Dejan SAVIC, Denes SEFIK, Petar TRBOJEVIC, Vanja UDOVICIC, Vladimir VUJASINOVIC, Boris ZLOKOVIC 2007 – CRO: Samir BARAC, Miho BOSKOVIC, Damir BURIC, Andro BUSLJE, Teo DOGAS, Igor HINIC, Maro JOKOVIC, Aljosa KUNAC, Pavo MARKOVIC, Josip PAVIC, Mile SMODLAKA, Frano VICAN, Zdeslav VRDOLJAK 2009 – SRB: Slobodan SORO, Marko AVRAMOVIC, Zivko GOCIC, Vanja UDOVICIC, Slavko GAK, Dusko PIJETLOVIC, Slobodan NIKIC, Milan ALEKSIC, Nikola RADJEN, Filip FILIPOVIC, Andrija PRLAINOVIC, Stefan MITROVIC, Gojko PIJETLOVIC 2011 – ITA: Stefano TEMPESTI, Amaurys PEREZ, Niccolo GITTO, Pietro FIGLIOLI, Alex GIORGETTI, Maurizio FELUGO, Niccoloi FIGARI, Valentino GALLO, Christian PRESCIUTTI, Deni FIORENTINI, Matteo AICARDI, Arnaldo DESERTI, Giacomo PASTORINO

2013 – HUN: Viktor NAGY, Miklos GOR-NAGY, Norbert MADARAS, Bence BATORI, Marton VAMOS, Norbert HOSNYANSZKY, Adam DECKER, Marton SZIVOS, Daniel VARGA, Denes VARGA, Krisztian BEDO, Balazs HARAI, Attila DECKER

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2015 – SRB: Gojko PIJETLOVIC, Dusan MANDIC, Zivko GOCIC, Sava RANDELOVIC, Milos CUK, Dusko PIJETLOVIC, Slobodan NIKIC, Milan ALEKSIC, Nikola JAKSIC, Filip FILIPOVIC, Andrija PRLAINOVIC, Stefan MITROVIC, Branislav MITROVIC 2017 – CRO: Marko BIJAC, Marko MACAN, Loren FATOVIC, Luka LONCAR, Maro JOKOVIC, Ivan BULJUBASIC, Ante VUKICEVIC, Andro BUSLJE, Sandro SUKNO (C), Ivan KRAPIC, Andelo SETKA, Javier GARCIA GADEA, Ivan MARCELIC

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OLYMPIC & WORLD CHAMPIONS BY NATIONALITY

CRO / CROATIA Samir BARAC – WCH 2007, OG 2012 Marko BIJAC – WCH 2017, Miho BOSKOVIC – WCH 2007, OG 2012 Damir BURIC – WCH 2007, OG 2012 Ivan BULJUBASIC – OG 2012, WCH 2017 Andro BUSLJE – WCH 2007, OG 2012, WCH 2017 Niksa DOBUD – OG 2012 Teo DOGAS – WCH 2007 Loren FATOVIC – WCH 2017 Javier GARCIA GADEJA – WCH 2017 Igor HINIC – WCH 2007, OG 2012 Maro JOKOVIC – WCH 2007, OG 2012, WCH 2017 Ivan KRAPIC – WCH 2017 Aljosa KUNAC – WCH 2007 Luka LONCAR – WCH 2017 Marko MACAN – WCH 2017 Ivan MARCELIC – WCH 2017 Pavo MARKOVIC – WCH 2007 Petar MUSLIM – OG 2012 Paulo OBRADOVIC – OG 2012 Josip PAVIC – WCH 2007, OG 2012 Andelo SETKA – WCH 2017 Mile SMODLAKA – WCH 2007 Sandro SUKNO – OG 2012, WCH 2017 Frano VICAN – WCH 2007, OG 2012 Zdeslav VRDOLJAK – WCH 2007 Ante VUKICEVIC – WCH 2017 ESP / SPAIN Jose Maria ABARCA – OG 1996 Angel ANDREO – OG 1996, WCH 2001 Daniel BALLART – OG 1996, WCH 1998, WCH 2001 Manuel ESTIARTE – OG 1996, WCH 1998 Pedro GARCIA – OG 1996, WCH 1998 Salvador GOMEZ – OG 1996, WCH 1998, WCH 2001 Miguel GONZALES – WCH 1998 Gabriel HERNANDEZ – WCH 2001 Gustavo MARCOS – WCH 1998, WCH 2001 Ruben MICHAVILLA – WCH 1998 Guillermo MOLINA – WCH 2001 Daniel MORO – WCH 2001 Ivan MORO – OG 1996, WCH 1998, WCH 2001 Miguel OCA – OG 1996 Jorge PAYA – OG 1996 Sergi PEDREROL – OG 1996, WCH 1998, WCH 2001 Ivan PEREZ – WCH 1998, WCH 2001 Jesus ROLLAN – OG 1996, WCH 1998 Javier SANCHEZ-TORIL – WCH 2001 Carlos SANZ – OG 1996, WCH 1998, WCH 2001 Jordi SANZ – OG 1996, WCH 1998, WCH 2001 FRA / FRANCE Albert DEBORGIES – OG 1924 Noel DELBERGHE – OG 1924 Robert DESMETTRE – OG 1924 Paul DUJARDIN – OG 1924

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Albert MAYAUD – OG 1924 Henri PADOU – OG 1924 Georges RIGAL – OG 1924 GBR / GREAT-BRITAIN Isaac BENTHAM – OG 1912 Charles BUGBEE – OG 1912, OG 1920 Thomas COE – OG 1900 George CORNET – OG 1908, OG 1912 William DEAN – OG 1920 John DERBYSHIRE – OG 1900 Charles FORSYTH – OG 1908 Arthur HILL – OG 1912 Christopher JONES – OG 1920 Peter KEMP – OG 1900 William H. LISTER – OG 1900 George NEVINSON – OG 1908 William PEACOCK – OG 1920 Noel PURCELL – OG 1920 Paul RADMILOVIC – OG 1908, OG 1912, OG 1920 Arthur G. ROBERTSON – OG 1900 Eric ROBINSON – OG 1900 Charles SMITH – OG 1908, OG 1912, OG 1920 Thomas THOULD – OG 1908 Georges WILKINSON – OG 1900, OG 1908, OG 1912 GER / GERMANY Max AMANN – OG 1928 Karl BAHRE – OG 1928 Emil BENECKE – OG 1928 Johannes BLANK – OG 1928 Otto CORDES – OG 1928 Fritz GUNST – OG 1928 Erich RADEMACHER – OG 1928 Joachim RADEMACHER – OG 1928 HUN / HUNGARY Miklos AMBRUS – OG 1964 Robert ANTAL – OG 1952 Balazs BALLA – WCH 1973 Istvan BARTA – OG 1932 Bence BATORI – WCH 2013 Krisztian BEDO – WCH 2013 Tibor BENEDEK – OG 2000, WCH 2003, OG 2004, OG 2008 Peter BIROS – OG 2000, WCH 2003, OG 2004, OG 2008 Andras BODNAR – OG 1964, WCH 1973 Antal BOLVARI – OG 1952, OG 1956 Otto BOROS – OG 1956, OG 1964 Mihaly BOZSI – OG 1936 Jeno BRANDY – OG 1936 Gyorgy BRODY – OG 1932, OG 1936 Gabor CSAPO –WCH 1973, OG 1976 Tibor CSERVENYAK – WCH 1973, OG 1976 Adam DECKER – WCH 2013 Attila DECKER – WCH 2013 Zoltan DOMOTOR – OG 1964 Deszo FABIAN – OG 1952 Tamas FARAGO – WCH 1973, OG 1976 Laszlo FELKAI – OG 1964 Rajmund FODOR – OG 2000, WCH 2003, OG 2004

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Istvan GERGELY – WCH 2003, OG 2004, OG 2008 Gyorgy GERENDAS – OG 1976 Istvan GORGENYI – WCH 1973 Miklos GOR-NAGY – WCH 2013 Deszo GYAMARTI – OG 1952, OG 1956, OG 1964 Oliver HALASY – OG 1932, OG 1936 Balazs HARAI – WCH 2013 Istvan HASZNOS – OG 1952 Kalman HAZAI – OG 1936 Istvan HEVESI – OG 1956 Marton HOMONNAI – OG 1932, OG 1936 Gyorgy HORKAI – OG 1976 Norbert HOSNYANSZKY – OG 2008, WCH 2013 Sandor IVADY – OG 1932 Laszlo JENEY – OG 1952, OG 1956 Tivadar KANIZSA – OG 1956, OG 1964 Gyorgy KARPATI – OG 1952, OG 1956, OG 1964 Zoltan KASAS – WCH 1973 Tamas KASAS – OG 2000, WCH 2003, OG 2004, OG 2008 Gyorgy KENEZ – OG 1976 Ferenc KESERU I – OG 1932 Alajos KESERU II – OG 1932 Gabor KIS – OG 2008 Gergely KISS – OG 2000, WCH 2003, OG 2004, OG 2008 Zoltan KOCZ – OG 2000 Ferenc KONRAD – WCH 1973, OG 1976 Janos KONRAD – OG 1964 Gyorgy KUTASI – OG 1936 Deszo LEMHENY – OG 1952 Norbert MADARAS – WCH 2003, OG 2004, OG 2008, WCH 2013 Tamas MARCZ – OG 2000 Kalman MARKOVITZ – OG 1952, OG 1956 Miklos MARTIN – OG 1952 Mihaly MAYER – OG 1956, OG 1964 Endre MOLNAR – WCH 1973, OG 1976 Istvn MOLNAR – OG 1936 Tamas MOLNAR – OG 2000, WCH 2003, OG 2004, OG 2008 Viktor NAGY – WCH 2013 Janos NEMETH – OG 1932, OG 1936 Denes POCSIK – OG 1964 Peter RUSORAN – OG 1964 Miklos SARKANY – OG 1932, OG 1936 Laszlo SAROSI – WCH 1973, OG 1976 Adam STEINMETZ – OG 2004 Barnabas STEINMETZ – OG 2000, WCH 2003, OG 2004 Attila SUDAR – OG 1976 Zoltan SZECZI – OG 2000, WCH 2003, OG 2004, OG 2008 Bulcsu SZEKELY – OG 2000 Karoly SZITTYA – OG 1952 Itsvan SZIVOS Jr. – WCH 1973, OG 1976 Itsvan SZIVOS Sr. – OG 1952, OG 1956 Marton SZIVOS – WCH 2013 Sandor TARICS – OG 1936 Marton VAMOS – WCH 2013 Daniel VARGA – OG 2008, WCH 2013 Denes VARGA – OG 2008, WCH 2013 Tamas VARGA – WCH 2003, OG 2004, OG 2008 Zsolt VARGA – OG 2000, WCH 2003 Attila VARI – OG 2000, WCH 2003, OG 2004 Jozsef VERTESY – OG 1932

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Gyorgy VIZVARI – OG 1952 Ervin ZADOR – OG 1956 ITA / ITALY Matteo AICARDI – WCH 2011 Alberto ALBERANI – WCH 1978 Amedeo AMBRON – OG 1960 Ermenegildo ARENA – OG 1948 Francesco ATTOLICO – OG 1992 Gianni AVERAIMO – OG 1992 Silvio BARACCHINI – WCH 1978 Danio BARDI – OG 1960 Alessandro BOVO – OG 1992, WCH 1994 Emilio BULGARELLI – OG 1948 Pasquale BUONOCORE – OG 1948 Roberto CALCATERRA – WCH 1994 Paolo CALDARELLA – OG 1992 Alessandro CAMPAGNA – OG 1992, WCH 1994 Romeo COLLINA – WCH 1978 Guiseppe D’ALTRUI – OG 1960 Marco D’ALTRUI – OG 1992, WCH 1994 Gianni DE MAGISTRIS – WCH 1978 Arnaldo DESERTI – WCH 2011 Maurizio FELUGO – WCH 2011 Massimiliano FERRETTI – OG 1992, WCH 1994 Niccoloi FIGARI – WCH 2011 Pietro FIGLIOLI – WCH 2011 Deni FIORENTINI – WCH 2011 Mario FIORILLO – OG 1992, WCH 1994 Massimo FONDELLI – WCH 1978 Marco GALLI – WCH 1978 Valentino GALLO – WCH 2011 Ferdinando GANDOLFI – OG 1992, WCH 1994 Alessandro GHIBELLINI – WCH 1978 Aldo GHIRA – OG 1948 Salvatore GIONTA – OG 1960 Alex GIORGETTI – WCH 2011 Niccolo GITTO – WCH 2011 Giancarlo GUERRINI – OG 1960 Franco LAVORATORI – OG 1960 Gianni LONZI – OG 1960 Mario MAJONI – OG 1948 Luigi MANELLI – OG 1960 Sante MARSILI – WCH 1978 Geminio OGNO – OG 1948 Gianfranco PANDOLFINI – OG 1948 Tullio PANDOLFINI – OG 1948 Rosario PARMEGIANI – OG 1960 Giacomo PASTORINO – WCH 2011 Amaurys PEREZ – WCH 2011 Eraldo PIZZO – OG 1960 Amedeo POMILIO – OG 1992, WCH 1994 Francesco PORZIO – OG 1992 Franco PORZIO – WCH 1994 Giuseppe PORZIO – OG 1992, WCH 1994 Christian PRESCIUTTI – WCH 2011 Paolo RAGOSA – WCH 1978 Dante ROSSI – OG 1960 Cesare RUBINI – OG 1948 Mario SCOTTI-GALLETTA – WCH 1978

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Carlo SILIPO – WCH 1994 Rolando SIMEONI – WCH 1978 Brunello SPINELLI – OG 1960 Stefano TEMPESTI – WCH 2011 SCG / SERBIA MONTENEGRO Vladimir GOJKOVIC – WCH 2005 Danilo IKODINOVIC – WCH 2005 Nikola JANOVIC – WCH 2005 Predrag JOKIC – WCH 2005 Slobodan NIKIC – WCH 2005 Zdravsko RADIC – WCH 2005 Aleksandar SAPIC – WCH 2005 Dejan SAVIC – WCH 2005 Dene SEFIK – WCH 2005 Petar TRBOJEVIC – WCH 2005 Vanja UDOVICIC – WCH 2005 Vladimir VUJASINOVIC – WCH 2005 Boris ZLOKOVIC – WCH 2005 SRB / SERBIA Milan ALEKSIC – WCH 2009, WCH 2015, OG 2016 Marko AVRAMOVIC – WCH 2009 Milos CUK - WCH 2015, OG 2016 Filip FILIPOVIC – WCH 2009, WCH 2015, OG 2016 Slavko GAK – WCH 2009 Zivko GOCIC – WCH 2009, WCH 2015, OG 2016 Nikola JAKSIC, WCH 2015, OG 2016 Dusan MANDIC - WCH 2015, OG 2016 Branislav MITROVIC - WCH 2015, OG 2016 Stefan MITROVIC – WCH 2009, WCH 2015, OG 2016 Slobodan NIKIC – WCH 2009, WCH 2015, OG 2016 Dusko PIJETLOVIC – WCH 2009, WCH 2015, OG 2016 Gojko PIJETLOVIC – WCH 2009, WCH 2015, OG 2016 Andrija PRLAINOVIC – WCH 2009, WCH 2015, OG 2016 Nikola RADJEN – WCH 2009 Sava RANDERLOVIC - WCH 2015, OG 2016 Slobodan SORO – WCH 2009 Vanja UDOVICIC – WCH 2009 URS / USSR Anatoli AKIMOV – OG 1972 Vladimir AKIMOV – OG 1980, WCH 1982 Alexei BARKALOV – OG 1972, WCH 1975, OG 1980 Alexander DOLGUSHIN – OG 1972, WCH 1975 Alexandr DREVAL – OG 1972 Sergei GORSHOV – WCH 1975 Yevgueni GRISHIN – OG 1980 Vadim GULYAEV – OG 1972 Mikhail IVANOV – OG 1980, WCH 1982 Alexander KABANOV – OG 1972, WCH 1975, OG 1980, WCH 1982 Anatoli KLEBANOV – WCH 1975 Alexander KLEIMENOV – WCH 1982 Sergei KOTENKO – OG 1980, WCH 1982 Nikolai MELNIKOV – OG 1972, WCH 1975 Nurlan MENDIGALIEV – WCH 1982 Georgy MSHVENIERADZE – OG 1980, WCH 1982 Leonid OSSIPOV – OG 1972 Alexander RODIONOV – WCH 1975 Vitali ROMANCHUK – WCH 1975

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Vitali ROZKOV – WCH 1975 Mait RIYSMAN – OG 1980 Erkin SHAGAYEV – OG 1980, WCH 1982 Yevgueny SHARANOV – OG 1980, WCH 1982 Alexander SHIDOVSKI – OG 1972 Vladimir SHMUDSKI – OG 1972 Nicolai SMIRNOV – WCH 1982 Vyacheslav SOBCHENKO – OG 1972, OG 1980 Aleksei VDOVIN – WCH 1982 Alexander ZAKHAROV – WCH 1975 YUG / YUGOSLAVIA Dragan ANDRIC – OG 1984, WCH 1986, OG 1988 Milivoj BEBIC – OG 1984 Mislav BEZMALINOVIC – OG 1988, WCH 1991 Ozren BONACIC – OG 1968 Perica BUKIC – OG 1984, OG 1988, WCH 1991 Dejan DABOVIC – OG 1968 Veselin DJUHO – OG 1984, WCH 1986, OG 1988 Igor GOCANIN – OG 1988 Zdravko HEBEL – OG 1968 Zoran JANKOVIC – OG 1968 Viktor JELENIC – WCH 1991 Milorad KRIVOKAPIC – WCH 1986, OG 1984 Ronald LOPATNY – OG 1968 Deni LUSIC – OG 1984, WCH 1986, OG 1988 Uros MAROVIC – OG 1968 Igor MILANOVIC – OG 1984, WCH 1986, OG 1988, WCH 1991 Vitomir PADOVAN – WCH 1991 Tomislav PASKVALIN – OG 1984, WCH 1986, OG 1988 Djordje PERISIC – OG 1968 Zoran PETROVIC – OG 1984, WCH 1986 Miroslav POLJAK – OG 1968 Andrija POPOVIC – OG 1984, WCH 1986 Dusan POPOVIC – WCH 1991 Renco POSINKOVIC – OG 1988, WCH 1991 Goran RADJENOVIC – OG 1988, WCH 1991 Zoran ROJE – OG 1984 Ratko RUDIC – OG 1968 Mirko SANDIC – OG 1968 Dubrako SIMENC – WCH 1986, OG 1988, WCH 1991 Alexander SOSTAR – OG 1988, WCH 1991 Karlo STIPANIC – OG 1968 Vaso SUBOTIC – WCH 1991 Goran SUKNO – OG 1984, WCH 1986 Ivo TRUMBIC – OG 1968 Ante VASOVIC – WCH 1986, WCH 1991 Mirko VICEVIC – WCH 1986, OG 1988, WCH 1991 Bozo VULETIC – OG 1984

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WATER POLO WORLD CUP 1979-2014

Since 1979, the FINA Water Polo World Cup is held every four years. The next edition will be organised in 2018.

Dates & Sites Number of Men’s Teams 1 1979, Belgrade / Rijeka (YUG) 8 2 1981, Long Beach (USA) 8 3 1983, Malibu (USA) 8 4 1985, Duisburg (FRG) 8 5 1987, Thessalonica (GRE) 8 6 1989, Berlin (GER/FRG) 8 7 1991, Barcelona (ESP) 8 8 1993, Athens (GRE) 8 9 1995, Atlanta (USA) 8

10 1997, Athens (GRE) 8 11 1999, Sydney (AUS) 8 12 2002, Belgrade (YUG) 8 13 2006, Budapest (HUN) 8 14 2010, Oradea (ROU) 8 15 2014, Almaty (KAZ) 8

Dates & Sites ROLL OF HONOUR 1979, Belgrade / Rijeka (YUG)

1. HUN, 2. USA, 3. YUG, 4. URS, 5. FRG, 6. ITA, 7. ROU, 8. BUL

1981, Long Beach (USA) 1. URS, 2.YUG, 3. CUB, 4. USA, 5.ESP, 6. HUN, 7. AUS, 8. BUL 1983, Malibu (USA) 1. URS, 2. FRG, 3. ITA, 4.USA, 5. ESP, 6. NED, 7. HUN, 8. CUB 1985, Duisburg (FRG) 1. FRG, 2. USA, 3. ESP, 4. YUG, 5. ITA, 6. NED, 7. AUS, 8. GRE 1987, Thessalonica (GRE) 1. YUG, 2. URS, 3. FRG, 4. USA, 5. ITA, 6. ESP, 7.CUB, 8. GRE 1989, Berlin (GER/FRG) 1. YUG, 2. ITA, 3. HUN, 4. ESP, 5. FRG, 6. URS, 7. AUS, 8. USA 1991, Barcelona (ESP) 1. USA (1st non-European victory), 2. YUG, 3. ESP, 4. HUN, 5. URS, 6.

ROU, 7. AUS, 8. GER 1993, Athens (GRE) 1. ITA, 2. HUN, 3. AUS (1st medal for Oceania), 4. USA, 5. RUS, 6.

GER, 7. GRE, 8. CUB 1995, Atlanta (USA) 1. HUN, 2. ITA, 3. RUS, 4. USA, 5. ESP, 6. GRE, 7. NED, 8. CRO 1997, Athens (GRE) 1. USA, 2. GRE, 3. HUN, 4. RUS, 5. ITA, 6. ESP, 7. YUG, 8. CRO 1999, Sydney (AUS) 1. HUN, 2. ITA, 3. ESP, 4. RUS, 5. YUG, 6. USA, 7. GRE, 8. AUS 2002, Belgrade (YUG) 1. RUS, 2. HUN, 3. YUG, 4. ITA, 5. GRE, 6. ESP, 7. USA, 8. CRO 2006, Budapest (HUN) 1. SCG, 2. HUN, 3. ESP, 4. CRO, 5. ITA, 6. ROU, 7. GRE, 8. RUS 2010, Oradea (ROU) 1. SRB, 2. CRO, 3. ESP, 4. USA, 5. ROU, 6. AUS, 7. CHN, 8. IRI 2014, Almaty (KAZ) 1. SRB, 2. HUN, 3. CRO, 4. USA, 5. AUS, 6. KAZ, 7. MNE, 8. RSA

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ROLL OF HONOUR BY COUNTRY

5 titles YUG/SCG/SRB (1987, 1989, 2006, 2010, 2014) 3 titles HUN (1979, 1995, 1999) URS (1981, 1983) + RUS (2002) 2 titles USA (1991, 1997) 1 title FRG (1985) 1 title ITA (1993)

OLYMPIC GAMES, WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS & WORLD CUPS 55 out of 57 titles have been won by European teams; USA was the winner in 1991 and 1997 (two World Cups):

15 titles HUN (OG 1932, OG 1936, OG 1952, OG 1956, OG 1964, WCH 1973, OG 1976, WCp 1979, WCp 1995, WCp 1999, OG 2000, WCH 2003, OG 2004, OG 2008, WCH 2013)

14 titles YUG (8 titles – OG 1968, WCH 1973, OG 1984, WCH 1986, WCp 1987, OG 1988, WCp 1989, WCH 1991) + SCG (2 titles – WCH 2005, WCp 2006) + SRB (4 titles – WCH 2009, WCp 2010, WCp 2014, WCH 2015, OG 2016)

7 titles URS (6 titles – OG 1972, WCH 1975, OG 1980, WCp 1981, WCH 1982, WCp 1983) + RUS (1 title – WCp 2002)

ITA (OG 1948, OG 1960, WCH 1978, OG 1992, WCp 1993, WCH 1994, WCH 2011) 4 titles GBR (OG 1900, OG 1908, OG 1912, OG 1920) 3 titles ESP (OG 1996, WCH 1998, WCH 2001) CRO (WCH 2007, OG 2012, WCH 2017) 2 titles USA (WCp 1991, WCp 1997) 1 title FRA (OG 1924) GER (OG 1928) FRG (WCp 1985)

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WORLD CUP CHAMPIONS – TEAM LINE-UP 1979 – HUN: Imre BUDAVARI, Gabor CSAPO, Gyorgy GERENDAS, Karoly HAUSLER, Gyorgy HORKAI, Laszlo KUNCZ, Endre MOLNAR, Jozsef SOMOSSY, Attila SUDAR, Istvan SZIVOS Jr., Tamas WIESNER 1981 – URS: Erlan AJABERGENOV, Vladimir AKIMOV, Mikhail GEORGADZE, Yevgeni GRISHIN, Mikhail IVANOV, Alexander KABANOV, Sergei KOTENKO, Nurlan MANDIGALIEV, Georgy MSHVENIERADZE, Sergei NIKIFOROV, Ergin SHAGAYEV, Yevgueny SHARONOV, Alexander TREJTIAKOV 1983 – URS: Yevgeni GRISHIN, Mikhail IVANOV, Alexander KABANOV, Sergei KOTENKO, Nurlan MANDIGALIEV, Georgy MSHVENIERADZE, Sergei NAUMOV, Pavel PROKOPTCHUK, Ergin SHAGAYEV, Yevgueny SHARONOV, Nikolai SMIRNOV, Viatcheslav SOBTCHENKO, Alexei VDOVIN 1985 – FRG: Santiago CHAMOLVSKY, Roland FREUND, Thomas HUBER, Frank KISSON, Thomas LOEBB, Werner OBSCHERNIKAT, Rainer OSSELMANN, Peter ROHLE, Jürgen SCHRODER, Hagen STAMM, Dirk THEISMANN 1987 – YUG: Dragan ANDRIC, Perica BUKIC, Veselin DJUHO, Igor GOCANIN, Deny LUSIK, Zoran MIKCEVIC, Igor MILANOVIC, Renco POSINKOVIC, Goran RADJENOVIC, Marinko ROJE, Alexandar SOSTAR, Ante VASOVIC, Tino VEGAR 1989 – YUG: Mislav BEZMALINOVIC, Perica BUKIC, Milan DELIC, Igor GOCANIN, Viktor JELENIC, Igor MILANOVIC, Dusan POPOVIC, Dubravko SIMENC, Alexandar SOSTAR, Ante VASOVIC, Mirko VICEVIC 1991 – USA: Jeff CAMPBELL, Mike EVANS, Eric FISCHER, Charles HARRIS, Chris HUMBERT, David IMBERNINO, Doug KIMBELL, Craig KLASS, Ronbert LYNN, Kames MAKSHANOFF, Terry SCHROEDER, John VARGAS, Craig WILSON 1993 – ITA: Francesco ATTOLICO, Gianni AVERAIMO, Paolo CALDARELLA, Alessandro CAMPAGNA, Marco D’ALTRUI, Masssimiliano FERRETTI, Mario FIORILLO, Ferdinando GANDOLFI, Andras GYONGYOSI, Paolo PETRONELLI, Amedeo POMILIO, Francesco PORZIO, Giuseppe PORZIO, Carlo SILIPO 1995 – HUN: Tibor BENEDEK, Tamas DALA, Rajmund FODOR, Andras GYONGYOSI, Tamas KASAS, Zoltan KOSZ, Peter KUNA, Attila MONOSTORI, Zsolt NEMETH, Frank TOTH, Laszlo TOTH, Zsolt VARGA, Balasz VINCZE 1997 – USA: Gavin ARROYO, Ryan BAILEY, Chris DUPLANTY, Dan HACKETT, Chris HUMBERT, Kyle KOPP, Chi KREDELL, Jeremy LASTER, Drew NETHERTON, Chris OEDING, Brad SCHUMACHER, Peter STERN, Wolf WIGO 1999 – HUN: Peter BIROS, Rajmund FODOR, Tamas KASAS, Gergely KISS, Zoltan KOSZ, Tamas MARTZ, Tamas MOLNAR, Barbabas STEINMETZ, Zoltan SZECSI, Frank TOTH, Zsotz VARGA, Attila VARI, Balaz VINCZE 2002 – RUS: Revaz CHOMAHIDZE, Denis DENISOV, Alexander ERUSHOV, Alexander FEDOROV, Sergei GARBUZOV, Dimitri GORSHKOV, Iuri IATSEV, Nikolai KOZLOV, Nikolai MAXIMOV, Andrei REKECHINSKY, Dimitri STRATAN, Marat ZAKIROV, Irek ZINNUROV 2006 – SCG: Alexandar CIRIC, Filip FILIPOVIC, Zivko GOCIC, Vladimir GOJKOVIC, Danilo IKODINOVIC, Nikola JANOVIC, Predrag JOKIC, Slobodan NIKIC, Dusko PIJETLOVIC, Zdravso RADIC, Aleksandar SAPIC, Dejan SAVIC, Denes SEFIK 2010 – SRB: Slobodan SORO, Marko AVRAMOVIC, Zivko GOCIC, Vanja UDOVICIC, Boris VAPENSKI, Dusko PIJETLOVIC, Slobodan NIKIC, Milan ALEKSIC, Milos MILICIC, Filip FILIPOVIC, Andrija PRLAINOVIC, Stefan MITROVIC, Gojko PIJETLOVIC

2014 – SRB: Stefan ZIVODINOVIC, Strahinja RASOVIC, Dimitrije OBRADOVIC, Dusan MARKOVIC, Gavril SUBOTIC, Nikola ESKERT, Dusan MANDIC, Viktor RASOVIC, Sava RANDELOVIC, Nemanda UBOVIC, Dusan VASIC, Srdan VUKSANOVIC, Dimitrije RISTICEVIC

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WORLD CUP CHAMPIONS BY NATIONALITY

FRG / FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY Santiago CHAMOLVSKY – 1985 Roland FREUND – 1985 Thomas HUBER – 1985 Frank KISSON – 1985 Thomas LOEBB – 1985 Werner OBSCHERNIKAT – 1985 Rainer OSSELMANN – 1985 Peter ROHLE – 1985 Jurgen SCHRODER – 1985 Hagen STAMM – 1985 Dirk THEISMANN – 1985 HUN / HUNGARY Tibor BENEDEK – 1995 Peter BIROS – 1999 Imre BUDAVARI – 1979 Gabor CSAPO – 1979 Tamas DALA – 1995 Rajmund FODOR – 1995, 1999 Gyorgy GERENDAS – 1979 Andras GYONGYOSI – 1995 Karoly HAUSLER – 1979 Gyorgy HORKAI – 1979 Tamas KASAS – 1995, 1999 Gergely KISS – 1999 Zoltan KOSZ – 1995, 1999 Peter KUNA – 1995 Laszlo KUNCZ – 1979 Tamas MARTZ – 1999 Endre MOLNAR – 1979 Tamas MOLNAR – 1999 Attila MONOSTORI – 1995 Zsolt NEMETH – 1995 Jozsef SOMOSSY – 1979 Barbabas STEINMETZ – 1999 Zoltan SZECSI – 1999 Attila SUDAR – 1979 Istvan SZIVOS Jr. – 1979 Frank TOTH – 1995, 1999 Laszlo TOTH – 1995 Zsolt VARGA – 1995, 1999 Balasz VINCZE – 1995, 1999 Tamas WIESNER – 1979 ITA / ITALY Francesco ATTOLICO – 1993 Gianni AVERAIMO – 1993 Paolo CALDARELLA – 1993 Alessandro CAMPAGNA – 1993 Marco D’ALTRUI – 1993 Massimiliano FERRETTI – 1993 Mario FIORILLO – 1993 Ferdinando GANDOLFI – 1993 Andras GYONGYOSI – 1993 Paolo PETRONELLI – 1993 Amedeo POMILIO – 1993 Francesco PORZIO – 1993

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Giuseppe PORZIO – 1993 Carlo SILIPO – 1993 RUS / RUSSIA Revaz CHOMAHIDZE – 2002 Denis DENISOV – 2002 Alexander ERUSHOV – 2002 Alexander FEDOROV – 2002 Sergei GARBUZOV – 2002 Dimitri GORSHKOV – 2002 Iuri IATSEV – 2002 Nikolai KOZLOV – 2002 Nikolai MAXIMOV – 2002 Andrei REKECHINSKY – 2002 Dimitri STRATAN – 2002 Marat ZAKIROV – 2002 Irek ZINNUROV – 2002 SCG / SERBIA & MONTENEGRO Alexandar CIRIC – 2006 Filip FILIPOVIC – 2006 Zivko GOCIC – 2006 Vladimir GOJKOVIC – 2006 Danilo IKODINOVIC – 2006 Nikola JANOVIC – 2006 Predrag JOKIC – 2006 Slobodan NIKIC – 2006 Dusko PIJETLOVIC – 2006 Zdravso RADIC – 2006 Aleksandar SAPIC – 2006 Dejan SAVIC – 2006 Denes SEFIK – 2006 SRB / SERBIA Milan ALEKSIC – 2010 Marko AVRAMOVIC – 2010 Nikola ESKERT – 2014 Filip FILIPOVIC – 2010 Zivko GOCIC – 2010 Dusan MANDIC – 2014 Dusan MARKOVIC – 2014 Milos MILICIC – 2010 Stefan MITROVIC – 2010 Slobodan NIKIC – 2010 Dimitrije OBRADOVIC – 2014 Dusko PIJETLOVIC – 2010 Gojko PIJETLOVIC – 2010 Andrija PRLAINOVIC – 2010 Sava RANDELOVIC – 2014 Strahinja RASOVIC – 2014 Viktor RASOVIC – 2014 Dimitrije RISTICEVIC – 2014 Slobodan SORO – 2010 Gavril SUBOTIC – 2014 Nemanda UBOVIC – 2014 Vanja UDOVICIC – 2010 Boris VAPENSKI – 2010 Dusan VASIC – 2014 Srdan VUKSANOVIC – 2014 Stefan ZIVODINOVIC – 2014

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URS Erlan AJABERGENOV – 1981 Vladimir AKIMOV – 1981 Mikhail GEORGADZE – 1981 Yevgeni GRISHIN – 1981, 1983 Mikhail IVANOV – 1981, 1983 Alexander KABANOV – 1981, 1983 Sergei KOTENKO – 1981, 1983 Nurlan MANDIGALIEV – 1981, 1983 Georgy MSHVENIERADZE – 1981, 1983 Sergei NAUMOV – 1983 Sergei NIKIFOROV – 1981 Pavel PROKOPTCHUK – 1983 Ergin SHAGAYEV – 1981, 1983 Yevgueny SHARONOV – 1981, 1983 Nikolai SMIRNOV – 1983 Viatcheslav SOBTCHENKO – 1983 Alexander TREJTIAKOV – 1981 Alexei VDOVIN – 1983 USA / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Gavin ARROYO – 1997 Ryan BAILEY – 1997 Jeff CAMPBELL – 1991 Chris DUPLANTY – 1997 Mike EVANS – 1991 Eric FISCHER – 1991 Dan HACKETT – 1997 Charles HARRIS – 1991 Chris HUMBERT – 1991, 1997 David IMBERNINO – 1991 Doug KIMBELL – 1991 Craig KLASS – 1991 Kyle KOPP – 1997 Chi KREDELL – 1997 Jeremy LASTER – 1997 Ronbert LYNN – 1991 Kames MAKSHANOFF – 1991 Drew NETHERTON – 1997 Chris OEDING – 1997 Terry SCHROEDER – 1991 Brad SCHUMACHER – 1997 Peter STERN – 1997 John VARGAS – 1991 Craig WILSON – 1991 Wolf WIGO – 1997 YUG / YUGOSLAVIA Dragan ANDRIC – 1987 Mislav BEZMALINOVIC – 1989 Perica BUKIC – 1987, 1989 Milan DELIC – 1989 Veselin DJUHO – 1987 Igor GOCANIN – 1987, 1989 Viktor JELENIC – 1989 Deny LUSIK – 1987 Zoran MIKCEVIC – 1987 Igor MILANOVIC – 1987, 1989 Dusan POPOVIC – 1989

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Renco POSINKOVIC – 1987 Goran RADJENOVIC – 1987 Marinko ROJE – 1987 Dubranko SIMENC – 1989 Alexandar SOSTAR – 1987, 1989 Ante VASOVIC – 1987, 1989 Tino VEGAR – 1987 Mirko VICEVIC – 1989

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OLYMPIC, WORLD & WORLD CUP CHAMPIONS BY NATIONALITY

CRO / CROATIA Samir BARAC – WCH 2007, OG 2012 Marko BIJAC – WCH 2017 Miho BOSKOVIC – WCH 2007, OG 2012 Damir BURIC – WCH 2007, OG 2012 Ivan BULJUBASIC – OG 2012, WCH 2017 Andro BUSLJE – WCH 2007, OG 2012, WCH 2017 Niksa DOBUD – OG 2012 Teo DOGAS – WCH 2007 Loren FATOVIC – WCH 2017 Javier GARCIA GADEA – WCH 2017 Igor HINIC – WCH 2007, OG 2012 Maro JOKOVIC – WCH 2007, OG 2012, WCH 2017 Ivan KRAPIC – WCH 2017 Aljosa KUNAC – WCH 2007 Luka LONCAR – WCH 2017 Marko MACAN – WCH 2017 Ivan MARCELIC – WCH 2017 Pavo MARKOVIC – WCH 2007 Petar MUSLIM – OG 2012 Paulo OBRADOVIC – OG 2012 Josip PAVIC – WCH 2007, OG 2012 Andelo SETKA – WCH 2017 Mile SMODLAKA – WCH 2007 Sandro SUKNO – OG 2012, WCH 2017 Frano VICAN – WCH 2007, OG 2012 Zdeslav VRDOLJAK – WCH 2007 Ante VUKICEVIC – WCH 2017 ESP / SPAIN Jose Maria ABARCA – OG 1996 Angel ANDREO – OG 1996, WCH 2001 Daniel BALLART – OG 1996, WCH 1998, WCH 2001 Manuel ESTIARTE – OG 1996, WCH 1998 Pedro GARCIA – OG 1996, WCH 1998 Salvador GOMEZ – OG 1996, WCH 1998, WCH 2001 Miguel GONZALES – WCH 1998 Gabriel HERNANDEZ – WCH 2001 Gustavo MARCOS – WCH 1998, WCH 2001 Ruben MICHAVILLA – WCH 1998 Guillermo MOLINA – WCH 2001 Daniel MORO – WCH 2001 Ivan MORO – OG 1996, WCH 1998, WCH 2001 Miguel OCA – OG 1996 Jorge PAYA – OG 1996 Sergi PEDREROL – OG 1996, WCH 1998, WCH 2001 Ivan PEREZ – WCH 1998, WCH 2001 Jesus ROLLAN – OG 1996, WCH 1998 Javier SANCHEZ-TORIL – WCH 2001 Jordi SANZ – OG 1996, WCH 1998, WCH 2001 Carlos SANZ – OG 1996, WCH 1998, WCH 2001 FRA / FRANCE Albert DEBORGIES – OG 1924 Noel DELBERGHE – OG 1924 Robert DESMETTRE – OG 1924 Paul DUJARDIN – OG 1924

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Albert MAYAUD – OG 1924 Henri PADOU – OG 1924 Georges RIGAL – OG 1924 GBR / GREAT BRITAIN Isaac BENTHAM – OG 1912 Charles BUGBEE – OG 1912, OG 1920 Thomas COE – OG 1900 George CORNET – OG 1908, OG 1912 William DEAN – OG 1920 John DERBYSHIRE – OG 1900 Charles FORSYTH – OG 1908 Arthur HILL – OG 1912 Christopher JONES – OG 1920 Peter KEMP – OG 1900 William H. LISTER – OG 1900 George NEVINSON – OG 1908 William PEACOCK – OG 1920 Noel PURCELL – OG 1920 Paul RADMILOVIC – OG 1908, OG 1912, OG 1920 Arthur G. ROBERTSON – OG 1900 Eric ROBINSON – OG 1900 Charles SMITH – OG 1908, OG 1912, OG 1920 Thomas THOULD – OG 1908 Georges WILKINSON – OG 1900, OG 1908, OG 1912 GER / GERMANY Max AMANN – OG 1928 Karl BAHRE – OG 1928 Emil BENECKE – OG 1928 Johannes BLANK – OG 1928 Santiago CHAMOLVSKY – WCp 1985 Otto CORDES – OG 1928 Roland FREUND – WCp 1985 Fritz GUNST – OG 1928 Thomas HUBER – WCp 1985 Frank KISSON – WCp 1985 Thomas LOEBB – WCp 1985 Werner OBSCHERNIKAT – WCp 1985 Rainer OSSELMANN – WCp 1985 Erich RADEMACHER – OG 1928 Joachim RADEMACHER – OG 1928 Peter ROHLE – WCp 1985 Jürgen SCHRODER – WCp 1985 Hagen STAMM – WCp 1985 Dirk THEISMANN – WCp 1985 HUN / HUNGARY Miklos AMBRUS – OG 1964 Robert ANTAL – OG 1952 Balazs BALLA – WCH 1973 Istvan BARTA – OG 1932 Bence BATORI – WCH 2013 Krisztian BEDO – WCH 2013 Tibor BENEDEK – OG 2000, WCH 2003, OG 2004, OG 2008 Peter BIROS – OG 2000, WCH 2003, OG 2004, OG 2008 Andras BODNAR – OG 1964, WCH 1973 Antal BOLVARI – OG 1952, OG 1956 Otto BOROS – OG 1956, OG 1964 Mihaly BOZSI – OG 1936

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Jeno BRANDY – OG 1936 Gyorgy BRODY – OG 1932, OG 1936 Gabor CSAPO –WCH 1973, OG 1976 Tibor CSERVENYAK – WCH 1973, OG 1976 Adam DECKER – WCH 2013 Attila DECKER – WCH 2013 Zoltan DOMOTOR – OG 1964 Deszo FABIAN – OG 1952 Tamas FARAGO – WCH 1973, OG 1976 Laszlo FELKAI – OG 1964 Rajmund FODOR – OG 2000, WCH 2003, OG 2004 Istvan GERGELY – WCH 2003, OG 2004, OG 2008 Gyorgy GERENDAS – OG 1976 Istvan GORGENYI – WCH 1973 Niklos GOR-NAGY – WCH 2013 Deszo GYAMARTI – OG 1952, OG 1956, OG 1964 Oliver HALASY – OG 1932, OG 1936 Balazs HARAI – WCH 2013 Istvan HASZNOS – OG 1952 Kalman HAZAI – OG 1936 Istvan HEVESI – OG 1956 Marton HOMONNAI – OG 1932, OG 1936 Gyorgy HORKAI – OG 1976 Norbert HOSNYANSZKY – OG 2008, WCH 2013 Sandor IVADY – OG 1932 Laszlo JENEY – OG 1952, OG 1956 Tivadar KANIZSA – OG 1956, OG 1964 Gyorgy KARPATI – OG 1952, OG 1956, OG 1964 Zoltan KASAS – WCH 1973 Tamas KASAS – OG 2000, WCH 2003, OG 2004, OG 2008 Gyorgy KENEZ – OG 1976 Ferenc KESERU I – OG 1932 Alajos KESERU II – OG 1932 Gabor KIS – OG 2008 Gergely KISS – OG 2000, WCH 2003, OG 2004, OG 2008 Zoltan KOCZ – OG 2000 Ferenc KONRAD – WCH 1973, OG 1976 Janos KONRAD – OG 1964 Gyorgy KUTASI – OG 1936 Deszo LEMHENY – OG 1952 Norbert MADARAS – WCH 2003, OG 2004, OG 2008, WCH 2013 Tamas MARCZ – OG 2000 Kalman MARKOVITZ – OG 1952, OG 1956 Miklos MARTIN – OG 1952 Mihaly MAYER – OG 1956, OG 1964 Endre MOLNAR – WCH 1973, OG 1976 Istvan MOLNAR – OG 1936 Tamas MOLNAR – OG 2000, WCH 2003, OG 2004, OG 2008 Viktor NAGY – WCH 2013 Janos NEMETH – OG 1932, OG 1936 Denes POCSIK – OG 1964 Peter RUSORAN – OG 1964 Miklos SARKANY – OG 1932, OG 1936 Laszlo SAROSI – WCH 1973, OG 1976 Adam STEINMETZ – OG 2004 Barnabas STEINMETZ – OG 2000, WCH 2003, OG 2004 Attila SUDAR – OG 1976 Zoltan SZECZI – OG 2000, WCH 2003, OG 2004, OG 2008 Bulcsu SZEKELY – OG 2000 Karoly SZITTYA – OG 1952

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Itsvan SZIVOS Jr. – WCH 1973, OG 1976 Itsvan SZIVOS Sr. – OG 1952, OG 1956 Marton SZIVOS – WCH 2013 Sandor TARICS – OG 1936 Marton VAMOS – WCH 2013 Daniel VARGA – OG 2008, WCH 2013 Denes VARGA – OG 2008, WCH 2013 Tamas VARGA – WCH 2003, OG 2004, OG 2008 Zsolt VARGA – OG 2000, WCH 2003 Attila VARI – OG 2000, WCH 2003, OG 2004 Jozsef VERTESY – OG 1932 Gyorgy VIZVARI – OG 1952 Ervin ZADOR – OG 1956 ITA / ITALY Matteo AICARDI – WCH 2011 Alberto ALBERANI – WCH 1978 Amedeo AMBRON – OG 1960 Ermenegildo ARENA – OG 1948 Francesco ATTOLICO – OG 1992, WCp 1993 Gianni AVERAIMO – OG 1992, WCp 1993 Silvio BARACCHINI – WCH 1978 Danio BARDI – OG 1960 Alessandro BOVO – OG 1992, W CH 1994 Emilio BULGARELLI – OG 1948 Pasquale BUONOCORE – OG 1948 Roberto CALCATERRA – WCH 1994 Paolo CALDARELLA – OG 1992, WCp 1993 Alessandro CAMPAGNA – OG 1992, WCp 1993, WCH 1994 Romeo COLLINA – WCH 1978 Guiseppe D’ALTRUI – OG 1960 Marco D’ALTRUI – OG 1992, WCp 1993, WCH 1994 Gianni DE MAGISTRIS – WCH 1978 Arnaldo DESERTI – WCH 2011 Maurizio FELUGO – WCH 2011 Massimiliano FERRETTI – OG 1992, WCp 1993, WCH 1994 Niccoloi FIGARI – WCH 2011 Pietro FIGLIOLI – WCH 2011 Deni FIORENTINI – WCH 2011 Mario FIORILLO – OG 1992, WCp 1993, WCH 1994 Massimo FONDELLI – WCH 1978 Marco GALLI – WCH 1978 Valentino GALLO – WCH 2011 Ferdinando GANDOLFI – OG 1992, WCp 1993, WCH 1994 Alessandro GHIBELLINI – WCH 1978 Aldo GHIRA – OG 1948 Salvatore GIONTA – OG 1960 Alex GIORGETTI – WCH 2011 Niccolo GITTO – WCH 2011 Giancarlo GUERRINI – OG 1960 Andras GYONGYOSI – WCp 1993 Franco LAVORATORI – OG 1960 Gianni LONZI – OG 1960 Mario MAJONI – OG 1948 Luigi MANELLI – OG 1960 Sante MARSILI – WCH 1978 Geminio OGNO – OG 1948 Gianfranco PANDOLFINI – OG 1948 Tullio PANDOLFINI – OG 1948 Rosario PARMEGIANI – OG 1960

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Giacomo PASTORINO – WCH 2011 Amaurys PEREZ – WCH 2011 Paolo PETRONELLI – WCp 1993 Eraldo PIZZO – OG 1960 Amedeo POMILIO – OG 1992, WCp 1993, WCH 1994 Francesco PORZIO – OG 1992, WCp 1993 Franco PORZIO – WCH 1994 Giuseppe PORZIO – OG 1992, WCp 1993, WCH 1994 Christian PRESCIUTTI – WCH 2011 Paolo RAGOSA – WCH 1978 Dante ROSSI – OG 1960 Cesare RUBINI – OG 1948 Mario SCOTTI-GALLETTA – WCH 1978 Carlo SILIPO – WCp 1993, WCH 1994 Rolando SIMEONI – WCH 1978 Brunello SPINELLI – OG 1960 Stefano TEMPESTI – WCH 2011 RUS / RUSSIA Revaz CHOMAHIDZE – WCp 2002 Denis DENISOV – WCp 2002 Alexander ERUSHOV – WCp 2002 Alexander FEDOROV – WCp 2002 Sergei GARBUZOV – WCp 2002 Dimitri GORSHKOV – WCp 2002 Iuri IATSEV – WCp 2002 Nikolai KOZLOV – WCp 2002 Nikolai MAXIMOV – WCp 2002 Andrei REKECHINSKY – WCp 2002 Dimitri STRATAN – WCp 2002 Marat ZAKIROV – WCp 2002 Irek ZINNUROV – WCp 2002 SCG / SERBIA & MONTENEGRO Alexandar CIRIC – WCp 2006 Filip FILIPOVIC – WCp 2006 Zivko GOCIC – WCp 2006 Vladimir GOJKOVIC – WCH 2005, WCp 2006 Danilo IKODINOVIC – WCH 2005, WCp 2006 Nikola JANOVIC – WCH 2005, WCp 2006 Predrag JOKIC – WCH 2005, WCp 2006 Slobodan NIKIC – WCH 2005, WCp 2006 Dusko PIJETLOVIC – WCp 2006 Zdravsko RADIC – WCH 2005, WCp 2006 Aleksandar SAPIC – WCH 2005, WCp 2006 Dejan SAVIC – WCH 2005, WCp 2006 Denes SEFIK – WCH 2005, WCp 2006 Petar TRBOJEVIC – WCH 2005 Vanja UDOVICIC – WCH 2005 Vladimir VUJASINOVIC – WCH 2005 Boris ZLOKOVIC – WCH 2005 SRB / SERBIA Milan ALEKSIC – WCH 2009, WCp 2010, WCH 2015, OG 2016 Marko AVRAMOVIC – WCH 2009, WCp 2010 Milos CUK - WCH 2015, OG 2016 Nikola ESKERT – WCp 2014 Filip FILIPOVIC – WCH 2009, WCp 2010, WCH 2015, OG 2016 Slavko GAK – WCH 2009

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Zivko GOCIC – WCH 2009, WCp 2010, WCH 2015, OG 2016 Nikola JAKSIC - WCH 2015, OG 2016 Dusan MANDIC – WCp 2014, WCH 2015, OG 2016 Dusan MARKOVIC – WCp 2014 Milos MILICIC – WCp 2010 Branislav MITROVIC – WCH 2015, OG 2016 Stefan MITROVIC – WCH 2009, WCp 2010, WCH 2015, OG 2016 Slobodan NIKIC – WCH 2009, WCp 2010, WCH 2015, OG 2016 Dimitrije OBRADOVIC – WCp 2014 Dusko PIJETLOVIC – WCH 2009, WCp 2010, WCH 2015, OG 2016 Gojko PIJETLOVIC – WCH 2009, WCp 2010, WCH 2015, OG 2016 Andrija PRLAINOVIC – WCH 2009, WCp 2010, WCH 2015, OG 2016 Nikola RADJEN – WCH 2009 Sava RANDELOVIC – WCp 2014, WCH 2015, OG 2016 Strahinja RASOVIC – WCp 2014 Viktor RASOVIC – WCp 2014 Dimitrije RISTICEVIC – WCp 2014 Slobodan SORO – WCH 2009, WCp 2010 Gavril SUBOTIC – WCp 2014 Nemanda UBOVIC – WCp 2014 Vanja UDOVICIC – WCH 2009, WCp 2010 Boris VAPENSKI – WCp 2010 Dusan VASIC – WCp 2014 Srdan VUKSANOVIC – WCp 2014 Stefan ZIVODINOVIC – WCp 2014 URS Erlan AJABERGENOV – WCp 1981 Anatoli AKIMOV – OG 1972 Vladimir AKIMOV – OG 1980, WCp 1981, WCH 1982 Alexei BARKALOV – OG 1972, WCH 1975, OG 1980 Alexander DOLGUSHIN – OG 1972, WCH 1975 Alexandr DREVAL – OG 1972 Alexander DOLGUSHIN – WCH 1975 Sergei GORSHOV – WCH 1975 Yevgueni GRISHIN – OG 1980 Vadim GULYAEV – OG 1972 Mikhail GEORGADZE – WCp 1981 Yevgeni GRISHIN – WCp 1981, WCp 1983 Mikhail IVANOV – OG 1980, WCp 1981, WCH 1982, WCp 1983 Alexander KABANOV – OG 1972, WCH 1975, OG 1980, WCH 1982 Anatoli KLEBANOV – WCH 1975 Alexander KLEIMENOV – WCH 1982 Sergei KOTENKO – OG 1980, WCp 1981, WCH 1982, WCp 1983 Nikolai MELNIKOV – OG 1972, WCH 1975 Nurlan MANDIGALIEV – WCp 1981, WCH 1982, WCp 1983 Georgy MSHVENIERADZE – OG 1980, WCp 1981, WCH 1982, WCp 1983 Sergei NAUMOV – WCp 1983 Sergei NIKIFOROV – WCp 1981 Leonid OSSIPOV – OG 1972 Pavel PROKOPTCHUK – WCp 1983 Alexander RODIONOV – WCH 1975 Vitali ROMANCHUK – WCH 1975 Vitali ROZKOV – WCH 1975 Mait RIYSMAN – OG 1980 Erkin SHAGAYEV – OG 1980, WCp 1981, WCH 1982, WCp 1981 Yevgueny SHARANOV – OG 1980, WCp 1981, WCH 1982, WCp 1983 Alexander SHIDOVSKI – OG 1972 Vladimir SHMUDSKI – OG 1972 Nicolai SMIRNOV – WCH 1982, WCp 1983

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Vyacheslav SOBCHENKO – OG 1972, OG 1980, WCp 1983 Alexander TREJTIAKOV – WCp 1981 Aleksei VDOVIN – WCH 1982, WCp 1983 Alexander ZAKHAROV – WCH 1975 USA / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Gavin ARROYO – WCp 1997 Ryan BAILEY – WCp 1997 Jeff CAMPBELL – WCp 1991 Chris DUPLANTY – WCp 1997 Mike EVANS – WCp 1991 Eric FISCHER – WCp 1991 Dan HACKETT – WCp 1997 Charles HARRIS – WCp 1991 Chris HUMBERT – WCp 1991, WCp 1997 David IMBERNINO – WCp 1991 Doug KIMBELL – WCp 1991 Craig KLASS – WCp 1991 Kyle KOPP – WCp 1997 Chi KREDELL – WCp 1997 Jeremy LASTER – WCp 1997 Ronbert LYNN – WCp 1991 Kames MAKSHANOFF – WCp 1991 Drew NETHERTON – WCp 1997 Chris OEDING – WCp 1997 Terry SCHROEDER – WCp 1991 Brad SCHUMACHER – WCp 1997 Peter STERN – WCp 1997 John VARGAS – WCp 1991 Craig WILSON – WCp 1991 Wolf WIGO – WCp 1997 YUG / YUGOSLAVIA Dragan ANDRIC – OG 1984, WCH 1986, WCp 1987, OG 1988 Milivoj BEBIC – OG 1984 Mislav BEZMALINOVIC – OG 1988, WCp 1989, WCH 1991 Ozren BONACIC – OG 1968 Perica BUKIC – OG 1984, WCp 1987, OG 1988, WCp 1989, WCH 1991 Dejan DABOVIC – OG 1968 Milan DELIC – WCp 1989 Veselin DJUHO – OG 1984, WCH 1986, WCp 1987, OG 1988 Igor GOCANIN – WCp 1987, OG 1988, WCp 1989 Zdravko HEBEL – OG 1968 Zoran JANKOVIC – OG 1968 Viktor JELENIC – WCp 1989, WCH 1991 Milorad KRIVOKAPIC – WCH 1986, OG 1984 Ronald LOPATNY – OG 1968 Deni LUSIC – OG 1984, WCH 1986, WCp 1987, OG 1988 Uros MAROVIC – OG 1968 Zoran MIKCEVIC – WCp 1987 Igor MILANOVIC – OG 1984, WCH 1986, WCp 1987, OG 1988, WCp 1989, WCH 1991 Vitomir PADOVAN – WCH 1991 Tomislav PASKVALIN – OG 1984, WCH 1986, OG 1988 Djordje PERISIC – OG 1968 Zoran PETROVIC – OG 1984, WCH 1986 Miroslav POLJAK – OG 1968 Andrija POPOVIC – OG 1984, WCH 1986 Dusan POPOVIC – WCp 1989, WCH 1991 Renco POSINKOVIC – WCp 1987, OG 1988, WCH 1991 Goran RADJENOVIC – WCp 1987, OG 1988, WCH 1991

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Marinko ROJE – WCp 1987 Zoran ROJE – OG 1984 Ratko RUDIC – OG 1968 Mirko SANDIC – OG 1968 Dubravko SIMENC – WCH 1986, OG 1988, WCp 1989, WCH 1991 Alexander SOSTAR – OG 1988, WCp 1987, WCp 1989, WCH 1991 Karlo STIPANIC – OG 1968 V. SUBOTIC – WCH 1991 Goran SUKNO – OG 1984, WCH 1986 Ivo TRUMBIC – OG 1968 Ante VASOVIC – WCH 1986, WCp 1987, WCp 1989, WCH 1991 Tino VEGAR – WCp 1987 Mirko VICEVIC – WCH 1986, OG 1988, WCp 1989, WCH 1991 Bozo VULETIC – OG 1984

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MEN’S WATER POLO WORLD LEAGUE

2002 – 1st edition Preliminary round (2 pools play a home-away round robin tournament) Group A – 1. ESP, 2. ITA, 3. GRE*, 4. BRA Group B – 1. HUN, 2. RUS, 3. USA, 4. CRO Super Final 2002 in Patras (GRE) 1. RUS, 2. ESP, 3. HUN, 4. GRE

2003 – 2nd edition Preliminary round Group A in Sao Paulo (BRA) – 1. ITA, 2. GRE, 3. NED, 4. BRA Group B in Budapest (HUN) – 1. HUN, 2. YUG, 3. USA*, 4.AUS Super Final 2003 in New York (USA) 1. HUN, 2. ITA, 3. USA, 4. SCG, 5. GRE, 6. NED *Qualified as host country of the Super Final

2004 – 3rd edition Preliminary round (from June 11- July 11 in several cities) Group A – 1. ITA, 2. GRE, 3. ESP, 4. BRA Group B – 1. HUN, 2. SCG, 3. USA, 4. AUS AUS and BRA not qualified for the Super Final Super Final 2004 in Long Beach (USA) 1. HUN, 2. SCG, 3. GRE, 4. ITA, 5. ESP, 6.USA

2005 – 4th edition Preliminary round (from June 16-26 in Toronto, CAN, and Long Island, USA) Group A – 1. HUN, 2, ESP, 3. RUS, 4. GRE, 5. AUS, 6. CHN, 7. CAN AUS and CHN not qualified for semi-finals Group B – 1. SCG, 2. CRO, 3. USA, 4. GER, 5. ITA, 6. ROU, 7. BRA ROU and BRA not qualified for semi-finals Semi-finals (July 6 – 10)

- In Toronto: 1. GRE, 2. SCG, 3. GER, 4. ESP, 5. CAN ESP and CAN not qualified for the Super Final

- In Long Island: 1. HUN, 2. CRO, 3. RUS, 4. ITA, 5. USA ITA and USA not qualified for the Super Final

Super Final 2005 in Belgrade (SCG), August 11 – 14 1. SCG, 2. HUN, 3. GER, 4. CRO, 5. GRE, 6. RUS

2006 – 5th edition

Preliminary round Group A – from July 10 – 16 in Yongzhou, CHN 1. AUS, 2. FRA, 3. CHN, 4. JPN JPN not qualified for semi-finals Group B – from July 14 – 16 in Victoria, CAN 1. USA, 2. CAN, 3. BRA Group C – from June 30 – July 8 in Novy Sad (SCG) 1. SCG and CRO, 3. ESP, 4. RUS RUS not qualified for semi-finals

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Group D – from June 30 – July 8 in Cosenza (ITA) and Bochum (GER) 1. ROU, 2. GER, 3. GRE, 4. ITA ITA not qualified for semi-finals Semi finals (July 19 – 23)

- In Los Alamitos (USA): 1. USA, 2. AUS, 3. FRA, 4. CHN, 5. CAN, 6. BRA CHN, CAN and BRA not qualified for the Super Final

- In Portugalete (ESP): 1. SCG, 2. ESP, 3. CRO, 4. GRE, 5. GER, 6. ROU CRO, GER and ROU not qualified for the Super Final (GRE qualified as organiser of the Super Final)

Super Final 2006 in Athens (GRE), August 2 – 6 1. SCG, 2. ESP, 3. GRE, 4. AUS, 5. USA, 6. FRA

2007 – 6th edition Preliminary round

- In Shanghai (CHN): 1. AUS, 2. CHN, 3. JPN Australia and China qualified for the Super Final

- In Novi Sad (SRB) and Pescaa (ITA): 1. SRB, 2. MNE, 3. ITA, 4. GER, 5. GRE Serbia and Germany qualified for the Super Final

- In Budapest (HUN) and Porugalete (ESP): 1. HUN, 2. ROU, 3. ESP & CRO, 5. RUS Hungary and Romania qualified for the Super Final

- In Puerto Rico (PUR): 1. USA, 2. CAN, 3. MEX, 4. PUR USA and Canada qualified for the Super Final

Super Final 2007 in Berlin (GER), August 7 – 12 1. SRB, 2. HUN, 3. AUS 4. GER, 5. USA, 6. ROU, 7. CAN, 8. CHN

2008 – 7th edition Preliminary round

- In Novi Sad (SRB) and Portugalete (ESP): 1. SRB, 2. ESP, 3. RUS, 4. ROU Teams qualified for the Super Final: Serbia & Spain

- In Budva (MNE) and Athens (GRE): 1. MNE, 2. GRE, 3. CRO, 4. ITA Teams qualified for the Super Final: Montenegro, Greece & Italy (as host)

- In Tokyo (JPN): 1. AUS, 2. CHN, 3. JPN, 4. NZL, 5. IRI Teams qualified for the Super Final: Australia & China

- In Casablanca (MAR): 1. EGY, 2. ALG, 3. MAR, 4. TUN Team qualified for the Super Final: Egypt

Super Final 2008 in Genova (ITA), June 16 – 21 1. SRB, 2. USA, 3. AUS, 4. MNE, 5. ESP, 6. CAN, 7. ITA, 8. GRE, 9. CHN, 10. EGY

2009 – 8th edition

Preliminary round

- Group A – 1. SRB, 2. GRE, 3. FRA Team qualified for the Super Final: Serbia

- Group B – 1. MNE, 2. ITA, 3. ROU Teams qualified for the Super Final: Montenegro (as host) & Italy

- Group C – 1. CRO, 2. ESP, 3. GER Team qualified for the Super Final: Croatia

- In Adelaide (AUS) and Auckland (NZL): 1. AUS, 2. JPN, 3. IRI, 4. NZL Teams qualified for the Super Final: Australia & Japan

- In Casablanca (MAR): 1. RSA, 2. ALG, 3. MAR, 4. LBA Team qualified for the Super Final: South Africa

Super Final 2009 in Podgorica (MNE), June 16 – 21 1. MNE, 2. CRO, 3. SRB, 4. USA, 5. ITA, 6. AUS, 7. JPN, 8. RSA

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2010 – 9th edition Preliminary round

- Group A – 1. MNE, 2. ITA, 3. GER, 4. FRA Team qualified for the Super Final: Montenegro

- Group B – 1. CRO, 2. RUS, 3. GRE, 4. MKD Team qualified for the Super Final: Croatia

- Group C – 1. SRB, 2. ESP, 3. ROU, 4. TUR Teams qualified for the Super Final: Serbia (as host) & Spain

- In Los Alamitos (USA): 1. USA, 2. BRA, 3. VEN Team qualified for the Super Final: USA

- In Osaka (JPN) and Tianjin (CHN): 1. AUS, 2. CHN, 3. KAZ, 4. JPN, 5. NZL, 6. IRI Teams qualified for the Super Final: Australia & China

- In Tunis (TUN): 1. RSA, 2. TUN, 3. ALG, 4. MAR Team qualified for the Super Final: South Africa

Super Final 2010 in Nis (SRB), July 13 – 18 1. SRB, 2. MNE, 3. CRO, 4. AUS, 5. USA, 6. ESP, 7. CHN, 8. RSA

2011 – 10th edition Preliminary round

- Group A – 1. SRB, 2. ESP, 3. GER, 4. MKD Team qualified for the Super Final: Serbia

- Group B – 1. MNE, 2. ROU, 3. RUS, 4. TUR Team qualified for the Super Final: Montenegro

- Group C – 1. CRO, 2. ITA, 3. GRE, 4. NED Teams qualified for the Super Final: Croatia & Italy (as host)

- In Costa Mese (USA): 1. USA, 2. CAN Teams qualified for the Super Final: USA & Canada

- In Auckland (NZL) and Sydney (AUS): 1. AUS, 2. CHN, 3. JPN, 4. KAZ, 5. NZL Teams qualified for the Super Final: Australia and China

Super Final 2011 in Florence (ITA), June 21 – 26 1. SRB, 2. ITA, 3. CRO, 4. USA, 5. MNE, 6. AUS, 7. CAN, 8. CHN

2012 – 11th edition Preliminary round

- Group A – 1. ITA, 2. RUS, 3. GBR Team qualified for the Super Final: Italy

- Group B – 1. CRO, 2. GER, 3. MKD Team qualified for the Super Final: Croatia

- Group C – 1. ESP, 2. GRE, 3. ROU, 4. TUR Team qualified for the Super Final: Spain

- In Shanghai (CHN) and Chiba (JPN): 1. AUS, 2. CHN, 3. JPN, 4. KAZ Teams qualified for the Super Final: Australia, China & Kazakhstan (as host)

- In Tustin (USA): 1. USA, 2. BRA, 3. CAN Teams qualified for the Super Final: USA and Brazil

Super Final 2012 in Almaty (KAZ), June 12 – 17 1. CRO, 2. ESP, 3. ITA, 4. USA, 5. KAZ, 6. CHN, 7. AUS, 8. BRA

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2013 – 12th edition Preliminary round

- Group A – 1. MNE, 2. CRO, 3. GRE, 4. TUR Team qualified for the Super Final: Montenegro

- Group B – 1. SRB, 2. ESP, 3. GER Team qualified for the Super Final: Serbia

- Group C – 1. HUN, 2. ITA, 3. ROU, 4. RUS Team qualified for the Super Final: Hungary & Russia (as host)

- In Auckland (NZL): 1. CHN, 2. JPN, 3. NZL Teams qualified for the Super Final: China & Japan

- In Los Alamitos (USA): 1. USA, 2. BRA, 3. CAN Teams qualified for the Super Final: USA and Brazil

Super Final 2013 in Chelyabinsk (RUS), June 11 – 16 1. SRB, 2. HUN, 3. MNE, 4. USA, 5. RUS, 6. CHN, 7. JPN, 8. BRA

2014 – 13th edition Preliminary round Europe

- Group A – 1. SRB, 2. RUS, 3. ROU Team qualified for the Super Final: Serbia

- Group B – 1. HUN, 2. GRE, 3. CRO Team qualified for the Super Final: Hungary

- Group C – 1. MNE, 2. ITA, 3. SVK, 4. GER Team qualified for the Super Final: Montenegro

Intercontinental Tournament - Group A – 1. AUS, 2. CAN, 3. KAZ, 4. JPN

Teams qualified for the Super Final: Australia & Canada - Group B – 1. USA, 2. BRA, 3. CHN

Teams qualified for the Super Final: Brazil, China & USA Super Final 2014 in Dubai (UAE), June 16 – 21 1. SRB, 2. HUN, 3. MNE, 4. AUS, 5. USA, 6. CAN, 7. BRA, 8. CHN

2015 – 14th edition

Preliminary round Europe

- Group A – 1. HUN, 2. GRE, 3. ROU Team qualified for the Super Final: HUN

- Group B – 1. SRB, 2. RUS, 3. ESP Team qualified for the Super Final: SRB

- Group C – 1. CRO, 2. ITA, 3. MNE, 4. TUR Teams qualified for the Super Final: CRO & ITA

Intercontinental Tournament - Prelims Group A – 1. CAN, 2. USA, 3. JPN, 4. ARG

Teams qualified for the Super Final: USA - Prelims Group B – 1. AUS, 2. BRA, 3. KAZ 4. CHN

Teams qualified for the Super Final: AUS & BRA & CHN Super Final 2015 in Bergamo (ITA), June 23 – 28 1.SRB, 2. CRO, 3. BRA, 4. USA, 5. AUS, 6. HUN, 7. ITA, 8. CHN

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2016 – 15th edition

Preliminary round Europe

- Group A – 1. GRE, 2. HUN, 3. ROU Team qualified for the Super Final: Greece

- Group B – 1. SRB 2. MNE, 3. ESP Team qualified for the Super Final: Serbia

- Group C –1. ITA, 2. CRO, 3. RUS Teams qualified for the Super Final: Italy

Intercontinental Tournament Teams qualified for the Super Final: USA, Australia, Brazil, Japan, China (as host)

Super Final 2016 in Huizhou (CHN), June 21 – 26 1.SRB, 2. USA, 3. GRE, 4. ITA, 5. AUS, 6. JPN, 7. BRA, 8. CHN

2017 – 16th edition

Preliminary round Europe

- Group A – 1. SRB, 2. SVK, 3. ROU, 4. GER Team qualified for the Super Final: SRB

- Group B – 1. CRO, 2. GRE, 3. NED, 4. FRA Team qualified for the Super Final: CRO

- Group C –1. ITA, 2. RUS, 3. GEO Teams qualified for the Super Final: ITA

Intercontinental Tournament Teams qualified for the Super Final: Australia, USA, Japan, Kazakhstan, Russia (as host)

Super Final 2017 in Ruza (RUS), June 20-25 1.SRB, 2. ITA, 3. CRO, 4. USA, 5. RUS, 6. KAZ, 7. AUS, 8. JPN

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WORLD LEAGUE PARTICIPATION AND STANDINGS (2002-2017)

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 ALG - - - - - - 15th 9th 18th - - - - -

AUS - 7th 7th El. Prelim. 4th 3rd 3rd 6th 4th 6th 7th - 4th 5th 5th 7th

BRA 8th 7th 7th El. Prelim. El. Sem-final - - - 16th - 8th 8th 7th 3rd 7th

CAN - - - El. Sem-final 9th 7th 6th - - 7th El. Prelim. 15th 6th El. Prelim -

CHN - - - 13th 8th 8th 9th - 7th 8th 6th 6th 8th 8th 8th El. Prelim

CRO 7th - - 4th 7th 12th 12th 2nd 3rd 3rd 1st 9th El. Prelim. 2nd El Prelim 3rd

EGY - - - - - - 10th - - - - - - - - ESP 2nd - 5th 8th 2nd 11th 5th 10th 6th 11th 2nd 5th - El. Prelim El Prelim FRA - - - - 6th - - 18th 21st - - - - El. Prelim El Prelim El. Prelim GBR - - - - - - - - - - El. Prelim. - - - - GEO El. Prelim. GER - - - 3rd 10th 4th - 13th 20th 12th 12th 13th El. Prelim. El. Prelim - El. Prelim. GRE 4th 5th 3rd 5th 3rd 15th 8th 11th 15th 15th 9th 10th El. Prelim. El. Prelim 3rd El. Prelim. HUN 3rd 1st 1st 2nd - 2nd - - - - - 2nd 2nd 6th El Prelim IRI - - - - - - 18th 14th 25th - - - - - -

ITA El. Prelim. 2nd 4th 7th 13th 10th 7th 5th 9th 2nd 3rd 4th El. Prelim. 7th 4th 2nd

JPN - - - - 15th 16th 11th 7th 11th 10th 11th 7th El. Prelim. - 6th 8th KAZ - - - - - - - - 10th 13th 5th - El. Prelim. El. Prelim El Prelim LBA - - - - - - - 19th - - - - - - - MAR - - - - - - 16th 12th 22nd - - - - - - MEX - - - - - El. Prelim. - - - - - - - - - MKD - - - - - - - - 19th 16th El. Prelim. - - - - MNE - - - - - 9th 4th 1st 2nd 5th - 3rd 3rd El. Prelim El Prelim NED - 6th - - - - - - - 17th - - - - - El. Prelim. NZL - - - - - - 14th 17th 17th 19th - El. Prelim. - - - El. Prelim. PUR - - - - - El. Prelim. - - - - - - - - -

ROU - - - 12th 11th 6th 17th 16th 14th 9th 10th 12th El. Prelim. - El Prelim El. Prelim.

RUS 1st - - 6th 14th 13th 13th 15th 13th 14th El. Prelim. 5th El. Prelim. El. Prelim El Prelim 5th RSA - - - - - - - 8th 8th - - - - - -

SCG /SRB1 - 4th 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 3rd 1st 1st - 1st 1st 1st 1st SVK - - - - - - - - - - - - El. Prelim. - - El. Prelim. TUN - - - - - - 19th - 12th - - - - - - TUR - - - - - - - - 24th 18th El. Prelim. El. Prelim. - El. Prelim -

USA 5th 3rd 6th 9th 5th 5th 2nd 4th 5th 4th 4th 4th 5th 4th 2nd 4th

VEN - - - - - - - - 23rd - - - - - -

1 SCG: Serbia-Montenegro until 2006 and SRB for Serbia since 2007

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16 participations: GRE, ITA, USA 14: AUS, CRO, ESP, RUS, SRB 12: CHN, GER, ROU 11: BRA, CAN, JPN 10: HUN, MNE 7: KAZ 6: NZL, FRA 5: TUR 3: ALG, MAR, MKD, NED 2: RSA, TUN 1: EGY, GBR, LBA, MEX, PUR, VEN

WINNERS IN WATER POLO BY COUNTRY

Olympic Games (1900-2016), World Championships (1973-2017), World Cups (1979-2014), World Leagues (2002-2017)

WINNERS Olympic Games World Championships

World Cup World League

CRO 2012 2007, 2017 2012 ESP 1996 1998 / 2001 FRA 1924 GBR 1900 / 1908/ 1912 /1920 GER 1928 1985

HUN 1932 / 1936 / 1952 / 1956 / 1964 / 1976 / 2000 / 2004 /

2008

1973 / 2003 / 2013 1979 /1995 / 1999 2003 / 2004

ITA 1948 / 1960 / 1992 1978 / 1994 / 2011 1993 RUS/URS 1972 / 1980 1975 / 1982 1981 / 1983 / 2002 2002

SRB 2016 2009 / 2015 2010 / 2014 2007 / 2008 / 2010 / 2011/ 2013 / 2015

/ 2016, 2017 SCG/YUG* 1968 / 1984 / 1988 1986 / 1991 / 2005 1987 / 1989 / 2006 2005 / 2006 USA 1904** 1991 / 1997 MNE 2009 * See also SRB – Serbia ** Only clubs from USA

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PARTICIPATION & STANDING BY COUNTRY Olympic Games (OG), World Championships (WCH),

World Cup (WCp), World League (WL) ALG / ALGERIA 2008 WL 15th, 2009 WL 9th, 2010 WL 18th Participation: 3 WL – Total: 3 ARG / ARGENTINA 1928 OG 13th, 1948 OG 10th, 1952 OG 16th, 1960 OG 11th, 2015 WCH 16th , 2015 WL El. Prelim. Participation: 4 OG, 1 WCH, 1 WL – Total: 6 AUS / AUSTRALIA 1948 OG 18th, 1952 OG 19th, 1956 OG 9th, 1960 OG 15th, 1964 OG 10th, 1972 OG 12th, 1973 WCH 14th, 1975 WCH 11th, 1976 OG 11th, 1978 WCH 9th, 1980 OG 7th, 1981 WCp 7th, 1982 WCH 11th, 1984 OG 5th, 1985 WCp 7th, 1986 WCH 10th, 1988 OG 8th, 1989 WCp 7th, 1991 WCH 8th, 1991 WCp 7th, 1992 OG 5th, 1993 WCp 3rd, 1994 WCH 10th, 1998 WCH 4th, 1999 WCp 8th, 2000 OG 8th, 2001 WCH 10th, 2003 WL 7th, 2003 WCH 7th, 2004 WL 7th, 2004 OG 9th, 2005 WCH 10th, 2005 WL El. Prelim., 2006 WL 4th, 2007 WCH 10th, 2007 WL 3rd, 2008 WL 3rd, 2008 OG 8th, 2009 WL 6th, 2010 WCH 10th, 2010 WL 4th, 2010 WCp 6th, 2011 WL 6th, 2011 WCH 9th, 2012 WL 7th, OG 2012 7th, 2013 WCH 8th, 2014 WCp 5th, 2014 WL 4th , 2015 WCH 8th , 2015 WL 5th , 2016 WL 5th , 2016 OG 9th , 2017 WL 7th , 2017 WCH 7th

Participation: 16 OG, 18 WCH, 8 WCp, 15 WL – Total: 67 AUT / AUSTRIA 1908 OG 1908 5th, 1912 OG 4th, 1936 OG 7th, 1952 OG 13th

Participation: 4 OG – Total: 4 BEL / BELGIUM 1900 OG 2nd, 1908 OG 2nd, 1912 OG 3rd, 1920 OG 2nd, 1924 OG 2nd, 1928 OG 6th, 1936 OG 3rd, 1948 OG 4th, 1952 OG 6th, 1960 OG 16th, 1964 OG 7th Participation: 11 OG – Total: 11 BRA / BRAZIL 1920 OG 6th, 1932 OG 5th, 1952 OG 9th, 1960 OG 12th, 1964 OG 13th, 1964 OG 13th, 1984 OG 12th, 1986 WCH 12th, 1998 WCH 12th, 2001 WCH 13th, 2002 WL 8th, 2003 WCH 13th, 2003 WL 7th, 2004 WL 7th, 2005 WL El. Prelim., 2006 WL El. Prelim., 2009 WCH 13th, 2010 WL 16th, 2011 WCH 14th, 2012 WL 8th, 2013 WL 8th, 2014 WL 7th , 2015 WCH 10th , 2015 WL 3rd , 2016 OG 8th , 2016 WL 7th , 2017 WCH 12th Participation: 8 OG, 8 WCH, 11 WL – Total: 27 BUL / BULGARIA 1972 OG 11th, 1973 WCH 13th, 1975 WCH 12th, 1978 WCH 8th, 1979 WCp 8th, 1980 OG 12th, 1981 WCp 8th Participation: 2 OG, 3 WCH, 2 WCp – Total: 7 CAN / CANADA 1972 OG 16th, 1975 WCH 14th, 1976 OG 9th, 1978 WCH 14th, 1982 WCH 14th, 1984 OG 10th, 1986 WCH 13th, 1991 WCH 13th, 1994 WCH 14th, 1998 WCH 13th, 2001 WCH 15th, 2003 WCH 14th, 2005 WCH 13th, 2005 WL Semi Finalist, 2006 WL 9th, 2007 WCH 12th, 2007 WL 7th, 2008 WL 6th, 2008 OG 11th, 2009 WCH 8th, 2011 WL 7th, 2011 WCH 10th, 2012 WL El. Prelim., 2013 WL 15th, 2013 WCH 11th, 2014 WL 6th , 2015 WCH 9th, 2015 WL El. Prelim, 2017 WCH 15th Participation: 4 OG, 16 WCH, 9 WL – Total: 29 CHN / CHINA 1982 WCH 10th, 1984 OG 9th, 1988 OG 11th, 1991 WCH 14th, 2003 WCH 16th, 2005 WCH 16th, 2005 WL 13th, 2006 WL 8th, 2007 WCH 13th, 2007 WL 8th, 2008 WL 9th, 2008 OG 12th, 2009 WCH 12th, 2010 WL 7th, 2010 WCp 7th, 2011 WL 8th, 2011 WCH 15th, 2012 WL 6th, 2013 WL 6th, 2013 WCH 14th, 2014 WL 8th , 2015 WCH 15th , 2015 WL 8th , 2016 WL 8th Participation: 3 OG, 9 WCH, 1 WCp, 11 WL – Total: 23 CHI / CHILE 1948 OG 17th

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Participation: 1 OG – Total: 1 COL / COLOMBIA 1975 WCH 16th Participation: 1 WCH – Total: 1 CRO / CROATIA (See also YUG) 1994 WCH 4th, 1995 WCp 8th, 1996 OG 2nd, 1997 WCp 8th, 1998 WCH 9th, 2000 OG 7th, 2001 WCH 8th, 2002 WL 7th, 2002 WCp 8th, 2003 WCH 9th, 2004 OG 10th, 2005 WCH 4th, 2005 WL 4th, 2006 WCp 4th, 2006 WL 7th, 2007 WCH 1st, 2007 WL 12th, 2008 WL 12th, 2008 OG 6th, 2009 WL 2nd, 2009 WCH 3rd, 2010 WL 3rd, 2010 WCp 2nd, 2011 WL 3rd, 2011 WCH 3rd, 2012 WL 1st, 2012 OG 1st, 2013 WL 9th, 2013 WCH 3rd, 2014 WCp 3rd, 2014 WL El. Prelim. 2015 WCH 2nd , 2015 WL 2nd , 2016 OG 2nd , 2016 WL El Prelim, 2017 WL 3rd , 2017 WCH 1st Participation: 6 OG, 11 WCH, 6 WCp, 14 WL – Total: 37 1 Olympic title, 2 World, 1 World League CUB / CUBA 1968 OG 8th, 1972 OG 9th, 1973 WCH 6th, 1975 WCH 4th, 1976 OG 7th, 1978 WCH 10th, 1980 OG 5th, 1981 WCp 3rd, 1982 WCH 5th, 1983 WCp 8th, 1986 WCH 7th, 1987 WCp 7th, 1991 WCH 11th, 1992 OG 8th, 1993 WCp 8th, 1994 WCH 11th, 2005 WCH 12th Participation: 5 OG, 8 WCH, 4 WCp – Total: 17 EGY / EGYPT (1960-1968: UAR) 1948 OG 7th, 1952 OG 10th, 1960 OG 13th, 1964 OG 12th, 1968 OG 15th, 1982 WCH 15th, 1991 WCH 15th, OG 2004 12th, 2008 WL 10th Participation: 6 OG, 2 WCH, 1 WL – Total: 9 ESP / SPAIN 1920 OG 7th, 1924 OG 10th, 1928 OG 9th, 1948 OG 8th, 1952 OG 8th, 1968 OG 9th, 1972 OG 10th, 1973 WCH 10th, 1975 WCH 10th, 1978 WCH 11th, 1980 OG 4th, 1981 WCp 5th, 1982 WCH 8th, 1983 WCp 5th, 1984 OG 4th, 1985 WCp 3rd, 1986 WCH 5th, 1987 WCp 6th, 1988 OG 6th, 1989 WCp 4th, 1991 WCH 2nd, 1991 WCp 3rd, 1992 OG 2nd, 1994 WCH 2nd, 1995 WCp 5th, 1996 OG 1st, 1997 WCp 6th, 1998 WCH 1st, 1999 WCp 3rd, 2000 OG 4th, 2001 WCH 1st, 2002 WCp 6th, 2002 WL 2nd, 2003 WCH 5th, 2004 WL 5th, 2004 OG 6th, 2005 WCH 5th, 2005 WL 8th, 2006 WCp 3rd, 2006 WL 2nd, 2007 WCH 3rd, 2007 WL 11th, 2008 WL 5th, 2008 OG 5th, 2009 WL 10th, 2009 WCH 2nd, 2010 WL 6th, 2010 WCp 3rd, 2011 WL 11th, 2011 WCH 5th, 2012 WL 2nd, OG 2012 6th, 2013 WL 5th , 2015 WL El. Prelim, 2016 OG 7th , 2016 WL El Prelim, 2017 WCH 9th Participation: 17 OG, 16 WCH, 12 WCp, 12 WL – Total: 57 1 Olympic title, 2 World FRA / FRANCE 1900 OG 3rd, 1912 OG 6th, 1920 OG 9th, 1924 OG 1st, 1928 OG 3rd, 1936 OG 4th, 1948 OG 6th, 1960 OG 10th, 1982 WCH 13th, 1986 WCH 8th, 1988 OG 10th, 1991 WCH 12th, 1992 OG 11th, 2006 WL 6th, 2009 WL 18th, 2010 WL 21st, 2015 WL El. Prelim , 2016 OG 11th , 2016 WL El Prelim , 2017 WCH 14th Participation: 11 OG, 4 WCH, 5 WL – Total: 20 1 Olympic title FRG / FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY (See also GER) 1952 OG 15th, 1956 OG 6th, 1960 OG 6th, 1968 OG 10th, 1972 OG 4th, 1973 WCH 11th, 1975 WCH 6th, 1976 OG 6th, 1978 WCH 7th, 1979 WCp 5th, 1982 WCH 3rd, 1983 WCp 2nd, 1984 OG 3rd, 1985 WCp 1st, 1986 WCH 6th, 1987 WCp 3rd, 1988 OG 4th, 1989 WCp 5th Participation: 8 OG, 5 WCH, 5 WCp – Total: 18 1 World Cup title GBR / GREAT BRITAIN 1900 OG 1st, 1908 OG 1st, 1912 OG 1st, 1920 OG 1st, 1924 OG 8th, 1928 OG 4th, 1936 OG 8th, 1948 OG 13th, 1952 OG 12th, 1956 OG 7th, 1973 WCH 15th, 2012 WL El. Prelim., OG 2012 12th Participation: 11 OG, 1 WCH, 1 WL – Total: 13 4 Olympic titles GER / GERMANY (See also FRG & GDR)

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1928 OG 1st, 1932 OG 2nd, 1936 OG 2nd, 1991 WCH 5th, 1991 WCp 8th, 1992 OG 7th, 1993 WCp 6th, 1994 WCH 9th, 1996 OG 9th, 2001 WCH 14th, 2003 WCH 11th, 2004 OG 5th, 2005 WCH 9th, 2005 WL 3rd, 2006 WL 10th, 2007 WCH 8th, 2007 WL 4th, 2008 OG 10th, 2009 WL 13th, 2009 WCH 6th, 2010 WL 20th, 2011 WL 12th, 2011 WCH 8th, 2012 WL 12th, 2013 WL 13th, 2013 WCH 10th, 2013 WCH 10th, 2014 WL El. Prelim., 2015 WL El. Prelim. Participation: 7 OG, 9 WCH, 2 WCp, 10 WL – Total: 28 1 Olympic title GDR / GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC (See also GER) 1964 OG 6th, 1968 OG 6th Participation: 2 OG GRE / GREECE 1920 OG 8th, 1924 OG 13th, 1948 OG 15th, 1968 OG 14th, 1972 OG 14th, 1973 WCH 12th, 1978 WCH 12th, 1980 OG 10th, 1982 WCH 12th, 1984 OG 8th, 1985 WCp 8th, 1986 WCH 11th, 1987 WCp 8th, 1988 OG 9th, 1991 WCH 10th, 1992 OG 10th, 1993 WCp 7th, 1994 WCH 7th, 1995 WCp 6th, 1996 OG 6th, 1997 WCp 2nd, 1998 WCH 8th, 1999 WCp 7th, 2000 OG 10th, 2001 WCH 6th, 2002 WL 4th, 2002 WCp 5th, 2003 WCH 4th, 2003 WL 5th, 2004 WL 3rd, 2004 OG 4th, 2005 WCH 3rd, 2005 WL 5th, 2006 WCp 7th, 2006 WL 3rd, 2007 WCH 6th, 2007 WL 15th, 2008 WL 8th, 2008 OG 7th, 2009 WL 11th, 2010 WL 15th, 2011 WL 15th, 2012 WL 9th, 2012 OG 9th, 2013 WL 10th, 2013 WCH 6th, 2014 WL El. Prelim., 2015 WCH 3rd , 2015 WL El. Prelim., 2016 OG 6th , 2016 WL 3rd , 2017 WCH 4th Participation: 15 OG, 13 WCH, 8 WCp, 16 WL – Total: 52 HUN / HUNGARY 1908 OG 6th, 1912 OG 5th, 1924 OG 5th, 1928 OG 2nd, 1932 OG 1st, 1936 OG 1st, 1948 OG 2nd, 1952 OG 1st, 1956 OG 1st, 1960 OG 3rd, 1964 OG 1st, 1968 OG 3rd, 1972 OG 2nd, 1973 WCH 1st, 1975 WCH 2nd, 1976 OG 1st, 1978 WCH 2nd, 1979 WCp 1st, 1980 OG 3rd, 1981 WCp 6th, 1982 WCH 2nd, 1983 WCp 7th, 1986 WCH 9th, 1988 OG 5th, 1989 WCp 3rd, 1991 WCH 3rd, 1991 WCp 4th, 1992 OG 6th, 1993 WCp 2nd, 1994 WCH 5th, 1995 WCp 1st, 1996 OG 4th, 1997 WCp 3rd, 1998 WCH 2nd, 1999 WCp 1st, 2000 OG 1st, 2001 WCH 5th, 2002 WL 3rd, 2002 WCp 2nd, 2003 WL 1st, 2003 WCH 1st, 2004 WL 1st, 2004 OG 1st, 2005 WCH 2nd, 2005 WL 2nd, 2006 WCp 2nd, 2007 WCH 2nd, 2007 WL 2nd, 2008 OG 1st, 2009 WCH 5th, 2011 WCH 4th, OG 2012 5th, 2013 WL 2nd, 2013 WCH 1st, 2014 WCp 2nd, 2014 WL 2nd , 2015 WCH 6th , 2015 WL 6th , 2016 OG 5th , 2016 WL El Prelim, 2017 WCH 2nd Participation: 23 OG, 17 WCH, 12 WCp, 9 WL – Total: 60 9 Olympic titles, 3 World, 3 World Cups, 2 World Leagues IND / INDIA 1948 OG 12th, 1952 OG 21st Participation: 2 OG – Total: 2 IRI / IRAN 1975 WCH 15th, 1976 OG 12th, 1998 WCH 15th, 2008 WL 18th, 2009 WL 14th, 2010 WL 25th, 2010 WCp 8th Participation: 1 OG, 2 WCH, 1 WCp, 3 WL – Total: 7 IRL / IRELAND 1924 OG 9th, 1928 OG 14th Participation: 2 OG – Total: 2 ISL / ICELAND 1936 OG 15th Participation: 1 OG – Total: 1 ISR / ISRAEL 1973 WCH 16th, 1978 WCH 16th, 1986 WCH 15th Participation: 3 WCH – Total: 3 ITA / ITALY 1920 OG 10th, 1924 OG 11th, 1948 OG 1st, 1952 OG 3rd, 1956 OG 4th, 1960 OG 1st, 1964 OG 4th, 1968 OG 4th, 1972 OG 6th, 1973 WCH 4th, 1975 WCH 3rd, 1976 OG 2nd, 1978 WCH 1st, 1979 WCp 6th, 1980 OG 8th, 1982 WCH 9th, 1983 WCp 3rd, 1984 OG 7th, 1985 WCp 5th, 1986 WCH 2nd, 1987 WCp 5th, 1988 OG 7th, 1989 WCp 2nd, 1991 WCH 6th, 1992 OG 1st, 1993 WCp 1st, 1994 WCH 1st, 1995 WCp 2nd, 1996 OG 3rd, 1997 WCp 5th, 1998 WCH 5th, 1999 WCp 2nd, 2000 OG 5th, 2001 WCH 4th, 2002 WCp 4th, 2002 WL El. Prelim., 2003 WL 2nd, 2003 WCH 2nd, 2004 WL 4th, 2004 OG 8th, 2005 WCH 8th, 2005 WL 7th, 2006 WCp 5th, 2006 WL 13th, 2007 WCH 5th, 2007 WL 10th, 2008 WL

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7th, 2008 OG 9th, 2009 WL 5th, 2009 WCH 11th, 2010 WL 9th, 2011 WL 2nd, 2011 WCH 1st, 2012 WL 3rd, 2012 OG 2nd, 2013 WL 4th, 2014 WL El. Prelim., 2015 WCH 4th , 2015 WL 7th , 2016 OG 3rd , 2016 WL 4th , 2017 WL 2nd , 2017 WCH 6th Participation: 19 OG, 17 WCH, 11 WCp, 14 WL – Total: 60 3 Olympic titles, 3 World, 1 World Cup JPN / JAPAN 1932 OG 4th, 1936 OG 14th, 1960 OG 14th, 1964 OG 11th, 1968 OG 12th, 1972 OG 15th, 1984 OG 11th, 2001 WCH 16th, 2003 WCH 15th, 2005 WCH 14th, 2006 WL 15th, 2007 WCH 16th, 2007 WL 16th, 2008 WL 11th, 2009 WL 7th, 2010 WL 11th, 2011 WL 10th, 2011 WCH 11th, 2012 WL 11th, 2013 WL 7th, 2014 WL El. Prelim., 2015 WCH 13th , 2015 WL El. Prelim, 2016 OG 12th , 2016 WL 6th , 2017 WL 8th , 2017 WCH 10th Participation: 8 OG, 7 WCH, 12 WL – Total: 27 KAZ / KAZAKHSTAN (See also URS) 1994 WCH 12th, 1998 WCH 11th, 2000 OG 9th, 2001 WCH 12th, 2004 OG 11th, 2009 WCH 16th, 2010 WL 10th, 2011 WL 13th, 2011 WCH 13th, 2012 WL 5th, OG 2012 11th, 2013 WCH 12th, 2014 WCp 6th, 2014 WL El. Prelim., WCH 2015 11th , 2015 WL El. Prelim , 2016 WL El Prelim, 2017 WL 6th, 2017 WCH 11th Participation: 3 OG, 8 WCH, 1 WCp, 7 WL – Total: 19 KOR / KOREA 1988 OG 12th Participation: 1 OG –Total 1 LIB / LEBANON 2009 WL 19th Participation: 1 WL – Total: 1 LUX / LUXEMBURG OG 1924 11th Participation: 1 OG – Total: 1 MAR / MOROCCO 2008 WL 16th, 2009 WL 12th, 2010 WL 22nd Participation: 3 WL – Total: 3 MEX / MEXICO 1952 OG 18th, 1968 OG 11th, 1972 OG 13th, 1973 WCH 9th, 1975 WCH 9th, 1976 OG 10th, 1978 WCH 15th, 2007 WL El. Prelim. Participation: 4 OG, 3 WCH, 1 WL – Total: 8 MKD / FYR MACEDONIA 2009 WCH 14th, 2010 WL 19th, 2011 WL 16th, 2012 WL El. Prelim. Participation: 1 WCH, 3 WL – Total: 4 MLT / MALTA 1928 OG 8th, 1936 OG 16th Participation: 2 OG – Total: 2 MNE / MONTENEGRO (See also YUG and SCG) 2007 WL 9th, 2008 WL 4th, 2008 OG 4th, 2009 WL 1st, 2009 WCH 9th, 2010 WL 2nd, 2011 WL 5th, 2011 WCH 7th, OG 2012 4th, 2013 WL 3rd, 2013 WCH 2nd, 2014 WCp 7th, 2014 WL 3rd , 2015 WCH 5th , 2015 WL El. Prelim., 2016 OG 4th , 2016 WL El Prelim , 2017 WCH 5th Participation: 3 OG, 5 WCH, 1 WCp, 9 WL – Total: 18 1 World League title NED / NETHERLANDS 1908 OG 4th, 1920 OG 5th, 1924 OG 7th, 1928 OG 5th, 1936 OG 5th, 1948 OG 3rd, 1952 OG 5th, 1960 OG 8th, 1964 OG 8th, 1968 OG 7th, 1972 OG 7th, 1973 WCH 8th, 1975 WCH 7th, 1976 OG 3rd, 1978 WCH 13th, 1980 OG 6th, 1872 WCH 4th, 1983 WCp 6th, 1984 OG 6th, 1985 WCp 6th, 1986 WCH 14th, 1992 OG 9th, 1994 WCH 8th, 1995 WCp 7th, 1996 OG 10th, 2000 OG 11th, 2001 WCH 9th, 2003 WL 6th, 2011 WL 17th

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Participation: 17 OG, 7 WCH, 3 WCp, 2 WL – Total: 29 NZL / NEW ZEALAND 1982 WCH 16th, 1991 WCH 16th, 1994 WCH 16th, 1998 WCH 16th, 2007 WCH 15th, 2008 WL 14th, 2009 WL 17th, 2010 WL 17th, 2011 WL 19th, 2013 WL El. Prelim. Participation: 5 WCH, 5 WL – Total: 10 POR / PORTUGAL 1952 OG 19th Participation: 1 OG – Total: 1 PUR / PUERTO RICO 2007 WL El. Prelim. Participation: 1 WL – Total 1 ROU / ROMANIA 1952 OG 17th, 1956 OG 8th, 1956 OG 5th, 1964 OG 5th, 1972 OG 8th, 1973 WCH 7th, 1975 WCH 5th, 1976 OG 4th, 1978 WCH 6th, 1979 WCp 7th, 1980 OG 9th, 1991 WCH 9th, 1991 WCp 6th, 1994 WCH 13th, 1996 OG 11th, 2003 WCH 12th, 2005 WCH 6th, 2005 WL 12th, 2006 WCp 6th, 2006 WL 11th, 2007 WCH 11th, 2007 WL 6th, 2008 WL 17th, 2009 WL 16th, 2009 WCH 7th, 2010 WL 14th, 2010 WCp 5th, 2011 WL 9th, 2011 WCH 12th, 2012 WL 10th, 2012 OG 10th, 2013 WL 12th, 2013 WCH 13th, 2014 WL El. Prelim., 2016 WL El Prelim Participation: 9 OG, 11 WCH, 4 WCp, 11 WL – Total: 35 RSA / SOUTH AFRICA 1952 OG 14th, 1960 OG 9th, 1994 WCH 15th, 2005 WCH 15th, 2007 WCH 14th, 2009 WL 8th, 2009 WCH 15th, 2010 WL 8th, 2011 WCH 16th, 2015 WCH 12th , 2017 WCH 16th Participation: 2 OG, 7 WCH, 2 WL – Total: 11 RUS / RUSSIA (See also URS) 1993 WCp 5th, 1994 WCH 3rd, 1995 WCp 3rd, 1996 OG 5th, 1997 WCp 4th, 1998 WCH 6th, 1999 WCp 4th, 2000 OG 2nd, 2001 WCH 3rd, 2002 WL 1st, 2002 WCp 1st, 2003 WCH 10th, 2004 OG 3rd, 2005 WCH 7th, 2005 WL 6th, 2006 WCp 8th, 2006 WL 14th, 2007 WCH 7th, 2007 WL 13th, 2008 WL 13th, 2009 WL 15th, 2010 WL 13th, 2011 WL 14th, 2012 WL El. Prelim. , 2013 WL 5th, 2014 WL El. Prelim., 2015 WCH 14th , 2015 WL El. Prelim, 2016 WL El Prelim, 2017 WL 5th , 2017 WCH 8th Participation: 3 OG, 8 WCH, 6 WCp, 13 WL – Total: 29 1 World Cup title, 1World League SCG / SERBIA & MONTENEGRO (See also YUG, SRB & MNE) 2003 WL 4th, 2003 WCH 3rd, 2004 WL 2nd, 2004 OG 2nd, 2005 WCH 1st, 2005 WL 1st, 2006 WCp 1st, 2006 WL 1st Participation under the name SCG: 1 OG, 2 WCH, 1 WCp, 4 WL – Total: 8 1 World title, 1 World Cup, 2 World Leagues SRB / SERBIA (See also YUG & SCG) 2007 WCH 4th, 2007 WL 1st, 2008 OG 3rd, 2008 WL 1st, 2009 WL 3rd, 2009 WCH 1st, 2010 WL 1st, 2010 WCp 1st, 2011 WL 1st, 2011 WCH 2nd, 2012 OG 3rd, 2013 WL 1st, 2013 WCH 7th, 2014 WCp 1st, 2014 WL 1st, 2015 WL 1st, 2015 WCH 1st , 2016 WL 1st , 2016 OG 1st , 2017 WL 1st , 2017 WCH 3rd Participation: 3 OG, 5 WCH, 2 WCp, 9 WL – Total: 18 1 OG title 2 World title, 2 World Cups, 8 World Leagues SIN / SINGAPORE 1956 OG 10th Participation: 1 OG – Total: 1 SVK / SLOVAKIA (See also TCH) 1998 WCH 10th, 2000 OG 12th, 2001 WCH 11th, 2003 WCH 8th, 2014 WL El. Prelim. Participation: 1 OG, 3 WCH, 1 WL – Total: 5 SUI / SWITZERLAND 1920 OG 11th, 1924 OG 12th, 1928 OG 12th, 1936 OG 12th, 1948 OG 14th Participation: 5 OG – Total: 5

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SWE / SWEDEN 1908 OG 3rd, 1912 OG 2nd, 1920 OG 3rd, 1924 OG 4th, 1936 OG 6th, 1948 OG 5th, 1952 OG 11th, 1980 OG 11th Participation: 8 OG – Total: 8 TCH / CZECHOSLOVAKIA (See also SVK) 1920 OG 12th, 1924 OG 6th, 1928 OG 10th, 1936 OG 11th, 1992 OG 12th Participation: 5 OG – Total: 5 TUN / TUNISIA 2008 WL 19th, 2010 WL 12th Participation: 2 WL – Total: 2 TUR / TURKEY 2010 WL 24th, 2011 WL 18th, 2012 WL El. Prelim., 2013 WL El. Prelim., 2015 WCH El. Prelim Participation: 5 WL – Total: 5 UKR / UKRAINE (See also URS) 1996 OG 12th Participation: 1 OG – Total: 1 URU / URUGUAY 1936 OG 13th, 1948 OG 16th, 1996 OG 8th Participation: 3 OG – Total: 3 URS (See also after 1992: KAZ, RUS, UKR) 1952 OG 7th, 1956 OG 3rd, 1960 OG 2nd, 1964 OG 3rd, 1968 OG 2nd, 1972 OG 1st, 1973 WCH 2nd, 1975 WCH 1st, 1976 OG 8th, 1978 WCH 4th, 1979 WCp 4th, 1980 OG 1st, 1981 WCp 1st, 1982 WCH 1st, 1983 WCp 1st, 1986 WCH 3rd, 1987 WCp 2nd, 1988 OG 3rd, 1989 WCp 6th, 1991 WCH 7th, 1991 WCp 5th, 1992 OG 3rd Participation: 10 OG, 6 WCH, 6 WCp – Total: 22 2 Olympic titles, 2 World, 2 World Cups USA / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1904 OG 1st (only USA Teams), 1920 OG 4th, 1924 OG 3rd, 1928 OG 7th, 1932 OG 3rd, 1936 OG 9th, 1948 OG 11th, 1952 OG 4th, 1956 OG 4th, 1956 OG 5th, 1960 OG 7th, 1964 OG 9th, 1968 OG 5th, 1972 OG 3rd, 1973 WCH 5th, 1975 WCH 8th, 1978 WCH 5th, 1979 WCp 2nd, 1981 WCp 4th, 1982 WCH 6th, 1983 WCp 4th, 1984 OG 2nd, 1985 WCp 2nd, 1986 WCH 4th, 1987 WCp 4th, 1988 OG 2nd, 1989 WCp 8th, 1991 WCH 4th, 1991 WCp 1st, 1992 OG 4th, 1993 WCp 4th, 1994 WCH 6th, 1995 WCp 4th, 1996 OG 7th, 1997 WCp 1st, 1998 WCH 7th, 1999 WCp 6th, 2000 OG 6th, 2001 WCH 7th, 2002 WL 5th, 2002 WCp 7th, 2003 WL 3rd, 2003 WCH 6th, 2004 WL 6th, 2004 OG 7th, 2005 WCH 11th, 2005 WL 9th, 2006 WL 5th, 2007 WCH 9th, 2007 WL 5th, 2008 WL 2nd, 2008 OG 2nd, 2009 WL 4th, 2009 WCH 4th, 2010 WL 5th, 2010 WCp 4th, 2011 WL 4th, 2011 WCH 6th, 2012 WL 4th, 2012 OG 8th, 2013 WL 4th, 2013 WCH 9th, 2014 WCp 4th, 2014 WL 5th , 2015 WCH 7th , 2015 WL 4th , 2016 WL 2nd , 2016 OG 10th , 2017 WL 4th , 2017 WCH 13th Participation: 23 OG, 17 WCH, 14 WCp, 16 WL – Total: 70 1 Olympic title (but without foreign team in the tournament), 2 World Cups VEN / VENEZUELA 2010 WL 23rd Participation: 1 WL – Total: 1 YUG / YUGOSLAVIA (See also CRO, SCG between 2003 and 2006; since 2007, MNE & SRB) 1936 OG 10th, 1948 OG 9th, 1952 OG 2nd, 1956 OG 2nd, 1960 OG 4th, 1964 OG 2nd, 1968 OG 1st, 1972 OG 5th, 1973 WCH 3rd, 1975 WCH 13th, 1976 OG 5th, 1978 WCH 3rd, 1979 WCp 3rd, 1980 OG 2nd, 1981 WCp 2nd, 1982 WCH 7th, 1984 OG 1st, 1985 WCp 4th, 1986 WCH 1st, 1987 WCp 1st, 1988 OG 1st, 1989 WCp 1st, 1991 WCH 1st, 1991 WCp 2nd, 1997 WCp 7th, 1998 WCH 3rd, 1999 WCp 5th, 2000 OG 3rd, 2001 WCH 2nd, 2002 WCp 3rd Participation: 13 OG, 8 WCH, 9 WCp – Total: 30

3 Olympic titles, 2 World, 2 World Cups

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FINA WORLD WATER POLO DEVELOPMENT TROPHY

1st edition in Kuwait City (KUW) from May 2 – 8, 2007 Participants – 12 teams from three continents (Africa, Americas and Asia) FINAL RANKING: 1. Colombia; 2. Puerto Rico; 3. Iran; 4. Kuwait; 5. Saudi Arabia; 6. Uruguay; 7. Korea; 8. Chile; 9. Algeria; 10. Tunisia; 11. Morocco; 12. Kenya

2nd edition in Kuwait City (KUW) from April 5 – 11, 2009 Participants – 12 teams from three continents (Africa, Americas and Asia) FINAL RANKING: 1. Kuwait; 2. Singapore; 3. Trinidad & Tobago; 4. Philippines; 5. Morocco; 6. Algeria; 7. Uruguay; 8. Indonesia; 9. Jamaica; 10. Guatemala; 11. Tunisia; 12. Kenya

3rd edition in Dammam (KSA) from April 23 – 29, 2011 Participants – 11 teams from three continents (Africa, Americas and Asia) FINAL RANKING: 1. Saudi Arabia; 2. Iran; 3. Kuwait; 4. Chile; 5. Trinidad & Tobago; 6. Singapore; 7. Tunisia; 8. Peru; 9. Netherlands Antilles; 10. Morocco; 11. Algeria

4th edition in Kuwait City (KUW) from May 6 – 11, 2013 Participants – 11 teams from three continents (Africa, Americas and Asia) FINAL RANKING: 1. Uzbekistan; 2. Egypt; 3. Saudi Arabia; 4. Puerto Rico; 5. Kuwait; 6. Uruguay; 7. South Africa; 8. Tunisia; 9. Singapore; 10. Guatemala; 11. Peru

5th edition in Tehran (IRI) from May 24–29, 2015

Participants – 10 teams from four continents (Africa, Americas, Asia and Europe) FINAL RANKING: 1. Iran; 2. Uruguay; 3. Austria; 4. Malta; 5. Azerbaijan; 6. Indonesia; 7. Kuwait; 8. Tunisia; 9. Guatemala; 10. Morocco

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WOMEN’S WATER POLO

OLYMPIC GAMES A women’s water polo tournament is included on the Olympic programme since 2000. The next edition will take place in Rio de Janeiro (BRA) in 2016 (August 5 – 21).

Dates Sites Number of Teams 1 2000 Sydney, AUS (September 15 – October 1) 6 2 2004 Athens, GRE (August 13 – 29) 8 3 2008 Beijing, CHN (August 8 – 24) 8 4 2012 London, GBR (July 27 – August 12) 8 5 2016 Rio de Janeiro, BRA (5-21 August) 8

Dates Sites ROLL OF HONOUR 2000 Sydney, AUS 1. AUS, 2. USA, 3. RUS, 4. NED, 5. CAN, 6. KAZ 2004 Athens, GRE 1. ITA, 2. GRE, 3. USA, 4. AUS, 5. RUS, 6. HUN, 7. CAN, 8. KAZ 2008 Beijing, CHN 1. NED, 2. USA, 3. AUS, 4. HUN, 5. CHN, 6. ITA, 7. RUS, 8. GRE 2012 London, GBR 1. USA, 2. ESP, 3. AUS, 4. HUN, 5. CHN, 6. RUS, 7. ITA, 8. GBR 2016 Rio de Janeiro, BRA 1.USA, 2. ITA, 3. RUS, 4. HUN, 5. ESP, 6. AUS, 7. CHN, 8. BRA

OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS – TEAM LINE-UP 2000 – AUS: Naomi CASTLE, Joanne FOX, Bridgette GUSTERSON, Simone HANKIN,Yvette HIGGINS, Kate HOOPER, Bronwyn MAYER, Gail MILLER, Melissa MILLS, Debbie WATSON, Liz WEEKES, Danielle WOODHOUSE, Taryn WOODS 2004 – ITA: Carmela ALLUCI, Alexandra ARAUJO, Silvia BORSUGI, Francesca CONTI, Tania Di MARIO, Elena GIGLI, Melania GREGO, Giusy MALATO, Martina MICELLI, Maddalena MUSUMECI, Cinzia RAGUSA, Noemi TOTH, Manuela ZANCHI 2008 – NED: Ilse VAN DER MEIJDEN, Yasemin SMIT, Mieke CABOUT, Biurakn HAKHVERDIAN, Marieke VAN DEN HAM, Danielle DE BRUIJN, Iefke VAN BELKUM, Noeki KLEIN, Gillian VAN DEN BERG, Alette SIJBRING, Rianne GUICHELAAR, Simone KOOT, Meike DE NOOY 2012 – USA: Annika DRIES, Aymard BOSSE BERANGER, Elizabeth ARMSTRONG, Brenda VILLA, Courtney MATHEWSON, Heather PETRI, Kelly RULON, Klaus NIELSEN, Maggie STEFFENS, Marius PREKEVICIUS, Melissa SEIDEMANN, Ravi BHOLLAH, Tumua ANAE 2016 – USA: Ashleigh JOHNSON, Madeline MUSSELMAN, Melissa SEIDEMANN, Rachel FATTAL, KK CLARK, Maggie STEFFENS, Courtney MATTHEWSON, Kiley NEUSHUL, Aria FISCHER, Kaleigh GILCHRIST, Makenzie FISCHER, Kami CRAIG, Sami HILL (GK) WOMEN’S OLYMPIC YEAR TOURNAMENT In 1996, an Olympic Year Tournament was held in Emmen (NED): 1. NED, 2. AUS, 3. ITA, 4. GRE, 5. CAN, 6. RUS, 7. USA, 8. FRA, 9. GER, 10. KAZ, 11. GBR, 12. BRA 1996 – NED: Ellen BAST, Edme HIEMSTRA, Erica HOSKENS, Leontine KOOPS, Karin KUIPERS, Ingrid LIYENDEKKER, Petra MERDINCK, Marjan OP DEN VELDE, Mirjan OVERDAM, Carla QUINT, Marielle SCHOTHANS, Karla VAN DEN BOEN, Gillian VAN DER BERG

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Dates & Sites ROLL OF HONOUR 1986, Madrid (ESP) 1. AUS, 2. NED, 3. USA, 4. CAN, 5. HUN, 6. FRG, 7. NOR, 8. BEL, 9.

GBR 1991, Perth (AUS) 1. NED, 2. CAN 3. USA, 4. HUN, 5. AUS, 6. GER, 7. NZL, 8. BRA, 9.

FRA 1994, Rome (ITA) 1. HUN, 2. NED, 3. ITA, 4. USA, 5. CAN, 6. AUS, 7. RUS, 8. GER, 9.

FRA, 10. NZL, 11. BRA, 12. KAZ 1998, Perth (AUS) 1. ITA, 2. NED, 3. AUS, 4. RUS, 5. GRE, 6. CAN, 7. HUN, 8. USA, 9.

ESP, 10. BRA, 11. NZL, 12. KAZ 2001, Fukuoka (JPN) 1. ITA, 2. HUN, 3. CAN, 4. USA, 5. AUS, 6. RUS, 7. GRE, 8. KAZ, 9.

NED, 10. BRA, 11. JPN, 12. NZL 2003, Barcelona (ESP) 1. USA, 2. ITA, 3. RUS, 4. CAN, 5. HUN, 6. NED, 7. AUS, 8. ESP, 9.

GRE, 10. GER, 11. JPN, 12. BRA, 13. KAZ, 14. VEN, 15. FRA, 16. GBR

2005, Montreal (CAN) 1. HUN, 2. USA, 3. CAN, 4. RUS, 5. GRE, 6. AUS, 7. ITA, 8. GER, 9. CUB, 10. NED, 11. ESP, 12. NZL, 13. BRA, 14. VEN, 15. UZB, 16. CHN

2007, Melbourne (AUS) 1. USA, 2. AUS, 3. RUS, 4. HUN, 5. ITA, 6. CAN, 7. ESP, 8. GRE, 9. NED, 10. BRA, 1. GER, 12. NZL, 13. KAZ, 14. CHN, 15. CUB, 16. PUR

2009, Rome (ITA) 1. USA, 2. CAN, 3. RUS, 4. GRE, 5. NED, 6. AUS, 7. HUN, 8. ESP, 9. ITA, 10. GER, 11. CHN, 12. NZL, 13. BRA, 14. KAZ, 15. UZB, 16. RSA

2011, Shanghai (CHN) 1. GRE, 2. CHN, 3. RUS, 4. ITA, 5. AUS, 6. USA, 7. NED, 8. CAN, 9. HUN, 10. CUB, 11. ESP, 12. NZL, 13. KAZ, 14. BRA, 15. RSA, 16. UZB

2013, Barcelona (ESP) 1. ESP, 2. AUS, 3. HUN, 4. RUS, 5. USA, 6. GRE, 7. NED, 8. CAN, 9. CHN, 10. ITA, 11. KAZ, 12. NZL, 13. GBR, 14. BRA, 15. RSA, 16. UZB

2015, Kazan (RUS) 1.USA, 2. NED, 3. ITA, 4. AUS, 5. CHN, 6. GRE, 7. ESP, 8. RUS, 9. HUN, 10. BRA, 11. CAN, 12. KAZ, 13. NZL, 14. FRA, 15. JPN, 16. RSA

Budapest (HUN) 1.USA, 2. ESP, 3. RUS, 4. CAN, 5. HUN, 6. ITA, 7. GRE, 8. AUS, 9. NED, 10. CHN, 11. FRA, 12. NZL, 13. JPN, 14. BRA, 15. KAZ, 16. RSA

ROLL OF HONOUR BY COUNTRY

5 titles USA (2003, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2017) 2 titles ITA (1998, 2001) HUN (1994, 2005) 1 title AUS (1986) NED (1991) GRE (2011) ESP (2013)

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7 titles USA (WCH 2003, 2007, 2009, 2015, OG 2012, OG 2016, WCH 2017) 3 titles ITA (WCH 1998, 2001, OG 2004) 2 titles AUS (WCH 1986, OG 2000) HUN (WCH 1994, 2005) NED (WCH 1991, OG 2008) 1 title GRE (WCH 2011) ESP (WCH 2013)

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1986 – AUS: Judy GAIR, Cummins HANDLEY, Amanda LEESON, Katie McADAMS, Megan MELONCELLI, Lynne MORRISON, Sandy MILLS-O’MELLIA, Jackie NORTHAM, Cathy PARKERS, Janet RAYNER, Julie SHEPERD, Debbie WATSON 1991 – NED: Helen BOERING, Irma BRANDER, Edmee HIEMSTRA, Monique KRANENBURG, Karin KUIPERS, Patricia LIBREGTS, Alice LINDHOUT, Marjan OP DEN VELDE, Lilian OSSENDRIJVER, Janny SPIJKER, Karla VAN DEN BOEN, Esmeralda VAN DER WATER, Hedda VERDAM 1994 – HUN: Katalin Kisne DANCSA, Zsuzsa DUNKEL, Andrea EKE, Zsuzsanna HULF, Ildiko KUNA, Iren RAFAEL, Katalin REDEI, Edit SIPOS, Mercedes STIEBER, Orsolya SZALKAY, Krisztina SZREMKO, Gabriella TOTH, Noemi TOTH 1998 – ITA: Carmela ALLUCI, Alexandra ARAUJO, Cristina CONSOLI, Francesca CONTI, Antonella DI GIACINTO, Eleonora GAY, Melania GREGO, Stefania LARUCCI, Giusy MALATO, Martina MICELLI, Maddalena MUSUMECI, Monica VAILLANT, Milena VIRZI 2001 – ITA: Carmella ALLUCI, Alexandra ARAUJO, Silvia BOSURGI, Cristina CONSOLI, Francesca CONTI, Tania DI MARIO, Melania GREGO, Giusy MALATO, Martina MICELI, Maddalena MUSUMECI, Paola SABBATINI, Gabriella SCIOLTI, Monica VAILLANT 2003 – USA: Robin BEAUREGARD, Margarer DINGELDEIN, Gabrielle DOMANIC, Ellen ESTES, Jacqueline FRANK, Natalie GOLDA, Ericka LORENZ, Heather MOODY, Heather PETRI, Nicolle PAYNE, Amber STACHOWSKI, Brenda VILLA 2005 – HUN: Timea BENKO, Fruzsnina BRAVIK, Rita DRAVUCZ, Patricia HORVATH, Dora KISTELEKI, Anilko PELLE, Kristyna SERFOZO, Mercedes STIEBER, Orsolya TAKACS, Eszter TOMASKOVICS, Andrea TOTH, Agnes VALKAI, Krisztina ZANTLEITNER 2007 – USA: Elizabeth ARMSTRONG, Patricia CARDENAS, Kameryn CRAIG, Brittany HAYES, Natalie GOLDA, Alison GREGORKA, Jaime HIPP, Ericka LORENZ, Heather PETRI, Moriah VAN NORMAN, Brenda VILLA, Lauren WENGER, Elsie WINDES 2009 – USA: Elizabeth ARMSTRONG, Heather PETRI, Brittany HAYES, Brenda VILLA, Lauren WENGER, Tanya GANDY, Kelly RULON, Jessica STEFFENS, Elsie WINDES, Alison GREGORKA, Moriah VAN NORMAN, Kameryn CRAIG, Jaime KOMER 2011 – GRE: Eleni KOUVDOU, Christina TSOUKALA, Antiopi MELIDONI, Ilektra Maria PSOUNI, Kyriaki LIOSI, Alkisti AVRAMIDOU, Alexandra ASIMAKI, Antigoni ROUMPESI, Angeliki GEROLYMOU, Triantafylla MANOLIOUDAKI, Stavroula ANTONAKOU, Georgia LARA, Eleni GOULA 2013 – ESP: Laura ESTER, Marta BACH, Anna ESPAR, Roser TARRAGO, Matilda ORTIZ, Jennifer PAREJA, Lorena MIRANDA, Pilar PENA, Andrea BLAS, Ona MESEGUER, Maica GARCIA, Laura LOPEZ, Patricia HERRERA. 2015 – USA: Samantha HILL, Madeline MUSSELMAN, Melissa SEIDEMANN, Rachael FATTAL, Alys WILLIAMS, Margaret STEFFENS, Courtney MATHEWSON, Kiley NEUSHUL, Ashley GROSSMAN, Kaleigh GILCHRIST, Makenzie FISCHER, Kami CRAIG, Ashleigh JOHNSON 2017 – USA: Rebecca THOMAS, Amber PENNEY, Kieren PALEY, Shelley Kristy FAULMANN, Megan SCHOOLING (C), Amica HALLENDORFF, Carly Joy WESSELS, Amy KEEVY, Zandre SMIT, Marcelle MANSON, Nicola BARRETT, Kelsey WHITE (C)

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AUS / AUSTRALIA Judy GAIR – 1986 Cummins HANDLEY – 1986 Amanda LEESON – 1986 Katie McADAMS – 1986 Megan MELONCELLI – 1986 Lynne MORRISON – 1986 Sandy MILLS-O’MELLIA – 1986 Jackie NORTHAM – 1986 Catherine PARKERS – 1986 Janet RAYNER – 1986 Julie SHEPERD – 1986 Debbie WATSON – 1986 ESP / SPAIN Marta BACH – 2013 Andrea BLAS – 2013 Anna ESPAR – 2013 Laura ESTER – 2013 Maica GARCIA – 2013 Patricia HERRERA – 2013 Laura LOPEZ – 2013 Ona MESEGUER – 2013 Lorena MIRANDA – 2013 Matilda ORTIZ – 2013 Jennifer PAREJA – 2013 Pilar PENA – 2013 Roser TARRAGO – 2013 GRE / GREECE Stavroula ANTONAKOU – 2011 Alexandra ASIMAKI – 2011 Alkisti AVRAMIDOU – 2011 Angeliki GEROLYMOU – 2011 Eleni GOULA – 2011 Eleni KOUVDOU – 2011 Georgia LARA – 2011 Kyriaki LIOSI – 2011 Triantafylla MANOLIOUDAKI – 2011 Antiopi MELIDONI – 2011 Ilektra Maria PSOUNI – 2011 Antigoni ROUMPESI – 2011 Christina TSOUKALA – 2011 HUN / HUNGARY Timea BENKO – 2005 Fruzsnina BRAVIK – 2005 Katalin Kisne DANCSA – 1994 Rita DRAVUCZ – 2005 Zsuzsa DUNKEL – 1994 Andrea EKE – 1994 Patricia HORVATH – 2005 Zsuzsanna HULF – 1994 Dora KISTELEKI – 2005 Ildiko KUNA – 1994 Anilko PELLE – 2005 Iren RAFAEL – 1994 Katalin REDEI – 1994

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Kristyna SERFOZO – 2005 Edit SIPOS – 1994 Mercedes STIEBER – 1994, 2005 Orsolya SZALKAY – 1994 Krisztina SZREMKO – 1994 Orsolya TAKACS – 2005 Eszter TOMASKOVICS – 2005 Andrea TOTH – 2005 Gabriella TOTH – 1994 Noemi TOTH – 1994 Agnes VALKAI – 2005 Krisztina ZANTLEITNER – 2005 ITA / ITALY Carmela ALLUCI – 1998, 2001 Alexandra ARAUJO – 1998, 2001 Silvia BOSURGI – 2001 Cristina CONSOLI – 1998, 2001 Francesca CONTI – 1998, 2001 Antonella DI GIACINTO – 1998 Tania DI MARIO – 2001 Eleonora GAY – 1998 Melania GREGO – 1998, 2001 Stefania LARUCCI – 1998 Giusy MALATO – 1998, 2001 Martina MICELI – 1998, 2001 Maddalena MUSUMECI – 1998, 2001 Paola SABBATINI – 2001 Gabriella SCIOLTI – 2001 Monica VAILLANT – 1998, 2001 Milena VIRZI – 1998 NED / NETHERLANDS Helen BOERING – 1991 Irma BRANDER – 1991 Edmee HIEMSTRA – 1991 Monique KRANENBURG – 1991 Karin KUIPERS – 1991 Patricia LIBREGTS – 1991 Alice LINDHOUT – 1991 Marjan OP DEN VELDE – 1991 Lilian OSSENDRIJVER – 1991 Janny SPIJKER – 1991 Karla VAN DEN BOEN – 1991 Esmeralda VAN DER WATER – 1991 Hedda VERDAM – 1991 USA / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Elizabeth ARMSTRONG – 2007, 2009 Nicola BARRETT - 2017 Robin BEAUREGARD – 2003 Patricia CARDENAS – 2007 Kameryn CRAIG – 2007, 2009 Kami CRAIG - 2015 Margarer DINGELDEIN – 2003 Gabrielle DOMANIC – 2003 Ellen ESTES – 2003 Rachel FATTAL – 2015 Shelley Kristy FAULMANN - 2017 Jacqueline FRANK – 2003

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Tanya GANDY – 2009 Kaleigh GILCHRIST - 2015 Natalie GOLDA – 2003, 2007 Alison GREGORKA – 2007, 2009 Ashley GROSMAN - 2015 Amica HALLENDORFF - 2017 Brittany HAYES – 2007, 2009 Samantha HILL - 2015 Jaime HIPP – 2007 Ashleigh JOHSON - 2015 Amy KEEVY - 2017 Jaime KOMER – 2009 Ericka LORENZ – 2003, 2007 Marcelle MANSON - 2017 Courtney MATHEWSON - 2015 Heather MOODY – 2003 Thalia MUNRO – 2003 Madeline MUSSELMAN – 2015 Kiley NEUSHUL – 2015 Kieren PALEY - 2017 Nicolle PAYNE – 2003 Amber PENNEY - 2017 Heather PETRI – 2003, 2007, 2009 Kelly RULON – 2009 Megan SCHOOLING (C) - 2017 Melissa SEIDMANN - 2015 Zandre SMIT - 2017 Amber STACHOWSKI – 2003 Jessica STEFFENS – 2009 Margaret STEFFENS - 2015 Rebecca THOMAS - 2017 Moriah VAN NORMAN – 2007, 2009 Brenda VILLA – 2003, 2007, 2009 Lauren WENGER – 2007, 2009 Carly Joy WESSELS – 2017 Kelsey WHITE (C) - 2017 Alys WILLIAMS - 2015 Elsie WINDES – 2007, 2009 OLYMPIC & WORLD CHAMPIONS BY NATIONALITY AUS / AUSTRALIA Naomi CASTLE – OG 2000 Joanne FOX – OG 2000 Judy GAIR – WCH 1986 Bridgette GUSTERSON – OG 2000 Cummins HANDLEY – WCH 1986 Simone HANKIN – OG 2000 Yvette HIGGINS – OG 2000 Kate HOOPER – OG 2000 Amanda LEESON – WCH 1986 Bronwyn MAYER – OG 2000 Katie McADAMS – WCH 1986 Megan MELONCELLI – WCH 1986 Gail MILLER – OG 2000 Melissa MILLS – OG 2000 Sandy MILLS-O’MELLIA – WCH 1986 Lynne MORRISON – WCH 1986 Jackie NORTHAM – WCH 1986

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Catherine PARKERS – WCH 1986 Janet RAYNER – WCH 1986 Julie SHEPERD – WCH 1986 Debbie WATSON – WCH 1986, OG 2000 Liz WEEKES – OG 2000 Danielle WOODHOUSE – OG 2000 Taryn WOODS – OG 2000 ESP / SPAIN Marta BACH – WCH 2013 Andrea BLAS – WCH 2013 Anna ESPAR – WCH 2013 Laura ESTER – WCH 2013 Maica GARCIA – WCH 2013 Patricia HERRERA – WCH 2013 Laura LOPEZ – WCH 2013 Ona MESEGUER – WCH 2013 Lorena MIRANDA – WCH 2013 Matilda ORTIZ – WCH 2013 Jennifer PAREJA – WCH 2013 Pilar PENA – WCH 2013 Roser TARRAGO – WCH 2013 GRE / GREECE Stavroula ANTONAKOU – WCH 2011 Alexandra ASIMAKI – WCH 2011 Alkisti AVRAMIDOU – WCH 2011 Angeliki GEROLYMOU – WCH 2011 Eleni GOULA – WCH 2011 Eleni KOUVDOU – WCH 2011 Georgia LARA – WCH 2011 Kyriaki LIOSI – WCH 2011 Triantafylla MANOLIOUDAKI – WCH 2011 Antiopi MELIDONI – WCH 2011 Ilektra Maria PSOUNI – WCH 2011 Antigoni ROUMPESI – WCH 2011 Christina TSOUKALA – WCH 2011 HUN / HUNGARY Timea BENKO – WCH 2005 Fruzsnina BRAVIK – WCH 2005 Katalin Kisne DANCSA – WCH 1994 Rita DRAVUCZ – WCH 2005 Zsuzsa DUNKEL – WCH 1994 Andrea EKE – WCH 1994 Patricia HORVATH – WCH 2005 Zsuzsanna HULF – WCH 1994 Dora KISTELEKI – WCH 2005 Ildiko KUNA – WCH 1994 Anilko PELLE – WCH 2005 Iren RAFAEL – WCH 1994 Katalin REDEI – WCH 1994 Kristyna SERFOZO – WCH 2005 Edit SIPOS – WCH 1994 Mercedes STIEBER – WCH 1994, WCH 2005 Orsolya SZALKAY – WCH 1994 Krisztina SZREMKO – WCH 1994 Orsolya TAKACS – WCH 2005 Eszter TOMASKOVICS – WCH 2005

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Andrea TOTH – WCH 2005 Gabriella TOTH – WCH 1994 Noemi TOTH – WCH 1994 Agnes VALKAI – WCH 2005 Krisztina ZANTLEITNER – WCH 2005 ITA / ITALY Carmela ALLUCI – WCH 1998, WCH 2001, OG 2004 Alexandra ARAUJO – WCH 1998, WCH 2001, OG 2004 Silvia BOSURGI – WCH 2001, OG 2004 Cristina CONSOLI – WCH 1998, WCH 2001 Francesca CONTI – WCH 1998, WCH 2001, OG 2004 Antonella DI GIACINTO – WCH 1998 Tania DI MARIO – WCH 2001, OG 2004 Eleonora GAY – WCH 1998 Elena GIGLI – OG 2004 Melania GREGO – WCH 1998, WCH 2001, OG 2004 Stefania LARUCCI – WCH 1998 Giusy MALATO – WCH 1998, WCH 2001, OG 2004 Martina MICELLI – WCH 1998, WCH 2001, OG 2004 Maddalena MUSUMECI – WCH 1998, WCH 2001, OG 2004 Cinzia RAGUSA – OG 2004 Paola SABBATINI – WCH 2001 Gabriella SCIOLTI – WCH 2001 Noemi TOTH – OG 2004 Monica VAILLANT – WCH 1998, WCH 2003 Milena VIRZI – WCH 1998 Manuela ZANCHI – OG 2004 NED / NETHERLANDS Helen BOERING – WCH 1991 Irma BRANDER – WCH 1991 Mieke CABOUT – OG 2008 Danielle DE BRUIJN – OG 2008 Meike DE NOOY – OG 2008 Rianne GUICHELAAR – OG 2008 Biurakn HAKHVERDIAN – OG 2008 Edmee HIEMSTRA – WCH 1991 Noeki KLEIN – OG 2008 Simone KOOT – OG 2008 Monique KRANENBURG – WCH 1991 Karin KUIPERS – WCH 1991 Patricia LIBREGTS – WCH 1991 Alice LINDHOUT – WCH 1991 Marjan OP DEN VELDE – WCH 1991 Lilian OSSENDRIJVER – WCH 1991 Alette SIJBRING – OG 2008 Yasemin SMIT – OG 2008 Janny SPIJKER – WCH 1991 Iefke VAN BELKUM – OG 2008 Gillian VAN DEN BERG – OG 2008 Karla VAN DEN BOEN – WCH 1991 Marieke VAN DEN HAM – OG 2008 Ilse VAN DER MEIJDEN – OG 2008 Esmeralda VAN DER WATER – WCH 1991 Hedda VERDAM – WCH 1991 USA / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Tumua ANAE – OG 2012 Elizabeth ARMSTRONG – WCH 2007, WCH 2009, OG 2012

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Robin BEAUREGARD – WCH 2003 Nicola BARRETT – WCH 2017 Ravi BHOLLAH – OG 2012 Aymard BOSSE BERANGER – OG 2012 Patricia CARDENAS – WCH 2007 KK CLARK - 2016 OG Kameryn CRAIG – WCH 2007, WCH 2009, WCH 2015, OG 2016 Margarer DINGELDEIN – WCH 2003 Gabrielle DOMANIC – WCH 2003 Annika DRIES – OG 2012 Ellen ESTES – WCH 2003 Rachel FATTAL – WCH 2015, 2016 OG Shelley Kristy FAULMANN – WCH 2017 Makenzie FISCHER – WCH 2015, OG 2016 Jacqueline FRANK – WCH 2003 Tanya GANDY – WCH 2009 Kaleigh GILCHRIST – WCH 2015, OG 2016 Natalie GOLDA – WCH 2003, WCH 2007 Alison GREGORKA – WCH 2007, WCH 2009 Ashley GROSSMAN – WCH 2015 Amica HALLENDORFF - WCH Brittany HAYES – WCH 2007, WCH 2009 Jaime HIPP – WCH 2007 Samantha HILL – WCH 2015, OG 2016 Ashleigh JOHNSON – WCH 2015, 2016 OG Amy KEEVY – WCH 2017 Jaime KOMER – WCH 2009 Ericka LORENZ – WCH 2003, WCH 2007 Marcelle MANSON – WCH 2017 Courtney MATHEWSON – OG 2012, WCH 2015, OG 2016 Heather MOODY – WCH 2003 Thalia MUNRO – WCH 2003 Madeline MUSSELMAN – WCH 2015, 2016 OG Klaus NIELSEN – OG 2012 Kiley NEUSHUL – WCH 2015, OG 2016 Kieren PALEY – WCH 2017 Amber PENNEY – WCH 2017 Heather PETRI – WCH 2003, WCH 2007, WCH 2009, OG 2012 Nicolle PAYNE – WCH 2003 Marius PREKEVICIUS – OG 2012 Kelly RULON – WCH 2009, OG 2012 Megan SCHOOLING (C) – WCH 2017 Melissa SEIDEMANN – OG 2012, WCH 2015, 2016 OG Zandre SMIT – WCH 2017 Amber STACHOWSKI – WCH 2003 Jessica STEFFENS – WCH 2009 Maggie STEFFENS – OG 2012, WCH 2015, OG 2016 Rebecca THOMAS – WCH 2017 Moriah VAN NORMAN – WCH 2007, WCH 2009 Brenda VILLA – WCH 2003, WCH 2007, WCH 2009, OG 2012 Lauren WENGER – WCH 2007, WCH 2009 Carly Joy WESSELS – WCH 2017 Kelsey WHITE (C) – WCH 2017 Alys WILLIAMS – WCH 2015 Elsie WINDES – WCH 2007, WCH 2009

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WATER POLO WORLD CUP (1979-2014)

Dates Sites Number of Teams 1 1979 Merced, USA 5 2 1980 Breda, NED 5 from 4 countries 3 1981 Brisbane, AUS 5 from 4 countries 4 1983 Sainte Foy, CAN 5 from 4 countries 5 1984 Irvine, USA 5 from 4 countries 6 1988 Christchurch, NZL 7 7 1989 Eindhoven, NED 8 8 1991 Long Beach, USA 8 9 1993 Catania, ITA 8

10 1995 Sydney, AUS 8 11 1997 Nancy, FRA 8 12 1999 Winnipeg, CAN 8 13 2002 Perth, AUS 8 14 2006 Tianjing, CHN 8 15 2010 Christchurch, NZL 8 16 2014 Khanty-Mansiysk, RUS 8

Dates & Sites ROLL OF HONOUR 1979, Merced (USA) 1. USA, 2. NED, 3. AUS, 4. CAN, 5. NZL 1980, Breda (NED) 1. NED, 2. USA, 3. CAN, 4. AUS, 5. NED II 1981, Brisbane (AUS) 1. CAN, 2. NED, 3. AUS, 4. USA, 5. AUS II 1983, Sainte Foy (CAN) 1. NED, 2. USA, 3. AUS, 4. CAN, 5. CAN II 1984, Irvine (USA) 1. AUS, 2. USA, 3. NED, 4. NZL, 5. USA II 1988, Christchurch (NZL) 1. NED, 2. HUN, 3. CAN, 4. USA, 5. AUS, 6. NZL, 7. PUR 1989, Eindhoven (NED) 1. NED, 2. USA, 3. HUN, 4. CAN, 5. AUS, 6. FRG, 7. FRA, 8. ITA 1991, Long Beach (USA) 1. NED, 2. AUS, 3. USA, 4 CAN, 5. ITA, 6. JPN, 7. NZL, 8. BRA 1993, Catania (ITA) 1. NED, 2. ITA, 3. HUN, 4. AUS, 5. USA, 6. CAN, 7. JPN, 8. KAZ 1995, Sydney (AUS) 1. AUS, 2. NED, 3. HUN, 4. RUS, 5. ITA, 6. USA, 7. FRA, 8. NZL 1997, Nancy (FRA) 1. NED, 2. RUS, 3. AUS, 4. ITA, 5. CAN, 6. GRE, 7. USA, 8. FRA 1999, Winnipeg (CAN) 1. NED, 2. AUS, 3. ITA, 4. HUN, 5. CAN, 6. USA, 7. RUS, 8. GRE 2002, Perth (AUS) 1. HUN, 2. USA, 3. CAN, 4. RUS, 5. ITA, 6. AUS, 7. GRE, 8. KAZ 2006, Tianjing (CHN) 1. AUS, 2. ITA, 3. RUS, 4. USA, 5. HUN, 6. GRE, 7. CAN, 8. CHN 2010, Christchurch (NZL) 1. USA, 2. AUS, 3. CHN, 4. RUS, 5. CAN, 6. HUN, 7. GRE, 8. NZL 2014, Khanty-Mansiysk (RUS) 1. USA, 2. AUS, 3. ESP, 4. CHN, 5. HUN, 6. RUS, 7. RSA, 8. SIN

WORLD CUP ROLL OF HONOUR BY COUNTRY

8 titles NED (1980, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1997, 1999) 3 titles AUS (1984, 1995, 2006) USA (1979, 2010, 2014) 1 title CAN (1981) HUN (2002)

OLYMPIC GAMES, WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS & WORLD CUPS

9 titles NED (WCp 1980, WCp 1983, WCp 1988, WCp 1989, WCH and WCp 1991, WCp 1993, WCp 1997,

WCp 1999, OG 2008) 8 titles USA (WCp 1979, WCH 2003, WCH 2007, WCp 2010, WCp 2014, WCH 2015, OG 2016, WCH 2017) 5 titles AUS (WCp 1984, WCH 1986, WCp 1995, OG 2000, WCP 2006) 3 titles ITA (WCH 1998, WCH 2001, OG 2004) HUN (WCH 1994, WCp 2002, WCH 2005) 1 title CAN (WCp 1981) GRE (WCH 2011)

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1979 – USA: Lynn COMER, Laura COX, Dion DICKINSON, Vaune KADLUBEK, Debby KEMP, Simone LA LAY, Marsha McCUEN-KAVANAGH, Sue McINTYRE, Maureen O’TOOLE, Sallie THOMAS, Lyn TAYLOR 1980 – NED: Rita HEEMSKERK, Brigitte HULSCHER, Hermine PERIK, Ria ROOS, Ingrid SCHOLTEN, Elly SPIJKER, Ann VAN BEEK, Lieneke VAN DEN HEUVEL, Greet VAN DEN VEEN, Marga VAN FEGGELEN, Marijke ZWART 1981 – CAN: Sylvie ARCHAMBAULT, Tracy CRANDALL, Odile DELASERRA, Isabel DESCHAMES, Michele DESPATIS, Jocelyne DUMAY, Diedre FINCHAW, Johanne GERBAIS, Janice GILBEY, Heather GIFFORD, Hilary KNOWLES, Denise PREFONTAINE, Sylvie THIBAULT 1983 – NED: Anitra BIBO, J. BOER, D. HEIJNERT, J. HEIJNERT, Hermine PERIK, Ria ROOS, Ingrid SCHOLTEN, Elly SPIJKER, K. STERKENBURG, Ann VAN BEEK, M. VAN DEN MARK, Greet VAN DEN VEEN, H. VAN HEEMSTRA 1984 – AUS: Kerry CAIN, Lisa COPELAND, Debbie HANDLEY, Amanda LEESON, Jackie NORTHAM, Katie McADAMS, Wendy MELONCELLI, Kerry MILS, Sandy MILLS, Cathy PARKERS, Janet RAYNER, Julie SHEPERD, Debbie WATSON 1988 – NED: Anitra BIBO, Hellen BOERING, Irma BRANDER, Monique KRANENBURG, Patricia LIBREGTS, Alice LINDHOUT, Anita NIJENHUIS, Lilian OSSENDRIJVER, Hermine PERIK, Janny SPIJKER, Lieneke VAN DEN HEUVEL, Grett VAN DEN VEEN, Hedda VERDAM 1989 – NED: Hellen BOERING, Irma BRANDER, Monique KRANENBURG, Alice LINDHOUT, Patricia LIBREGTS, Anita NIJENHUIS, Hermine PERIK, Ilse SINDORF, Janny SPIJKER, Astrid VAN DER MEER, Greet VAN DEN VEEN, Esmeralda VAN DEN WATER, Lieneke VAN DER HEUVEL, Hedda VERDAM 1991 – NED: Angelique BEIJAARD, Hellen BOERING, Edmee HIEMSTRA, Monique KRANENBURG, Karin KUIPERS, Patricia LIBREGTS-MEGENS, Alice LINDHOUT, Marjan OP DEN VELDE, L. OSSENDRIJVER, Rianne SHRAM, Janny SPIJKER, Karla VAN DEN BOEN, Esmeralda VAN DEN WATER, Hedda VERDAM 1993 – NED: Ellen BAST, Hellen BOERING, Edmee HIEMSTRA, Karin KUIPERS, Ingrid LIEJENDEKKER, Alice LINDHOUT, Sandra NIEUWENBURG, Carla QUINT, Rianne SCHRAMM, Janny SPIJKER, Gillian VAN DEN BERG, Karla VAN DEN BOEM, Hedda VERDAM 1995 – AUS: Naomi CASTLE, Loris DARVILL, Kylie ENGLISH, Claire FINUCANE, Bridgette GUSTERON, Yvette HIGGINS, Bromwyn MAYER, Stephanie NEESHAM, Debbie WATSON, Elizabeth WEEKES, Sharan WHEELOCK, Danielle WOODHOUSE, Taryn WOODS 1997 – NED: Ellen BAST, Edmee HIEMSTRA, Karin KUIPERS; Ingrid LIEJENDEKKER, Sandra NIEUWENBURE, Marjan OP DEN VELDE, Mirjam OVERDAM, Carla QUINT, Marielle SCHOTHANS, Gillian VAN DEN BERG, Karla VAN DEN BOEN, Suzanne VAN DEN BOOMEN, Carla VAN USEN 1999 – NED: Hellen BOERING, Danielle DE BRUIJN, Edmee HIEMSTRA, Mariette KOEHORST, Karin KUIPERS, Patricia LIBREGTS-MEGENS, Marjan OP DEN VELDE, Mirjam OVERDAM, Karla VAN DEN BOEN, Gillian VAN DER BERG, Ellen VAN DER WEIJDEN 2002 – HUN: Timea BENKO; Rita DRAVUCZ, Anett GYÖRE, Patricia HORVATH, Aniko PELLE, Agnes PRIMASZ, Ildoko SOS, Zsusanna TIBA, Mercedes STIEBER, Krisztina SZREMKO, Agnes VALKAY, Erzebet VALKAY, Kristina ZANTLEITNER 2006 – AUS: Gemma BEADSWORTH, Nicole DYSON, Suzie FRASER, Daniele GOFERS, Kate GYNTHER, Fiona HAMMOND, Bronwen KNOX, Emma KNOX, Alicia McCORMACK, Patrice O’NEILL, Melissa RIPPON, Rebecca RIPPON, Mia SANTOROMITO 2010 – USA: Elizabeth ARMSTRONG, Anne BELDEN, Brenda VILLA, Margaret STEFFENS, Juliet MOSS, Courtney MATHEWSON, Lauren SILVER, Elsie WINDES, Kelly RULON, Annika DRIES, Kameryn CRAIG, Melissa SEIDEMANN, Emily FEHER 2014 – USA: Samantha HILL, Alys WILLIAMS, Melissa SEIDEMANN, Rachel FATTAL, Caroline CLARK, Maggie STEFFENS, Courtney MATHEWSON, Kiley NEUSHUL, Jillian KRAUS, Kaleigh GILCHRIST, Annike DRIES, Kameryn CRAIG, Ashleigh JOHNSON

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AUS / AUSTRALIA Gemma BEADSWORTH – 2006 Kerry CAIN – 1984 Naomi CASTLE – 1995 Lisa COPELAND – 1984 Loris DARVILL – 1995 Nicole DYSON – 2006 Kylie ENGLISH – 1995 Claire FINUCANE – 1995 Suzie FRASER – 2006 Daniele GOFERS – 2006 Bridgette GUSTERON – 1995 Kate GYNTHER – 2006 Fiona HAMMOND – 2006 Debbie HANDLEY – 1984 Yvette HIGGINS – 1995 Bronwen KNOX – 2006 Emma KNOX – 2006 Amanda LEESON – 1984 Alicia McCORMACK – 2006 Bromwyn MAYER – 1995 Katie McADAMS – 1984 Wendy MELONCELLI – 1984 Kerry MILS – 1984 Sandy MILLS – 1984 Stephanie NEESHAM – 1995 Jackie NORTHAM – 1984 Patrice O’NEILL – 2006 Cathy PARKERS – 1984 Janet RAYNER – 1984 Melissa RIPPON – 2006 Rebecca RIPPON – 2006 Mia SANTOROMITO – 2006 Julie SHEPERD – 1984 Debbie WATSON – 1984, 1995 Elizabeth WEEKES – 1995 Sharan WHEELOCK – 1995 Danielle WOODHOUSE – 1995 Taryn WOODS – 1995 CAN / CANADA Sylvie ARCHAMBAULT – 1981 Tracy CRANDALL – 1981 Odile DELASERRA – 1981 Isabel DESCHAMES – 1981 Michele DESPATIS – 1981 Jocelyne DUMAY – 1981 Diedre FINCHAW – 1981 Johanne GERBAIS – 1981 Janice GILBEY – 1981 Heather GIFFORD – 1981 Hilary KNOWLES – 1981 Denise PREFONTAINE – 1981 Sylvie THIBAULT – 1981 HUN / HUNGARY Timea BENKO – 2002 Rita DRAVUCZ – 2002

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Anett GYORE – 2002 Patricia HORVATH – 2002 Aniko PELLE – 2002 Agnes PRIMASZ – 2002 Ildoko SOS – 2002 Mercedes STIEBER – 2002 Krisztina SZREMKO – 2002 Zsusanna TIBA – 2002 Agnes VALKAY – 2002 Erzebet VALKAY – 2002 Kristina ZANTLEITNER – 2002 NED / NETHERLANDS Ellen BAST – 1993, 1997 Angelique BEIJARD – 1991 Anitra BIBO – 1983, 1988 J. BOER – 1983 Hellen BOERING – 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1999 Irma BRANDER – 1988, 1989 Danielle DE BRUIJN – 1999 Rita HEEMSKERK – 1980 D. HEIJNERT – 1983 J. HEIJNERT – 1983 Edmee HIEMSTRA – 1991, 1993, 1997, 1999 Brigitte HULSCHER – 1980 Mariette KOEHORST – 1999 Monique KRANENBURG – 1988, 1989, 1991 Karin KUIPERS – 1991, 1993, 1997, 1999 Ingrid LEYENDEKKER – 1997 Patricia LIBREGTS-MEJENS – 1988, 1989, 1991, 1999 Ingrid LIEJENDEKKER – 1993, 1997 Alice LINDHOUT – 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993 Sandra NIEUWENBURG – 1993, 1997 Anita NIJENHUIS – 1988, 1989 Marjan OP DEN VELDE – 1991, 1997, 1999 Lilian OSSENDRIJVER – 1988, 1991 Mirjam OVERDAM – 1997, 1999 Hermine PERIK – 1980, 1983, 1998, 1989 Carla QUINT – 1993, 1997 Ria ROOS – 1980, 1983 Ingrid SCHOLTEN – 1980, 1983 Marielle SCHOTHANS – 1997 Rianne SHRAM – 1991, 1993 Ilse SINDORF – 1989 Elly SPIJKER – 1980, 1983 Janny SPIJKER – 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993 K. STERKENBURG – 1983 Ann VAN BEEK – 1980, 1983 Gillian VAN DEN BERG – 1993, 1997, 1999 Karla VAN DEN BOEN – 1991, 1993, 1997, 1999 Suzanne VAN DEN BOOMEN – 1997 Lieneke VAN DEN HEUVEL – 1980, 1988, 1989 M. VAN DEN MARK – 1983 Greet VAN DEN VEEN – 1980, 1983, 1988, 1989 Esmeralda VAN DEN WATER – 1989, 1991 Astrid VAN DER MEER – 1989 Ellen VAN DER WEIJDEN – 1999 Marga VAN FEGGELEN – 1980 H. VAN HEEMSTRA – 1983 Carla VAN USEN – 1997

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Hedda VERDAM – 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993 Marijke ZWART – 1980 USA / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Elizabeth ARMSTRONG – 2010 Anne BELDEN – 2010 Caroline CLARK – 2014 Lynn COMER – 1979 Laura COX – 1979 Kameryn CRAIG – 2010, 2014 Dion DICKINSON – 1979 Annika DRIES – 2010, 2014 Rachel FATTAL – 2014 Emily FEHER – 2010 Kaleigh GILCHRIST – 2014 Samantha HILL – 2014 Ashleigh JOHNSON – 2014 Vaune KADLUBEK – 1979 Debby KEMP – 1979 Jillian KRAUS – 2014 Simone LA LAY – 1979 Courtney MATHEWSON – 2010, 2014 Marsha McCUEN-KAVANAGH – 1979 Sue McINTYRE – 1979 Juliet MOSS – 2010 Kiley NEUSHUL – 2014 Maureen O’TOOLE – 1979 Kelly RULON – 2010 Melissa SEIDEMANN – 2010, 2014 Lauren SILVER – 2010 Margaret STEFFENS – 2010, 2014 Sallie THOMAS – 1979 Lyn TAYLOR – 1979 Brenda VILLA – 2010 Alys WILLIAMS – 2014 Elsie WINDES – 2010

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OLYMPIC, WORLD AND WORLD CUP WINNERS BY NATIONALITY AUS / AUSTRALIA Gemma BEADSWORTH – WCp 2006 Kerry CAIN – WCp 1984 Naomi CASTLE – WCp 1995, OG 2000 Lisa COPELAND – WCp 1984 Loris DARVILL – WCp 1995 Nicole DYSON – WCp 2006 Kylie ENGLISH – WCp 1995 Claire FINUCANE – WCp 1995 Joanne FOX – OG 2000 Suzie FRASER – WCp 2006 Judy GAIR – WCH 1986 Daniele GOFERS – WCp 2006 Bridgette GUSTERON – WCp 1995, OG 2000 Kate GYNTHER – WCp 2006 Fiona HAMMOND – WCp 2006 Cummins HANDLEY – WCH 1986 Debbie HANDLEY – WCp 1984 Simone HANKIN – OG 2000 Yvette HIGGINS – WCp 1995, OG 2000 Kate HOOPER – OG 2000 Bronwen KNOX – WCp 2006 Emma KNOX – WCp 2006 Amanda LEESON – WCp 1984, WCH 1986 Katie McADAMS – WCp 1984, WCH 1986 Alicia McCORMACK – WCp 2006 Bromwyn MAYER – WCp 1995, OG 2000 Megan MELONCELLI – WCH 1986 Wendy MELONCELLI – WCp 1984 Gail MILLER – OG 2000 Kerry MILS – WCp 1984 Melissa MILLS – OG 2000 Sandy MILLS-O’MELLIA – WCp 1984, WCH 1986 Lynne MORRISON – WCH 1986 Stephanie NEESHAM – WCp 1995 Jackie NORTHAM – WCp 1984, WCH 1986 Patrice O’NEILL – WCp 2006 Cathy PARKERS – WCp 1984, WCH 1986 Janet RAYNER – WCp 1984, WCH 1986 Melissa RIPPON – WCp 2006 Rebecca RIPPON – WCp 2006 Mia SANTOROMITO – WCp 2006 Julie SHEPERD – WCp 1984, WCH 1986 Debbie WATSON – WCp 1984, WCH 1986, WCp 1995, OG 2000 Elizabeth WEEKES – WCp 1995, OG 2000 Sharan WHEELOCK – WCp 1995 Danielle WOODHOUSE – WCp 1995, OG 2000 Taryn WOODS – WCp 1995, OG 2000 CAN / CANADA Sylvie ARCHAMBAULT – WCp 1981 Tracy CRANDALL – WCp 1981 Odile DELASERRA – WCp 1981 Isabel DESCHAMES – WCp 1981 Michele DESPATIS – WCp 1981 Jocelyne DUMAY – WCp 1981 Diedre FINCHAW – WCp 1981 Johanne GERBAIS – WCp 1981

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Janice GILBEY – WCp 1981 Heather GIFFORD – WCp 1981 Hilary KNOWLES – WCp 1981 Denise PREFONTAINE – WCp 1981 Sylvie THIBAULT – WCp 1981 ESP / SPAIN Marta BACH – WCH 2013 Andrea BLAS – WCH 2013 Anna ESPAR – WCH 2013 Laura ESTER – WCH 2013 Maica GARCIA – WCH 2013 Patricia HERRERA – WCH 2013 Laura LOPEZ – WCH 2013 Ona MESEGUER – WCH 2013 Lorena MIRANDA – WCH 2013 Matilda ORTIZ – WCH 2013 Jennifer PAREJA – WCH 2013 Pilar PENA – WCH 2013 Roser TARRAGO – WCH 2013 GRE / GREECE Stavroula ANTONAKOU – WCH 2011 Alexandra ASIMAKI – WCH 2011 Alkisti AVRAMIDOU – WCH 2011 Angeliki GEROLYMOU – WCH 2011 Eleni GOULA – WCH 2011 Eleni KOUVDOU – WCH 2011 Georgia LARA – WCH 2011 Kyriaki LIOSI – WCH 2011 Triantafylla MANOLIOUDAKI – WCH 2011 Antiopi MELIDONI – WCH 2011 Ilektra Maria PSOUNI – WCH 2011 Antigoni ROUMPESI – WCH 2011 Christina TSOUKALA – WCH 2011 HUN / HUNGARY Timea BENKO – WCp 2002, WCH 2005 Fruzsnina BRAVIK – WCH 2005 Katalin Kisne DANCSA – WCH 1994 Rita DRAVUCZ – WCp 2002, WCH 2005 Zsuzsa DUNKEL – WCH 1994 Andrea EKE – WCH 1994 Anett GYORE – WCp 2002 Patricia HORVATH – WCp 2002, WCH 2005 Zsuzsanna HULF – WCH 1994 Dora KISTELEKI – WCH 2005 Ildiko KUNA – WCH 1994 Aniko PELLE – WCp 2002, WCH 2005 Agnes PRIMASZ – WCp 2002 Iren RAFAEL – WCH 1994 Katalin REDEI – WCH 1994 Kristyna SERFOZO – WCH 2005 Edit SIPOS – WCH 1994 Ildoko SOS – WCp 2002 Mercedes STIEBER – WCH 1994, WCp 2002, WCH 2005 Krisztina SZREMKO – WCp 2002 Orsolya SZALKAY – WCH 1994 Krisztina SZREMKO – WCH 1994 Orsolya TAKACS – WCH 2005

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Zsusanna TIBA – WCp 2002 Eszter TOMASKOVICS – WCH 2005 Andrea TOTH – WCH 2005 Gabriella TOTH – WCH 1994 Noemi TOTH – WCH 1994 Agnes VALKAY – WCp 2002 Erzebet VALKAY – WCp 2002, WCH 2005 Kristina ZANTLEITNER – WCp 2002, WCH 2005 ITA / ITALY Carmela ALLUCI – WCH 1998, WCH 2001, OG 2004 Alexandra ARAUJO – WCH 1998, WCH 2001, OG 2004 Silvia BOSURGI – WCH 2001, OG 2004 Cristina CONSOLI – WCH 1998, WCH 2001 Francesca CONTI – WCH 1998, WCH 2001, OG 2004 Antonella DI GIACINTO – WCH 1998 Tania DI MARIO – WCH 2001, OG 2004 Eleonora GAY – WCH 1998 Elena GIGLI – OG 2004 Melania GREGO – WCH 1998, WCH 2001, OG 2004 Stefania LARUCCI – WCH 1998 Giusy MALATO – WCH 1998, WCH 2001, OG 2004 Martina MICELLI – WCH 1998, WCH 2001, OG 2004 Maddalena MUSUMECI – WCH 1998, WCH 2001, OG 2004 Cinzia RAGUSA – OG 2004 Paola SABBATINI – WCH 2001 Gabriella SCIOLTI – WCH 2001 Noemi TOTH – OG 2004 Monica VAILLANT – WCH 1998, WCH 2003 Milena VIRZI – WCH 1998 Manuela ZANCHI – OG 2004 NED / NETHERLANDS Ellen BAST – WCp 1993, OYT (i.e. Women’s Water Polo Olympic Year Tournament) 1996, WCp 1997 Angelique BEIJARD – WCp 1991 Anitra BIBO – WCp 1983, WCp 1988 J. BOER – WCp 1983 Hellen BOERING – WCp 1988, WCp 1989, WCH 1991, WCp 1991, WCp 1993, WCp 1999 Irma BRANDER – WCp 1988, WCp 1989, WCH 1991 Danielle DE BRUIJN – WCp 1999, OG 2008 Mieke CABOUT – OG 2008 Rianne GUICHELAAR – OG 2008 Biurakn HAKHVERDIAN – OG 2008 Rita HEEMSKERK – WCp 1980 D. HEIJNERT – WCp 1983 J. HEIJNERT – WCp 1983 Edmee HIEMSTRA – WCH 1991, WCp 1991, WCp 1993, OYT 1996, WCp 1997, WCp 1999 Erica HOSKENS – OYT 1996 Brigitte HULSCHER – WCp 1980 Leontine KOOPS – OYT 1996 Monique KRANENBURG – WCp 1988, WCp 1989, WCH 1991, WCp 1991 Mariette KOEHORST – WCp 1999 Simone KOOT – OG 2008 Noeki KLEIN – OG 2008 Karin KUIPERS – WCH 1991, WCp 1991, WCp 1993, OYT 1996, WCp 1997, WCp 1999 Patricia LIBREGTS-MEJENS – WCp 1988, WCp 1989, WCH 1991, WCp 1991, WCp 1999 Ingrid LIEJENDEKKER – WCp 1993, OYT 1996, WCp 1997 Alice LINDHOUT – WCp 1988, WCp 1989, WCH 1991, WCp 1991, WCp 1993 Petra MERDINCK – OYT 1996 Sandra NIEUWENBURG – WCp 1993, WCp 1997

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Anita NIJENHUIS – WCp 1988, WCp 1989 Meike DE NOOY – OG 2008 Marjan OP DEN VELDE – WCH 1991, WCp 1991, OYT 1996, WCp 1997, WCp 1999 Lilian OSSENDRIJVER – WCp 1988, WCp 1991 Mirjam OVERDAM – OYT 1996, WCp 1997, WCp 1999 Hermine PERIK – WCp 1980, WCp 1983, WCp 1998, WCp 1989 Carla QUINT – WCp 1993, OYT 1996, WCp 1997 Ria ROOS – WCp 1980, WCp 1983 Ingrid SCHOLTEN – WCp 1980, WCp 1983 Marielle SCHOTHANS – OYT 1996, WCp 1997 Rianne SHRAM – WCp 1991, WCp 1993 Ilse SINDORF – WCp 1989 Alette SIJBRING – OG 2008 Yasemin SMIT – OG 2008 Elly SPIJKER – WCp 1980, WCp 1983 Janny SPIJKER – WCp 1988, WCp 1989, WCH 1991, WCp 1991, WCp 1993 K. STERKENBURG – WCp 1983 Ann VAN BEEK – WCp 1980, WCp 1983 Iefke VAN BELKUM – OG 2008 Gillian VAN DEN BERG – WCp 1993, OYT 1996, WCp 1997, WCp 1999, OG 2008 Karla VAN DEN BOEN – WCH 1991, WCp 1991, WCp 1993, OYT 1996, WCp 1997, WCp 1999 Suzanne VAN DEN BOOMEN – WCp 1997 Marieke VAN DEN HAM – OG 2008 Lieneke VAN DEN HEUVEL – WCp 1980, WCp 1988, WCp 1989 M. VAN DEN MARK – WCp 1983 Greet VAN DEN VEEN – WCp 1980, WCp 1983, WCp 1988, WCp 1989 Esmeralda VAN DEN WATER – WCp 1989, WCH 1991, WCp 1991 Astrid VAN DER MEER – WCp 1989 Ilse VAN DER MEIJDEN – OG 2008 Ellen VAN DER WEIJDEN – WCp 1999 Marga VAN FEGGELEN – WCp 1980 H. VAN HEEMSTRA – WCp 1983 Carla VAN USEN – WCp 1997 Hedda VERDAM – WCp 1988, WCp 1989, WCH 1991, WCp 1991, WCp 1993 Marijke ZWART – WCp 1980 USA / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Tumua ANAE – OG 2012 Elizabeth ARMSTRONG – WCH 2007, WCH 2009, WCp 2010, OG 2012 Nicola BARRETT – WCH 2017 Robin BEAUREGARD – WCH 2003 Anne BELDEN – WCp 2010 Ravi BHOLLAH – OG 2012 Aymard BOSSE BERANGER – OG 2012 Patricia CARDENAS – WCH 2007 Caroline CLARK – WCp 2014, OG 2016 Lynn COMER – WCp 1979 Laura COX – WCp 1979 Kameryn CRAIG – WCH 2007, WCH 2009, WCp 2010, WCp 2014, WCH 2015, OG 2016 Dion DICKINSON – WCp 1979 Margarer DINGELDEIN – WCH 2003 Gabrielle DOMANIC – WCH 2003 Annika DRIES – WCp 2010, OG 2012, WCp 2014 Ellen ESTES – WCH 2003 Rachel FATTAL – WCp 2014, WCH 2015, OG 2016 Shelley Kristy FAULMANN – WCH 2017 Emily FEHER – WCp 2010 Aria FISCHER - OG 2016 Makenzie FISCHER - WCH 2015, OG 2016 Jacqueline FRANK – WCH 2003

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Tanya GANDY – WCH 2009 Kaleigh GILCHRIST – WCp 2014, WCH 2015, OG 2016 Natalie GOLDA – WCH 2003, WCH 2007 Alison GREGORKA – WCH 2007, WCH 2009 Ashley GROSSMAN - WCH 2015 Amica HALLENDORFF – WCH 2017 Brittany HAYES – WCH 2007, WCH 2009 Samantha HILL – WCp 2014, WCH 2015, OG 2016 Jaime HIPP – WCH 2007 Ashleigh JOHNSON – WCp 2014, WCH 2015, OG 2016 Vaune KADLUBEK – WCp 1979 Amy KEEVY – WCH 2017 Debby KEMP – WCp 1979 Jaime KOMER – WCH 2009 Jillian KRAUS – WCp 2014 Simone LA LAY – WCp 1979 Ericka LORENZ – WCH 2003, WCH 2007 Marcelle MANSON – WCH 2017 Courtney MATHEWSON – WCp 2010, OG 2012, WCp 2014, WCH 2015, OG 2016 Marsha McCUEN-KAVANAGH – WCp 1979 Sue McINTYRE – WCp 1979 Heather MOODY – WCH 2003 Juliet MOSS – WCp 2010 Thalia MUNRO – WCH 2003 Madeline MUSSELMAN – WCH 2015, OG 2016 Kiley NEUSHUL – WCp 2014, WCH 2015, OG 2016 Klaus NIELSEN – OG 2012 Maureen O’TOOLE – WCp 1979 PALEY Kieren – WCH 2017 Nicolle PAYNE – WCH 2003 Amber PENNEY – WCH 2017 Heather PETRI – WCH 2003, WCH 2007, WCH 2009, OG 2012 Marius PREKEVICIUS – OG 2012 Kelly RULON – WCH 2009, WCp 2010, OG 2012 Megan (C) SCHOOLING – WCH 2017 Melissa SEIDEMANN – WCp 2010, OG 2012, WCp 2014, WCH 2015, OG 2016 Lauren SILVER – WCp 2010 Zandre SMIT – WCH 2017 Amber STACHOWSKI – WCH 2003 Jessica STEFFENS – WCH 2009 Margaret STEFFENS – WCp 2010, WCp 2014, WCH 2015, OG 2016 Sallie THOMAS – WCp 1979 Lyn TAYLOR – WCp 1979 THOMAS Rebecca – WCH 2017 Moriah VAN NORMAN – WCH 2007, WCH 2009 Brenda VILLA – WCH 2003, WCH 2007, WCH 2009, WCp 2010, OG 2012 Lauren WENGER – WCH 2007, WCH 2009 Carly Joy WESSELS – WCH 2017 Alys WILLIAMS – WCp 2014, WCH 2015 Elsie WINDES – WCH 2007, WCH 2009, WCp 2010 Kelsey (C) WHITE – WCH 2017

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2004 – 1st edition

Super Final 2004 in Lond Beach (USA) 1. USA, 2. HUN, 3. ITA, 4. RUS, 5. CAN, 6. GRE, 7. AUS, 8. KAZ

2005 – 2nd edition Preliminary round with two rounds over two week-ends: first in La Jolla (USA) and Kirishi (RUS); second in New York (USA) and Gubbio (ITA) Group A – 1. USA, 2. CAN, 3. AUS, 4. GRE, 5. BRA, 6. GER BRA and GER not qualified for the Super Final Group B – 1. HUN, 2. RUS, 3. ITA, 4. NED, 5. ESP, 6. FRA ESP and FRA not qualified for the Super Final Super Final 2005 in Kirishi (RUS) 1. GRE, 2. RUS, 3. AUS, 4. HUN, 5. USA, 6. CAN, 7. NED, 8. ITA

2006 – 3rd edition Preliminary round Group A from July 3-8 in Yongzhou (CHN) – 1. AUS, 2. NZL, 3. CHN, 4. CHN2 CHN2 not qualified for semi-finals Group B from July 7-9 in Quebec (CAN) – 1. CAN, 2. USA, 3. BRA Group C from June 30-July 8 in Barcelona (ESP) and Bochum (GER) – 1. ESP, 2. GER, 3. NED, 4. GRE GRE not qualified for semi-finals Group D from June 30-July 8 in Nancy (FRA) and Siracusa (ITA) – 1. RUS, 2. ITA, 3. FRA Semi-finals

- In Los Alamitos (USA), July 12-16: 1. USA, 2. CAN, 3. AUS, 4. BRA, 5. NZL, 6. CHN BRA, NZL & CHN not qualified for the Super Final

- In Kirishi (RUS), July 13-17: 1. ITA, 2. RUS, 3. NED, 4. ESP, 5. GER, 6. FRA ESP, GER & FRA not qualified for the Super Final Super Final 2006 in Athens (GRE) 1. USA, 2. ITA, 3. RUS, 4. AUS, 5 NED, 6. CAN

2007 – 4th edition Preliminary round (the top two teams qualified) Group A from May 29-June 3 in Tianjing (CHN) – 1. AUS, 2. CHN, 3. JPN, 4. NZL Group B from June 1-3 in Los Alamitos (USA) – 1. USA, 2. CAN, 3. PUR Group C from June 13-17 in Kirishi (RUS) – 1. GRE, 2. ESP, 3. NED, 4. RUS, 5. HUN, 6. GER Super Final 2007 in Montreal (CAN), July 4 – 8

1. USA, 2. AUS, 3. GRE, 4. CAN, 5. ESP, 6. CHN

2008 – 5th edition Preliminary round*

- In Tianjing (CHN) – 1. AUS, 2. CHN, 3. JPN Teams qualified for the Super Final: Australia & China

- In Siracusa (ITA) and Athens (GRE) – 1. RUS, 2. GRE, 3. ESP, 4. ITA Teams qualified for the Super Final: Russia & Spain (as host) *Plus CAN & USA advance automatically from Group Americas

Super Final 2008 in Santa Cruz del Tenerife (ESP), June 10-15 1. RUS, 2. USA, 3. AUS, 4. CAN, 5. CHN, 6. ESP

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2009 – 6th edition Preliminary round

- In California (USA) – 1. USA, 2. CAN Team qualified for the Super Final: USA

- In Adelaide (AUS) and Auckland (NZL) – 1. AUS, 2. CHN, 3. NZL, 4. JPN Teams qualified for the Super Final: Australia & China

- Group A in Athens (GRE) and Lille (FRA) – 1. RUS, 2. GRE, 3. GER, 4. GBR Teams qualified for the Super Final: Russia & Greece

- Group B in Bochum (GER) and Madrid (ESP) – 1. ESP, 2. ITA, 3. FRA, RUS Teams qualified for the Super Final: Spain and Italy

Super Final 2009 in Kirishi (RUS), May 29 – 31 1. USA, 2. CAN, 3. AUS, 4. ESP, 5. CHN, 6. RUS, 7. GRE, 8. ITA

2010 – 7th edition Preliminary round

- In Mayaguez (PUR) – 1. USA, 2. CAN, 3. PUR, 4. BRA Teams qualified for the Super Final: USA & Canada

- In Osaka (JPN) and Tianjin (CHN) – 1. AUS, 2. CHN, 3. KAZ, 4. JPN Teams qualified for the Super Final: Australia & China

- Group A in Athens (GRE) and Nancy (FRA) – 1. NED, 2. GRE, 3. ESP, 4. FRA, 5. RSA Teams qualified for the Super Final: Netherlands & Greece

- Group B in Budapest (HUN) and Messina (ITA) – 1. RUS, 2. HUN, 3. GER, 4. ITA, 5. GBR Teams qualified for the Super Final: Russia & Hungary

Super Final 2010 in La Jolla (Cal., USA), June 28 – July 3 1. USA, 2. AUS, 3. GRE, 4. RUS, 5. CHN, 6. HUN, 7. NED, 8. CAN

2011 – 8th edition Preliminary round

- In Newport Beach (Cal., USA) – 1. USA, 2. CAN Teams qualified for the Super Final: USA & Canada

- In Sydney (AUS) and Auckland (NZL) – 1. AUS, 2. CHN, 3. JPN, 4. NZL Teams qualified for the Super Final: Australia & China

- Group A in Athens (GRE) and Barcelona (ESP) – 1. GRE, 2. ESP, 3. HUN, 4. GBR Teams qualified for the Super Final: Greece & Spain

- Group B in Siracusa (ITA) – 1. RUS, 2. ITA, 3. GER Teams qualified for the Super Final: Russia & Italy

Super Final 2011 in Kirishi (RUS), May 29 – 31 1. USA, 2. CAN, 3. AUS, 4. ESP, 5. CHN, 6. RUS, 7. GRE, 8. ITA

2012 – 8th edition Preliminary round

- In Shanghai (CHN) and Chiba (JPN) – 1. CHN, 2. AUS, 3. JPN Teams qualified for the Super Final: Australia & China

- In Los Alamitos (USA) – 1. USA , 2. CAN, 3. BRA Teams qualified for the Super Final: USA & CAN

- Group A in Siracusa (ITA) – 1. GER, 2. ITA, 3. HUN, 4. ESP Teams qualified for the Super Final: Germany & Italy

- Group B in Volos (GRE) – 1. RUS, 2. GRE, 3. NED, 4. GBR Teams qualified for the Super Final: Russia & Greece

Super Final 2012 in Changshu (CHN), May 29 – June 3 1. USA, 2. AUS, 3. GRE, 4. CHN, 5. RUS, 6. GER, 7. CAN, 8. ITA

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2013 – 9th edition Preliminary round

- Group A – 1. HUN, 2. ESP, 3. GRE Teams qualified for the Super Final: Hungary & Spain

- Group B – 1. ITA, 2. RUS, 3. NED Teams qualified for the Super Final: Italy & Russia

- In Auckland (NZL) – 1. AUS, 2. CHN, 3. NZL, 4. JPN Teams qualified for the Super Final: Australia & China

- In Los Alamitos (USA) – 1. USA , 2. CAN, 3. BRA Teams qualified for the Super Final: USA & Canada

Super Final 2013 in Beijing (CHN), June 1 – 6 1. CHN, 2. RUS, 3. USA, 4. HUN, 5. ESP, 6. ITA, 7. AUS, 8. CAN

2014 – 10th edition Preliminary round European Tournament

- Group A – 1. ESP, 2. RUS, 3. GBR Teams qualified for the Super Final: Spain & Russia

- Group B – 1. ITA, 2. GRE, 3. HUN Team qualified for the Super Final: Italy

Intercontinental Tournament - Group A – 1. USA, 2. CAN, 3. JPN, 4. KAZ

Teams qualified for the Super Final: USA & Canada - Group B – 1. AUS, 2. CHN, 3. BRA, 4. VEN

Teams qualified for the Super Final: Australia, China (as host) & Brazil Super Final 2014 in Kunshan (CHN), June 10 – 15 1. USA, 2. ITA, 3. AUS, 4. CHN, 5. ESP, 6. CAN, 7. RUS, 8. BRA

2015 – 11th edition

Preliminary round European Tournament

- Group A – 1. ITA, 2. RUS, 3. HUN Team qualified for the Super Final: Italy

- Group B – 1. NED, 2. ESP, 3. GRE Teams qualified for the Super Final: Netherlands & Spain

Intercontinental Tournament - Prelims Group A – 1. USA, 2. CHN, 3. KAZ, 4. BRA

Teams qualified for the Super Final: USA & China & Brazil - Prelims Group B – 1. AUS, 2. CAN, 3. NZL, 4. JPN

Teams qualified for the Super Final: Australia & Canada Super Final 2015 in Shanghai (CHN), June 9 – 14

USA, 2. AUS, 3. NED, 4. CHN, 5. RUS*, 6. CAN, 7. ITA, 8. BRA *replaced Spain (withdrawal) in the Super Final

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2016 – 12th edition Preliminary round European Tournament

- Group A – 1. ITA, 2. NED, 3. HUN Team qualified for the Super Final: Italy

- Group B – 1. ESP, 2. RUS, 3. GRE Teams qualified for the Super Final: Spain, Russia

Intercontinental Tournament - Prelims – 1.USA , 2. AUS, 3. CAN, 4. CHN

Teams qualified for the Super Final: USA, AUS, CAN Super Final 2016 in Shanghai (CHN), June 9 – 14

USA, 2. ESP, 3. AUS, 4. CHN, 5. ITA, 6. RUS, 7. CAN, 8. BRA

2017 – 13th edition Preliminary round European Tournament

- Group A – 1. RUS, 2. NED, 3. GRE Team qualified for the Super Final: Russia, Netherlands

- Group B – 1. HUN, 2. ITA, 3. FRA Teams qualified for the Super Final: Hungary

Intercontinental Tournament Ranking: 1. USA, 2. AUS, 3. CAN, 4. JPN, 5. KAZ, 6. CHN Teams qualified for the Super Final: USA, AUS, CAN, JPN

Super Final 2017 in Shanghai (CHN), June 6-11

1. USA, 2. CAN, 3. RUS, 4. HUN, 5. NED, 6. CHN, 7. AUS, 8. JPN

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WINNERS IN WATER POLO BY COUNTRY Olympic Games (2000-2016), World Championships (1986-2015),

World Cups (1979-2014), World Leagues (2002-2016)

WINNERS Olympic Games World Championships

World Cup World League

AUS 2000 1986 1984 / 1995 / 2006 CAN 1981 CHN 2013 ESP 2013 GRE 2005 HUN 1994 / 2005 2002 ITA 2004 1998 / 2001 NED 2008 1991 1980 / 1983 / 1988 /

1989 / 1991 / 1993 / 1997 / 1999

RUS 2008 USA 2012, 2016 2003 / 2007 / 2009 /

2015 / 2017 1979 /2010 / 2014 2004 / 2006 /

2007 / 2009 / 2010 / 2011 / 2012 / 2014 / 2015 / 2016 /

2017

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PARTICIPATION & STANDING BY COUNTRY

Olympic Games (OG), World Championships (WCH), World Cup (WCp), World League (WL)

AUS / AUSTRALIA 1979 WCp 3rd, 1980 WCp 4th, 1981 WCp 3rd, 1983 WCp 3rd, 1984 WCp 1st, 1986 WCH 1st, 1988 WCp 5th, 1989 WCp 5th, 1991 WCH 5th, 1991 WCp 2nd, 1993 WCp 4th, 1994 WCH 6th, 1995 WCp 1st, 1996 OYT 2nd, 1997 WCp 3rd, 1998 WCH 3rd, 1999 WCp 2nd, 2000 OG 1st, 2001 WCH 5th, 2002 WCp 6th, 2003 WCH 7th, 2004 WL 7th, 2004 OG 4th, 2005 WCH 6th, 2005 WL 3rd, 2006 WCp 1st, 2006 WL 4th, 2007 WCH 2nd, 2007 WL 2nd, 2008 WL 3rd, 2008 OG 3rd, 2009 WL 3rd, 2009 WCH 6th, 2010 WL 2nd, 2010 WCp 2nd, 2011 WL 3rd, 2011 WCH 5th, 2012 WL 2nd, 2012 OG 3rd, 2013 WL 7th, 2013 WCH 2nd, 2014 WL 3rd, 2014 WCp 2nd , 2015 WCH 4th , 2015 WL 2nd , 2016 WL 3rd , OG 2016 6th , 2017 WCH 8th , 2017 WL 7th Participation: 5 OG, 13 WCH, 16 WCp, 1 OYT, 14 WL – Total: 48 1 Olympic title, 1 World, 3 World Cups BEL / BELGIUM 1986 WCH 8th Participation: 1 WCH – Total: 1 BRA / BRAZIL 1991 WCH 8th, 1991 WCp 8th, 1994 WCH 9th, 1996 OYT 12th, 1998 WCH 10th, 2001 WCH 10th, 2003 WCH 12th, 2005 WCH 13th, 2005 WL 10th, 2006 WL 8th, 2007 WCH 10th, 2009 WCH 13th, 2010 WL 16th, 2011 WCH 14th , 2012 WL 14th, 2013 WL El. Prelim., 2013 WCH 14th, 2014 WL 8th , 2015 WCH 10th , 2015 WL 8th , WL 2016 8th , OG 8th , 2017 WCH 14th Participation: 1 OG, 12 WCH, 1 WCp, 1 OYT, 8 WL – Total: 23 CAN / CANADA 1979 WCp 4th, 1980 WCp 3rd, 1981 WCp 1st, 1983 WCp 4th, 1986 WCH 4th, 1988 WCp 3rd, 1989 WCp 4th, 1991 WCH 2nd, 1991 WCp 4th, 1993 WCp 6th, 1994 WCH 5th, 1996 OYT 5th, 1997 WCp 5th, 1998 WCH 6th, 1999 WCp 5th, 2000 OG 5th, 2001 WCH 3rd, 2002 WCp 3rd, 2003 WCH 4th, 2004 WL 5th, 2004 OG 7th, 2005 WCH 3rd, 2005 WL 6th, 2006 WCP 7th, 2006 WL 6th, 2007 WCH 6th, 2007 WL 4th, 2008 WL 4th, 2009 WL 2nd, 2009 WCH 2nd, 2010 WL 8th, 2010 WCp 5th, 2011 WL 6th, 2011 WCH 8th, 2012 WL 7th, 2013 WL 8th, 2013 WCH 8th, 2014 WL 6th , 2015 WCH 11th , 2015 WL 6th , WL 2016 7th , 2017 WCH 4th , 2017 WL 2nd Participation: 2 OG, 13 WCH, 13 WCp, 1 OYT, 14 WL – Total: 43 1 World Cup title CHN / CHINA 2006 WCp 8th, 2006 WL 12th, 2007 WCH 14th, 2007 WL 6th, 2008 WL 6th, 2008 OG 5th, 2009 WL 5th, 2009 WCH 11th, 2010 WL 3rd, 2010 WCp 3rd, 2011 WL 4th, 2011 WCH 2nd, 2012 WL 4th, 2012 OG 5th, 2013 WL 1st, 2013 WCH 9th, 2014 WL 4th, 2014 WCp 4th , 2015 WCH 5th , 2015 WL 4th , WL 2016 4th , OG 2016 7th , 2017 WCH 10th , 2017 WL 6th Participation: 3 OG, 6 WCH, 3 WCp, 12 WL – Total: 24 1 World League title CUB / CUBA 2005 WCH 9th, 2007 WCH 15th, 2011 WCH 10th Participation: 3 WCH – Total: 3 ESP / SPAIN 1998 WCH 9th, 2003 WCH 8th, 2005 WCH 11th, 2005 WL 9th, 2006 WL 8thl, 2007 WCH 7th, 2007 WL 5th, 2008 WL 5th, 2009 WL 4th, 2009 WCH 8th, 2010 WL 9th, 2011 WL 8th, 2011 WCH 11th, 2012 WL 11th, 2012 OG 2nd, 2013 WL 5th, 2013 WCH 1st, 2014 WCp 3rd , 2014 WL 5th , 2015 WCH 7th , 2015 WL El. Prelim., OG 2016 5th , WL 2016 2nd , 2017 WCH 2nd Participation: 2 OG, 9 WCH, 1 WCp, 11 WL – Total: 23 1 World title FRA / FRANCE

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1989 WCp 7th, 1991 WCH 9th, 1994 WCH 11th, 1995 WCp 7th, 1996 OYT 8th, 1997 WCp 7th, 2003 WCH 15th, 2005 WL 12th, 2006 WL 11th, 2009 WL 9th, 2010 WL 12th , 2015 WCH 14th , 2015 WL El. Prelim., WL 2016 El. Prelim, 2017 WCH 11th Participation: 4 WCH, 3 WCp, 1 OYT, 5 WL – Total: 13 FRG / FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY (See also GER) 1986 WCH 6th, 1989 WCp 6th Participation: 1 WCH, 1 WCp – Total: 2 GBR / GREAT BRITAIN 1986 WCH 9th, 1996 OYT 11th, 2003 WCH 16th, 2009 WL 13th, 2010 WL 13th, 2011 WL 10th, 2012 WL in Group B El. Prelim., 2012 OG 8th Participation: 1 OG, 2 WCH, 1 OYT, 4 WL – Total: 8 GER / GERMANY (See also FRG) 1991 WCH 6th, 1994 WCH 8th, 1995 WCp 9th, 2003 WCH 10th, 2005 WCH 8th, 2005 WL 11th, 2006 WL 10th, 2007 WCH 11th, 2007 WL 11th, 2009 WL 10th, 2009 WCH 10th, 2010 WL 10th, 2011 WL 13th, 2012 WL 6th , 2015 WL El. Prelim., WL 2016 El. Prelim Participation: 6 WCH, 1 WCp, 9 WL – Total: 16 GRE / GREECE 1996 OYT 4th, 1997 WCp 6th, 1998 WCH 5th, 1999 WCp 8th, 2001 WCH 7th, 2002 WCp 7th, 2003 WCH 9th, 2004 WL 6th, 2004 OG 2nd, 2005 WCH 5th, 2005 WL 1st, 2006 WCp 6th, 2006 WL 13th, 2007 WCH 8th, 2007 WL 3rd, 2008 WL 7th, 2008 OG 8th, 2009 WL 7th, 2009 WCH 4th, 2010 WL 7th, 2010 WCp 7th, 2011 WL 7th, 2011 WCH 1st, 2012 WL 3rd, 2013 WL El. Prelim., 2013 WCH 6th, 2014 WL El. Prelim., 2015 WCH 6th , 2015 WL El. Prelim., 2016 WL El. Prelim, 2017 WCH 7th Participation: 2 OG, 9 WCH, 5 WCp, 1 OYT, 12 WL – Total: 29 1 World title, 1 World League HUN / HUNGARY 1986 WCH 5th, 1988 WCp 2nd, 1989 WCp 3rd, 1991 WCH 4th, 1993 WCp 3rd, 1994 WCH 1st, 1995 WCp 3rd, 1998 WCH 7th, 1999 WCp 4th, 2001 WCH 2nd, 2002 WCp 1st, 2003 WCH 5th, 2004 WL 2nd, 2004 OG 6th, 2005 WCH 1st, 2005 WL 4th, 2006 WCp 5th, 2007 WCH 4th, 2007 WCH 11th, 2007 WL 10th, 2008 OG 4th, 2009 WCH 7th, 2010 WL 4th, 2010 WCp 6th, 2011 WL 9th, 2011 WCH 9th, 2012 WL 9th, 2012 OG 4th, 2013 WL 4th, 2013 WCH 3rd, 2014 WCp 5th, 2014 WL El. Prelim., 2015 WCH 9th , 2015 WL El. Prelim., 2016 OG 4th , 2016 WL El. Prelim. , 2017 WCH 5th , 2017 WL 4th Participation: 4 OG, 13 WCH, 9 WCp, 11 WL – Total: 36 2 World titles, 1 World Cup ITA / ITALY 1989 WCp 8th, 1991 WCp 5th, 1993 WCp 2nd, 1994 WCH 3rd, 1995 WCp 5th, 1996 OYT 3rd, 1997 WCp 4th, 1998 WCH 1st, 1999 WCp 3rd, 2001 WCH 1st, 2002 WCp 5th, 2003 WCH 2nd, 2004 WL 3rd, 2004 OG 1st, 2005 WCH 7th, 2005 WL 8th, 2006 WCp 2nd, 2006 WL 2nd, 2007 WCH 5th, 2008 WL 8th, 2008 OG 6th, 2009 WL 8th, 2009 WCH 9th, 2010 WL 11th, 2011 WL 2nd, 2011 WCH 4th, 2012 WL 8th, 2012 OG 7th, 2013 WL 6th, 2013 WCH 10th, 2014 WL 2nd , 2015 WCH 3rd , 2015 WL 7th , 2016 WL 5th , 2016 OG 2nd , 2017 WCH 6th Participation: 4 OG, 11 WCH, 8 WCp, 1 OYT, 11 WL – Total: 35 1 Olympic title, 2 World JPN / JAPAN 1991 WCp 6th, 1993 WCp 7th, 2001 WCH 11th, 2003 WCH 11th, 2007 WL 8th, 2008 WL 7th, 2009 WL 12th, 2010 WL 17th, 2011 WL 11th, 2012 WL 12th, 2013 WL El. Prelim., 2015 WCH 15th , 2015 WL El. Prelim, 2016 WL El. Prelims, 2017 WCH 13th , 2017 WL 8th Participation: 4 WCH, 2 WCp, 10 WL – Total: 16 KAZ / KAZAKHSTAN 1993 WCp 8th, 1994 WCH 12th, 1996 OYT 10th, 1998 WCH 12th, 2000 OG 6th, 2001 WCH 8th, 2002 WCp 8th, 2003 WCH 13th, 2004 WL 8th, 2004 OG 8th, 2007 WCH 13th, 2009 WCH 14th, 2010 WL 14th, 2011 WCH 13th, 2013 WCH 11th , 2015 WCH 12th , 2015 WL El. Prelim., 2017 WCH Participation: 2 OG, 9 WCH, 2 WCp, 1 OYT, 2 WL – Total: 16

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NED / NETHERLANDS 1979 WCp 2nd, 1980 WCp 1st, 1981 WCp 2nd, 1983 WCp 1st, 1984 WCp 3rd, 1986 WCH 2nd, 1988 WCp 1st, 1989 WCp 1st, 1991 WCH 1st, 1991 WCp 1st, 1993 WCp 1st, 1994 WCH 2nd, 1995 WCp 2nd, 1996 OYT 1st, 1997 WCp 1st, 1998 WCH 2nd, 1999 WCp 1st, 2000 OG 4th, 2001 WCH 9th, 2003 WCH 6th, 2005 WCH 10th, 2005 WL 7th, 2006 WL 5th, 2007 WCH 9th, 2007 WL 7th, 2008 OG 1st, 2009 WCH 5th, 2010 WL 5th, 2011 WCH 7th, 2012 WL 10th, 2013 WL El. Prelim., 2013 WCH 7th, 2015 WCH 2nd , 2015 WL 2nd , 2016 WL El. Prelim., 2017 WCH 9th , 2017 WL 5th Participation: 2 OG, 12 WCH, 12 WCp, 1 OYT, 8 WL – Total: 35 1 Olympic title, 1 World, 8 World Cups, 1 Olympic Year Tournament NOR / NORWAY 1986 WCH 7th Participation: 1 WCH – Total: 1 NZL / NEW ZEALAND 1979 WCp 5th, 1981 W Cp 6th, 1984 WCp 4th, 1988 WCp 6th, 1991 WCH 7th, 1991 WCp 7th, 1994 WCH 10th, 1995 WCp 8th, 1998 WCH 11th, 2001 WCH 12th, 2005 WCH 12th, 2006 WL 9th, 2007 WCH 12th, 2007 WL 12th, 2009 WL 11th, 2009 WCH 12th, 2010 WCp 8th, 2011 WL 12th, 2011 WCH 12th, 2013 WL El. Prelim., 2013 WCH 12th , 2015 WCH 13th , 2015 WL El. Prelim., 2017 WCH 12th Participation: 10 WCH, 7 WCp, 6 WL – Total: 23 PUR / PUERTO RICO 1988 WCp 7th, 2007 WCH 16th, 2007 WCH 11th, 2007 WL El. Prelim., 2007 WCH 11th, 2007 WL El. Prelim., 2010 WL 15th Participation: 1 WCH, 1 WCp, 2 WL – Total: 4 RSA / SOUTH AFRICA 2009 WL 14th, 2009 WCH 16th, 2010 WL 18th, 2011 WCH 15th , 2015 WCH 16th , 2017 WCH 16th Participation: 4 WCH, 2 WL – Total: 6 RUS / RUSSIA 1994 WCH 7th, 1995 WCp 4th, 1996 OYT 6th, 1997 WCp 2nd, 1998 WCH 4th, 1999 WCp 7th, 2000 OG 3rd, 2001 WCH 6th, 2002 WCp 4th, 2003 WCH 3rd, 2004 WL 4th, 2004 OG 5th, 2005 WCH 4th, 2005 WL 2nd, 2006 WCp 3rd, 2006 WL 3rd, 2007 WCH 3rd, 2007 WCH 11th, 2007 WL 9th, 2008 WL 1st, 2008 OG 7th, 2009 WL 6th, 2009 WCH 3rd, 2010 WL 8th, 2010 WCp 4th, 2011 WL 5th, 2011 WCH 3rd, 2012 WL 5th, 2012 OG 6th, 2013 WL 2nd, 2013 WCH 4th, 2014 WCp 6th, 2014 WL 7th , 2015 WCH 8th , 2015 WL 5th , 2016 WL 6th , 2016 3rd , 2017 WCH 3rd , 2017 WL 3rd Participation: 5 OG, 11 WCH, 7 WCp, 1 OYT, 14 WL – Total: 38 1 World League title USA / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1979 WCp 1st, 1980 WCp 2nd, 1981 WCp 4th, 1983 WCp 2nd, 1984 WCp 2nd, 1986 WCH 3rd, 1988 WCp 4th, 1989 WCp 2nd, 1991 WCH 3rd, 1991 WCp 3rd, 1993 WCp 3rd, 1994 WCH 4th, 1995 WCp 6th, 1996 OYT 7th, 1997 WCp 7th, 1998 WCH 8th, 1999 WCp 6th, 2000 OG 2nd, 2001 WCH 4th, 2002 WCp 2nd, 2003 WCH 1st, 2004 WL 1st, 2004 OG 3rd, 2005 WCH 2nd, 2005 WL 5th, 2006 WCp 4th, 2006 WL 1st, 2007 WCH 1st, 2007 WL 1st, 2008 WL 2nd, 2008 OG 2nd, 2009 WL 1st, 2009 WCH 1st, 2010 WL 1st, 2010 WCp 1st, 2011 WL 1st, 2011 WCH 6th, 2012 WL 1st, 2012 OG 1st, 2013 WL 3rd, 2013 WCH 5th, 2014 WL 1st, 2014 WCp 1st , 2015 WCH 1st , 2015 WL 1st , 2016 OG 1st, 2016 WL 1st , 2017 WCH 1st , 2017 WL 1st Participation: 5 OG, 13 WCH, 16 WCp, 1 OYT, 14 WL – Total: 48 2 Olympic titles, 5 World, 3 World Cups, 11 World Leagues UZB / UZBEKISTAN 2005 WCH 15th, 2009 WCH 15th, 2011 WCH 16th Participation: 3 WCH – Total: 3 VEN / VENEZUELA 2005 WCH 14th Participation: 1 WCH – Total: 1

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FINA MEMBERS and country codes

By alphabetical list of acronyms

AFRICA (52) ALG – ALGERIA – ANG – ANGOLA – BDI – BURUNDI – BEN – BENIN – BOT – BOTSWANA – BUR – BURKINA FASO – CAF – CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC – CGO – CONGO – CHA – CHAD – CIV – IVORY COAST – CMR – CAMEROUN – COD – DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO – COM – COMOROS – CPV – CAPE VERDE – DJI – DJIBOUTI – EGY – EGYPT – ERI – ERITREA – ETH – ETHIOPIA – GAB – GABON - GAM – GAMBIA – GBS – GUINEA BISSAU – GEQ – ECUATORIAL GUINEA – GHA – GHANA – GUI – GUINEA – KEN – KENYA – LBA – LIBYA – LBR – LIBERIA – LES – LESOTHO – MAD – MADAGASCAR – MAR – MOROCCO – MAW – MALAWI – MLI – MALI – MOZ – MOZAMBIQUE – MRI – MAURITIUS – MTN – MAURITANIA – NAM – NAMIBIA – NGR – NIGERIA – NIG – NIGER – RSA – SOUTH AFRICA – RWA – RWANDA – SEN – SENEGAL – SEY – SEYCHELLES – SLE – SIERRA LEONE – SOM – SOMALIA – SUD – SUDAN – SWZ – SWAZILAND – TAN – TANZANIA – TOG – TOGO – TUN – TUNISIA – UGA – UGANDA – ZAM – ZAMBIA – ZIM – ZIMBABWE

AMERICAS (44) AHO – NETHERLANDS ANTILLES – ANT – ANTIGUA – ARG – ARGENTINA – ARU – ARUBA – BAH – BAHAMAS – BAR – BARBADOS – BER – BERMUDA – BIZ – BELIZE – BOL – BOLIVIA – BRA – BRAZIL – CAN – CANADA – CAY – CAYMAN ISLANDS – CHI – CHILE – COL – COLOMBIA – CRC – COSTA RICA – CUB – CUBA – DMA – DOMINICA – DOM – DOMINICAN REPUBLIC – ECU – ECUADOR – ESA – EL SALVADOR – GRN – GRENADA – GUA – GUATEMALA – GUY – GUYANA – HAI – HAITI – HON – HONDURAS – ISV – VIRGIN ISLANDS – IVB – BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS – JAM – JAMAICA – LCA – SAINT LUCIA – MAA – ST-MAARTEN – MEX – MEXICO – NCA – NICARAGUA – PAN – PANAMA – PAR – PARAGUAY – PER – PERU – PUR – PUERTO RICO – SKN – ST. KITTS & NEVIS – SUR – SURINAM – TCN – TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS – TTO – TRINIDAD & TOBAGO – URU – URUGUAY – USA – UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – VEN – VENEZUELA – VIN – SAINT VINCENT & THE GRENADINES

ASIA (45) AFG – AFGHANISTAN – BAN – BANGLADESH – BRN –BAHRAIN – BRU – BRUNEI DARUSSALAM – BHU – BUTHAN - CAM – CAMBODIA – CHN – PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA – HKG – HONG KONG – INA – INDONESIA – IND – INDIA – IRI – ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN – IRQ – IRAQ – JOR – JORDAN – JPN – JAPAN – KAZ – KAZAKHSTAN – KGZ –KYRGYZTAN – KOR – KOREA – KSA – SAUDI ARABIA – KUW – KUWAIT – LAO – LAO PEOPLE’S DEM. REP. – LBN – LEBANON – MAC – MACAU, CHINA – MAS – MALAYSIA – MDV – MALDIVES – MGL – MONGOLIA – MYA – MYANMAR – NEP – NEPAL – OMA – OMAN – PAK – PAKISTAN – PHI – PHILIPPINES – PLE – PALESTINE – PRK – DPR OF KOREA – QAT – QATAR – SGP – SINGAPORE – SRI – SRI LANKA – SYR – SYRIA – THA – THAILAND – TJK – TAJIKISTAN – TKM – TURKMENISTAN – TLS – TIMOR-LESTE – TPE – CHINESE TAIPEI – UAE – UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – UZB – UZBEKISTAN – VIE – VIETNAM – YEM – YEMEN

EUROPE (52) ALB – ALBANIA – AND – ANDORRA – ARM – ARMENIA – AUT – AUSTRIA – AZE – AZERBAIJAN – BEL – BELGIUM – BIH – BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA – BLR – BELARUS – BUL – BULGARIA – CRO – CROATIA – CYP – CYPRUS – CZE – CZECH REPUBLIC – DEN – DENMARK – ESP – SPAIN – EST – ESTONIA – FAR – FAROE ISLANDS – FIN – FINLAND – FRA – FRANCE – GBR – GREAT BRITAIN – GEO – GEORGIA – GER – GERMANY – GIB – GIBRALTAR – GRE – GREECE – HUN – HUNGARY – IRL – IRELAND – ISL – ICELAND – ISR – ISRAEL – ITA – ITALY – KOS – KOSOVO – LAT – LATVIA – LIE – LIECHTENSTEIN – LTU – LITHUANIA – LUX – LUXEMBOURG – MDA – MOLDOVA – MKD – REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA – MLT – MALTA – MNE – MONTENEGRO – MON – MONACO – NED – NETHERLANDS – NOR – NORWAY – POL – POLAND – POR – PORTUGAL – ROU – ROMANIA – RUS – RUSSIA – SLO – SLOVENIA – SMR – SAN MARINO – SRB – SERBIA – SUI – SWITZERLAND – SVK – SLOVAKIA – SWE – SWEDEN – TUR – TURKEY – UKR – UKRAINE

OCEANIA (15) ASA – AMERICAN SAMOA – AUS – AUSTRALIA – COK – COOK ISLANDS – FIJ – FIJI ISLANDS – FSM – FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA – GUM – GUAM – MHL – MARSHALL ISLANDS – NMA – NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS – NZL – NEW ZEALAND – PLW – PALAU – PNG – PAPUA NEW GUINEA – SAM – SAMOA – SOL – SOLOMON ISLANDS – TGA – TONGA – VAN – VANUATU