Fifty-five medals for Greek water polo

With Greece’s recent triumph at the 2019 Men’s Junior (U20) Water Polo World Championships, Greek national water polo teams have now won a total of 55 medals in international competitions, with 54 since 1991.

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Greek national teams have won 15 gold medals, 15 silver medals, and 25 bronze medals in international water polo competitions. For the men’s national team, the medals that stand out the most are the two bronze medals at the World Championships (2005 and 2015). The women’s national team has seen more success in major tournaments, winning silver at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, gold at the 2011 World Championships, and silver at the European Championships on three occasions (2010, 2012 and 2018).

Greece has been more successful in junior and youth national team competitions. The Greek boys have won the World U20 Championships three times (2001, 2017 and 2019), the World U18 Championships once (2018), and the European U19 Championships once (2018). The Greek girls have won the World U20 Championships once (1997), the World U18 Championships once (2012), the European U19 Championships twice (2002 and 2014), and the European U17 Championships three times (2001, 2011 and 2013).

Of these 55 medals, 29 have come this decade. Only two came in 2019, as Greece took gold at the Men’s World U20 Championships, and took bronze at the Women’s European U15 Championships, in the inaugural edition of that competition.

MEDALS WON BY GREEK NATIONAL WATER POLO TEAMS SINCE 1991:

GOLD:

1997 World U20 Championships - Women

2001 European U17 Championships - Women

2001 World U20 Championships - Men

2002 European U19 Championships - Women

2005 World League - Women

2011 World Championships - Women

2011 European U17 Championships - Women

2012 World U18 Championships - Women

2013 European U17 Championships - Women

2014 European U19 Championships - Women

2017 World U20 Championships - Men

2018 Europa Cup - Women

2018 World U18 Championships - Men

2018 European U19 Championships - Men

2019 World U20 Championships - Men

SILVER:

1994 European U19 Championships - Women

1995 World U20 Championships - Men

1996 European U19 Championships - Women

1997 World Cup - Men

2000 European U19 Championships - Men

2001 European U17 Championships - Men

2004 Olympic Games - Women

2004 European U19 Championships - Women

2009 World U20 Championships - Men

2010 European Championships - Women

2010 European U19 Championships - Men

2012 European Championships - Women

2017 World U20 Championships - Women

2018 European Championships - Women

2018 Mediterranean Games - Men

BRONZE:

1951 Mediterranean Games - Men

1991 Mediterranean Games - Men

1992 European U19 Championships - Men

1993 Mediterranean Games - Men

1997 World U20 Championships - Men

1997 European U17 Championships - Men

1998 European U19 Championships - Women

2000 European U19 Championships - Women

2004 World League - Men

2005 World Championships - Men

2006 World League - Men

2007 World League - Women

2010 World League - Women

2011 World U20 Championships - Men

2012 World League - Women

2013 World U20 Championships - Women

2013 Mediterranean Games - Men

2015 World Championships - Men

2015 European U17 Championships - Men

2015 European U17 Championships - Women

2016 European U19 Championships - Women

2016 World League - Men

2018 Mediterranean Games - Women

2018 World U18 Championships - Women

2019 European U15 Championships - Women

by Andrew Stamas

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