# World University Handball Championship

The World University Handball Championship is the World University Championship (WUC) in handball competition contested by the men's and women's university's national teams of the member federations/associations of International University Sports Federation (FISU).
The men's tournament which was established in 1963 is the oldest World University Championship in 1994 there was established a women's tournament. Since 2006 both the men's and women's tournaments are held at the same place every two years.

## Men's tournament
### Summary

| Year | Host | Final | Final | Final | Third Place Match | Third Place Match | Third Place Match | Teams |
| Year | Host | Champion | Score | Second Place | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | Teams |
| 1963 Details | Lund, Sweden | Sweden | 14 – 11 | West Germany | Romania | 27 – 18 | Denmark | 7 |
| 1965 Details | Madrid, Spain | West Germany | | Spain | Sweden | | France | 10 |
| 1968 Details | Darmstadt, West Germany | Soviet Union | | Romania | Czechoslovakia | | Sweden | 15 |
| 1971 Details | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Soviet Union | | Czechoslovakia | Romania | | Spain | 8 |
| 1973 Details | Lund, Sweden | Romania | 19 – 18 (ET) | Soviet Union | Yugoslavia | 19 – 16 | West Germany | 15 |
| 1975 Details | Bucharest, Romania | Romania | | Soviet Union | Poland | | Spain | 12 |
| 1977 Details | Warsaw, Poland | Romania | | Yugoslavia | Poland | | Soviet Union | 10 |
| 1981 Details | Different Locations, France | Romania | 20 − 16 | France | Yugoslavia | 29 − 21 | Soviet Union | 12 |
| 1985 Details | Darmstadt, West Germany | Romania | | Soviet Union | West Germany | | Yugoslavia | 16 |
| 1987 Details | Bucharest, Romania | Romania | | Soviet Union | Yugoslavia | | Hungary | 16 |
| 1990 Details | Groningen, Netherlands | Soviet Union | | Romania | Netherlands | | Belgium | 12 |
| 1992 Details | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Austria | | Hungary | Russia | | Romania | 4 |
| 1994 Details | İzmir, Turkey | Russia | | Turkey | Ukraine | | France | 13 |
| 1996 Details | Nyíregyháza, Hungary | Hungary | 28 – 22 | Turkey | FR Yugoslavia | 33 – 24 | Poland | 13 |
| 1998 Details | Novi Sad, FR Yugoslavia | FR Yugoslavia | 34 – 25 | Hungary | Russia | 25 – 23 | Turkey | 9 |
| 2000 Details | Covilhã, Portugal | Hungary | 26 – 25 | Portugal | Russia | 30 – 22 | FR Yugoslavia | 13 |
| 2002 | Brasília, Brazil | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | - |
| 2004 Details | Chelyabinsk, Russia | Russia | | Ukraine | Croatia | | Japan | 8 |
| 2006 Details | Gdańsk, Poland | Russia | 31 – 30 | Georgia | Belarus | 35 – 27 | Czech Republic | 13 |
| 2008 Details | Venice, Italy | Russia | | Belarus | Austria | 34 – 29 | Turkey | 16 |
| 2010 Details | Nyíregyháza, Hungary | Hungary | 33 – 26 | Czech Republic | Serbia | 39 – 39 | Japan | 10 |
| 2012 Details | Blumenau, Brazil | Czech Republic | 34 – 24 | Portugal | Brazil | 33 – 29 | Poland | 10 |
| 2014 Details | Guimarães, Portugal | Portugal | 29 – 23 | Brazil | Spain | 29 – 28 (PS) | Russia | 11 |
| 2015 Details | Gwangju, South Korea | Portugal | 25 – 21 | Serbia | Switzerland | 38 – 36 | South Korea | 13 |
| 2016 Details | Málaga, Spain | Romania | 28 – 20 | South Korea | Spain | 29 – 27 | Japan | 8 |
| 2018 Details | Rijeka, Croatia | South Korea | 36 – 31 | Croatia | Japan | 29 – 24 | Portugal | 10 |
| 2020 Details | Łódź, Poland | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Europe | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Europe | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Europe | Not played | Not played | Not played | — |
| 2022 Details | Pristina, Kosovo | Kosovo | 33 – 30 | South Korea | Spain | 31 – 21 | Montenegro | 8 |
| 2024 Details | Antequera, Spain | Spain | 33 – 30 | Poland | France | 32 – 29 | Czech Republic | 7 |

### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Romania | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | Russia | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Hungary | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Soviet Union | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Portugal | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | South Korea | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Yugoslavia | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | Spain | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | West Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Austria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Kosovo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Turkey | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Belarus | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Brazil | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Croatia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Georgia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Serbia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (25 entries) | Totals (25 entries) | 26 | 26 | 25 | 77 |

### Participating nations

| Nation | 1963 | 1965 | 1968 | 1971 | 1973 | 1975 | 1977 | 1981 | 1985 | 1987 | 1990 | 1992 | 1994 | 1996 | 1998 | 2000 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2022 | 2024 |
| Albania | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8th | | 1 |
| Algeria | | | | | 13–15th | | 9–10th | | 7th | | 5th | | | | | 13th | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| Australia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16th | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Austria | | | 15 | | | | | | 11th | 9th | | 1st | | 11th | | | | | 3rd | | | | | | | | 6 |
| Azerbaijan | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | | | | | | | | 15th | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Belarus | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | | | 13th | | | | 3rd | 2nd | | | | | | | | 3 |
| Belgium | | 10th | 11th | 9th-16th | | | 9–10th | | | | 4th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| Brazil | | | | | | | | | 15th | | | | 9th | 9th | 5th | 10th | | | | | 3rd | 2nd | | | | 5th | 8 |
| Bulgaria | WD | | | | 9–12th | 7th | 7th | 5th | 9th | 5th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| China | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12th | 6th | 13th | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| Cyprus | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12th | 5th | | | | | | | 2 |
| Czech Republic | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | | | | | | 4th | 13th | 2nd | 1st | 7th | | 5th | | 4th | 6 |
| Chile | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9th | | | | | 6th | 2 |
| Croatia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | 3rd | 12th | | | | | | 2nd | 7th | | 4 |
| Denmark | 4th | | 7th | | 9–12th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| Egypt | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5th | 5th | 6th | | | 3 |
| Georgia | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | | | | 6th | | | 2nd | 6th | | | | | | | | 3 |
| Germany | 2nd | 1st | 5th | | 4th | 8th | | 8th | 3rd | 16th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| Greece | | | | | | | | | | | 6th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Finland | | 5th | 9th | | | | | | 16th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| France | | 4th | 8th | 8th | 9–12th | 9th | | 2nd | 10th | | | | 4th | 10th | | 5th | | | | | | | | | | 3rd | 11 |
| Hungary | | | | | | | 5th | 6th | | 4th | | 2nd | 10th | 1st | 2nd | 1st | | 7th | 9th | 1st | | | | | | | 11 |
| India | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7th | 1 |
| Iceland | | | | | 9–12th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Iran | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Israel | | | 14th | 9th-16th | | | | 9–12th | | 12th | 10th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| Italy | | | | | 13–15th | 12th | | 9–12th | 13th | | | | | 12th | | | | | 8th | | | | | | | | 6 |
| Japan | 7th | | | | | 10th | 8th | 7th | 12th | 13th | 11th | | 11th | 6th | 7th | 11th | 4th | 5th | 10th | 4th | | 9th | 4th | 3rd | | | 18 |
| Kosovo | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | P. SCG | P. SCG | | | | | | | 1st | | 1 |
| Kuwait | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7th | | | | | | 1 |
| Latvia | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | | | | | | | 6th | 11th | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Lithuania | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9th | | | 1 |
| Mexico | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14th | 10th | 10th | 11th | | | | | 4 |
| Morocco | | 8th | | | | | | | | 14th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Montenegro | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | P. SCG | P. SCG | | | | | | | 4th | | 1 |
| Netherlands | | 6th | 13th | | | | | | | | 3rd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| Nigeria | | | | | | | | | | 10th | 9th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Norway | 5th | | 6th | | 13–15th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| Poland | | | 12th | 6th | 7th | 3rd | 3rd | | 5th | 7th | 7th | | 6th | 4th | | | | 9th | 5th | 7th | 4th | | | 8th | | 2nd | 16 |
| Portugal | | 9th | | | | | | | | | | | | 8th | 9th | 2nd | | | | | 2nd | 1st | 7th | 4th | 5th | | 9 |
| Romania | 3rd | | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 7th | 5th | | 9th | | | | | | 6th | 1st | 7th | | | 17 |
| Russia | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 7th | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | | | 4th | 6th | | | | 11 |
| Serbia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | P. SCG | P. SCG | 7th | 3rd | | | | | | | 2 |
| South Korea | | | | | | | | 9–12th | 6th | 6th | 8th | | 8th | | | | | | | | 8th | | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | | 9 |
| Spain | 6th | 2nd | 10th | 4th | 6th | 4th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 10 |
| Sweden | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 7th | 8th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| Switzerland | | | | | | | | | | 15th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Chinese Taipei | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13th | | 7th | | | | | | 6th | 8th | 8th | 10th | | | 5 |
| Tunisia | | 7th | | | | 11th | 6th | | | | | | | | | 8th | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| Turkey | | | | | | | | | 14th | 11th | 12th | | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 6th | 5th | 8th | 4th | 6th | 5th | 10th | | | 6th | | 14 |
| Ukraine | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | | 3rd | | 8th | | 2nd | 11th | | 8th | | | | | | | 5 |
| United Arab Emirates | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9th | | | | | | | 1 |
| United States | | | | | | | | 9–12th | 8th | 8th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| Discontinued teams |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia | | | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 6th | | | | | | | See Czech Republic and Slovakia | See Czech Republic and Slovakia | See Czech Republic and Slovakia | See Czech Republic and Slovakia | See Czech Republic and Slovakia | See Czech Republic and Slovakia | See Czech Republic and Slovakia | See Czech Republic and Slovakia | See Czech Republic and Slovakia | See Czech Republic and Slovakia | See Czech Republic and Slovakia | See Czech Republic and Slovakia | See Czech Republic and Slovakia | 4 |
| Yugoslavia | | | | 5th | 3rd | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | | | 5th | 3rd | 1st | 4th | See Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro & Slovenia | See Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro & Slovenia | See Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro & Slovenia | See Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro & Slovenia | See Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro & Slovenia | See Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro & Slovenia | See Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro & Slovenia | See Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro & Slovenia | See Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro & Slovenia | 11 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | | 10th | See Montenegro and Serbia | See Montenegro and Serbia | See Montenegro and Serbia | See Montenegro and Serbia | See Montenegro and Serbia | See Montenegro and Serbia | See Montenegro and Serbia | See Montenegro and Serbia | 1 |
| Soviet Union | | | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | S. | See Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia & Ukraine | See Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia & Ukraine | See Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia & Ukraine | See Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia & Ukraine | See Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia & Ukraine | See Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia & Ukraine | See Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia & Ukraine | See Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia & Ukraine | See Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia & Ukraine | See Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia & Ukraine | See Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia & Ukraine | See Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia & Ukraine | See Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia & Ukraine | See Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia & Ukraine | 8 |
| Total | 7 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 8 | | |

## Women's tournament
### Summary

| Year | Host | Final | Final | Final | Third Place Match | Third Place Match | Third Place Match | Teams |
| Year | Host | Champion | Score | Second Place | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | Teams |
| 1994 Details | Bratislava, Slovakia | Slovakia | | Czech Republic | Romania | | Hungary | 12 |
| 1996 Details | Sofia, Bulgaria | Russia | 33 – 22 | Poland | Romania | 42 – 19 | Slovakia | 10 |
| 1998 Details | Wrocław, Poland | Netherlands | 31 – 27 | Romania | Czech Republic | 21 – 19 | France | 11 |
| 2000 Details | Besançon, France | Russia | 25 – 23 | Romania | Slovakia | 28 – 27 | Spain | 13 |
| 2002 Details | Valencia, Spain | Romania | 25 – 22 | Spain | Czech Republic | 29 – 26 | Japan | 7 |
| 2006 Details | Gdańsk, Poland | Poland | | Hungary | Lithuania | | Japan | 7 |
| 2008 Details | Venice, Italy | Turkey | 27 – 26 | Hungary | Romania | 46 – 32 | Serbia | 14 |
| 2010 Details | Nyíregyháza, Hungary | Hungary | Round-robin | Romania | Czech Republic | Round-robin | Turkey | 7 |
| 2012 Details | Blumenau, Brazil | Czech Republic | 32 – 18 | Romania | Poland | 41 – 26 | Brazil | 6 |
| 2014 Details | Guimarães, Portugal | Brazil | 24 – 17 | Russia | South Korea | 30 – 20 | Romania | 11 |
| 2015 Details | Gwangju, South Korea | Russia | 38 – 36 | South Korea | Serbia | 23 – 18 | Czech Republic | 12 |
| 2016 Details | Málaga, Spain | Spain | 20 – 14 | Romania | Poland | 27 – 26 | Russia | 8 |
| 2018 Details | Rijeka, Croatia | Japan | 27 – 19 | Brazil | South Korea | 22 – 19 | Poland | 9 |
| 2020 Details | Łódź, Poland | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Europe | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Europe | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Europe | Not played | Not played | Not played | — |
| 2022 Details | Pristina, Kosovo | South Korea | 32 – 22 | Spain | Kosovo | 26 – 24 | Czech Republic | 6 |
| 2024 Details | Antequera, Spain | Spain | 32 – 24 | France | Poland | 22 –18 | Czech Republic | 7 |

### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Spain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Russia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Romania | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | Hungary | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Poland | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Brazil | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | South Korea | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Slovakia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Japan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Turkey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Kosovo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (15 entries) | Totals (15 entries) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 |

### Participating nations

| Nation | 1994 | 1996 | 1998 | 2000 | 2002 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2022 | 2024 |
| Albania | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6th | | 1 |
| Algeria | | | 8th | 13th | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Azerbaijan | | | | | | | 5th | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Belarus | | | | | | | 14th | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Brazil | | | 11th | | | | 8th | 7th | 4th | 1st | | 2nd | | | 6 |
| Bulgaria | 10th | 6th | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| China | | | 6th | 12th | 5th | | 12th | | | | | | | | 4 |
| Czech Republic | 2nd | | 3rd | 9th | 3rd | 5th | 7th | 3rd | 1st | 7th | 6th | 6th | 4th | 4th | 13 |
| Chile | | | | | | | | | 5th | | | | | 6th | 2 |
| Croatia | 9th | | | | | | | | | | | 8th | 5th | | 3 |
| Germany | 8th | | 5th | 7th | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| France | | 5th | 4th | 10th | | | | | | | | | | 2nd | 4 |
| Hungary | 4th | 7th | | | | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | | | | | | | 5 |
| India | | | | | | | | | | | 7th | | | 7th | 2 |
| Italy | | | | | | | 13th | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Japan | 6th | 8th | 10th | 11th | 4th | 4th | 11th | 6th | | 6th | 5th | 1st | | | 11 |
| South Korea | 5th | | | | | | | | | 3rd | | 3rd | 1st | | 4 |
| Kosovo | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3rd | | 1 |
| Lithuania | | | 7th | 8th | | 3rd | 9th | | | | | | | | 4 |
| Mexico | | | | | 6th | | | | | 8th | | | | | 2 |
| Moldova | | | | | 7th | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Netherlands | | | 1st | 5th | | | | | | | | | | 5th | 3 |
| Norway | | 9th | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Poland | 11th | 2nd | 9th | | | 1st | 10th | 5th | 3rd | 9th | 3rd | 4th | | 3rd | 11 |
| Portugal | | | | | | | | | | 10th | | | | | 1 |
| Romania | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 7th | | | 11 |
| Russia | 7th | 1st | | 1st | | | 6th | | | 2nd | 4th | | | | 6 |
| Serbia | | | | | | | 4th | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Slovakia | 1st | 4th | | 3rd | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| Spain | | | | 4th | 2nd | | | | | 5th | 1st | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 7 |
| Switzerland | | | | 6th | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Chinese Taipei | 12th | 10th | | | | 6th | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Turkey | | | | | | | 1st | 4th | | | | | | | 2 |
| Uruguay | | | | | | | | | 6th | 11th | 8th | 9th | | | 4 |
| Discontinued teams |||||||||||||||
| Serbia and Montenegro | | | | | | 7th | See Serbia | See Serbia | See Serbia | See Serbia | See Serbia | See Serbia | See Serbia | 1 |
| Total | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 6 | | |