# World Aquatics U20 Water Polo Championships

FINA Junior Water Polo World Championships is an international water polo tournament held every two years for the players under the age of 20. It was launched by FINA in 1981 for men and in 1995 for women .

## Editions
### Men

| Year | Host | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1981 | Milan, Italy | Soviet Union | Cuba | Hungary |
| 1983 | Barcelona, Spain | Spain | Yugoslavia | Cuba |
| 1985 | Istanbul, Turkey | Soviet Union | Hungary | Yugoslavia |
| 1987 | São Paulo, Brazil | Spain | Yugoslavia | Italy |
| 1989 | Narbonne, France | Yugoslavia | Soviet Union | West Germany |
| 1991 | Irvine, United States | Spain | Cuba | Hungary |
| 1993 | Cairo, Egypt | Italy | Spain | Hungary |
| 1995 | Dunkirk, France | Hungary | Greece | Slovakia |
| 1997 | Havana, Cuba | Croatia | Hungary | Greece |
| 1999 | Kuwait City, Kuwait | Italy | Australia | Yugoslavia |
| 2001 | Istanbul, Turkey | Greece | Croatia | Hungary |
| 2003 | Naples, Italy | Serbia and Montenegro | Hungary | Italy |
| 2005 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | Serbia and Montenegro | Croatia | Spain |
| 2007 | Long Beach, United States | Hungary | Italy | Croatia |
| 2009 | Šibenik, Croatia | Croatia | Greece | Serbia |
| 2011 | Volos, Greece | Serbia | Spain | Greece |
| 2013 | Szombathely, Hungary | Italy | Croatia | Serbia |
| 2015 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | Serbia | Italy | Hungary |
| 2017 | Belgrade, Serbia | Greece | Croatia | Serbia |
| 2019 | Kuwait City, Kuwait | Greece | Serbia | Italy |
| 2021 | Prague, Czech Republic | Serbia | Italy | Montenegro |
| 2023 | Otopeni/Bucharest, Romania | Hungary | Serbia | United States |
| 2025 | Zagreb, Croatia | | | |

### Women

| Year | Host | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1995 | Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada | Netherlands | Australia | United States |
| 1997 | Prague, Czech Republic | Greece | Australia | United States |
| 1999 | Messina, Italy | Australia | Canada | Hungary |
| 2001 | Perth, Australia | United States | Australia | Russia |
| 2003 | Calgary, Canada | Canada | United States | Spain |
| 2005 | Perth, Australia | United States | Russia | Australia |
| 2007 | Porto, Portugal | Australia | China | Hungary |
| 2009 | Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia | Russia | Netherlands | United States |
| 2011 | Trieste, Italy | Spain | Hungary | Australia |
| 2013 | Volos, Greece | United States | Spain | Greece |
| 2015 | Volos, Greece | United States | Spain | Russia |
| 2017 | Volos, Greece | Russia | Greece | Netherlands |
| 2019 | Funchal, Portugal | Russia | Netherlands | Italy |
| 2021 | Netanya, Israel | Spain | Greece | Hungary |
| 2023 | Coimbra, Portugal | Hungary | Spain | Netherlands |
| 2025 | Salvador, Brazil | | | |
* World Aquatics Men's Junior Water Polo Championships since 2023.
* World Aquatics Women's Junior Water Polo Championships since 2023.

## Medals
### Men

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Serbia | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| 2 | Hungary | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | Italy | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | Greece | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Croatia | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Cuba | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Montenegro | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 |

### Women

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Australia | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Spain | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Greece | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | China | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 |