# LEN European U17 Water Polo Championship

LEN European Junior Water Polo Championship is a continental water polo tournament held every two years for the players under the age of 17.

## Ages

https://total-waterpolo.com/greece-wins-its-first-ever-gold-medal-at-u17-europeans/

### Men

European Youth Championship (U18) : 1983-2007
European Youth Championship (U17) : 2008
European Junior Championship (U17) : 2009 or 2010-2023

### Women

European Youth Championship (U18) : 2001-2007
European Youth Championship (U17) : 2008
European Junior Championship (U18) : 2009 or 2010-2023

## Men's tournament
### History

European U18 Championships
1983 (Istanbul, Turkey): Hungary
1985 (La Valetta, Malta): USSR
1987 (Athens, Greece): Yugoslavia
1989 (Istanbul, Turkey): Hungary
1991: not held
1993 (Veenendaal, Netherlands): Hungary
1995 (Esslingen, Germany): Yugoslavia
1997 (Maribor, Slovenia): Hungary
1999 (Sofia, Bulgaria): Croatia
2001 (Hagen, Germany): Hungary
| Year | Host | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2003 | Turkey, Istanbul | Serbia and Montenegro | Hungary | Croatia |
| 2005 | Bulgaria, Sofia | Serbia and Montenegro | Croatia | Hungary |
| 2007 | Malta, Gzira | Serbia | Hungary | Croatia |
| 2008 | Serbia, Belgrade | Hungary | Serbia | Croatia |
| 2009 | Greece, Chania | Croatia | Montenegro | Serbia |
| 2011 | Croatia, Rijeka | Croatia | Italy | Spain |
| 2013 | Malta, Gzira | Montenegro | Serbia | Italy |
| 2015 | Azerbaijan, Baku | Serbia | Spain | Greece |
| 2017 | Malta, Gzira | Montenegro | Spain | Hungary |
| 2019 | Georgia, Tbilisi | Italy | Spain | Hungary |
| 2021 details | Malta, Gzira | Serbia | Greece | Hungary |
| 2023 | Manisa, Turkey | Greece | Serbia | Spain |

### Medals (1983-2023)

Source:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Serbia | 7 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | Hungary | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| 3 | Croatia | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Italy | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | Montenegro | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Greece | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Spain | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 |

## Women's tournament
### History

European Youth Championship (U18)
2001, Jul 08-16 Manchester GBR GRE 8:6 CZE RUS
2003, Aug 02-10 Emmen NED RUS 11:6 HUN ITA
2005, Jul 30 - Aug 06 Porto POR RUS 16:8 HUN NED
2007, Aug 04-12 Chania GRE RUS 15:14p ITA ESP
European Youth Championship (U17)
2008, Aug 03-10 Győr HUN ITA 10:7 HUN RUS
European Junior Championship (U18)
2010, Jul 25 - Aug 01 Dneprozerzhinsk UKR RUS
| Year | Host | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2011 | Madrid, Spain | Greece | Hungary | Spain |
| 2013 | Istanbul, Turkey | Greece | Spain | Netherlands |
| 2015 | Baku, Azerbaijan | Russia | Spain | Greece |
| 2017 | Novi Sad, Serbia | Spain | Netherlands | Hungary |
| 2019 | Volos, Greece | Spain | Russia | Italy |
| 2021 | Šibenik, Croatia | Russia | Greece | Hungary |
| 2023 | Manisa, Turkey | Hungary | Spain | Greece |

### Medals (2001-2023)

Source:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Russia | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | Greece | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Spain | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Hungary | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Italy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 |