CANOE POLO INTERNATIONAL
World Champions
Canoe Polo world championship titles at a glance – by year, venue and competition category.
| Year | Venue | Men | Women | U21 Men | U21 Women |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | SheffieldGreat Britain |  Australia |
Australia |
– | – |
| 1996 | AdelaideAustralia | Australia |
 Great Britain |
– | – |
| 1998 | AveiroPortugal | Australia |
Australia |
– | – |
| 2000 | São PauloBrazil | Great Britain |
 Germany |
– | – |
| 2002 | EssenGermany | Great Britain |
Germany |
Germany |
Germany |
| 2004 | MiyoshiJapan |  Netherlands |
Great Britain |
 Spain |
– |
| 2006 | AmsterdamNetherlands |  France |
Germany |
France |
– |
| 2008 | EdmontonCanada | Netherlands |
Great Britain |
Great Britain |
– |
| 2010 | MilanItaly | France |
Great Britain |
Germany |
France |
| 2012 | PoznańPoland | Netherlands |
Germany |
France |
Germany |
| 2014 | Thury-HarcourtFrance | France |
Germany |
France |
Germany |
| 2016 | SyracuseItaly |  Italy |
 New Zealand |
Great Britain |
Germany |
| 2018 | WellandCanada | Germany |
Germany |
Great Britain |
Germany |
| 2020 | RomeItaly | postponed twice, then cancelled due to COVID-19 | |||
| 2022 | Saint-OmerFrance | Germany |
Germany |
Spain |
New Zealand |
| 2024 | DeqingChina | Germany |
New Zealand |
Spain |
France |
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
European Champions
An overview of all European champions in the men's, women's and U21 categories.
| Year | Venue | Men | Women | U21 Men | U21 Women |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | SheffieldGreat Britain | Germany |
Germany |
– | – |
| 1995 | RomeItaly | Great Britain |
Germany |
– | – |
| 1997 | EssenGermany | France |
Great Britain |
– | – |
| 1999 | MechelenBelgium | France |
Germany |
Great Britain |
France |
| 2001 | BydgoszczPoland | Germany |
Great Britain |
France |
Germany |
| 2003 | KilcockIreland | Netherlands |
Germany |
Germany |
– |
| 2005 | MadridSpain | Germany |
Great Britain |
Spain |
– |
| 2007 | Thury-HarcourtFrance | Netherlands |
Germany |
France |
Germany |
| 2009 | EssenGermany | Italy |
Great Britain |
Germany |
France |
| 2011 | MadridSpain | France |
Great Britain |
France |
Germany |
| 2013 | PoznańPoland | Germany |
Germany |
France |
Germany |
| 2015 | EssenGermany | Germany |
Germany |
France |
Germany |
| 2017 | Saint-OmerFrance | Spain |
Germany |
Great Britain |
Germany |
| 2019 | CoimbraPortugal | Germany |
Great Britain |
Germany |
Germany |
| 2021 | CataniaItaly | Germany |
France |
France |
Germany |
| 2023 | Brandenburg an der HavelGermany |  Denmark |
Germany |
Italy |
Netherlands |
| 2025 | AvranchesFrance | Spain |
Germany |
France |
Spain |
WORLD GAMES
World Games Winners
Canoe Polo has been part of the World Games since 2005. Gold, silver and bronze are deliberately presented here as premium ranking indicators.
Men
| Year | Venue | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | DuisburgGermany | Netherlands | Germany | Great Britain |
| 2009 | KaohsiungChinese Taipei | France | Netherlands | Australia |
| 2013 | CaliColombia | Germany | France | Italy |
| 2017 | WrocławPoland | Germany | Italy | Spain |
| 2022 | BirminghamUSA | Germany | France | Spain |
| 2025 | ChengduChina | Germany | Italy | Great Britain |
Women
| Year | Venue | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | DuisburgGermany | Germany | Great Britain |  Japan |
| 2009 | KaohsiungChinese Taipei | Great Britain | Germany | France |
| 2013 | CaliColombia | Germany | Great Britain | France |
| 2017 | WrocławPoland | Germany | France | Italy |
| 2022 | BirminghamUSA | France | Germany | New Zealand |
| 2025 | ChengduChina | Germany | New Zealand | Netherlands |