The European Water Polo Championship is an international tournament among European women's national teams in water floor , held once every 2 years under the auspices of LEN . The first tournament was held in 1985 in Oslo , Norway . Most of all - 5 times - the Italian team became European champions. The current title holder is Italy . Until 1997, the European Water Polo Championship was held in conjunction with the European Aquatics Championship , but since 1999 it began to be held separately.
| European Water Polo Championship | |
|---|---|
| European Water Polo Championship | |
 European Championship 2020 | |
| Founded | 1985 |
| A country | Europe ( Flax Europe ) |
| Number of teams | 12 (final) |
| Current winner |  Netherlands (5 title) |
| Most Titles |  Italy Netherlands (5 titles) |
Since 1928, the European Men's Water Polo Championship has been held .
Tournament Hosts and Winners
| Women's European Water Polo Championship | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Venue (countries and cities) | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1985 Details | Oslo Norway | Netherlands | Hungary | Germany |
| 1987 Details | Strasbourg France | Netherlands | Hungary | France |
| 1989 Details | Bonn Germany | Netherlands | Hungary | France |
| 1991 Details | Athens Greece | Hungary | Netherlands | Italy |
| 1993 Details | Leeds United Kingdom | Netherlands | Russia | Hungary |
| 1995 Details | Vienna Austria | Italy | Hungary | Netherlands |
| 1997 Details | Seville Spain | Italy | Russia | Netherlands |
| 1999 Details | Prato Italy | Italy | Netherlands | Russia |
| 2001 Details | Budapest Hungary | Hungary | Italy | Russia |
| 2003 Details | Ljubljana Slovenia | Italy | Hungary | Russia |
| 2006 Details | Belgrade Serbia | Russia | Italy | Hungary |
| 2008 Details | Malaga Spain | Russia | Spain | Hungary |
| 2010 Details | Zagreb Croatia | Russia | Greece | Netherlands |
| 2012 Details | Eindhoven Netherlands | Italy | Greece | Hungary |
| 2014 Details | Budapest Hungary | Spain | Netherlands | Hungary |
| 2016 Details | Belgrade Serbia | Hungary | Netherlands | Italy |
| 2018 Details | Barcelona Spain | Netherlands | Greece | Of Spain |
| 2020 Details | Budapest Hungary | |||
Distribution of medals by country
| A place | A country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Italy | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | Netherlands | four | four | 3 | eleven |
| 3 | Hungary | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| four | Russia | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Spain | one | one | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Greece | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | France | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Germany Germany | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 one one | 0 one one |
| Total | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |