Underwater Rugby World Championships

{{Short description|International sporting competition}}

The Underwater Rugby World Championships is the peak international event for the underwater sport of underwater rugby. The event is conducted on behalf of the Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS) by an affiliated national federation. The championships was first held in 1980.

Men Underwater Rugby World Championships

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! Year

! Championship

! Host City, Country {{cite web|title=Championships Archive|url=http://www.cmas.org/underwater-rugby/championships-archive-120326221805|publisher=CMAS|accessdate=27 March 2015}}

! {{won|place=Gold}}

! {{won|place=Silver}}

! {{won|place=Bronze}}

! 4th

! 5th

! 6th

! 7th

! 8th

! 9th

! 10th

! 11th

! 12th

! 13th

! 14th

! 15th

! 16th

! 17th

1980

| 1st World Championships

| {{flagicon| GER }} Mülheim, Germany

| {{won|place=1}} {{flagicon| DEN}} DEN

| {{won|place=2}} {{flagicon| GER }} GER

| {{won|place=3}} {{flagicon| SWE }} SWE

| {{flagicon| FIN }} FIN

| {{flagicon| NOR }} NOR

| {{flagicon| AUT }} AUT

| {{flagicon| ITA }} ITA

| colspan=10 {{N/A}}

1983

| 2nd World Championships https://www.ssdf.se/verksamheter/uv-rugby/arkiv/landslag/herrlandslaget/1983-vm SSDF. retrieved October 4th 2024

| {{flagicon| SWE }} Malmö, Sweden

| {{won|place=1}} {{flagicon| DEN }} DEN

| {{won|place=2}} {{flagicon| GER }} GER

| {{won|place=3}} {{flagicon| SWE }} SWE

| {{flagicon| FIN }} FIN

| {{flagicon| AUT }} AUT

| {{flagicon| NOR }} NOR

| colspan=11 {{N/A}}

1987

| 3rd World Championships

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Zürich, Switzerland

| {{won|place=1}} {{flagicon| SWE }} SWE

| {{won|place=2}} {{flagicon| DEN }} DEN

| {{won|place=3}} {{flagicon| GER }} GER

| {{flagicon| FIN }} FIN

| {{flagicon| AUT }} AUT

| {{flagicon| NOR }} NOR

| {{flagicon| SUI }} SUI

| colspan=10 {{N/A}}

1991

| 4th World Championships

| {{flagicon| DEN }} Copenhagen, Denmark

| {{won|place=1}} {{flagicon| SWE }} SWE

| {{won|place=2}} {{flagicon| NOR }} NOR

| {{won|place=3}} {{flagicon| GER }} GER

| {{flagicon| AUT }} AUT

| {{flagicon| DEN }} DEN

| {{flagicon| FIN }} FIN

| {{flagicon| CZE }} CZE

| {{flagicon| COL }} COL

| {{flagicon| SUI }} SUI

| colspan=8 {{N/A}}

1995

| 5th World Championships

| {{flagicon|COL}} Cali, Colombia

| {{won|place=1}} {{flagicon| SWE }} SWE

| {{won|place=2}} {{flagicon| DEN }} DEN

| {{won|place=3}} {{flagicon| NOR }} NOR

| {{flagicon| GER }} GER

| {{flagicon| FIN }} FIN

| {{flagicon| AUT }} AUT

| {{flagicon| COL }} COL

| {{flagicon| CZE }} CZE

| {{flagicon| SUI }} SUI

| {{flagicon| PER }} PER

| colspan=7 {{N/A}}

1999

| 6th World Championships https://www.ssdf.se/verksamheter/uv-rugby/arkiv/landslag/herrlandslaget/1999-vm SSDF retrieved October 4th 2024

| {{flagicon|GER}} Essen, Germany

| {{won|place=1}} {{flagicon| SWE }} SWE

| {{won|place=2}} {{flagicon| DEN }} DEN

| {{won|place=3}} {{flagicon| GER }} GER

| {{flagicon| NOR }} NOR

| {{flagicon| COL }} COL

| {{flagicon| CZE }} CZE

| {{flagicon| AUT }} AUT

| {{flagicon| USA }} USA

| colspan=9 {{N/A}}

2003

| 7th World Championships https://www.ssdf.se/verksamheter/uv-rugby/arkiv/landslag/herrlandslaget/2003-vm SSDF. Retrieved October 4th 2024

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Fredericia, Denmark

| {{won|place=1}} {{flagicon| SWE }} SWE

| {{won|place=2}} {{flagicon| NOR }} NOR

| {{won|place=3}} {{flagicon| FIN }} FIN

| {{flagicon| GER }} GER

| {{flagicon| DEN }} DEN

| {{flagicon| COL }} COL

| {{flagicon| CZE }} CZE

| {{flagicon| RUS }} RUS

| {{flagicon| SUI }} SUI

| {{flagicon| USA }} USA

| {{flagicon| TUR }} TUR

| colspan=6 {{N/A}}

2007

| 8th World Championships

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Bari, Italy

| {{won|place=1}} {{flagicon| FIN }} FIN

| {{won|place=2}} {{flagicon| SWE }} SWE

| {{won|place=3}} {{flagicon| NOR }} NOR

| {{flagicon| DEN }} DEN

| {{flagicon| GER }} GER

| {{flagicon| COL }} COL

| {{flagicon| ITA }} ITA

| {{flagicon| SUI }} SUI

| {{flagicon| RUS }} RUS

| {{flagicon| CZE }} CZE

| {{flagicon| AUT }} AUT

| {{flagicon| TUR }} TUR

| {{flagicon| SPA }} SPA

| colspan=4 {{N/A}}

2011

| 9th World Championships https://www.ssdf.se/verksamheter/uv-rugby/arkiv/landslag/herrlandslaget/2011-vm SSDF. Retrieved October 4th, 2024

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Helsinki, Finland

| {{won|place=1}} {{flagicon| NOR }} NOR{{cite web|title=Two Norwegian World Cup gold in underwater rugby|url=http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/10063295-two-norwegian-world-cup-gold-in-underwater-rugby|publisher=Allvoices, Inc|accessdate=5 June 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130628102004/http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/10063295-two-norwegian-world-cup-gold-in-underwater-rugby|archivedate=28 June 2013}}

| {{won|place=2}} {{flagicon| GER }} GER

| {{won|place=3}} {{flagicon| SWE }} SWE

| {{flagicon| FIN }} FIN

| {{flagicon| DEN }} DEN

| {{flagicon| COL }} COL

| {{flagicon| CZE }} CZE

| {{flagicon| TUR }} TUR

| {{flagicon| RUS }} RUS

| {{flagicon| AUT }} AUT

| {{flagicon| ITA }} ITA

| colspan=6 {{N/A}}

2015

| 10th World Championships https://www.cmas.org/rugby/results.html CMAS. Retrieved October 4th, 2024

| {{flagicon|COL}} Cali, Colombia

| {{won|place=1}} {{flagicon| NOR }} NOR

| {{won|place=2}} {{flagicon| GER }} GER

| {{won|place=3}} {{flagicon| COL }} COL

| {{flagicon| SWE }} SWE

| {{flagicon| DEN }} DEN

| {{flagicon| VEN }} VEN

| {{flagicon| AUT }} AUT

| {{flagicon| CAN }} CAN

| {{flagicon| USA }} USA

| {{flagicon| SPA }} SPA

| {{flagicon| AUS }} AUS

| {{flagicon| SAF }} SAF

| colspan=5 {{N/A}}

2019

|11th World Championships https://www.cmas.org/rugby/results.html CMAS. Retrieved October 4th, 2024

|{{flagicon| AUT }} Graz, Austria

| {{won|place=1}} {{flagicon| COL }} COL

| {{won|place=2}} {{flagicon| NOR }} NOR

| {{won|place=3}} {{flagicon| GER }} GER

| {{flagicon| DEN }} DEN

| {{flagicon| SWE }} SWE

| {{flagicon| FIN }} FIN

| {{flagicon| AUT }} AUT

| {{flagicon| SPA }} SPA

| {{flagicon| AUS }} AUS

| {{flagicon| CZE }} CZE

| {{flagicon| USA }} USA

| {{flagicon| ITA }} ITA

| {{flagicon| CAN }} CAN

| {{flagicon| GBR }} GRB

| {{flagicon| HUN }} HUN

| {{flagicon| SVK }} SVK

| {{flagicon| LUX }} LUX

2023

|12th World Championships

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Montreal, Canada

| {{won|place=1}} {{flagicon| COL }} COL

| {{won|place=2}} {{flagicon| GER }} GER

| {{won|place=3}} {{flagicon| DEN }} DEN

| {{flagicon| NOR }} NOR

| {{flagicon| SWE }} SWE

| {{flagicon| USA }} USA

| {{flagicon| AUS }} AUS

| {{flagicon| AUT }} AUT

| {{flagicon| CAN }} CAN

| {{flagicon| SPA }} SPA

| colspan=7 {{N/A}}

2027

|13th World Championships

| TBD

| {{won|place=1}}

| {{won|place=2}}

| {{won|place=3}}

| colspan=14 {{N/A}}

=Total Men Underwater Rugby World Championships=

class="wikitable"

! Position

! Country

! Gold

! Silver

! Bronze

1

| {{flagicon| SWE }} SWE

| 5

| 1

| 3

2

| {{flagicon| NOR }} NOR

| 2

| 3

| 2

| {{flagicon| DEN }} DEN

| 2

| 3

| 1

| {{flagicon| COL }} COL

| 2

| 0

| 1

5

| {{flagicon| FIN }} FIN

| 1

| 0

| 1

Women Underwater Rugby World Championships

class="wikitable"

! Year

! Championship

! Host City, Country {{cite web|title=Championships Archive|url=http://www.cmas.org/underwater-rugby/championships-archive-120326221805|publisher=CMAS|accessdate=27 March 2015}}

! {{won|place=Gold}}

! {{won|place=Silver}}

! {{won|place=Bronze}}

! 4th

! 5th

! 6th

! 7th

! 8th

! 9th

! 10th

! 11th

! 12th

! 13th

! 14th

1991

| 4th World Championships

| {{flagicon| DEN }} Copenhagen, Denmark

| {{won|place=1}} {{flagicon| SWE }} SWE

| {{won|place=2}} {{flagicon| NOR }} NOR

| {{won|place=3}} {{flagicon| GER }} GER

| {{flagicon| FIN }} FIN

| {{flagicon| DEN }} DEN

| {{flagicon| SUI }} SUI

| colspan=8 {{N/A}}

1995

| 5th World Championships

| {{flagicon|COL}} Cali, Colombia

| {{won|place=1}} {{flagicon| NOR }} NOR

| {{won|place=2}} {{flagicon| GER }} GER

| {{won|place=3}} {{flagicon| SWE }} SWE

| {{flagicon| FIN }} FIN

| {{flagicon| COL }} COL

| {{flagicon| DEN }} DEN

| {{flagicon| PER }} PER

| colspan=7 {{N/A}}

1999

| 6th World Championships

| {{flagicon|GER}} Essen, Germany

| {{won|place=1}} {{flagicon| SWE }} SWE

| {{won|place=2}} {{flagicon| NOR }} NOR

| {{won|place=3}} {{flagicon| GER }} GER

| {{flagicon| COL }} COL

| {{flagicon| DEN }} DEN

| colspan=9 {{N/A}}

2003

| 7th World Championships

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Fredericia, Denmark

| {{won|place=1}} {{flagicon| GER }} GER

| {{won|place=2}} {{flagicon| SWE }} SWE

| {{won|place=3}} {{flagicon| COL }} COL

| {{flagicon| NOR }} NOR

| {{flagicon| DEN }} DEN

| {{flagicon| USA }} USA

| {{flagicon| TUR }} TUR

| colspan=7 {{N/A}}

2007

| 8th World Championships

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Bari, Italy

| {{won|place=1}} {{flagicon| GER }} GER

| {{won|place=2}} {{flagicon| SWE }} SWE

| {{won|place=3}} {{flagicon| NOR }} NOR

| {{flagicon| COL }} COL

| {{flagicon| DEN }} DEN

| {{flagicon| RUS }} RUS

| {{flagicon| FIN }} FIN

| {{flagicon| ITA }} ITA

| {{flagicon| SPA }} SPA

| colspan=5 {{N/A}}

2011

| 9th World Championships

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Helsinki, Finland

| {{won|place=1}} {{flagicon| NOR }} NOR{{cite web|title=Two Norwegian World Cup gold in underwater rugby|url=http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/10063295-two-norwegian-world-cup-gold-in-underwater-rugby|publisher=Allvoices, Inc|accessdate=5 June 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130628102004/http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/10063295-two-norwegian-world-cup-gold-in-underwater-rugby|archivedate=28 June 2013}}

| {{won|place=2}} {{flagicon| SWE }} SWE

| {{won|place=3}} {{flagicon| GER }} GER

| {{flagicon| FIN }} FIN

| {{flagicon| COL }} COL

| {{flagicon| DEN }} DEN

| {{flagicon| SPA }} SPA

| colspan=7 {{N/A}}

2015

| 10th World Championships

| {{flagicon|COL}} Cali, Colombia

| {{won|place=1}} {{flagicon| GER }} GER

| {{won|place=2}} {{flagicon| NOR }} NOR

| {{won|place=3}} {{flagicon| COL }} COL

| {{flagicon| SWE }} SWE

| {{flagicon| FIN }} FIN

| {{flagicon| DEN }} DEN

| {{flagicon| AUS }} AUS

| {{flagicon| VEN }} VEN

| {{flagicon| USA }} USA

| colspan=5 {{N/A}}

2019

|11th World Championships

|{{flagicon| AUT }} Graz, Austria

| {{won|place=1}} {{flagicon| NOR }} NOR

| {{won|place=2}} {{flagicon| GER }} GER

| {{won|place=3}} {{flagicon| COL }} COL

| {{flagicon| FIN }} FIN

| {{flagicon| SWE }} SWE

| {{flagicon| AUT }} AUT

| {{flagicon| TUR }} TUR

| {{flagicon| AUS }} AUS

| {{flagicon| DEN }} DEN

| {{flagicon| SPA }} SPA

| {{flagicon| USA }} USA

| {{flagicon| ITA }} ITA

| {{flagicon| CAN }} CAN

| {{flagicon| GBR }} GBR

2023

|12th World Championships

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Montreal, Canada

| {{won|place=1}} {{flagicon| COL }} COL

| {{won|place=2}} {{flagicon| NOR }} NOR

| {{won|place=3}} {{flagicon| GER }} GER

| {{flagicon| AUS }} AUS

| {{flagicon| SWE }} SWE

| {{flagicon| DEN }} DEN

| {{flagicon| AUT }} AUT

| {{flagicon| USA }} USA

| {{flagicon| SPA }} SPA

| {{flagicon| CAN }} CAN

| colspan=4 {{N/A}}

2027

|13th World Championships

| TBD

| {{won|place=1}}

| {{won|place=2}}

| {{won|place=3}}

| colspan=14 {{N/A}}

=Total Women Underwater Rugby World Championships=

class="wikitable"

! Position

! Country

! Gold

! Silver

! Bronze

1st

| {{flagicon| NOR }} NOR

| 3

| 4

| 1

| {{flagicon| GER }} GER

| 3

| 2

| 4

3rd

| {{flagicon| SWE }} SWE

| 2

| 3

| 1

4th

| {{flagicon| COL }} COL

| 1

| 0

| 3

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