TheUnderwater Rugby World Championships is the peak international event for theunderwater sport ofunderwater rugby. The event is conducted on behalf of theConfédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS) by an affiliated national federation. Thechampionships was first held in 1980.
| Year | Championship | Host city, Country[1] | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1st World Championships |  Mülheim, Germany | 1 DEN | 2 GER | 3 SWE |  FIN |  NOR |  AUT |  ITA | — | |||||||||
| 1983 | 2nd World Championships[2] | Malmö, Sweden | 1DEN | 2 GER | 3 SWE | FIN | AUT | NOR | — | ||||||||||
| 1987 | 3rd World Championships |  Zürich, Switzerland | 1SWE | 2 DEN | 3 GER | FIN | AUT | NOR | SUI | — | |||||||||
| 1991 | 4th World Championships | Copenhagen, Denmark | 1SWE | 2 NOR | 3 GER | AUT | DEN | FIN |  CZE |  COL | SUI | — | |||||||
| 1995 | 5th World Championships | Cali, Colombia | 1SWE | 2 DEN | 3 NOR | GER | FIN | AUT | COL | CZE | SUI |  PER | — | ||||||
| 1999 | 6th World Championships[3] | Essen, Germany | 1SWE | 2 DEN | 3 GER | NOR | COL | CZE | AUT |  USA | — | ||||||||
| 2003 | 7th World Championships[4] | Fredericia, Denmark | 1SWE | 2 NOR | 3 FIN | GER | DEN | COL | CZE |  RUS | SUI | USA |  TUR | — | |||||
| 2007 | 8th World Championships | Bari, Italy | 1FIN | 2 SWE | 3 NOR | DEN | GER | COL | ITA | SUI | RUS | CZE | AUT | TUR |  SPA | — | |||
| 2011 | 9th World Championships[5] | Helsinki, Finland | 1NOR[6] | 2 GER | 3 SWE | FIN | DEN | COL | CZE | TUR | RUS | AUT | ITA | — | |||||
| 2015 | 10th World Championships[7] | Cali, Colombia | 1NOR | 2 GER | 3 COL | SWE | DEN |  VEN | AUT |  CAN | USA | SPA |  AUS |  SAF | — | ||||
| 2019 | 11th World Championships[8] | Graz, Austria | 1COL | 2 NOR | 3 GER | DEN | SWE | FIN | AUT | SPA | AUS | CZE | USA | ITA | CAN |  GRB |  HUN |  SVK |  LUX |
| 2023 | 12th World Championships | Montreal, Canada | 1COL | 2 GER | 3 DEN | NOR | SWE | USA | AUS | AUT | CAN | SPA | — | ||||||
| 2027 | 13th World Championships | TBD | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | |||||||||||||
| Position | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWE | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | NOR | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| DEN | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| COL | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | FIN | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Year | Championship | Host city, Country[9] | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4th World Championships | Copenhagen, Denmark | 1SWE | 2 NOR | 3 GER | FIN | DEN | SUI | — | ||||||||||
| 1995 | 5th World Championships | Cali, Colombia | 1NOR | 2 GER | 3 SWE | FIN | COL | DEN | PER | — | |||||||||
| 1999 | 6th World Championships | Essen, Germany | 1SWE | 2 NOR | 3 GER | COL | DEN | — | |||||||||||
| 2003 | 7th World Championships | Fredericia, Denmark | 1GER | 2 SWE | 3 COL | NOR | DEN | USA | TUR | — | |||||||||
| 2007 | 8th World Championships | Bari, Italy | 1GER | 2 SWE | 3 NOR | COL | DEN | RUS | FIN | ITA | SPA | — | |||||||
| 2011 | 9th World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 1NOR[10] | 2 SWE | 3 GER | FIN | COL | DEN | SPA | — | |||||||||
| 2015 | 10th World Championships | Cali, Colombia | 1GER | 2 NOR | 3 COL | SWE | FIN | DEN | AUS | VEN | USA | — | |||||||
| 2019 | 11th World Championships | Graz, Austria | 1NOR | 2 GER | 3 COL | FIN | SWE | AUT | TUR | AUS | DEN | SPA | USA | ITA | CAN | GBR | |||
| 2023 | 12th World Championships | Montreal, Canada | 1COL | 2 NOR | 3 GER | AUS | SWE | DEN | AUT | USA | SPA | CAN | — | ||||||
| 2027 | 13th World Championships | TBD | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | |||||||||||||
| Position | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | NOR | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| GER | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
| 3rd | SWE | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 4th | COL | 1 | 0 | 3 |
