Men’s Tournament
| Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| Great Britain | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Yugoslavia | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Italy | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Soviet Union | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Croatia | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Germany | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Spain | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| France | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Serbia | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Belgium | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| United States | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Sweden | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unified Team | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Year | Host | Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Paris | Great Britain (Osborne Swimming Club) | 7–2 | Belgium (Brussels Swimming and Water Polo Club) | France (Libellule de Paris) Frabce (Pupilles de Neptune de Lille #2) |
| 1904 | St. Louis | Water polo was a demonstration sport | |||
| 1908 | London | Great Britain | 9–2 | Belgium | Sweden |
| 1912 | Stockholm | Great Britain | 8–0 | Sweden | Belgium |
| 1920 | Antwerp | Great Britain | 3–2 | Belgium | Sweden |
| 1924 | Paris | France | 3–0 | Belgium | United States |
| 1928 | Amsterdam | Germany | 5–2 | Hungary | France |
| 1932 | Los Angeles | Hungary | Round-robin | Germany | United States |
| 1936 | Berlin | Hungary | Round-robin | Germany | Belgium |
| 1948 | London | Italy | Round-robin | Hungary | Netherlands |
| 1952 | Helsinki | Hungary | Round-robin | Yugoslavia | Italy |
| 1956 | Melbourne | Hungary | Round-robin | Yugoslavia | Soviet Union |
| 1960 | Rome | Italy | Round-robin | Soviet Union | Hungary |
| 1964 | Tokyo | Hungary | Round-robin | Yugoslavia | Soviet Union |
| 1968 | Mexico City | Yugoslavia | 13–11 | Soviet Union | Hungary |
| 1972 | Munich | Soviet Union | Round-robin | Hungary | United States |
| 1976 | Montreal | Hungary | Round-robin | Italy | Netherlands |
| 1980 | Moscow | Soviet Union | Round-robin | Yugoslavia | Hungary |
| 1984 | Los Angeles | Yugoslavia | Round-robin | United States | West Germany |
| 1988 | Seoul | Yugoslavia | 9–7 | United States | Soviet Union |
| 1992 | Barcelona | Italy Ratko Rudić | 9–8 | Spain | Unified Team |
| 1996 | Atlanta | Spain Joan Jane | 7–5 | Croatia | Italy |
| 2000 | Sydney | Hungary Dénes Kemény | 13–6 | Russia | FR Yugoslavia |
| 2004 | Athens | Hungary Dénes Kemény | 8–7 | Serbia and Montenegro | Russia |
| 2008 | Beijing | Hungary Dénes Kemény | 14–10 | United States | Serbia |
| 2012 | London | Croatia Ratko Rudić | 8–6 | Italy | Serbia |
| 2016 | Rio | Serbia Dejan Savić | 11–7 | Croatia | Italy |
| 2020 | Tokyo |
Women’s Tournament
| Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Australia | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Greece | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Russia | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Year | Host | Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Sydney | Australia István Görgényi | 4–3 | United States | Russia |
| 2004 | Athens | Italy Pierluigi Formiconi | 10–9 | Greece | United States |
| 2008 | Beijing | Netherlands Robin van Galen | 9–8 | United States | Australia |
| 2012 | London | United States Adam Krikorian | 8–5 Maggie Steffens (USA) | Spain | Australia |
| 2016 | Rio | United States Adam Krikorian | 12–5 Maggie Steffens (USA) | Italy | Russia |
| 2020 | Tokyo |