Underwater Rugby World Cup

The Underwater Rugby World Cup has been held regularly since 1980.

The first World Cup in underwater rugby took place in 1980 in Mülheim an der Ruhr ( Germany ). Back then, the Danish men won ahead of Germany and Sweden . In 1991 a women's World Cup took place for the first time.

The reigning world champions are the Norwegian women and the Colombian men. The 2019 World Cup took place in Graz from July 27th to August 3rd .

World Championships men

	venue	gold	silver	bronze
2019	Graz ( Austria )	Colombia	Norway	Germany
2015	Cali ( Colombia )	Norway	Germany	Colombia
2011	Helsinki ( Finland )	Norway	Germany	Sweden
2007	Bari ( Italy )	Finland	Sweden	Norway
2003	Fredericia ( Denmark )	Sweden	Norway	Finland
1999	Essen ( Germany )	Sweden	Denmark	Germany
1995	Cali ( Colombia )	Sweden	Denmark	Norway
1991	Copenhagen ( Denmark )	Sweden	Norway	Germany
1987	Zurich ( Switzerland )	Sweden	Denmark	Germany
1983	Malmo ( Sweden )	Denmark	Germany	Sweden
1980	Mülheim an der Ruhr ( Germany )	Denmark	Germany	Sweden

Medal table

space	country	gold	silver	bronze	total
1	Sweden	5	1	3	9
2	Norway	2	3	2	7th
3	Denmark	2	3		5
4th	Finland	1		1	2
	Colombia	1		1	2
6th	Germany		4th	4th	8th
total		11	11	11	33

Participating Nations

nation	Participation	2019	2015	2011	2007	2003	1999	1995	1991	1987	1983	1980
Australia	2	9	11
Denmark	10	4th	5	5	4th	5	2	2		2	1	1
Germany	11	3	2	2	5	4th	3	4th	3	3	2	2
Finland	9	6th		4th	1	3		5	5	4th	4th	4th
Italy	4th	12		11	7th							7th
Canada	2	13	8th
Colombia	8th	1	3	6th	6th	6th	5	7th	7th
Norway	11	2	1	1	3	2	4th	3	2	6th	6th	5
Austria	10	7th	7th	10	11		7th	6th	4th	5	5	6th
Peru	1							10
Russia	3			9	9	8th
Sweden	11	5	4th	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	3	3
Switzerland	6th			13	7th	9		9	8th	7th
Spain	4th	8th	10	12	13
South Africa	2		12	14th
Czech Republic	6th	10		7th	10	7th	6th	8th
Czechoslovakia	1								6th
Turkey	3			8th	12	11
Venezuela	1		6th
United States	4th	11	9			10	8th
Slovakia	1	16
United Kingdom	1	14th
Hungary	1	15th
Luxembourg	1	17th
Nations	24	17th	12	14th	13	11	8th	10	8th	7th	6th	7th

World Championships women

	venue	gold	silver	bronze
2019	Graz ( Austria )	Norway	Germany	Colombia
2015	Cali ( Colombia )	Germany	Norway	Colombia
2011	Helsinki ( Finland )	Norway	Sweden	Germany
2007	Bari ( Italy )	Germany	Sweden	Norway
2003	Fredericia ( Denmark )	Germany	Sweden	Colombia
1999	Essen ( Germany )	Sweden	Norway	Germany
1995	Cali ( Colombia )	Norway	Germany	Sweden
1991	Copenhagen ( Denmark )	Sweden	Norway	Germany

Medal table

space	country	gold	silver	bronze	total
1	Norway	3	3	1	7th
2	Germany	3	2	3	8th
3	Sweden	2	3	1	6th
4th	Colombia			3	3
total		8th	8th	8th	24

Participating Nations

nation	Participation	2019	2015	2011	2007	2003	1999	1995	1991
Australia	2	8th	7?
Denmark	8th	9	6th	6th	5	5	5	6th	5
Germany	8th	2	1	3	1	1	3	2	3
Finland	6th	4th	5	4th	7th			4th	4th
Italy	2	12			8th
Colombia	7th	3	3	5	4th	3	4th	5
Norway	8th	1	2	1	3	4th	2	1	2
Peru	1							7th
Russia	1				6th
Sweden	8th	5	4th	2	2	2	1	3	1
Switzerland	1								6th
Spain	3	10		7th	9
Turkey	2	7th				7th
Venezuela	1		8th ?
United States	3	11	9			6th
Canada	1	13
United Kingdom	1	14th
Austria	1	6th
Nations	18th	14th	9	7th	9	7th	5	7th	6th

See also

• European Underwater Rugby Championship
• German underwater rugby championship

Web links

• Website of the 10th CMAS Underwater Rugby World Championships in 2015 (English)
• Website of the 9th CMAS Underwater Rugby World Championships 2011 (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Official website of the 2019 World Cup , accessed on July 28, 2019.