Underwater Rugby World Championships


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 by an affiliated national federation. The championships was first held in 1980.

Championships

YearDateChampionshipLocation eventMen TeamsWomen TeamsNationsGold Silver Bronze Gold Silver Bronze
1980Jan. 1 - 21st World ChampionshipsGER .png" /> Mülheim, Germany7Not held7DEN .png" /> DEN GERSWE .png" /> SWENot heldNot heldNot held
1983May 12 - 142nd World Championships Malmö, Sweden6Not held6 DEN GER SWENot heldNot heldNot held
1987May 28 - 303rd World Championships Zürich, Switzerland7Not held7 SWE DEN GERNot heldNot heldNot held
1991May 8 - 114th World Championships Copenhagen, Denmark969 SWENOR .png" /> NOR GER SWE NOR GER
1995Apr. 11 - 155th World Championships Cali, Colombia10710 SWE DEN NOR NOR GER SWE
1999May 25 - 306th World Championships Essen, Germany858 SWE DEN GER SWE NOR GER
2003May 27 - 317th World Championships Fredericia, Denmark11711 SWE NORFIN .png" /> FIN GER SWE COL
2007Jul. 31 - Aug. 48th World Championships Bari, Italy13913 FIN SWE NOR GER SWE NOR
2011Aug. 15 - 219th World Championships Helsinki, Finland14714 NOR GER SWE NOR SWE GER
2015Jul. 26 - Aug. 110th World Championships Cali, Colombia12913 NOR GER COL GER NOR COL
2019Jul. 25 - Aug. 311th World Championships Graz, Austria171418 COL NOR GER NOR GER COL

As of 2017, the next world championship is proposed to be held at a venue within Graz in Austria in 2019 from 25 July to 3 August.