Underwater Rugby World Championships Explained

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

Year	Championship	Host City, Country [1]				4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th
1980	1st World Championships	Mülheim, Germany	DEN	GER	SWE	FIN	NOR	AUT	ITA	colspan=10
1983	2nd World Championships [2]	Malmö, Sweden	DEN	GER	SWE	FIN	AUT	NOR	colspan=11
1987	3rd World Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	SWE	DEN	GER	FIN	AUT	NOR	SUI	colspan=10
1991	4th World Championships	Copenhagen, Denmark	SWE	NOR	GER	AUT	DEN	FIN	CZE	COL	SUI	colspan=8
1995	5th World Championships	Cali, Colombia	SWE	DEN	NOR	GER	FIN	AUT	COL	CZE	SUI	PER	colspan=7
1999	6th World Championships [3]	Essen, Germany	SWE	DEN	GER	NOR	COL	CZE	AUT	USA	colspan=9
2003	7th World Championships [4]	Fredericia, Denmark	SWE	NOR	FIN	GER	DEN	COL	CZE	RUS	SUI	USA	TUR	colspan=6
2007	8th World Championships	Bari, Italy	FIN	SWE	NOR	DEN	GER	COL	ITA	SUI	RUS	CZE	AUT	TUR	SPA	colspan=4
2011	9th World Championships [5]	Helsinki, Finland	NOR[6]	GER	SWE	FIN	DEN	COL	CZE	TUR	RUS	AUT	ITA	colspan=6
2015	10th World Championships [7]	Cali, Colombia	NOR	GER	COL	SWE	DEN	VEN	AUT	CAN	USA	SPA	AUS	SAF	colspan=5
2019	11th World Championships [8]	Graz, Austria	COL	NOR	GER	DEN	SWE	FIN	AUT	SPA	AUS	CZE	USA	ITA	CAN	GRB	HUN	SVK	LUX
2023	12th World Championships [9]	Montreal, Canada	COL	GER	DEN	NOR	SWE	USA	AUS	AUT	CAN	SPA

Total Men Underwater Rugby World Championships

Position	Country	Championships
1	SWE	5
2	COL	2
	DEN	2
	NOR	2
5	FIN	1

Women Underwater Rugby World Championships

Year	Championship	Host City, Country [10]				4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th
1991	4th World Championships	Copenhagen, Denmark	SWE	NOR	GER	FIN	DEN	SUI	colspan=8
1995	5th World Championships	Cali, Colombia	NOR	GER	SWE	FIN	COL	DEN	PER	colspan=7
1999	6th World Championships	Essen, Germany	SWE	NOR	GER	COL	DEN	colspan=9
2003	7th World Championships	Fredericia, Denmark	GER	SWE	COL	NOR	DEN	USA	TUR	colspan=7
2007	8th World Championships	Bari, Italy	GER	SWE	NOR	COL	DEN	RUS	FIN	ITA	SPA	colspan=5
2011	9th World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	NOR[11]	SWE	GER	FIN	COL	DEN	SPA	colspan=7
2015	10th World Championships	Cali, Colombia	GER	NOR	COL	SWE	FIN	DEN	AUS	VEN	USA	colspan=5
2019	11th World Championships	Graz, Austria	NOR	GER	COL	FIN	SWE	AUT	TUR	AUS	DEN	SPA	USA	ITA	CAN	GBR
2023	12th World Championships	Montreal, Canada	COL	NOR	GER	AUS	SWE	DEN	AUT	USA	SPA	CAN

Total Women Underwater Rugby World Championships

Position	Country	Championships
1	GER	3
	NOR	3
3	SWE	2
4	COL	1

External links

• 9th Underwater Rugby World Championship Mens FINAL - Norway vs Germany - video by ISus-Scrofal

See main article: world championships.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Championships Archive. CMAS. 27 March 2015.
2. https://www.ssdf.se/verksamheter/uv-rugby/arkiv/landslag/herrlandslaget/1983-vm SSDF. retrieved October 4th 2024
3. https://www.ssdf.se/verksamheter/uv-rugby/arkiv/landslag/herrlandslaget/1999-vm SSDF retrieved October 4th 2024
4. https://www.ssdf.se/verksamheter/uv-rugby/arkiv/landslag/herrlandslaget/2003-vm SSDF. Retrieved October 4th 2024
5. https://www.ssdf.se/verksamheter/uv-rugby/arkiv/landslag/herrlandslaget/2011-vm SSDF. Retrieved October 4th, 2024
6. Web site: Two Norwegian World Cup gold in underwater rugby. Allvoices, Inc. 5 June 2013. dead. https://archive.today/20130628102004/http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/10063295-two-norwegian-world-cup-gold-in-underwater-rugby. 28 June 2013.
7. https://www.cmas.org/rugby/results.html CMAS. Retrieved October 4th, 2024
8. https://www.cmas.org/rugby/results.html CMAS. Retrieved October 4th, 2024
9. https://www.cmas.org/rugby/results.html CMAS. Retrieved October 4th, 2024
10. Web site: Championships Archive. CMAS. 27 March 2015.
11. Web site: Two Norwegian World Cup gold in underwater rugby. Allvoices, Inc. 5 June 2013. dead. https://archive.today/20130628102004/http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/10063295-two-norwegian-world-cup-gold-in-underwater-rugby. 28 June 2013.