The European Water Polo Championship is a sport competition for national water polo teams, currently held biannually and organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN), the governing European aquatics federation.

The first European Water Polo Championship was held in 1926 in Budapest, Hungary, with just a men's competition.

The women for the first time competed in 1985 (Oslo, Norway) for the European title.

The table shows players who have won at least 6 medals in total at the European Championships.

The table shows players who have won at least 6 medals in total at the European Championships.