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List of Olympic champions in women's water polo

This is a list of Olympic champions in women's water polo since the inaugural official edition in 2000.

Abbreviations edit

Rk Rank Ref Reference Cap No. Water polo cap number
Pos Playing position FP Field player GK Goalkeeper ISHOF International Swimming Hall of Fame
L/R Handedness L Left-handed R Right-handed Oly debut Olympic debut in water polo
(C) Captain p. page pp. pages

History edit

Women's water polo became an Olympic sport at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

As of 2016, women's teams from Europe, North America and Oceania won all five gold medals.[1]

The United States is the most successful country in the women's Olympic water polo tournament, with two Olympic gold medals. The team won two gold in 2012 and 2016, becoming the first water polo team to win two consecutive Olympic gold medals.

The United States women's national team is current Olympic champion.

Legend
  •  D  – Debut
  •  C  – Champions
  •  C  – Olympic winning streak (winning three or more Olympic titles in a row)
  •     – Hosts
Champions 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 Total
  Australia C 1
  Italy C 1
  Netherlands D C 1
  United States D C C C 3
Champions 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 Total

Team statistics edit

Results edit

The following table shows results of Olympic champions in women's water polo by tournament. Last updated: 7 August 2021.

Legend
  •  6  – Winning 6 matches during the tournament
  •  4  – Drawing 4 matches during the tournament
  •  2  – Losing 2 matches during the tournament
  •  100.0%  – Winning all matches during the tournament
  •  Team  – Olympic winning streak (winning three or more Olympic titles in a row)
  •  Team  – Host team
Abbreviation
  • MP – Matches played
  • W – Won
  • D – Drawn
  • L – Lost
  • GF – Goals for
  • GA – Goals against
  • GD – Goals difference
  • GF/MP – Goals for per match
  • GA/MP – Goals against per match
  • GD/MP – Goals difference per match
Results of champions by tournament
# Women's tournament Champions MP W D L Win % GF GA GD GF/MP GA/MP GD/MP
1   Sydney 2000   Australia (1st title) 7 6 0 1 85.7% 46 29 17 6.571 4.143 2.429
2   Athens 2004   Italy (1st title) 6 5 0 1 83.3% 44 33 11 7.333 5.500 1.833
3   Beijing 2008   Netherlands (1st title) 6 4 0 2 66.7% 57 53 4 9.500 8.833 0.667
4   London 2012   United States (1st title) 6 5 1 0 83.3% 58 48 10 9.667 8.000 1.667
5   Rio 2016   United States (2nd title) 6 6 0 0 100.0% 73 32 41 12.167 5.333 6.833
6   Tokyo 2020   United States (3rd title) 7 6 0 1 85.7% 109 47 62 15.571 6.714 8.857
# Women's tournament Total 38 32 1 5 84.2% 387 242 145 10.184 6.368 3.816
Champions MP W D L Win % GF GA GD GF/MP GA/MP GD/MP

Sources:

  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 96), 2004 (p. 72), 2008 (p. 71), 2012 (p. 368), 2016 (p. 218), 2020 (p. 273);
  • Olympedia: 2000–2020 (women's tournaments).

The following table shows women's teams that won all matches during the Olympic tournament.

Winning all matches during the tournament
# Year Champions MP W D L Win %
1 2016   United States (2nd title) 6 6 0 0 100.0%

The following tables show records of goals for per match.

Historical progression of records: Goals for per match
Goals for
per match
Achievement Year Champions Date of
winning gold
Duration of record
6.571 Set record 2000   Australia (1st title) 23 September 2000 3 years, 338 days
7.333 Broke record 2004   Italy (1st title) 26 August 2004 3 years, 361 days
9.500 Broke record 2008   Netherlands (1st title) 21 August 2008 3 years, 354 days
9.667 Broke record 2012   United States (1st title) 9 August 2012 4 years, 10 days
12.167 Broke record 2016   United States (2nd title) 19 August 2016 4 years, 353 days
15.571 Broke record 2020   United States (3rd title) 7 August 2021 2 years, 265 days

The following tables show records of goals against per match.

The following tables show records of goals difference per match.

Squads edit

The following table shows number of players and average age, height and weight of Olympic champions in women's water polo by tournament. Last updated: 7 August 2021.

Legend
  •  Team  – Olympic winning streak
  •  Team  – Winning all matches during the tournament
  •  Team  – Host team
Winning squads by tournament
# Women's tournament Champions Players Returning Olympians Average
Number Number % Age Height Weight
1   Sydney 2000   Australia (1st title) 13 0 0.0% 26 years, 215 days 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 71 kg (157 lb)
2   Athens 2004   Italy (1st title) 13 0 0.0% 28 years, 301 days 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 67 kg (148 lb)
3   Beijing 2008   Netherlands (1st title) 13 2 15.4% 25 years, 248 days 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 70 kg (154 lb)
4   London 2012   United States (1st title) 13 8 61.5% 26 years, 96 days 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 77 kg (170 lb)
5   Rio 2016   United States (2nd title) 13 4 30.8% 23 years, 200 days 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 77 kg (170 lb)
6   Tokyo 2020   United States (3rd title) 13 8 61.5% 26 years, 33 days 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
# Women's tournament Champions Number Number % Age Height Weight
Players Returning Olympians Average

Sources:

  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 96), 2004 (p. 73), 2008 (p. 72), 2012 (p. 369), 2016 (p. 219), 2020 (p. 274);
  • Olympedia: 2000–2020 (women's tournaments).

The following tables show records of the number of returning Olympians.

The following tables show records of average age.

The following tables show records of average height.

Historical progression of records: Average height
Average height Achievement Year Champions Date of
winning gold
Duration of record
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Set record 2000   Australia (1st title) 23 September 2000 11 years, 321 days
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Broke record 2012   United States (1st title) 9 August 2012 11 years, 263 days
Tied record 2016   United States (2nd title) 19 August 2016

The following tables show records of average weight.

Historical progression of records: Average weight
Average weight Achievement Year Champions Date of
winning gold
Duration of record
71 kg (157 lb) Set record 2000   Australia (1st title) 23 September 2000 11 years, 321 days
77 kg (170 lb) Broke record 2012   United States (1st title) 9 August 2012 11 years, 263 days
Tied record 2016   United States (2nd title) 19 August 2016

Olympic and world champions (teams) edit

The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic titles (in descending order), number of world titles (in descending order), name of the team (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 27 February 2024.

As of 2024, there are four women's national water polo teams that won gold medals at the Summer Olympics and the World Aquatics Championships.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
# Champions Olympic title World title Total First Last
1   United States 3 (2012–2016–2020) 8 (2003, 2007–2009, 2015–2017–2019–2022, 2024) 11 2003 2024
2   Italy 1 (2004) 2 (1998–2001) 3 1998 2004
  Netherlands 1 (2008) 2 (1991, 2023) 3 1991 2023
4   Australia 1 (2000*) 1 (1986) 2 1986 2000

Player statistics edit

Age records edit

The following tables show the oldest and youngest female Olympic champions in water polo. Last updated: 18 January 2021.

Legend
  •  Team  – Host team
Top 10 oldest female Olympic champions in water polo
Rk Player Age of
winning gold
Women's team Pos Date of birth Date of
winning gold
1 Gillian van den Berg 36 years, 348 days   Netherlands FP 8 September 1971 21 August 2008
2 Debbie Watson 34 years, 361 days   Australia FP 28 September 1965 23 September 2000
3 Carmela Allucci 34 years, 217 days   Italy FP 22 January 1970 26 August 2004
4 Heather Petri 34 years, 57 days   United States FP 13 June 1978 9 August 2012
5 Giusi Malato 33 years, 48 days   Italy FP 9 July 1971 26 August 2004
6 Brenda Villa 32 years, 113 days   United States FP 18 April 1980 9 August 2012
7 Francesca Conti 32 years, 97 days   Italy GK 21 May 1972 26 August 2004
8 Alexandra Araújo 32 years, 44 days   Italy FP 13 July 1972 26 August 2004
9 Danielle Woodhouse 31 years, 244 days   Australia GK 23 January 1969 23 September 2000
10 Melania Grego 31 years, 68 days   Italy FP 19 June 1973 26 August 2004
Rk Player Age of
winning gold
Women's team Pos Date of birth Date of
winning gold
Top 10 youngest female Olympic champions in water polo
Rk Player Age of
winning gold
Women's team Pos Date of birth Date of
winning gold
1 Aria Fischer 17 years, 170 days   United States FP 2 March 1999 19 August 2016
2 Maddie Musselman 18 years, 64 days   United States FP 16 June 1998 19 August 2016
3 Elena Gigli 19 years, 48 days   Italy GK 9 July 1985 26 August 2004
4 Maggie Steffens 19 years, 66 days   United States FP 4 June 1993 9 August 2012
5 Makenzie Fischer 19 years, 143 days   United States FP 29 March 1997 19 August 2016
6 Ilse van der Meijden 19 years, 304 days   Netherlands GK 22 October 1988 21 August 2008
7 Annika Dries 20 years, 181 days   United States FP 10 February 1992 9 August 2012
8 Joanne Fox 21 years, 103 days   Australia FP 12 June 1979 23 September 2000
9 Ashleigh Johnson 21 years, 342 days   United States GK 12 September 1994 19 August 2016
10 Iefke van Belkum 22 years, 30 days   Netherlands FP 22 July 1986 21 August 2008
Rk Player Age of
winning gold
Women's team Pos Date of birth Date of
winning gold

Multiple gold medalists edit

The following tables are pre-sorted by year of receiving the last Olympic gold medal (in ascending order), year of receiving the first Olympic gold medal (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 27 February 2024.

Two female athletes won three Olympic gold medals in water polo.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
Female athletes who won three Olympic gold medals in water polo
Year Player Date of birth Height Women's team Pos Olympic titles Age of
first/last
2020 Melissa Seidemann 26 June 1990 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)   United States FP 2012–2016–2020 22/31
Maggie Steffens 4 June 1993 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) FP 19/28

Eight female athletes won two Olympic gold medals in water polo.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
Female athletes who won two Olympic gold medals in water polo
Year Player Date of birth Height Women's team Pos Olympic titles Age of
first/last
2016 Kami Craig 21 July 1987 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)   United States FP 2012–2016 25/29
Courtney Mathewson 14 September 1986 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) FP 25/29
2020 Rachel Fattal 10 December 1993 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)   United States FP 2016–2020 22/27
Aria Fischer 2 March 1999 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) FP 17/22
Makenzie Fischer 29 March 1997 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) FP 19/24
Kaleigh Gilchrist 16 May 1992 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) FP 24/29
Ashleigh Johnson 12 September 1994 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) GK 21/26
Maddie Musselman 16 June 1998 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) FP 18/23

Olympic and world champions (players) edit

The following tables are pre-sorted by number of Olympic titles (in descending order), number of world titles (in descending order), year of receiving the last gold medal (in ascending order), year of receiving the first gold medal (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 27 February 2024.

As of 2024, there are thirty five female athletes who won gold medals in water polo at the Summer Olympics and the World Aquatics Championships.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
Female water polo players who won two or more Olympic titles and one or more world titles
# Player Birth Height Pos Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships Total
titles
ISHOF
member
Age Women's team Title Age Women's team Title
1 Maggie Steffens 1993 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) FP 19–23–28   United States 2012–2016–2020 22–24–26–29, 30   United States 2015–2017–2019–2022, 2024 8
2 Melissa Seidemann 1990 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) FP 22–26–31   United States 2012–2016–2020 25–27–29   United States 2015–2017–2019 6
3 Rachel Fattal 1993 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) FP 22–27   United States 2016–2020 21–23–25–28, 30   United States 2015–2017–2019–2022, 2024 7
Maddie Musselman 1998 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) FP 18–23 17–19–21–24, 25
5 Kaleigh Gilchrist 1992 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) FP 24–29   United States 2016–2020 23, 27–30, 31   United States 2015, 2019–2022, 2024 6
Ashleigh Johnson 1994 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) GK 21–26 20, 24–27, 29
7 Kami Craig 1987 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) FP 25–29   United States 2012–2016 19–22, 28   United States 2007–2009, 2015 5
8 Makenzie Fischer 1997 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) FP 19–24   United States 2016–2020 18–20–22   United States 2015–2017–2019 5
9 Aria Fischer 1999 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) FP 17–22   United States 2016–2020 18–20   United States 2017–2019 4
10 Courtney Mathewson 1986 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) FP 25–29   United States 2012–2016 28   United States 2015 3
Female water polo players who won an Olympic title and two or more world titles
# Player Birth Height Pos Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships Total
titles
ISHOF
member
Age Women's team Title Age Women's team Title
11 Amanda Longan 1997 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) GK 24   United States 2020 20–22–25, 27   United States 2017–2019–2022, 2024 5
12 Heather Petri 1978 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) FP 34   United States 2012 25, 28–31   United States 2003, 2007–2009 4 2023
Brenda Villa 1980 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) FP 32 23, 26–29 2018
14 Kiley Neushul 1993 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) FP 23   United States 2016 22–24–26   United States 2015–2017–2019 4
15 Alys Williams 1994 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) FP 27   United States 2020 21–23–25   United States 2015–2017–2019 4
16 Carmela Allucci 1970 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) FP 34   Italy 2004 27–31   Italy 1998–2001 3
Alexandra Araújo 1972 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) FP 32 25–29
Francesca Conti 1972 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) GK 32 25–29
Melania Grego 1973 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) FP 31 24–28
Giusi Malato 1971 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) FP 33 26–30
Martina Miceli 1973 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) FP 30 24–27
Maddalena Musumeci 1976 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) FP 28 21–25
23 Elizabeth Armstrong 1983 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) GK 29   United States 2012 24–26   United States 2007–2009 3
Lauren Wenger 1984 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) FP 28 23–25
Elsie Windes 1985 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) FP 27 21–24
26 Paige Hauschild 1999 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) FP 21   United States 2020 17–19   United States 2017–2019 3
27 Stephania Haralabidis 1995 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) FP 26   United States 2020 24–27   United States 2019–2022 3
# Player Birth Height Pos Age Women's team Title Age Women's team Title Total
titles
ISHOF
member
Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships
Female water polo players who won an Olympic title and a world title
# Player Birth Height Pos Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships Total
titles
ISHOF
member
Age Women's team Title Age Women's team Title
28 Debbie Watson 1965 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) FP 34   Australia 2000* 20   Australia 1986 2 2008
29 Noémi Tóth 1976 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) FP 28   Italy 2004 18   Hungary 1994 2
30 Silvia Bosurgi 1979 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) FP 25   Italy 2004 22   Italy 2001 2
Tania Di Mario 1979 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) FP 25 22
32 Kelly Rulon 1984 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) FP 27   United States 2012 24   United States 2009 2
Jessica Steffens 1987 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) FP 25 22
34 Samantha Hill 1992 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) GK 24   United States 2016 23   United States 2015 2
35 Jamie Neushul 1995 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) FP 26   United States 2020 22   United States 2017 2
# Player Birth Height Pos Age Women's team Title Age Women's team Title Total
titles
ISHOF
member
Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships

Olympic champion families edit

The following tables are pre-sorted by year of receiving the Olympic gold medal (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 27 February 2024.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
Relationship Family Player Date of birth Height Women's team Pos Olympic
title
Age Note Ref
Two sisters Bridgette Gusterson 7 February 1973 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)   Australia FP 2000* 27 Two sisters in an
Olympic tournament
[2]
Danielle Woodhouse 23 January 1969 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) GK 31 [3]
Steffens Jessica Steffens 7 April 1987 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)   United States FP 2012 25 Two sisters in an
Olympic tournament
[4]
Maggie Steffens 4 June 1993 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) FP 19 [5]
2016–2020 23–28
Neushul Kiley Neushul 5 March 1993 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)   United States FP 2016 23 [6]
Jamie Neushul 12 May 1995 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) FP 2020 26 [7]
Fischer Aria Fischer 2 March 1999 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)   United States FP 2016–2020 17–22 Two sisters in an
Olympic tournament
[8]
Makenzie Fischer 29 March 1997 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) FP 19–24 [9]
Relationship Player Date of birth Height Women's team Pos Olympic
title
Age Note Ref
Two cousins Bronwyn Mayer 3 July 1974 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)   Australia FP 2000* 26 Two cousins in an
Olympic tournament
[10]
Taryn Woods 12 August 1975 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) FP 25 [11]

Coach statistics edit

Most successful coaches edit

The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic gold medals (in descending order), year of winning the last Olympic gold medal (in ascending order), name of the coach (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 27 February 2024.

There is only one coach who led women's national water polo team to win two or more Olympic gold medals.

Adam Krikorian coached the United States women's national team to three consecutive Olympic gold medals in 2012, 2016 and 2020.[12]

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
Head coaches who led women's national teams to win two or more Olympic gold medals
Rk Head coach Nationality Birth Age Women's team Olympic titles Total Ref
1 Adam Krikorian   United States 1974 38–47   United States 2012–2016–2020 3 [12]

Olympic and world champions (coaches) edit

The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic titles (in descending order), number of world titles (in descending order), year of winning the last gold medal (in ascending order), year of winning the first gold medal (in ascending order), name of the coach (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 27 February 2024.

As of 2024, there are two head coaches who led women's national teams to win gold medals in water polo at the Summer Olympics and the World Aquatics Championships.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
Head coaches who led women's national teams to win gold medals in water polo
at the Summer Olympics and the World Aquatics Championships
# Coach Nationality Birth Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships Total
titles
ISHOF
member
Ref
Age Women's team Title Age Women's team Title
1 Adam Krikorian   United States 1974 38–47   United States 2012–2016–2020 35, 41–47, 49   United States 2009, 2015–2017–2019–2022, 2024 9 [12]
2 Pierluigi Formiconi   Italy 1948 56   Italy 2004 49–53   Italy 1998–2001 3

Champions by tournament edit

2020 (United States, 3rd title) edit

Match Round Date Cap
color
Opponent Result Goals
for
Goals
against
Goals
diff.
Match 1/7 Preliminary round – Group B 24 July 2021   Blue   Japan Won
Match 2/7 Preliminary round – Group B 26 July 2021   White   China Won
Match 3/7 Preliminary round – Group B 28 July 2021   Blue   Hungary Lost
Match 4/7 Preliminary round – Group B 30 July 2021   White   Russia Won
Match 5/7 Quarter-finals 3 August 2021   Blue   Canada Won
Match 6/7 Semi-finals 5 August 2021   Blue   Russia Won
Match 7/7 Gold medal match 7 August 2021   Blue   Spain Won
Total Matches played: 7 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 1 • Win %: 85.7%

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2021

2016 (United States, 2nd title) edit

  • Edition of women's tournament: 5th
  • Host city:   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Number of participating teams: 8
  • Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches
  • Champion:   United States (2nd title; 1st place in preliminary B group)
Match Round Date Cap
color
Opponent Result Goals
for
Goals
against
Goals
diff.
Match 1/6 Preliminary round – Group B 9 August 2016   Blue   Spain Won 11 4 7
Match 2/6 Preliminary round – Group B 11 August 2016   Blue   China Won 12 4 8
Match 3/6 Preliminary round – Group B 13 August 2016   Blue   Hungary Won 11 6 5
Match 4/6 Quarter-finals 15 August 2016   Blue   Brazil Won 13 3 10
Match 5/6 Semi-finals 17 August 2016   Blue   Hungary Won 14 10 4
Match 6/6 Gold medal match 19 August 2016   White   Italy Won 12 5 7
Total Matches played: 6 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 100% 73 32 41

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2016 (pp. 142, 148, 158, 168, 176, 184).

Roster
Cap
No.
Player Pos L/R Height Weight Date of birth Age of
winning gold
Oly
debut
ISHOF
member
1 Samantha Hill GK R 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 8 June 1992 24 years, 72 days Yes
2 Maddie Musselman FP R 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 65 kg (143 lb) 16 June 1998 18 years, 64 days Yes
3 Melissa Seidemann FP R 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 26 June 1990 26 years, 54 days No
4 Rachel Fattal FP R 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 65 kg (143 lb) 10 December 1993 22 years, 253 days Yes
5 Caroline Clark FP R 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 28 June 1990 26 years, 52 days Yes
6 Maggie Steffens (C) FP R 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 4 June 1993 23 years, 76 days No
7 Courtney Mathewson FP R 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 14 September 1986 29 years, 340 days No
8 Kiley Neushul FP R 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 65 kg (143 lb) 5 March 1993 23 years, 167 days Yes
9 Aria Fischer FP R 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 2 March 1999 17 years, 170 days Yes
10 Kaleigh Gilchrist FP R 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 16 May 1992 24 years, 95 days Yes
11 Makenzie Fischer FP R 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 29 March 1997 19 years, 143 days Yes
12 Kami Craig FP R 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 21 July 1987 29 years, 29 days No
13 Ashleigh Johnson GK R 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 12 September 1994 21 years, 342 days Yes
Average 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 1 February 1993 23 years, 200 days
Coach Adam Krikorian 22 July 1974 42 years, 28 days

Note: Aria Fischer and Makenzie Fischer are sisters.
Sources:

Abbreviation
  • MP – Matches played
  • Min – Minutes
  • G – Goals
  • Sh – Shots
  • AS – Assists
  • TF – Turnover fouls
  • ST – Steals
  • BL – Blocked shots
  • SP – Sprints
  • 20S – 20 seconds exclusion
  • DE – Double exclusion
  • Pen – Penalty
  • EX – Exclusion
Statistics
Cap
No.
Player Pos MP Minutes played Goals/Shots AS TF ST BL Sprints Personal fouls
Min % G Sh % Won SP % 20S DE Pen EX
1 Samantha Hill GK 6 15 7.8%
2 Maddie Musselman FP 6 116 60.4% 12 25 48.0% 7 4 3 4 1
3 Melissa Seidemann FP 6 95 49.5% 3 11 27.3% 1 8 3 2 5
4 Rachel Fattal FP 6 146 76.0% 4 14 28.6% 5 8 9 3 17 23 73.9% 2
5 Caroline Clark FP 6 62 32.3% 2 6 33.3% 1 1 4 6
6 Maggie Steffens (C) FP 6 145 75.5% 17 24 70.8% 5 9 1 3 1 1 100% 6 1 1
7 Courtney Mathewson FP 6 96 50.0% 7 11 63.6% 4 1 1 1
8 Kiley Neushul FP 6 149 77.6% 10 20 50.0% 2 7 5 1 1
9 Aria Fischer FP 6 69 35.9% 0 5 0.0% 5 1 1 2
10 Kaleigh Gilchrist FP 6 99 51.6% 6 13 46.2% 5 5 2 5 3 1
11 Makenzie Fischer FP 6 95 49.5% 7 23 30.4% 4 5 3 1 8 1 1
12 Kami Craig FP 6 81 42.2% 5 7 71.4% 1 4 3 1 2
13 Ashleigh Johnson GK 6 177 92.2% 0 4 0.0% 3 2 17
Team 16
Total 6 192 100% 73 163 44.8% 31 78 53 21 18 24 75.0% 39 1 3 2
Against 32 156 20.5% 13 90 41 8 6 24 25.0% 40 1 5 0
Cap
No.
Player Pos Saves/Shots
Saves Shots %
1 Samantha Hill GK 6 10 60.0%
13 Ashleigh Johnson GK 51 79 64.6%
Total 57 89 64.0%

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2016 (p. 218).

2012 (United States, 1st title) edit

  • Edition of women's tournament: 4th
  • Host city:   London, United Kingdom
  • Number of participating teams: 8
  • Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches
  • Champion:   United States (1st title; 2nd place in preliminary A group)
Match Round Date Cap
color
Opponent Result Goals
for
Goals
against
Goals
diff.
Match 1/6 Preliminary round – Group A 30 July 2012   Blue   Hungary Won 14 13 1
Match 2/6 Preliminary round – Group A 1 August 2012   Blue   Spain Drawn 9 9 0
Match 3/6 Preliminary round – Group A 3 August 2012   Blue   China Won 7 6 1
Match 4/6 Quarter-finals 5 August 2012   White   Italy Won 9 6 3
Match 5/6 Semi-finals 7 August 2012   White   Australia Won 11 9 2
Match 6/6 Gold medal match 9 August 2012   White   United States Won 8 5 3
Total Matches played: 6 • Wins: 5 • Ties: 1 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 83.3% 58 48 10

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2012 (pp. 294, 300, 310, 312, 324, 334).

 
Brenda Villa was the captain of the United States at the 2012 Olympics.
Roster
Cap
No.
Player Pos L/R Height Weight Date of birth Age of
winning gold
Oly
debut
ISHOF
member
1 Elizabeth Armstrong GK R 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 31 January 1983 29 years, 191 days No
2 Heather Petri FP R 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 13 June 1978 34 years, 57 days No
3 Melissa Seidemann FP R 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 26 June 1990 22 years, 44 days Yes
4 Brenda Villa (C) FP R 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 18 April 1980 32 years, 113 days No 2018
5 Lauren Wenger FP R 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 11 March 1984 28 years, 151 days No
6 Maggie Steffens FP R 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 4 June 1993 19 years, 66 days Yes
7 Courtney Mathewson FP R 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) 71 kg (157 lb) 14 September 1986 25 years, 330 days Yes
8 Jessica Steffens FP R 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 7 April 1987 25 years, 124 days No
9 Elsie Windes FP R 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 17 June 1985 27 years, 53 days No
10 Kelly Rulon FP R 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 61 kg (134 lb) 16 August 1984 27 years, 359 days No
11 Annika Dries FP R 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 10 February 1992 20 years, 181 days Yes
12 Kami Craig FP R 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 21 July 1987 25 years, 19 days No
13 Tumua Anae GK R 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 16 October 1988 23 years, 298 days Yes
Average 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 5 May 1986 26 years, 96 days
Coach Adam Krikorian 22 July 1974 38 years, 18 days

Note: Jessica Steffens and Maggie Steffens are sisters.
Sources:

Abbreviation
  • MP – Matches played
  • Min – Minutes
  • G – Goals
  • Sh – Shots
  • AS – Assists
  • TF – Turnover fouls
  • ST – Steals
  • BL – Blocked shots
  • SP – Sprints
  • 20S – 20 seconds exclusion
  • DE – Double exclusion
  • Pen – Penalty
  • EX – Exclusion
Statistics
Cap
No.
Player Pos MP Minutes played Goals/Shots AS TF ST BL Sprints Personal fouls
Min % G Sh % Won SP % 20S DE Pen EX
1 Elizabeth Armstrong GK 6 198 100% 1
2 Heather Petri FP 6 61 30.8% 1 12 8.3% 2 3 1 1 2 50.0% 2
3 Melissa Seidemann FP 6 95 48.0% 7 20 35.0% 1 5 1 1 8 2 1 2
4 Brenda Villa (C) FP 6 153 77.3% 6 24 25.0% 12 4 4 5 2 1
5 Lauren Wenger FP 6 161 81.3% 2 11 18.2% 6 8 4 10 1 13 7.7% 2
6 Maggie Steffens FP 6 157 79.3% 21 27 77.8% 8 8 10 2 7 3
7 Courtney Mathewson FP 6 95 48.0% 7 21 33.3% 1 4 1 1
8 Jessica Steffens FP 6 83 41.9% 1 4 25.0% 2 6 2 2 14 1 3
9 Elsie Windes FP 6 98 49.5% 1 8 12.5% 5 6 2 3 11 3 3
10 Kelly Rulon FP 6 112 56.6% 4 12 33.3% 5 5 1 1 4 11 36.4% 2
11 Annika Dries FP 6 65 32.8% 2 5 40.0% 1 11 1 2 2
12 Kami Craig FP 6 108 54.5% 6 9 66.7% 2 17 2 1 2
13 Tumua Anae GK 6 0 0.0%
Team 7
Total 6 198 100% 58 153 37.9% 44 82 31 29 6 26 23.1% 53 3 8 8
Against 48 184 26.1% 31 65 42 14 20 26 76.9% 61 3 4 4
Cap
No.
Player Pos Saves/Shots
Saves Shots %
1 Elizabeth Armstrong GK 53 101 52.5%
13 Tumua Anae GK
Total 53 101 52.5%

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2012 (p. 368).

2008 (Netherlands, 1st title) edit

  • Edition of women's tournament: 3rd
  • Host city:   Beijing, China
  • Number of participating teams: 8
  • Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches
  • Champion:   Netherlands (1st title; 3rd place in preliminary B group)
Match Round Date Cap
color
Opponent Result Goals
for
Goals
against
Goals
diff.
Match 1/6 Preliminary round – Group B 11 August 2008   Blue   Hungary Lost 9 11 -2
Match 2/6 Preliminary round – Group B 13 August 2008   Blue   Greece Won 9 6 3
Match 3/6 Preliminary round – Group B 15 August 2008   White   Australia Lost 9 10 -1
Match 4/6 Quarter-finals 17 August 2008   Blue   Italy Won 13 11 2
Match 5/6 Semi-finals 19 August 2008   Blue   Hungary Won 8 7 1
Match 6/6 Gold medal match 21 August 2008   Blue   United States Won 9 8 1
Total Matches played: 6 • Wins: 4 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 2 • Win %: 66.7% 57 53 4

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2008 (pp. 17, 23, 25, 33, 37, 43).

 
Daniëlle de Bruijn scored 17 goals at the 2008 Olympics, including seven goals in the gold medal match, helping the Netherlands win gold.
  • Head coach:   Robin van Galen (1st title as head coach)
  • Assistant coach:   Ilse Sindorf
Roster
Cap
No.
Player Pos L/R Height Weight Date of birth Age of
winning gold
Oly
debut
ISHOF
member
1 Ilse van der Meijden GK R 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 71 kg (157 lb) 22 October 1988 19 years, 304 days Yes
2 Yasemin Smit (C) FP R 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 21 November 1984 23 years, 274 days Yes
3 Mieke Cabout FP R 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 30 March 1986 22 years, 144 days Yes
4 Biurakn Hakhverdian FP R 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 65 kg (143 lb) 4 October 1985 22 years, 322 days Yes
5 Marieke van den Ham FP L 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 21 January 1983 25 years, 213 days Yes
6 Daniëlle de Bruijn FP L 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 13 February 1978 30 years, 190 days No
7 Iefke van Belkum FP R 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 22 July 1986 22 years, 30 days Yes
8 Noeki Klein FP R 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 28 April 1983 25 years, 115 days Yes
9 Gillian van den Berg FP R 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 66 kg (146 lb) 8 September 1971 36 years, 348 days No
10 Alette Sijbring FP R 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 20 March 1982 26 years, 154 days Yes
11 Rianne Guichelaar FP L 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 63 kg (139 lb) 16 August 1983 25 years, 5 days Yes
12 Simone Koot FP R 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 65 kg (143 lb) 12 November 1980 27 years, 283 days Yes
13 Meike de Nooy GK R 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 2 May 1983 25 years, 111 days Yes
Average 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 17 December 1982 25 years, 248 days
Coach Robin van Galen

Sources:

Abbreviation
  • MP – Matches played
  • Min – Minutes
  • G – Goals
  • Sh – Shots
  • AS – Assists
  • TF – Turnover fouls
  • ST – Steals
  • BL – Blocked shots
  • SP – Sprints
  • 20S – 20 seconds exclusion
  • Pen – Penalty
  • EX – Exclusion
Statistics
Cap
No.
Player Pos MP Minutes played Goals/Shots AS TF ST BL Sprints Personal fouls
Min % G Sh % Won SP % 20S Pen EX
1 Ilse van der Meijden GK 6 198 100% 0 1 0.0% 1 3 1
2 Yasemin Smit (C) FP 6 131 66.2% 2 12 16.7% 4 14 5 3 10 1
3 Mieke Cabout FP 6 178 89.9% 10 44 22.7% 1 10 9 3 0 2 0.0% 5 2
4 Biurakn Hakhverdian FP 6 30 15.2% 0 1 0.0% 5 2 1
5 Marieke van den Ham FP 6 106 53.5% 9 20 45.0% 1 4 4 5
6 Daniëlle de Bruijn FP 6 177 89.4% 17 33 51.5% 2 5 4 3 15 22 68.2% 9 1
7 Iefke van Belkum FP 6 189 95.5% 10 36 27.8% 18 7 7 7
8 Noeki Klein FP 6 12 6.1% 3
9 Gillian van den Berg FP 6 125 63.1% 4 9 44.4% 5 3 1
10 Alette Sijbring FP 6 92 46.5% 4 18 22.2% 1 4 1 2 7 2 1
11 Rianne Guichelaar FP 6 97 49.0% 1 13 7.7% 1 4 3 3
12 Simone Koot FP 6 51 25.8% 0 1 0.0% 2 3 0 2 0.0%
13 Meike de Nooy GK 6 0 0.0%
Team 12
Total 6 198 100% 57 188 30.3% 10 87 44 18 15 26 57.7% 48 5 3
Against 53 159 33.3% 16 95 41 26 11 26 42.3% 53 3 5
Cap
No.
Player Pos Saves/Shots
Saves Shots %
1 Ilse van der Meijden GK 45 98 45.9%
13 Meike de Nooy GK
Total 45 98 45.9%

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2008 (p. 71).

2004 (Italy, 1st title) edit

 
Several members of the Italy women's national water polo team with Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi after winning the Olympic gold in 2004.
  • Edition of women's tournament: 2nd
  • Host city:   Athens, Greece
  • Number of participating teams: 8
  • Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches
  • Champion:   Italy (1st title; 2nd place in preliminary A group)
Match Round Date Cap
color
Opponent Result Goals
for
Goals
against
Goals
diff.
Match 1/6 Preliminary round – Group A 16 August 2004   Blue   Australia Lost 5 6 -1
Match 2/6 Preliminary round – Group A 18 August 2004   Blue   Greece Won 7 2 5
Match 3/6 Preliminary round – Group A 20 August 2004   White   Kazakhstan Won 8 6 2
Match 4/6 Quarter-finals 22 August 2004   White   Hungary Won 8 5 3
Match 5/6 Semi-finals 24 August 2004   Blue   United States Won 6 5 1
Match 6/6 Gold medal match 26 August 2004   Blue   Greece Won 10 9 1
Total Matches played: 6 • Wins: 5 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 1 • Win %: 83.3% 44 33 11

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (pp. 4, 10, 12, 32, 38, 42).

  • Head coach:   Pierluigi Formiconi (1st title as head coach)
  • Assistant coach:   Mauro Maugeri
Roster
Cap
No.
Player Pos L/R Height Weight Date of birth Age of
winning gold
Oly
debut
ISHOF
member
1 Francesca Conti GK R 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 71 kg (157 lb) 21 May 1972 32 years, 97 days Yes
2 Martina Miceli FP R 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 65 kg (143 lb) 22 October 1973 30 years, 309 days Yes
3 Carmela Allucci (C) FP R 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) 60 kg (132 lb) 22 January 1970 34 years, 217 days Yes
4 Silvia Bosurgi FP R 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 61 kg (134 lb) 17 April 1979 25 years, 131 days Yes
5 Elena Gigli GK R 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 9 July 1985 19 years, 48 days Yes
6 Emanuela Zanchi FP R 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 65 kg (143 lb) 17 October 1977 26 years, 314 days Yes
7 Tania Di Mario FP R 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) 59 kg (130 lb) 4 May 1979 25 years, 114 days Yes
8 Cinzia Ragusa FP R 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 24 May 1977 27 years, 94 days Yes
9 Giusi Malato FP R 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 9 July 1971 33 years, 48 days Yes
10 Alexandra Araújo FP R 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) 67 kg (148 lb) 13 July 1972 32 years, 44 days Yes
11 Maddalena Musumeci FP R 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 63 kg (139 lb) 26 March 1976 28 years, 153 days Yes
12 Melania Grego FP R 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 19 June 1973 31 years, 68 days Yes
13 Noémi Tóth FP R 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 67 kg (148 lb) 7 June 1976 28 years, 80 days Yes
Average 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 67 kg (148 lb) 30 October 1975 28 years, 301 days
Coach Pierluigi Formiconi

Sources:

Abbreviation
  • MP – Matches played
  • Min – Minutes
  • G – Goals
  • Sh – Shots
  • AS – Assists
  • TF – Turnover fouls
  • ST – Steals
  • BL – Blocked shots
  • SP – Sprints
  • 20S – 20 seconds exclusion
  • Pen – Penalty
  • EX – Exclusion
Statistics
Cap
No.
Player Pos MP Minutes played Goals/Shots AS TF ST BL Sprints Personal fouls
Min % G Sh % Won SP % 20S Pen EX
1 Francesca Conti GK 6 172 98.9% 1 2
2 Martina Miceli FP 6 170 97.7% 9 25 36.0% 2 4 8 4 5 1 1
3 Carmela Allucci (C) FP 6 83 47.7% 1 8 12.5% 3 1 3 1 3
4 Silvia Bosurgi FP 6 40 23.0% 2 7 28.6% 1 1 3
5 Elena Gigli GK 6 2 1.1%
6 Emanuela Zanchi FP 6 163 93.7% 4 10 40.0% 5 3 3 2 10 20.0% 6
7 Tania Di Mario FP 6 145 83.3% 14 27 51.9% 5 12 7 16 43.8% 7 1
8 Cinzia Ragusa FP 6 82 47.1% 2 4 50.0% 3 1 3 6
9 Giusi Malato FP 6 119 68.4% 3 13 23.1% 1 20 3 1 4
10 Alexandra Araújo FP 6 55 31.6% 2 5 40.0% 7 1 3
11 Maddalena Musumeci FP 6 66 37.9% 2 3 66.7% 3 3 8 1
12 Melania Grego FP 6 83 47.7% 4 14 28.6% 1 1 1 8 1
13 Noémi Tóth FP 6 39 22.4% 1 5 20.0% 1 3
Total 6 174 100% 44 121 36.4% 13 59 25 12 9 26 34.6% 56 1 4
Against 33 129 25.6% 5 45 42 16 17 26 65.4% 49 3 5
Cap
No.
Player Pos Saves/Shots
Saves Shots %
1 Francesca Conti GK 39 72 54.2%
5 Elena Gigli GK
Total 39 72 54.2%

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (p. 72).

2000 (Australia, 1st title) edit

  • Edition of women's tournament: 1st
  • Host city:   Sydney, Australia
  • Number of participating teams: 6
  • Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches
  • Champion:   Australia (1st title; 1st place in preliminary A group)
Match Round Date Cap
color
Opponent Result Goals
for
Goals
against
Goals
diff.
Match 1/7 Preliminary round – Group A 16 September 2000   Blue   Kazakhstan Won 9 2 7
Match 2/7 Preliminary round – Group A 17 September 2000   White   Russia Won 6 3 3
Match 3/7 Preliminary round – Group A 18 September 2000   Blue   Netherlands Lost 4 5 -1
Match 4/7 Preliminary round – Group A 19 September 2000   Blue   United States Won 7 6 1
Match 5/7 Preliminary round – Group A 20 September 2000   Blue   Canada Won 9 4 5
Match 6/7 Semi-finals 22 September 2000   White   Russia Won 7 6 1
Match 7/7 Gold medal match 23 September 2000   White   United States Won 4 3 1
Total Matches played: 7 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 1 • Win %: 85.7% 46 29 17

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 103, 106, 108, 111, 115, 119, 121).

Roster
Cap
No.
Player Pos L/R Height Weight Date of birth Age of
winning gold
Oly
debut
ISHOF
member
1 Liz Weekes GK R 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 22 September 1971 29 years, 1 day Yes
2 Yvette Higgins FP R 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 5 January 1978 22 years, 262 days Yes
3 Gail Miller FP R 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 65 kg (143 lb) 30 November 1976 23 years, 298 days Yes
4 Naomi Castle FP R 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 29 May 1974 26 years, 117 days Yes
5 Bronwyn Mayer FP R 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 65 kg (143 lb) 3 July 1974 26 years, 82 days Yes
6 Simone Hankin FP R 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 28 February 1973 27 years, 208 days Yes
7 Danielle Woodhouse GK R 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 23 January 1969 31 years, 244 days Yes
8 Kate Hooper FP R 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 26 February 1978 22 years, 210 days Yes
9 Debbie Watson FP R 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 71 kg (157 lb) 28 September 1965 34 years, 361 days Yes 2008
10 Taryn Woods FP R 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 12 August 1975 25 years, 42 days Yes
11 Bridgette Gusterson FP R 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 7 February 1973 27 years, 229 days Yes 2017
12 Joanne Fox FP L 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 12 June 1979 21 years, 103 days Yes
13 Melissa Mills FP R 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 67 kg (148 lb) 26 December 1973 26 years, 272 days Yes
Average 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 71 kg (157 lb) 21 February 1974 26 years, 215 days
Coach István Görgényi 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 2 November 1946 53 years, 326 days

Note: Bridgette Gusterson and Danielle Woodhouse are sisters; Bronwyn Mayer and Taryn Woods are cousins.
Sources:

Abbreviation
  • MP – Matches played
  • G – Goals
  • Sh – Shots
  • AS – Assists
  • TF – Turnover fouls
  • ST – Steals
  • BL – Blocked shots
  • SP – Sprints
  • 20S – 20 seconds exclusion
  • Pen – Penalty
  • EX – Exclusion
Statistics
Cap
No.
Player Pos MP Goals/Shots AS TF ST BL Sprints Personal fouls
G Sh % Won SP % 20S Pen EX
1 Liz Weekes GK 7 3
2 Yvette Higgins FP 7 8 18 44.4% 3 5 2 2
3 Gail Miller FP 7 2 4 50.0% 3 9 3 4 5 80.0% 3
4 Naomi Castle FP 7 3 22 13.6% 6 2 15 3 8
5 Bronwyn Mayer FP 7 6 11 54.5% 3 3 9 6 8 75.0% 3
6 Simone Hankin FP 7 4 18 22.2% 3 8 6 7
7 Danielle Woodhouse GK 7 1
8 Kate Hooper FP 7
9 Debbie Watson FP 7 3 10 30.0% 1 2 6 3 4
10 Taryn Woods FP 7 3 22 13.6% 1 1 4 10
11 Bridgette Gusterson FP 7 11 30 36.7% 6 4 3 3
12 Joanne Fox FP 7 2 10 20.0% 2 9 2 9
13 Melissa Mills FP 7 4 16 25.0% 5 1 5 1 14 15 93.3% 3
Total 7 46 161 28.6% 30 29 72 12 24 28 85.7% 52 0 0
Against 29 116 25.0% 12 43 50 10 4 28 14.3% 51 5 0
Cap
No.
Player Pos Saves/Shots
Saves Shots %
1 Liz Weekes GK 21 46 45.7%
7 Danielle Woodhouse GK 11 15 73.3%
Total 32 61 52.5%

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 96).

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 56. (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bridgette Gusterson". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Danielle Woodhouse". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Jessica Steffens". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Maggie Steffens". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Kiley Neushul". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Jamie Neushul". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Aria Fischer". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Makenzie Fischer". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Bronwyn Mayer-Smith". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Taryn Woods". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  12. ^ a b c "Women's Senior National Team - History". USA Water Polo. 28 November 2018. from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2020.

Sources edit

Official Results Books (IOC) edit

PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:

  • Official Results Book – 2000 Olympic Games – Water Polo (download, )
  • Official Results Book – 2004 Olympic Games – Water Polo (download, )
  • Official Results Book – 2008 Olympic Games – Water Polo (download, )

PDF documents on the FINA website:

  • Official Results Book – 2012 Olympic Games – Diving, Swimming, Synchronised Swimming, Water Polo () (pp. 284–507)

PDF documents in the Olympic World Library:

  • Official Results Book – 2016 Olympic Games – Water Polo ()

PDF documents on the International Olympic Committee website:

  • Official Results Book – 2020 Olympic Games – Water Polo ()

Official Reports (FINA) edit

PDF documents on the FINA website:

  • HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics (as of September 2019) () (p. 56)
  • 1870–2020 | 150 years of Water Polo – Evolution of its rules ()

Official website (IOC) edit

Water polo on the International Olympic Committee website:

  • Water polo
  • Women's water polo

Olympedia edit

Water polo on the Olympedia website:

  • Water polo
  • Women's water polo
  • Athlete count for water polo
  • Water polo venues
  • Water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics (women's tournament)
  • Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics (women's tournament)
  • Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics (women's tournament)
  • Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics (women's tournament)
  • Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics (women's tournament)
  • Water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics (women's tournament)

Sports Reference edit

Water polo on the Sports Reference website:

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  • () (archived)
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Todor66 edit

Water polo on the Todor66 website:

  • Water polo at the Summer Games
  • Water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics (women's tournament, women's qualification)
  • Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics (women's tournament, women's qualification)
  • Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics (women's tournament, women's qualification)
  • Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics (women's tournament, women's qualification)
  • Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics (women's tournament, women's qualification)
  • Water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics (women's tournament, women's qualification)

ISHOF edit

International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) website:

  • Honorees Listed by Category – Water Polo
  • Honorees Listed by Category – Coaches
  • Honorees Listed by Category – Contributors
  • Honorees by Country
  • Honorees By Last Name

External links edit

  • Olympic water polo – Official website

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This is a list of Olympic champions in women s water polo since the inaugural official edition in 2000 Contents 1 Abbreviations 2 History 3 Team statistics 3 1 Results 3 2 Squads 3 3 Olympic and world champions teams 4 Player statistics 4 1 Age records 4 2 Multiple gold medalists 4 3 Olympic and world champions players 4 4 Olympic champion families 5 Coach statistics 5 1 Most successful coaches 5 2 Olympic and world champions coaches 6 Champions by tournament 6 1 2020 United States 3rd title 6 2 2016 United States 2nd title 6 3 2012 United States 1st title 6 4 2008 Netherlands 1st title 6 5 2004 Italy 1st title 6 6 2000 Australia 1st title 7 See also 8 References 9 Sources 9 1 Official Results Books IOC 9 2 Official Reports FINA 9 3 Official website IOC 9 4 Olympedia 9 5 Sports Reference 9 6 Todor66 9 7 ISHOF 10 External linksAbbreviations editRk Rank Ref Reference Cap No Water polo cap number Pos Playing position FP Field player GK Goalkeeper ISHOF International Swimming Hall of Fame L R Handedness L Left handed R Right handed Oly debut Olympic debut in water polo C Captain p page pp pagesHistory editWomen s water polo became an Olympic sport at the 2000 Sydney Olympics As of 2016 women s teams from Europe North America and Oceania won all five gold medals 1 The United States is the most successful country in the women s Olympic water polo tournament with two Olympic gold medals The team won two gold in 2012 and 2016 becoming the first water polo team to win two consecutive Olympic gold medals The United States women s national team is current Olympic champion Legend D Debut C Champions C Olympic winning streak winning three or more Olympic titles in a row Hosts Champions 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 Total nbsp Australia C 1 nbsp Italy C 1 nbsp Netherlands D C 1 nbsp United States D C C C 3 Champions 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 TotalTeam statistics editResults edit The following table shows results of Olympic champions in women s water polo by tournament Last updated 7 August 2021 Legend 6 Winning 6 matches during the tournament 4 Drawing 4 matches during the tournament 2 Losing 2 matches during the tournament 100 0 Winning all matches during the tournament Team Olympic winning streak winning three or more Olympic titles in a row Team Host team Abbreviation MP Matches played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goals difference GF MP Goals for per match GA MP Goals against per match GD MP Goals difference per match Results of champions by tournament Women s tournament Champions MP W D L Win GF GA GD GF MP GA MP GD MP 1 nbsp Sydney 2000 nbsp Australia 1st title 7 6 0 1 85 7 46 29 17 6 571 4 143 2 429 2 nbsp Athens 2004 nbsp Italy 1st title 6 5 0 1 83 3 44 33 11 7 333 5 500 1 833 3 nbsp Beijing 2008 nbsp Netherlands 1st title 6 4 0 2 66 7 57 53 4 9 500 8 833 0 667 4 nbsp London 2012 nbsp United States 1st title 6 5 1 0 83 3 58 48 10 9 667 8 000 1 667 5 nbsp Rio 2016 nbsp United States 2nd title 6 6 0 0 100 0 73 32 41 12 167 5 333 6 833 6 nbsp Tokyo 2020 nbsp United States 3rd title 7 6 0 1 85 7 109 47 62 15 571 6 714 8 857 Women s tournament Total 38 32 1 5 84 2 387 242 145 10 184 6 368 3 816 Champions MP W D L Win GF GA GD GF MP GA MP GD MP Sources Official Results Books PDF 2000 p 96 2004 p 72 2008 p 71 2012 p 368 2016 p 218 2020 p 273 Olympedia 2000 2020 women s tournaments The following table shows women s teams that won all matches during the Olympic tournament Winning all matches during the tournament Year Champions MP W D L Win 1 2016 nbsp United States 2nd title 6 6 0 0 100 0 The following tables show records of goals for per match Top 3 most goals for per match Rk Year Champions MP GF GF MP 1 2020 nbsp United States 3rd title 7 109 15 571 2 2016 nbsp United States 2nd title 6 73 12 167 3 2012 nbsp United States 1st title 6 58 9 667 Top 3 fewest goals for per match Rk Year Champions MP GF GF MP 1 2000 nbsp Australia 1st title 7 46 6 571 2 2004 nbsp Italy 1st title 6 44 7 333 3 2008 nbsp Netherlands 1st title 6 57 9 500 Historical progression of records Goals for per match Goals forper match Achievement Year Champions Date ofwinning gold Duration of record 6 571 Set record 2000 nbsp Australia 1st title 23 September 2000 3 years 338 days 7 333 Broke record 2004 nbsp Italy 1st title 26 August 2004 3 years 361 days 9 500 Broke record 2008 nbsp Netherlands 1st title 21 August 2008 3 years 354 days 9 667 Broke record 2012 nbsp United States 1st title 9 August 2012 4 years 10 days 12 167 Broke record 2016 nbsp United States 2nd title 19 August 2016 4 years 353 days 15 571 Broke record 2020 nbsp United States 3rd title 7 August 2021 2 years 265 days The following tables show records of goals against per match Top 3 most goals against per match Rk Year Champions MP GA GA MP 1 2008 nbsp Netherlands 1st title 6 53 8 833 2 2012 nbsp United States 1st title 6 48 8 000 3 2020 nbsp United States 3rd title 7 47 6 714 Top 3 fewest goals against per match Rk Year Champions MP GA GA MP 1 2000 nbsp Australia 1st title 7 29 4 143 2 2016 nbsp United States 2nd title 6 32 5 333 3 2004 nbsp Italy 1st title 6 33 5 500 The following tables show records of goals difference per match Top 3 most goals difference per match Rk Year Champions MP GD GD MP 1 2020 nbsp United States 3rd title 7 62 8 857 2 2016 nbsp United States 2nd title 6 41 6 833 3 2000 nbsp Australia 1st title 7 17 2 429 Top 3 fewest goals difference per match Rk Year Champions MP GD GD MP 1 2008 nbsp Netherlands 1st title 6 4 0 667 2 2012 nbsp United States 1st title 6 10 1 667 3 2004 nbsp Italy 1st title 6 11 1 833 Squads edit The following table shows number of players and average age height and weight of Olympic champions in women s water polo by tournament Last updated 7 August 2021 Legend Team Olympic winning streak Team Winning all matches during the tournament Team Host team Winning squads by tournament Women s tournament Champions Players Returning Olympians Average Number Number Age Height Weight 1 nbsp Sydney 2000 nbsp Australia 1st title 13 0 0 0 26 years 215 days 1 78 m 5 ft 10 in 71 kg 157 lb 2 nbsp Athens 2004 nbsp Italy 1st title 13 0 0 0 28 years 301 days 1 73 m 5 ft 8 in 67 kg 148 lb 3 nbsp Beijing 2008 nbsp Netherlands 1st title 13 2 15 4 25 years 248 days 1 77 m 5 ft 10 in 70 kg 154 lb 4 nbsp London 2012 nbsp United States 1st title 13 8 61 5 26 years 96 days 1 80 m 5 ft 11 in 77 kg 170 lb 5 nbsp Rio 2016 nbsp United States 2nd title 13 4 30 8 23 years 200 days 1 80 m 5 ft 11 in 77 kg 170 lb 6 nbsp Tokyo 2020 nbsp United States 3rd title 13 8 61 5 26 years 33 days 1 79 m 5 ft 10 in Women s tournament Champions Number Number Age Height Weight Players Returning Olympians Average Sources Official Results Books PDF 2000 p 96 2004 p 73 2008 p 72 2012 p 369 2016 p 219 2020 p 274 Olympedia 2000 2020 women s tournaments The following tables show records of the number of returning Olympians Records number of returning Olympians in descending order Rk Year Champions Players Returning Olympians Number Number 1 2012 nbsp United States 1st title 13 8 61 5 2020 nbsp United States 3rd title 13 8 61 5 3 2016 nbsp United States 2nd title 13 4 30 8 Records number of returning Olympians in ascending order Rk Year Champions Players Returning Olympians Number Number 1 2000 nbsp Australia 1st title 13 0 0 0 2004 nbsp Italy 1st title 13 0 0 0 3 2008 nbsp Netherlands 1st title 13 2 15 4 The following tables show records of average age Top 3 oldest winning squads Rk Year Champions Average age 1 2004 nbsp Italy 1st title 28 years 301 days 2 2000 nbsp Australia 1st title 26 years 215 days 3 2012 nbsp United States 1st title 26 years 96 days Top 3 youngest winning squads Rk Year Champions Average age 1 2016 nbsp United States 2nd title 23 years 200 days 2 2008 nbsp Netherlands 1st title 25 years 248 days 3 2020 nbsp United States 3rd title 26 years 33 days The following tables show records of average height Top 3 tallest winning squads Rk Year Champions Average height 1 2012 nbsp United States 1st title 1 80 m 5 ft 11 in 2016 nbsp United States 2nd title 1 80 m 5 ft 11 in 3 2020 nbsp United States 3rd title 1 79 m 5 ft 10 in Top 3 shortest winning squads Rk Year Champions Average height 1 2004 nbsp Italy 1st title 1 73 m 5 ft 8 in 2 2008 nbsp Netherlands 1st title 1 77 m 5 ft 10 in 3 2000 nbsp Australia 1st title 1 78 m 5 ft 10 in Historical progression of records Average height Average height Achievement Year Champions Date ofwinning gold Duration of record 1 78 m 5 ft 10 in Set record 2000 nbsp Australia 1st title 23 September 2000 11 years 321 days 1 80 m 5 ft 11 in Broke record 2012 nbsp United States 1st title 9 August 2012 11 years 263 days Tied record 2016 nbsp United States 2nd title 19 August 2016 The following tables show records of average weight Top 3 heaviest winning squads Rk Year Champions Average weight 1 2012 nbsp United States 1st title 77 kg 170 lb 2016 nbsp United States 2nd title 77 kg 170 lb 3 2000 nbsp Australia 1st title 71 kg 157 lb Top 3 lightest winning squads Rk Year Champions Average weight 1 2004 nbsp Italy 1st title 67 kg 148 lb 2 2008 nbsp Netherlands 1st title 70 kg 154 lb 3 2000 nbsp Australia 1st title 71 kg 157 lb Historical progression of records Average weight Average weight Achievement Year Champions Date ofwinning gold Duration of record 71 kg 157 lb Set record 2000 nbsp Australia 1st title 23 September 2000 11 years 321 days 77 kg 170 lb Broke record 2012 nbsp United States 1st title 9 August 2012 11 years 263 days Tied record 2016 nbsp United States 2nd title 19 August 2016 Olympic and world champions teams edit See also List of world champions in women s water polo Team statistics The following table is pre sorted by number of Olympic titles in descending order number of world titles in descending order name of the team in ascending order respectively Last updated 27 February 2024 As of 2024 there are four women s national water polo teams that won gold medals at the Summer Olympics and the World Aquatics Championships Legend Year As host team Champions Olympic title World title Total First Last 1 nbsp United States 3 2012 2016 2020 8 2003 2007 2009 2015 2017 2019 2022 2024 11 2003 2024 2 nbsp Italy 1 2004 2 1998 2001 3 1998 2004 nbsp Netherlands 1 2008 2 1991 2023 3 1991 2023 4 nbsp Australia 1 2000 1 1986 2 1986 2000Player statistics editAge records edit The following tables show the oldest and youngest female Olympic champions in water polo Last updated 18 January 2021 Legend Team Host team Top 10 oldest female Olympic champions in water polo Rk Player Age ofwinning gold Women s team Pos Date of birth Date ofwinning gold 1 Gillian van den Berg 36 years 348 days nbsp Netherlands FP 8 September 1971 21 August 2008 2 Debbie Watson 34 years 361 days nbsp Australia FP 28 September 1965 23 September 2000 3 Carmela Allucci 34 years 217 days nbsp Italy FP 22 January 1970 26 August 2004 4 Heather Petri 34 years 57 days nbsp United States FP 13 June 1978 9 August 2012 5 Giusi Malato 33 years 48 days nbsp Italy FP 9 July 1971 26 August 2004 6 Brenda Villa 32 years 113 days nbsp United States FP 18 April 1980 9 August 2012 7 Francesca Conti 32 years 97 days nbsp Italy GK 21 May 1972 26 August 2004 8 Alexandra Araujo 32 years 44 days nbsp Italy FP 13 July 1972 26 August 2004 9 Danielle Woodhouse 31 years 244 days nbsp Australia GK 23 January 1969 23 September 2000 10 Melania Grego 31 years 68 days nbsp Italy FP 19 June 1973 26 August 2004 Rk Player Age ofwinning gold Women s team Pos Date of birth Date ofwinning gold Top 10 youngest female Olympic champions in water polo Rk Player Age ofwinning gold Women s team Pos Date of birth Date ofwinning gold 1 Aria Fischer 17 years 170 days nbsp United States FP 2 March 1999 19 August 2016 2 Maddie Musselman 18 years 64 days nbsp United States FP 16 June 1998 19 August 2016 3 Elena Gigli 19 years 48 days nbsp Italy GK 9 July 1985 26 August 2004 4 Maggie Steffens 19 years 66 days nbsp United States FP 4 June 1993 9 August 2012 5 Makenzie Fischer 19 years 143 days nbsp United States FP 29 March 1997 19 August 2016 6 Ilse van der Meijden 19 years 304 days nbsp Netherlands GK 22 October 1988 21 August 2008 7 Annika Dries 20 years 181 days nbsp United States FP 10 February 1992 9 August 2012 8 Joanne Fox 21 years 103 days nbsp Australia FP 12 June 1979 23 September 2000 9 Ashleigh Johnson 21 years 342 days nbsp United States GK 12 September 1994 19 August 2016 10 Iefke van Belkum 22 years 30 days nbsp Netherlands FP 22 July 1986 21 August 2008 Rk Player Age ofwinning gold Women s team Pos Date of birth Date ofwinning gold Multiple gold medalists edit See also List of Olympic medalists in water polo women and List of multiple Olympic gold medalists in one event The following tables are pre sorted by year of receiving the last Olympic gold medal in ascending order year of receiving the first Olympic gold medal in ascending order name of the player in ascending order respectively Last updated 27 February 2024 Two female athletes won three Olympic gold medals in water polo Legend Year As host team Female athletes who won three Olympic gold medals in water polo Year Player Date of birth Height Women s team Pos Olympic titles Age offirst last 2020 Melissa Seidemann 26 June 1990 1 83 m 6 ft 0 in nbsp United States FP 2012 2016 2020 22 31 Maggie Steffens 4 June 1993 1 73 m 5 ft 8 in FP 19 28 Eight female athletes won two Olympic gold medals in water polo Legend Year As host team Female athletes who won two Olympic gold medals in water polo Year Player Date of birth Height Women s team Pos Olympic titles Age offirst last 2016 Kami Craig 21 July 1987 1 81 m 5 ft 11 in nbsp United States FP 2012 2016 25 29 Courtney Mathewson 14 September 1986 1 71 m 5 ft 7 in FP 25 29 2020 Rachel Fattal 10 December 1993 1 73 m 5 ft 8 in nbsp United States FP 2016 2020 22 27 Aria Fischer 2 March 1999 1 83 m 6 ft 0 in FP 17 22 Makenzie Fischer 29 March 1997 1 86 m 6 ft 1 in FP 19 24 Kaleigh Gilchrist 16 May 1992 1 76 m 5 ft 9 in FP 24 29 Ashleigh Johnson 12 September 1994 1 86 m 6 ft 1 in GK 21 26 Maddie Musselman 16 June 1998 1 81 m 5 ft 11 in FP 18 23 Olympic and world champions players edit See also List of world champions in women s water polo Player statistics The following tables are pre sorted by number of Olympic titles in descending order number of world titles in descending order year of receiving the last gold medal in ascending order year of receiving the first gold medal in ascending order name of the player in ascending order respectively Last updated 27 February 2024 As of 2024 there are thirty five female athletes who won gold medals in water polo at the Summer Olympics and the World Aquatics Championships Legend Year As host team Female water polo players who won two or more Olympic titles and one or more world titles Player Birth Height Pos Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships Totaltitles ISHOFmember Age Women s team Title Age Women s team Title 1 Maggie Steffens 1993 1 73 m 5 ft 8 in FP 19 23 28 nbsp United States 2012 2016 2020 22 24 26 29 30 nbsp United States 2015 2017 2019 2022 2024 8 2 Melissa Seidemann 1990 1 83 m 6 ft 0 in FP 22 26 31 nbsp United States 2012 2016 2020 25 27 29 nbsp United States 2015 2017 2019 6 3 Rachel Fattal 1993 1 73 m 5 ft 8 in FP 22 27 nbsp United States 2016 2020 21 23 25 28 30 nbsp United States 2015 2017 2019 2022 2024 7 Maddie Musselman 1998 1 81 m 5 ft 11 in FP 18 23 17 19 21 24 25 5 Kaleigh Gilchrist 1992 1 76 m 5 ft 9 in FP 24 29 nbsp United States 2016 2020 23 27 30 31 nbsp United States 2015 2019 2022 2024 6 Ashleigh Johnson 1994 1 86 m 6 ft 1 in GK 21 26 20 24 27 29 7 Kami Craig 1987 1 81 m 5 ft 11 in FP 25 29 nbsp United States 2012 2016 19 22 28 nbsp United States 2007 2009 2015 5 8 Makenzie Fischer 1997 1 86 m 6 ft 1 in FP 19 24 nbsp United States 2016 2020 18 20 22 nbsp United States 2015 2017 2019 5 9 Aria Fischer 1999 1 83 m 6 ft 0 in FP 17 22 nbsp United States 2016 2020 18 20 nbsp United States 2017 2019 4 10 Courtney Mathewson 1986 1 71 m 5 ft 7 in FP 25 29 nbsp United States 2012 2016 28 nbsp United States 2015 3 Female water polo players who won an Olympic title and two or more world titles Player Birth Height Pos Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships Totaltitles ISHOFmember Age Women s team Title Age Women s team Title 11 Amanda Longan 1997 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in GK 24 nbsp United States 2020 20 22 25 27 nbsp United States 2017 2019 2022 2024 5 12 Heather Petri 1978 1 80 m 5 ft 11 in FP 34 nbsp United States 2012 25 28 31 nbsp United States 2003 2007 2009 4 2023 Brenda Villa 1980 1 63 m 5 ft 4 in FP 32 23 26 29 2018 14 Kiley Neushul 1993 1 73 m 5 ft 8 in FP 23 nbsp United States 2016 22 24 26 nbsp United States 2015 2017 2019 4 15 Alys Williams 1994 1 81 m 5 ft 11 in FP 27 nbsp United States 2020 21 23 25 nbsp United States 2015 2017 2019 4 16 Carmela Allucci 1970 1 67 m 5 ft 6 in FP 34 nbsp Italy 2004 27 31 nbsp Italy 1998 2001 3 Alexandra Araujo 1972 1 67 m 5 ft 6 in FP 32 25 29 Francesca Conti 1972 1 79 m 5 ft 10 in GK 32 25 29 Melania Grego 1973 1 71 m 5 ft 7 in FP 31 24 28 Giusi Malato 1971 1 70 m 5 ft 7 in FP 33 26 30 Martina Miceli 1973 1 68 m 5 ft 6 in FP 30 24 27 Maddalena Musumeci 1976 1 70 m 5 ft 7 in FP 28 21 25 23 Elizabeth Armstrong 1983 1 88 m 6 ft 2 in GK 29 nbsp United States 2012 24 26 nbsp United States 2007 2009 3 Lauren Wenger 1984 1 91 m 6 ft 3 in FP 28 23 25 Elsie Windes 1985 1 78 m 5 ft 10 in FP 27 21 24 26 Paige Hauschild 1999 1 78 m 5 ft 10 in FP 21 nbsp United States 2020 17 19 nbsp United States 2017 2019 3 27 Stephania Haralabidis 1995 1 80 m 5 ft 11 in FP 26 nbsp United States 2020 24 27 nbsp United States 2019 2022 3 Player Birth Height Pos Age Women s team Title Age Women s team Title Totaltitles ISHOFmember Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships Female water polo players who won an Olympic title and a world title Player Birth Height Pos Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships Totaltitles ISHOFmember Age Women s team Title Age Women s team Title 28 Debbie Watson 1965 1 78 m 5 ft 10 in FP 34 nbsp Australia 2000 20 nbsp Australia 1986 2 2008 29 Noemi Toth 1976 1 80 m 5 ft 11 in FP 28 nbsp Italy 2004 18 nbsp Hungary 1994 2 30 Silvia Bosurgi 1979 1 65 m 5 ft 5 in FP 25 nbsp Italy 2004 22 nbsp Italy 2001 2 Tania Di Mario 1979 1 67 m 5 ft 6 in FP 25 22 32 Kelly Rulon 1984 1 78 m 5 ft 10 in FP 27 nbsp United States 2012 24 nbsp United States 2009 2 Jessica Steffens 1987 1 83 m 6 ft 0 in FP 25 22 34 Samantha Hill 1992 1 83 m 6 ft 0 in GK 24 nbsp United States 2016 23 nbsp United States 2015 2 35 Jamie Neushul 1995 1 68 m 5 ft 6 in FP 26 nbsp United States 2020 22 nbsp United States 2017 2 Player Birth Height Pos Age Women s team Title Age Women s team Title Totaltitles ISHOFmember Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships Olympic champion families edit The following tables are pre sorted by year of receiving the Olympic gold medal in ascending order name of the player in ascending order respectively Last updated 27 February 2024 Legend Year As host team Relationship Family Player Date of birth Height Women s team Pos Olympictitle Age Note Ref Two sisters Bridgette Gusterson 7 February 1973 1 80 m 5 ft 11 in nbsp Australia FP 2000 27 Two sisters in anOlympic tournament 2 Danielle Woodhouse 23 January 1969 1 73 m 5 ft 8 in GK 31 3 Steffens Jessica Steffens 7 April 1987 1 83 m 6 ft 0 in nbsp United States FP 2012 25 Two sisters in anOlympic tournament 4 Maggie Steffens 4 June 1993 1 73 m 5 ft 8 in FP 19 5 2016 2020 23 28 Neushul Kiley Neushul 5 March 1993 1 73 m 5 ft 8 in nbsp United States FP 2016 23 6 Jamie Neushul 12 May 1995 1 68 m 5 ft 6 in FP 2020 26 7 Fischer Aria Fischer 2 March 1999 1 83 m 6 ft 0 in nbsp United States FP 2016 2020 17 22 Two sisters in anOlympic tournament 8 Makenzie Fischer 29 March 1997 1 86 m 6 ft 1 in FP 19 24 9 Relationship Player Date of birth Height Women s team Pos Olympictitle Age Note Ref Two cousins Bronwyn Mayer 3 July 1974 1 76 m 5 ft 9 in nbsp Australia FP 2000 26 Two cousins in anOlympic tournament 10 Taryn Woods 12 August 1975 1 75 m 5 ft 9 in FP 25 11 Coach statistics editMost successful coaches edit The following table is pre sorted by number of Olympic gold medals in descending order year of winning the last Olympic gold medal in ascending order name of the coach in ascending order respectively Last updated 27 February 2024 There is only one coach who led women s national water polo team to win two or more Olympic gold medals Adam Krikorian coached the United States women s national team to three consecutive Olympic gold medals in 2012 2016 and 2020 12 Legend Year As host team Head coaches who led women s national teams to win two or more Olympic gold medals Rk Head coach Nationality Birth Age Women s team Olympic titles Total Ref 1 Adam Krikorian nbsp United States 1974 38 47 nbsp United States 2012 2016 2020 3 12 Olympic and world champions coaches edit See also List of world champions in women s water polo Coach statistics The following table is pre sorted by number of Olympic titles in descending order number of world titles in descending order year of winning the last gold medal in ascending order year of winning the first gold medal in ascending order name of the coach in ascending order respectively Last updated 27 February 2024 As of 2024 there are two head coaches who led women s national teams to win gold medals in water polo at the Summer Olympics and the World Aquatics Championships Legend Year As host team Head coaches who led women s national teams to win gold medals in water poloat the Summer Olympics and the World Aquatics Championships Coach Nationality Birth Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships Totaltitles ISHOFmember Ref Age Women s team Title Age Women s team Title 1 Adam Krikorian nbsp United States 1974 38 47 nbsp United States 2012 2016 2020 35 41 47 49 nbsp United States 2009 2015 2017 2019 2022 2024 9 12 2 Pierluigi Formiconi nbsp Italy 1948 56 nbsp Italy 2004 49 53 nbsp Italy 1998 2001 3Champions by tournament edit2020 United States 3rd title edit Edition of women s tournament 6th Host city nbsp Tokyo Japan Number of participating teams 10 Competition format Round robin pools advanced teams to classification matches Champion nbsp United States 3rd title 1st place in preliminary B group Match Round Date Capcolor Opponent Result Goalsfor Goalsagainst Goalsdiff Match 1 7 Preliminary round Group B 24 July 2021 Blue nbsp Japan Won Match 2 7 Preliminary round Group B 26 July 2021 White nbsp China Won Match 3 7 Preliminary round Group B 28 July 2021 Blue nbsp Hungary Lost Match 4 7 Preliminary round Group B 30 July 2021 White nbsp Russia Won Match 5 7 Quarter finals 3 August 2021 Blue nbsp Canada Won Match 6 7 Semi finals 5 August 2021 Blue nbsp Russia Won Match 7 7 Gold medal match 7 August 2021 Blue nbsp Spain Won Total Matches played 7 Wins 6 Ties 0 Defeats 1 Win 85 7 Source Official Results Books PDF 2021 2016 United States 2nd title edit Edition of women s tournament 5th Host city nbsp Rio de Janeiro Brazil Number of participating teams 8 Competition format Round robin pools advanced teams to classification matches Champion nbsp United States 2nd title 1st place in preliminary B group Match Round Date Capcolor Opponent Result Goalsfor Goalsagainst Goalsdiff Match 1 6 Preliminary round Group B 9 August 2016 Blue nbsp Spain Won 11 4 7 Match 2 6 Preliminary round Group B 11 August 2016 Blue nbsp China Won 12 4 8 Match 3 6 Preliminary round Group B 13 August 2016 Blue nbsp Hungary Won 11 6 5 Match 4 6 Quarter finals 15 August 2016 Blue nbsp Brazil Won 13 3 10 Match 5 6 Semi finals 17 August 2016 Blue nbsp Hungary Won 14 10 4 Match 6 6 Gold medal match 19 August 2016 White nbsp Italy Won 12 5 7 Total Matches played 6 Wins 6 Ties 0 Defeats 0 Win 100 73 32 41 Source Official Results Books PDF 2016 pp 142 148 158 168 176 184 Head coach nbsp Adam Krikorian 2nd title as head coach Assistant coaches nbsp Daniel Klatt nbsp Chris Oeding Roster CapNo Player Pos L R Height Weight Date of birth Age ofwinning gold Olydebut ISHOFmember 1 Samantha Hill GK R 1 83 m 6 ft 0 in 89 kg 196 lb 8 June 1992 24 years 72 days Yes 2 Maddie Musselman FP R 1 81 m 5 ft 11 in 65 kg 143 lb 16 June 1998 18 years 64 days Yes 3 Melissa Seidemann FP R 1 83 m 6 ft 0 in 104 kg 229 lb 26 June 1990 26 years 54 days No 4 Rachel Fattal FP R 1 73 m 5 ft 8 in 65 kg 143 lb 10 December 1993 22 years 253 days Yes 5 Caroline Clark FP R 1 88 m 6 ft 2 in 72 kg 159 lb 28 June 1990 26 years 52 days Yes 6 Maggie Steffens C FP R 1 73 m 5 ft 8 in 74 kg 163 lb 4 June 1993 23 years 76 days No 7 Courtney Mathewson FP R 1 71 m 5 ft 7 in 69 kg 152 lb 14 September 1986 29 years 340 days No 8 Kiley Neushul FP R 1 73 m 5 ft 8 in 65 kg 143 lb 5 March 1993 23 years 167 days Yes 9 Aria Fischer FP R 1 83 m 6 ft 0 in 78 kg 172 lb 2 March 1999 17 years 170 days Yes 10 Kaleigh Gilchrist FP R 1 76 m 5 ft 9 in 77 kg 170 lb 16 May 1992 24 years 95 days Yes 11 Makenzie Fischer FP R 1 86 m 6 ft 1 in 74 kg 163 lb 29 March 1997 19 years 143 days Yes 12 Kami Craig FP R 1 81 m 5 ft 11 in 88 kg 194 lb 21 July 1987 29 years 29 days No 13 Ashleigh Johnson GK R 1 86 m 6 ft 1 in 81 kg 179 lb 12 September 1994 21 years 342 days Yes Average 1 80 m 5 ft 11 in 77 kg 170 lb 1 February 1993 23 years 200 days Coach Adam Krikorian 22 July 1974 42 years 28 days Note Aria Fischer and Makenzie Fischer are sisters Sources Official Results Books PDF 2016 p 219 ISHOF Abbreviation MP Matches played Min Minutes G Goals Sh Shots AS Assists TF Turnover fouls ST Steals BL Blocked shots SP Sprints 20S 20 seconds exclusion DE Double exclusion Pen Penalty EX Exclusion Statistics CapNo Player Pos MP Minutes played Goals Shots AS TF ST BL Sprints Personal fouls Min G Sh Won SP 20S DE Pen EX 1 Samantha Hill GK 6 15 7 8 2 Maddie Musselman FP 6 116 60 4 12 25 48 0 7 4 3 4 1 3 Melissa Seidemann FP 6 95 49 5 3 11 27 3 1 8 3 2 5 4 Rachel Fattal FP 6 146 76 0 4 14 28 6 5 8 9 3 17 23 73 9 2 5 Caroline Clark FP 6 62 32 3 2 6 33 3 1 1 4 6 6 Maggie Steffens C FP 6 145 75 5 17 24 70 8 5 9 1 3 1 1 100 6 1 1 7 Courtney Mathewson FP 6 96 50 0 7 11 63 6 4 1 1 1 8 Kiley Neushul FP 6 149 77 6 10 20 50 0 2 7 5 1 1 9 Aria Fischer FP 6 69 35 9 0 5 0 0 5 1 1 2 10 Kaleigh Gilchrist FP 6 99 51 6 6 13 46 2 5 5 2 5 3 1 11 Makenzie Fischer FP 6 95 49 5 7 23 30 4 4 5 3 1 8 1 1 12 Kami Craig FP 6 81 42 2 5 7 71 4 1 4 3 1 2 13 Ashleigh Johnson GK 6 177 92 2 0 4 0 0 3 2 17 Team 16 Total 6 192 100 73 163 44 8 31 78 53 21 18 24 75 0 39 1 3 2 Against 32 156 20 5 13 90 41 8 6 24 25 0 40 1 5 0 CapNo Player Pos Saves Shots Saves Shots 1 Samantha Hill GK 6 10 60 0 13 Ashleigh Johnson GK 51 79 64 6 Total 57 89 64 0 Source Official Results Books PDF 2016 p 218 2012 United States 1st title edit Edition of women s tournament 4th Host city nbsp London United Kingdom Number of participating teams 8 Competition format Round robin pools advanced teams to classification matches Champion nbsp United States 1st title 2nd place in preliminary A group Match Round Date Capcolor Opponent Result Goalsfor Goalsagainst Goalsdiff Match 1 6 Preliminary round Group A 30 July 2012 Blue nbsp Hungary Won 14 13 1 Match 2 6 Preliminary round Group A 1 August 2012 Blue nbsp Spain Drawn 9 9 0 Match 3 6 Preliminary round Group A 3 August 2012 Blue nbsp China Won 7 6 1 Match 4 6 Quarter finals 5 August 2012 White nbsp Italy Won 9 6 3 Match 5 6 Semi finals 7 August 2012 White nbsp Australia Won 11 9 2 Match 6 6 Gold medal match 9 August 2012 White nbsp United States Won 8 5 3 Total Matches played 6 Wins 5 Ties 1 Defeats 0 Win 83 3 58 48 10 Source Official Results Books PDF 2012 pp 294 300 310 312 324 334 nbsp Brenda Villa was the captain of the United States at the 2012 Olympics Head coach nbsp Adam Krikorian 1st title as head coach Assistant coaches nbsp Heather Moody nbsp Daniel Klatt Roster CapNo Player Pos L R Height Weight Date of birth Age ofwinning gold Olydebut ISHOFmember 1 Elizabeth Armstrong GK R 1 88 m 6 ft 2 in 77 kg 170 lb 31 January 1983 29 years 191 days No 2 Heather Petri FP R 1 80 m 5 ft 11 in 73 kg 161 lb 13 June 1978 34 years 57 days No 3 Melissa Seidemann FP R 1 83 m 6 ft 0 in 104 kg 229 lb 26 June 1990 22 years 44 days Yes 4 Brenda Villa C FP R 1 63 m 5 ft 4 in 79 kg 174 lb 18 April 1980 32 years 113 days No 2018 5 Lauren Wenger FP R 1 91 m 6 ft 3 in 77 kg 170 lb 11 March 1984 28 years 151 days No 6 Maggie Steffens FP R 1 73 m 5 ft 8 in 70 kg 154 lb 4 June 1993 19 years 66 days Yes 7 Courtney Mathewson FP R 1 71 m 5 ft 7 in 71 kg 157 lb 14 September 1986 25 years 330 days Yes 8 Jessica Steffens FP R 1 83 m 6 ft 0 in 75 kg 165 lb 7 April 1987 25 years 124 days No 9 Elsie Windes FP R 1 78 m 5 ft 10 in 70 kg 154 lb 17 June 1985 27 years 53 days No 10 Kelly Rulon FP R 1 78 m 5 ft 10 in 61 kg 134 lb 16 August 1984 27 years 359 days No 11 Annika Dries FP R 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in 88 kg 194 lb 10 February 1992 20 years 181 days Yes 12 Kami Craig FP R 1 81 m 5 ft 11 in 88 kg 194 lb 21 July 1987 25 years 19 days No 13 Tumua Anae GK R 1 80 m 5 ft 11 in 70 kg 154 lb 16 October 1988 23 years 298 days Yes Average 1 80 m 5 ft 11 in 77 kg 170 lb 5 May 1986 26 years 96 days Coach Adam Krikorian 22 July 1974 38 years 18 days Note Jessica Steffens and Maggie Steffens are sisters Sources Official Results Books PDF 2012 p 369 ISHOF Abbreviation MP Matches played Min Minutes G Goals Sh Shots AS Assists TF Turnover fouls ST Steals BL Blocked shots SP Sprints 20S 20 seconds exclusion DE Double exclusion Pen Penalty EX Exclusion Statistics CapNo Player Pos MP Minutes played Goals Shots AS TF ST BL Sprints Personal fouls Min G Sh Won SP 20S DE Pen EX 1 Elizabeth Armstrong GK 6 198 100 1 2 Heather Petri FP 6 61 30 8 1 12 8 3 2 3 1 1 2 50 0 2 3 Melissa Seidemann FP 6 95 48 0 7 20 35 0 1 5 1 1 8 2 1 2 4 Brenda Villa C FP 6 153 77 3 6 24 25 0 12 4 4 5 2 1 5 Lauren Wenger FP 6 161 81 3 2 11 18 2 6 8 4 10 1 13 7 7 2 6 Maggie Steffens FP 6 157 79 3 21 27 77 8 8 8 10 2 7 3 7 Courtney Mathewson FP 6 95 48 0 7 21 33 3 1 4 1 1 8 Jessica Steffens FP 6 83 41 9 1 4 25 0 2 6 2 2 14 1 3 9 Elsie Windes FP 6 98 49 5 1 8 12 5 5 6 2 3 11 3 3 10 Kelly Rulon FP 6 112 56 6 4 12 33 3 5 5 1 1 4 11 36 4 2 11 Annika Dries FP 6 65 32 8 2 5 40 0 1 11 1 2 2 12 Kami Craig FP 6 108 54 5 6 9 66 7 2 17 2 1 2 13 Tumua Anae GK 6 0 0 0 Team 7 Total 6 198 100 58 153 37 9 44 82 31 29 6 26 23 1 53 3 8 8 Against 48 184 26 1 31 65 42 14 20 26 76 9 61 3 4 4 CapNo Player Pos Saves Shots Saves Shots 1 Elizabeth Armstrong GK 53 101 52 5 13 Tumua Anae GK Total 53 101 52 5 Source Official Results Books PDF 2012 p 368 2008 Netherlands 1st title edit Edition of women s tournament 3rd Host city nbsp Beijing China Number of participating teams 8 Competition format Round robin pools advanced teams to classification matches Champion nbsp Netherlands 1st title 3rd place in preliminary B group Match Round Date Capcolor Opponent Result Goalsfor Goalsagainst Goalsdiff Match 1 6 Preliminary round Group B 11 August 2008 Blue nbsp Hungary Lost 9 11 2 Match 2 6 Preliminary round Group B 13 August 2008 Blue nbsp Greece Won 9 6 3 Match 3 6 Preliminary round Group B 15 August 2008 White nbsp Australia Lost 9 10 1 Match 4 6 Quarter finals 17 August 2008 Blue nbsp Italy Won 13 11 2 Match 5 6 Semi finals 19 August 2008 Blue nbsp Hungary Won 8 7 1 Match 6 6 Gold medal match 21 August 2008 Blue nbsp United States Won 9 8 1 Total Matches played 6 Wins 4 Ties 0 Defeats 2 Win 66 7 57 53 4 Source Official Results Books PDF 2008 pp 17 23 25 33 37 43 nbsp Danielle de Bruijn scored 17 goals at the 2008 Olympics including seven goals in the gold medal match helping the Netherlands win gold Head coach nbsp Robin van Galen 1st title as head coach Assistant coach nbsp Ilse Sindorf Roster CapNo Player Pos L R Height Weight Date of birth Age ofwinning gold Olydebut ISHOFmember 1 Ilse van der Meijden GK R 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in 71 kg 157 lb 22 October 1988 19 years 304 days Yes 2 Yasemin Smit C FP R 1 78 m 5 ft 10 in 70 kg 154 lb 21 November 1984 23 years 274 days Yes 3 Mieke Cabout FP R 1 82 m 6 ft 0 in 70 kg 154 lb 30 March 1986 22 years 144 days Yes 4 Biurakn Hakhverdian FP R 1 72 m 5 ft 8 in 65 kg 143 lb 4 October 1985 22 years 322 days Yes 5 Marieke van den Ham FP L 1 69 m 5 ft 7 in 80 kg 176 lb 21 January 1983 25 years 213 days Yes 6 Danielle de Bruijn FP L 1 72 m 5 ft 8 in 68 kg 150 lb 13 February 1978 30 years 190 days No 7 Iefke van Belkum FP R 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in 75 kg 165 lb 22 July 1986 22 years 30 days Yes 8 Noeki Klein FP R 1 79 m 5 ft 10 in 80 kg 176 lb 28 April 1983 25 years 115 days Yes 9 Gillian van den Berg FP R 1 73 m 5 ft 8 in 66 kg 146 lb 8 September 1971 36 years 348 days No 10 Alette Sijbring FP R 1 74 m 5 ft 9 in 68 kg 150 lb 20 March 1982 26 years 154 days Yes 11 Rianne Guichelaar FP L 1 74 m 5 ft 9 in 63 kg 139 lb 16 August 1983 25 years 5 days Yes 12 Simone Koot FP R 1 73 m 5 ft 8 in 65 kg 143 lb 12 November 1980 27 years 283 days Yes 13 Meike de Nooy GK R 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in 73 kg 161 lb 2 May 1983 25 years 111 days Yes Average 1 77 m 5 ft 10 in 70 kg 154 lb 17 December 1982 25 years 248 days Coach Robin van Galen Sources Official Results Books PDF 2008 p 72 ISHOF Abbreviation MP Matches played Min Minutes G Goals Sh Shots AS Assists TF Turnover fouls ST Steals BL Blocked shots SP Sprints 20S 20 seconds exclusion Pen Penalty EX Exclusion Statistics CapNo Player Pos MP Minutes played Goals Shots AS TF ST BL Sprints Personal fouls Min G Sh Won SP 20S Pen EX 1 Ilse van der Meijden GK 6 198 100 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 2 Yasemin Smit C FP 6 131 66 2 2 12 16 7 4 14 5 3 10 1 3 Mieke Cabout FP 6 178 89 9 10 44 22 7 1 10 9 3 0 2 0 0 5 2 4 Biurakn Hakhverdian FP 6 30 15 2 0 1 0 0 5 2 1 5 Marieke van den Ham FP 6 106 53 5 9 20 45 0 1 4 4 5 6 Danielle de Bruijn FP 6 177 89 4 17 33 51 5 2 5 4 3 15 22 68 2 9 1 7 Iefke van Belkum FP 6 189 95 5 10 36 27 8 18 7 7 7 8 Noeki Klein FP 6 12 6 1 3 9 Gillian van den Berg FP 6 125 63 1 4 9 44 4 5 3 1 10 Alette Sijbring FP 6 92 46 5 4 18 22 2 1 4 1 2 7 2 1 11 Rianne Guichelaar FP 6 97 49 0 1 13 7 7 1 4 3 3 12 Simone Koot FP 6 51 25 8 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 13 Meike de Nooy GK 6 0 0 0 Team 12 Total 6 198 100 57 188 30 3 10 87 44 18 15 26 57 7 48 5 3 Against 53 159 33 3 16 95 41 26 11 26 42 3 53 3 5 CapNo Player Pos Saves Shots Saves Shots 1 Ilse van der Meijden GK 45 98 45 9 13 Meike de Nooy GK Total 45 98 45 9 Source Official Results Books PDF 2008 p 71 2004 Italy 1st title edit nbsp Several members of the Italy women s national water polo team with Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi after winning the Olympic gold in 2004 Edition of women s tournament 2nd Host city nbsp Athens Greece Number of participating teams 8 Competition format Round robin pools advanced teams to classification matches Champion nbsp Italy 1st title 2nd place in preliminary A group Match Round Date Capcolor Opponent Result Goalsfor Goalsagainst Goalsdiff Match 1 6 Preliminary round Group A 16 August 2004 Blue nbsp Australia Lost 5 6 1 Match 2 6 Preliminary round Group A 18 August 2004 Blue nbsp Greece Won 7 2 5 Match 3 6 Preliminary round Group A 20 August 2004 White nbsp Kazakhstan Won 8 6 2 Match 4 6 Quarter finals 22 August 2004 White nbsp Hungary Won 8 5 3 Match 5 6 Semi finals 24 August 2004 Blue nbsp United States Won 6 5 1 Match 6 6 Gold medal match 26 August 2004 Blue nbsp Greece Won 10 9 1 Total Matches played 6 Wins 5 Ties 0 Defeats 1 Win 83 3 44 33 11 Source Official Results Books PDF 2004 pp 4 10 12 32 38 42 Head coach nbsp Pierluigi Formiconi 1st title as head coach Assistant coach nbsp Mauro Maugeri Roster CapNo Player Pos L R Height Weight Date of birth Age ofwinning gold Olydebut ISHOFmember 1 Francesca Conti GK R 1 79 m 5 ft 10 in 71 kg 157 lb 21 May 1972 32 years 97 days Yes 2 Martina Miceli FP R 1 68 m 5 ft 6 in 65 kg 143 lb 22 October 1973 30 years 309 days Yes 3 Carmela Allucci C FP R 1 67 m 5 ft 6 in 60 kg 132 lb 22 January 1970 34 years 217 days Yes 4 Silvia Bosurgi FP R 1 65 m 5 ft 5 in 61 kg 134 lb 17 April 1979 25 years 131 days Yes 5 Elena Gigli GK R 1 90 m 6 ft 3 in 70 kg 154 lb 9 July 1985 19 years 48 days Yes 6 Emanuela Zanchi FP R 1 83 m 6 ft 0 in 65 kg 143 lb 17 October 1977 26 years 314 days Yes 7 Tania Di Mario FP R 1 67 m 5 ft 6 in 59 kg 130 lb 4 May 1979 25 years 114 days Yes 8 Cinzia Ragusa FP R 1 72 m 5 ft 8 in 70 kg 154 lb 24 May 1977 27 years 94 days Yes 9 Giusi Malato FP R 1 70 m 5 ft 7 in 77 kg 170 lb 9 July 1971 33 years 48 days Yes 10 Alexandra Araujo FP R 1 67 m 5 ft 6 in 67 kg 148 lb 13 July 1972 32 years 44 days Yes 11 Maddalena Musumeci FP R 1 70 m 5 ft 7 in 63 kg 139 lb 26 March 1976 28 years 153 days Yes 12 Melania Grego FP R 1 71 m 5 ft 7 in 72 kg 159 lb 19 June 1973 31 years 68 days Yes 13 Noemi Toth FP R 1 80 m 5 ft 11 in 67 kg 148 lb 7 June 1976 28 years 80 days Yes Average 1 73 m 5 ft 8 in 67 kg 148 lb 30 October 1975 28 years 301 days Coach Pierluigi Formiconi Sources Official Results Books PDF 2004 p 73 ISHOF Abbreviation MP Matches played Min Minutes G Goals Sh Shots AS Assists TF Turnover fouls ST Steals BL Blocked shots SP Sprints 20S 20 seconds exclusion Pen Penalty EX Exclusion Statistics CapNo Player Pos MP Minutes played Goals Shots AS TF ST BL Sprints Personal fouls Min G Sh Won SP 20S Pen EX 1 Francesca Conti GK 6 172 98 9 1 2 2 Martina Miceli FP 6 170 97 7 9 25 36 0 2 4 8 4 5 1 1 3 Carmela Allucci C FP 6 83 47 7 1 8 12 5 3 1 3 1 3 4 Silvia Bosurgi FP 6 40 23 0 2 7 28 6 1 1 3 5 Elena Gigli GK 6 2 1 1 6 Emanuela Zanchi FP 6 163 93 7 4 10 40 0 5 3 3 2 10 20 0 6 7 Tania Di Mario FP 6 145 83 3 14 27 51 9 5 12 7 16 43 8 7 1 8 Cinzia Ragusa FP 6 82 47 1 2 4 50 0 3 1 3 6 9 Giusi Malato FP 6 119 68 4 3 13 23 1 1 20 3 1 4 10 Alexandra Araujo FP 6 55 31 6 2 5 40 0 7 1 3 11 Maddalena Musumeci FP 6 66 37 9 2 3 66 7 3 3 8 1 12 Melania Grego FP 6 83 47 7 4 14 28 6 1 1 1 8 1 13 Noemi Toth FP 6 39 22 4 1 5 20 0 1 3 Total 6 174 100 44 121 36 4 13 59 25 12 9 26 34 6 56 1 4 Against 33 129 25 6 5 45 42 16 17 26 65 4 49 3 5 CapNo Player Pos Saves Shots Saves Shots 1 Francesca Conti GK 39 72 54 2 5 Elena Gigli GK Total 39 72 54 2 Source Official Results Books PDF 2004 p 72 2000 Australia 1st title edit Edition of women s tournament 1st Host city nbsp Sydney Australia Number of participating teams 6 Competition format Round robin pools advanced teams to classification matches Champion nbsp Australia 1st title 1st place in preliminary A group Match Round Date Capcolor Opponent Result Goalsfor Goalsagainst Goalsdiff Match 1 7 Preliminary round Group A 16 September 2000 Blue nbsp Kazakhstan Won 9 2 7 Match 2 7 Preliminary round Group A 17 September 2000 White nbsp Russia Won 6 3 3 Match 3 7 Preliminary round Group A 18 September 2000 Blue nbsp Netherlands Lost 4 5 1 Match 4 7 Preliminary round Group A 19 September 2000 Blue nbsp United States Won 7 6 1 Match 5 7 Preliminary round Group A 20 September 2000 Blue nbsp Canada Won 9 4 5 Match 6 7 Semi finals 22 September 2000 White nbsp Russia Won 7 6 1 Match 7 7 Gold medal match 23 September 2000 White nbsp United States Won 4 3 1 Total Matches played 7 Wins 6 Ties 0 Defeats 1 Win 85 7 46 29 17 Source Official Results Books PDF 2000 pp 103 106 108 111 115 119 121 Head coach nbsp Istvan Gorgenyi 1st title as head coach Roster CapNo Player Pos L R Height Weight Date of birth Age ofwinning gold Olydebut ISHOFmember 1 Liz Weekes GK R 1 80 m 5 ft 11 in 68 kg 150 lb 22 September 1971 29 years 1 day Yes 2 Yvette Higgins FP R 1 73 m 5 ft 8 in 73 kg 161 lb 5 January 1978 22 years 262 days Yes 3 Gail Miller FP R 1 80 m 5 ft 11 in 65 kg 143 lb 30 November 1976 23 years 298 days Yes 4 Naomi Castle FP R 1 80 m 5 ft 11 in 72 kg 159 lb 29 May 1974 26 years 117 days Yes 5 Bronwyn Mayer FP R 1 76 m 5 ft 9 in 65 kg 143 lb 3 July 1974 26 years 82 days Yes 6 Simone Hankin FP R 1 82 m 6 ft 0 in 80 kg 176 lb 28 February 1973 27 years 208 days Yes 7 Danielle Woodhouse GK R 1 73 m 5 ft 8 in 68 kg 150 lb 23 January 1969 31 years 244 days Yes 8 Kate Hooper FP R 1 77 m 5 ft 10 in 73 kg 161 lb 26 February 1978 22 years 210 days Yes 9 Debbie Watson FP R 1 78 m 5 ft 10 in 71 kg 157 lb 28 September 1965 34 years 361 days Yes 2008 10 Taryn Woods FP R 1 75 m 5 ft 9 in 76 kg 168 lb 12 August 1975 25 years 42 days Yes 11 Bridgette Gusterson FP R 1 80 m 5 ft 11 in 74 kg 163 lb 7 February 1973 27 years 229 days Yes 2017 12 Joanne Fox FP L 1 82 m 6 ft 0 in 72 kg 159 lb 12 June 1979 21 years 103 days Yes 13 Melissa Mills FP R 1 80 m 5 ft 11 in 67 kg 148 lb 26 December 1973 26 years 272 days Yes Average 1 78 m 5 ft 10 in 71 kg 157 lb 21 February 1974 26 years 215 days Coach Istvan Gorgenyi 1 87 m 6 ft 2 in 2 November 1946 53 years 326 days Note Bridgette Gusterson and Danielle Woodhouse are sisters Bronwyn Mayer and Taryn Woods are cousins Sources Official Results Books PDF 2000 p 96 Olympedia 2000 women s tournament ISHOF Abbreviation MP Matches played G Goals Sh Shots AS Assists TF Turnover fouls ST Steals BL Blocked shots SP Sprints 20S 20 seconds exclusion Pen Penalty EX Exclusion Statistics CapNo Player Pos MP Goals Shots AS TF ST BL Sprints Personal fouls G Sh Won SP 20S Pen EX 1 Liz Weekes GK 7 3 2 Yvette Higgins FP 7 8 18 44 4 3 5 2 2 3 Gail Miller FP 7 2 4 50 0 3 9 3 4 5 80 0 3 4 Naomi Castle FP 7 3 22 13 6 6 2 15 3 8 5 Bronwyn Mayer FP 7 6 11 54 5 3 3 9 6 8 75 0 3 6 Simone Hankin FP 7 4 18 22 2 3 8 6 7 7 Danielle Woodhouse GK 7 1 8 Kate Hooper FP 7 9 Debbie Watson FP 7 3 10 30 0 1 2 6 3 4 10 Taryn Woods FP 7 3 22 13 6 1 1 4 10 11 Bridgette Gusterson FP 7 11 30 36 7 6 4 3 3 12 Joanne Fox FP 7 2 10 20 0 2 9 2 9 13 Melissa Mills FP 7 4 16 25 0 5 1 5 1 14 15 93 3 3 Total 7 46 161 28 6 30 29 72 12 24 28 85 7 52 0 0 Against 29 116 25 0 12 43 50 10 4 28 14 3 51 5 0 CapNo Player Pos Saves Shots Saves Shots 1 Liz Weekes GK 21 46 45 7 7 Danielle Woodhouse GK 11 15 73 3 Total 32 61 52 5 Source Official Results Books PDF 2000 p 96 See also editWater polo at the Summer Olympics Lists of Olympic water polo records and statistics List of men s Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics List of women s Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics List of Olympic champions in men s water polo National team appearances in the men s Olympic water polo tournament National team appearances in the women s Olympic water polo tournament List of players who have appeared in multiple men s Olympic water polo tournaments List of players who have appeared in multiple women s Olympic water polo tournaments List of Olympic medalists in water polo men List of Olympic medalists in water polo women List of men s Olympic water polo tournament top goalscorers List of women s Olympic water polo tournament top goalscorers List of men s Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers List of women s Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers List of Olympic venues in water polo List of world champions in men s water polo List of world champions in women s water poloReferences edit HistoFINA Water polo medalists and statistics PDF fina org FINA September 2019 p 56 Archived PDF from the original on 1 August 2021 Retrieved 6 August 2021 Bridgette Gusterson olympedia org Olympedia Retrieved 1 July 2020 Danielle Woodhouse olympedia org Olympedia Retrieved 1 July 2020 Jessica Steffens olympedia org Olympedia Retrieved 1 July 2020 Maggie Steffens olympedia org Olympedia Retrieved 1 July 2020 Kiley Neushul olympedia org Olympedia Retrieved 30 November 2020 Jamie Neushul olympedia org Olympedia Retrieved 30 November 2020 Aria Fischer olympedia org Olympedia Retrieved 1 July 2020 Makenzie Fischer olympedia org Olympedia Retrieved 1 July 2020 Bronwyn Mayer Smith olympedia org Olympedia Retrieved 1 July 2020 Taryn Woods olympedia org Olympedia Retrieved 1 July 2020 a b c Women s Senior National Team History USA Water Polo 28 November 2018 Archived from the original on 17 May 2019 Retrieved 5 May 2020 Sources editOfficial Results Books IOC edit PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library Official Results Book 2000 Olympic Games Water Polo download archive Official Results Book 2004 Olympic Games Water Polo download archive Official Results Book 2008 Olympic Games Water Polo download archive PDF documents on the FINA website Official Results Book 2012 Olympic Games Diving Swimming Synchronised Swimming Water Polo archive pp 284 507 PDF documents in the Olympic World Library Official Results Book 2016 Olympic Games Water Polo archive PDF documents on the International Olympic Committee website Official Results Book 2020 Olympic Games Water Polo archive Official Reports FINA edit PDF documents on the FINA website HistoFINA Water polo medalists and statistics as of September 2019 archive p 56 1870 2020 150 years of Water Polo Evolution of its rules archive Official website IOC edit Water polo on the International Olympic Committee website Water polo Women s water polo Olympedia edit Water polo on the Olympedia website Water polo Women s water polo Athlete count for water polo Water polo venues Water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics women s tournament Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics women s tournament Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics women s tournament Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics women s tournament Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics women s tournament Water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics women s tournament Sports Reference edit Water polo on the Sports Reference website Country Medal Leaders amp Athlete Medal Leaders 1900 2016 archived Women s water polo 2000 2016 archived Water polo at the 2000 Summer Games women s tournament archived Water polo at the 2004 Summer Games women s tournament archived Water polo at the 2008 Summer Games women s tournament archived Water polo at the 2012 Summer Games women s tournament archived Water polo at the 2016 Summer Games women s tournament archived Todor66 edit Water polo on the Todor66 website Water polo at the Summer Games Water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics women s tournament women s qualification Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics women s tournament women s qualification Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics women s tournament women s qualification Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics women s tournament women s qualification Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics women s tournament women s qualification Water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics women s tournament women s qualification ISHOF edit International Swimming Hall of Fame ISHOF website viewedit Honorees Listed by Category Water Polo Honorees Listed by Category Coaches Honorees Listed by Category Contributors Honorees by Country Honorees By Last NameExternal links editOlympic water polo Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of Olympic champions in women 27s water polo amp oldid 1210593879, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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