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Water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

July 12, 2023

The women's tournament of water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics at Tokyo, Japan was played from 24 July to 7 August 2021 at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center.[1] It was the sixth appearance of the women's tournament, which had been held consecutively since 2000.

Women's water polo
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Tournament details
Host country Japan
CityTokyo
Venue(s)Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Dates24 July – 7 August 2021
Teams10 (from 5 confederations)
Competitors130
Final positions
Champions United States (3rd title)
Runners-up Spain
Third place Hungary
Fourth place ROC
Tournament statistics
Matches32
Goals scored748 (23.38 per match)
Total attendance0 (0 per match)
Multiple
medalists		3-time medalist(s): 2 players
Top scorer(s) Simone van de Kraats
(28 goals in 7 matches)
Most saves Ashleigh Johnson
(80 saves in 7 matches)
Top sprinter(s) Vanda Vályi
(27 sprints won in 7 matches)
MVP Maddie Musselman
← 2016
2024 →

On 24 March 2020, the Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] Because of the pandemic, the games were played behind closed doors.[3]

The United States won their third consecutive and overall gold medal after a finals win over Spain, while Hungary captured the bronze medal, beating defending bronze medalists Russia.[4]

The medals for the competition were presented by Samira Asghari, Afghanistan; IOC Member, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Dale Neuburger, United States; FINA Treasurer.

Qualification

Main article: Water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification


Event Dates Hosts Quota Qualifier(s)
Host nation — — 1   Japan
2019 FINA World League 4–9 June 2019   Hungary 1   United States
2019 FINA World Championships 14–26 July 2019   Gwangju 1   Spain
2019 Pan American Games 4–10 August 2019   Lima 1   Canada
Oceanian Continental Selection — — 1   Australia
African Continental Selection — — 1   South Africa
2020 European Championships 12–25 January 2020   Budapest 1   ROC
2018 Asian Games[5][6][7] 16–21 August 2018   Jakarta 1   China
World Qualification Tournament 19–24 January 2021[8]   Trieste 2   Hungary
  Netherlands
Total 10

Schedule

The competition began on 24 July, and matches were held every other day. At each match time, two matches were played simultaneously (two during the preliminary round, two quarterfinals during that round, one main semifinal and one classification semifinal during the semifinal round, and the two classification games on the final day) except for the bronze and gold medal matches.[9][10][11]

Legend
G Group stage ¼ Quarterfinals ½ Semifinals B Bronze medal match F Gold medal match
Sat 24 Sun 25 Mon 26 Tue 27 Wed 28 Thu 29 Fri 30 Sat 31 Sun 1 Mon 2 Tue 3 Wed 4 Thu 5 Fri 6 Sat 7
G G G G G ¼ ½ B F

Competition format

The ten teams were seeded into two groups for a preliminary round and each group was played in a round-robin. The top four teams in each group advanced to the knockout round while the fifth placed teams and those ranked 9th and 10th based on win–loss record then goal average were eliminated. The knockout round began with quarterfinals, with the winners advanced to the semifinals, while the quarterfinal losers play in the fifth to eighth place classification semifinals. The two semifinal winners play in the gold medal match, while the two semifinal losers play in the bronze medal match.[12]

Draw

The draw took place on 21 February 2021 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.[13][14]

Seeding

The ten teams in the women's tournament were drawn into two groups of five teams. The teams were seeded into five pots.[14]: 6:30 [15]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5
  United States
  Spain 		  ROC
  Australia 		  Hungary
  Netherlands 		  Canada
  China 		  South Africa
  Japan (hosts)

Final draw

The hosts Japan and the reigning Olympic champion the United States were both drawn into Group B.[14]: 15:33 

Group A Group B
1   Australia   ROC
2   South Africa   China
3   Netherlands   Hungary
4   Spain   United States
5   Canada   Japan

Referees

The following 28 referees were selected for the tournament.[16]: 275–276 [17]

24 referees:

4 video assistant referees:

Group stage

The schedule was announced on 9 March 2021.[46]

All times are local (UTC+9).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Spain 4 3 0 1 71 37 +34 6[a] Quarterfinals
2   Australia 4 3 0 1 46 33 +13 6[a]
3   Netherlands 4 3 0 1 75 41 +34 6[a]
4   Canada 4 1 0 3 48 39 +9 2
5   South Africa 4 0 0 4 7 97 −90 0
Source: Tokyo 2020 and FINA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Spain 2 Pts, +5 GD; Netherlands 2 Pts, −2 GD; Australia 2 Pts, −3 GD. Spain first and after that the head-to head results between Australia and Netherlands (15–12) came into effect.


24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)
15:30
v 		Report Canada   5–8   Australia Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Michael Goldenberg (USA), György Kun (HUN)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 2–4, 1–2, 1–1
Eggens 3 Goals Halligan 3
24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)
18:20
v 		Report South Africa   4–29   Spain Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN), Ursula Wengenroth (SUI)
Score by quarters: 2–5, 1–9, 1–5, 0–10
Wedderburn 2 Goals Ruiz 5
26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
18:20
v 		Report Australia   15–12   Netherlands Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Arkadii Voevodin (RUS)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–5, 5–2, 5–2
three players 3 Goals four players 2
26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
19:50
v 		Report Spain   14–10   Canada Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Nenad Periš (CRO)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 2–2, 3–2, 5–3
Ortiz 4 Goals Lemay-Lavoie 3
28 July 2021 (2021-07-28)
15:30
v 		Report Canada   21–1   South Africa Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN), John Waldow (NZL)
Score by quarters: 5–1, 4–0, 4–0, 8–0
Sohi 4 Goals Moir 1
28 July 2021 (2021-07-28)
19:50
v 		Report Netherlands   14–13   Spain Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Michael Goldenberg (USA)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–2, 3–2, 6–6
Van de Kraats 6 Goals A. Espar 4
30 July 2021 (2021-07-30)
14:00
v 		Report South Africa   1–33   Netherlands Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Nicola Johnson (AUS), Ursula Wengenroth (SUI)
Score by quarters: 0–7, 0–9, 1–9, 0–8
Wedderburn 1 Goals Keuning 6
30 July 2021 (2021-07-30)
19:50
v 		Report Spain   15–9   Australia Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Arkadii Voevodin (RUS)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 4–3, 4–1, 4–2
Ortiz 5 Goals Kearns, Webster 2
1 August 2021 (2021-08-01)
15:30
v 		Report Netherlands   16–12   Canada Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Alessandro Severo (ITA), Nenad Periš (CRO)
Score by quarters: 4–4, 4–3, 3–2, 5–3
Van de Kraats 6 Goals Christmas 4
1 August 2021 (2021-08-01)
19:50
v 		Report Australia   14–1   South Africa Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Daniel Daners (URU), Jeremy Cheng (SGP)
Score by quarters: 1–0, 6–1, 4–0, 3–0
five players 2 Goals Vaughan 1

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   United States 4 3 0 1 64 26 +38 6 Quarterfinals
2   Hungary 4 2 1 1 46 43 +3 5[a]
3   ROC 4 2 1 1 53 61 −8 5[a]
4   China 4 2 0 2 51 50 +1 4
5   Japan (H) 4 0 0 4 44 78 −34 0
Source: Tokyo 2020 and FINA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ a b ROC10–10 Hungary


24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)
14:00
v 		Report Japan   4–25   United States Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Germán Moller (ARG), Nicola Johnson (AUS)
Score by quarters: 3–8, 0–6, 1–7, 0–4
Koide 2 Goals Haralabidis, Steffens 5
24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)
19:50
v 		Report China   17–18   ROC Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Marie-Claude Deslières (CAN), Michiel Zwart (NED)
Score by quarters: 6–5, 4–4, 4–5, 3–4
Wang X. 4 Goals Prokofyeva 4
26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
14:00
v 		Report United States   12–7   China Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Alessandro Severo (ITA), Dion Willis (RSA)
Score by quarters: 4–4, 2–2, 3–0, 3–1
M. Fischer 3 Goals Wang, Zhang J. 2
26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
15:30
v 		Report ROC   10–10   Hungary Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Xevi Buch (ESP)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 3–5, 3–1, 3–2
Prokofyeva 4 Goals Leimeter, Szilágyi 2
28 July 2021 (2021-07-28)
14:00
v 		Report Hungary   10–9   United States Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Nenad Periš (CRO), Xevi Buch (ESP)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–3, 1–3, 4–1
Parkes 3 Goals Musselman 3
28 July 2021 (2021-07-28)
18:20
v 		Report China   16–11   Japan Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Marie-Claude Deslières (CAN), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 5–2, 4–3, 4–3, 3–3
Zhang 5 Goals Arima 3
30 July 2021 (2021-07-30)
15:30
v 		Report United States   18–5   ROC Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Alessandro Severo (ITA), Xevi Buch (ESP)
Score by quarters: 5–1, 4–2, 6–1, 3–1
Haralabidis, Steffens 4 Goals Simanovich 2
30 July 2021 (2021-07-30)
18:20
v 		Report Japan   13–17   Hungary Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 3–4, 3–5, 3–5
Arima, Inaba 4 Goals Parkes 6
1 August 2021 (2021-08-01)
14:00
v 		Report Hungary   9–11   China Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 1–3, 2–1, 5–3
Gurisatti 4 Goals four players 2
1 August 2021 (2021-08-01)
18:20
v 		Report ROC   20–16   Japan Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Marie-Claude Deslières (CAN), Dion Willis (RSA)
Score by quarters: 5–5, 7–3, 6–4, 2–4
Serzhantova 4 Goals Arima 5

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold medal
 
          
 
3 August
 
 
  Spain11
 
5 August
 
  China7
 
  Spain8
 
3 August
 
  Hungary6
 
  Netherlands11
 
7 August
 
  Hungary14
 
  Spain5
 
3 August
 
  United States14
 
  Australia8
 
5 August
 
  ROC9
 
  ROC11
 
3 August
 
  United States15 Bronze medal
 
  Canada5
 
7 August
 
  United States16
 
  Hungary11
 
 
  ROC9
 
5th place bracket
 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
5 August
 
 
  China6
 
7 August
 
  Netherlands13
 
  Netherlands7
 
5 August
 
  Australia14
 
  Australia (pen.)10 (4)
 
 
  Canada10 (2)
 
Seventh place
 
 
7 August
 
 
  China7
 
 
  Canada16

Quarterfinals

3 August 2021 (2021-08-03)
14:00
v 		Report Canada   5–16   United States Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
Score by quarters: 1–7, 2–4, 0–0, 2–5
La Roche 2 Goals three players 3
3 August 2021 (2021-08-03)
15:30
v 		Report Spain   11–7   China Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Michael Goldenberg (USA)
Score by quarters: 5–2, 4–3, 2–1, 0–1
Forca 4 Goals Deng 2
3 August 2021 (2021-08-03)
18:20
v 		Report Netherlands   11–14   Hungary Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Nenad Periš (CRO), Alessandro Severo (ITA)
Score by quarters: 3–4, 4–4, 2–2, 2–4
Van der Kraats 4 Goals Leimeter 4
3 August 2021 (2021-08-03)
19:50
v 		Report Australia   8–9   ROC Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Xevi Buch (ESP)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 2–2, 2–2, 2–1
Armit, Halligan 2 Goals three players 2

5–8th place semifinals

5 August 2021 (2021-08-05)
14:00
v 		Report China   6–13   Netherlands Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), György Kun (HUN)
Score by quarters: 0–1, 2–5, 1–2, 3–5
Deng 2 Goals Keuning 5
5 August 2021 (2021-08-05)
18:20
v 		Report Australia   14–12   Canada Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Ursula Wengenroth (SUI), Alessandro Severo (ITA)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–2, 3–3, 2–2  PSO: 4–2
Arancini 5 Goals four players 2

Semifinals

5 August 2021 (2021-08-05)
15:30
v 		Report ROC   11–15   United States Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Dion Willis (RSA)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 4–4, 2–5, 2–4
Bersneva 3 Goals Musselman 5
5 August 2021 (2021-08-05)
19:50
v 		Report Spain   8–6   Hungary Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Nenad Periš (CRO), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 2–0, 3–2, 3–2, 0–2
A. Espar 3 Goals Szilágyi 3

Seventh place game

7 August 2021 (2021-08-07)
09:30
v 		Report China   7–16   Canada Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Nicola Johnson (AUS), Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN)
Score by quarters: 3–4, 2–5, 1–4, 1–3
Zhang J. 4 Goals Christmas 4

Fifth place game

7 August 2021 (2021-08-07)
11:00
v 		Report Netherlands   7–14   Australia Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Xevi Buch (ESP), Dion Willis (RSA)
Score by quarters: 1–5, 1–3, 2–3, 3–3
Van de Kraats 3 Goals Gofers 3

Bronze medal game

7 August 2021 (2021-08-07)
13:40
v 		Report Hungary   11–9   ROC Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 5–3, 0–3, 4–1
Vályi 3 Goals three players 2

Gold medal game

7 August 2021 (2021-08-07)
16:30
v 		Report Spain   5–14   United States Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Nenad Periš (CRO), Sébastien Dervieux (FRA)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 3–3, 0–5, 1–2
García 2 Goals Musselman 3

Final ranking

See also: National team appearances in the women's Olympic water polo tournament

Medalists

Team statistics

Goals for

Rank Team Goals
for		 Matches
played		 Goals for
per match		 Shots % Finish
1   United States 109 7 15.571 234 46.6% 1st
2   Netherlands 106 7 15.143 211 50.2% 6th
3   Spain 95 7 13.571 250 38.0% 2nd
4   ROC 82 7 11.714 211 38.9% 4th
5   Canada 79 7 11.286 228 34.6% 7th
6   Australia 78 7 11.143 210 37.1% 5th
7   Hungary 77 7 11.000 204 37.7% 3rd
7   Japan 44 4 11.000 128 34.4% 9th
9   China 71 7 10.143 196 36.2% 8th
10   South Africa 7 4 1.750 68 10.3% 10th
Total 748 32 11.688 1940 38.6%

Source: Official Results Book (page 224)[16]

Goals against

Rank Team Goals
against		 Matches
played		 Goals against
per match		 Shots % Finish
1   United States 47 7 6.714 208 22.6% 1st
2   Australia 59 7 8.429 177 33.3% 5th
3   Spain 64 7 9.143 183 35.0% 2nd
4   Hungary 71 7 10.143 217 32.7% 3rd
5   Canada 72 7 10.286 198 36.4% 7th
6   Netherlands 75 7 10.714 207 36.2% 6th
7   China 90 7 12.857 220 40.9% 8th
8   ROC 95 7 13.571 231 41.1% 4th
9   Japan 78 4 19.500 128 60.9% 9th
10   South Africa 97 4 24.250 171 56.7% 10th
Total 748 32 11.688 1940 38.6%

Source: Official Results Book (pages 239, 243, 247, 251, 255, 258, 262, 266, 269, 273)[16]

Goal difference

Rank Team Goals
for		 Goals
against		 Goal
diff.		 Matches
played		 Goals diff.
per match		 Finish
1   United States 109 47 62 7 8.857 1st
2   Netherlands 106 75 31 7 4.429 6th
2   Spain 95 64 31 7 4.429 2nd
4   Australia 78 59 19 7 2.714 5th
5   Canada 79 72 7 7 1.000 7th
6   Hungary 77 71 6 7 0.857 3rd
7   ROC 82 95 −13 7 −1.857 4th
8   China 71 90 −19 7 −2.714 8th
9   Japan 44 78 −34 4 −8.500 9th
10   South Africa 7 97 −90 4 −22.500 10th
Total 748 748 0 32 0.000

Source: Official Results Book (pages 239, 243, 247, 251, 255, 258, 262, 266, 269, 273)[16]

Saves

Rank Team Saves Matches
played		 Saves
per match		 Shots % Finish
1   United States 84 7 12.000 131 64.1% 1st
2   South Africa 44 4 11.000 141 31.2% 10th
3   Netherlands 64 7 9.143 139 46.0% 6th
4   China 60 7 8.571 150 40.0% 8th
5   ROC 59 7 8.429 154 38.3% 4th
6   Australia 58 7 8.286 117 49.6% 5th
7   Hungary 54 7 7.714 125 43.2% 3rd
8   Canada 52 7 7.429 124 41.9% 7th
9   Japan 27 4 6.750 105 25.7% 9th
10   Spain 46 7 6.571 110 41.8% 2nd
Total 548 32 8.563 1296 42.3%

Source: Official Results Book (pages 239, 243, 247, 251, 255, 258, 262, 266, 269, 273)[16]

Blocks

Rank Team Blocks Matches
played		 Blocks
per match		 Finish
1   Spain 34 7 4.857 2nd
2   Hungary 33 7 4.714 3rd
3   Canada 31 7 4.429 7th
4   United States 30 7 4.286 1st
5   Netherlands 28 7 4.000 6th
6   Australia 27 7 3.857 5th
7   China 25 7 3.571 8th
7   ROC 25 7 3.571 4th
9   South Africa 6 4 1.500 10th
10   Japan 0 4 0.000 9th
Total 239 32 3.734

Source: Official Results Book (page 224)[16]

Rebounds

Rank Team Rebounds Matches
played		 Rebounds
per match		 Finish
1   United States 52 7 7.429 1st
2   Hungary 47 7 6.714 3rd
3   Spain 43 7 6.143 2nd
4   Australia 41 7 5.857 5th
5   ROC 39 7 5.571 4th
6   Netherlands 32 7 4.571 6th
7   South Africa 18 4 4.500 10th
8   Canada 30 7 4.286 7th
9   China 24 7 3.429 8th
10   Japan 9 4 2.250 9th
Total 335 32 5.234

Source: Official Results Book (page 224)[16]

Steals

Rank Team Steals Matches
played		 Steals
per match		 Finish
1   Australia 63 7 9.000 5th
2   Japan 31 4 7.750 9th
3   Netherlands 51 7 7.286 6th
3   Spain 51 7 7.286 2nd
5   Canada 50 7 7.143 7th
6   United States 48 7 6.857 1st
7   ROC 42 7 6.000 4th
8   Hungary 39 7 5.571 3rd
9   China 30 7 4.286 8th
10   South Africa 13 4 3.250 10th
Total 418 32 6.531

Source: Official Results Book (page 224)[16]

Sprints won

Rank Team Sprints won Matches
played		 Sprints won
per match		 Sprints
contested		 % Finish
1   Hungary 27 7 3.857 28 96.4% 3rd
2   Netherlands 19 7 2.714 28 67.9% 6th
3   United States 18 7 2.571 28 64.3% 1st
4   Spain 16 7 2.286 28 57.1% 2nd
5   Canada 12 7 1.714 28 42.9% 7th
5   ROC 12 7 1.714 28 42.9% 4th
7   Australia 11 7 1.571 28 39.3% 5th
8   China 7 7 1.000 28 25.0% 8th
8   South Africa 4 4 1.000 16 25.0% 10th
10   Japan 2 4 0.500 16 12.5% 9th
Total 128 32 2.000 256 50.0%

Source: Official Results Book (page 224)[16]

Turnovers

Rank Team Turnovers Matches
played		 Turnovers
per match		 Finish
1   Spain 31 7 4.429 2nd
2   Canada 34 7 4.857 7th
2   China 34 7 4.857 8th
2   United States 34 7 4.857 1st
5   Japan 22 4 5.500 9th
6   ROC 39 7 5.571 4th
7   Australia 40 7 5.714 5th
7   Netherlands 40 7 5.714 6th
9   Hungary 41 7 5.857 3rd
10   South Africa 34 4 8.500 10th
Total 349 32 5.453

Source: Official Results Book (page 224)[16]

Exclusions with substitution

Rank Team Exclusions
with
substitution		 Matches
played		 Exclusions
w/subst
per match		 Finish
1   Japan 1 4 0.250 9th
2   Canada 2 7 0.286 7th
3   United States 3 7 0.429 1st
4   Netherlands 4 7 0.571 6th
4   Spain 4 7 0.571 2nd
6   Australia 5 7 0.714 5th
7   South Africa 3 4 0.750 10th
8   Hungary 6 7 0.857 3rd
9   ROC 9 7 1.286 4th
10   China 12 7 1.714 8th
Total 49 32 0.766

Source: Official Results Book (page 224)[16]

Player statistics

Main article: List of women's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics

Multiple medalists

Main article: List of Olympic medalists in water polo (women)

Three-time Olympic medalist(s): 2 players

Leading goalscorers

Rank Player Team Goals Matches
played		 Goals
per match		 Shots %
1 Simone van de Kraats   Netherlands 28 7 4.000 44 63.6%
2 Maddie Musselman   United States 18 7 2.571 49 36.7%
Beatriz Ortiz   Spain 7 2.571 46 39.1%
Maggie Steffens   United States 7 2.571 32 56.3%
5 Maud Megens   Netherlands 17 7 2.429 37 45.9%
6 Zhang Jing   China 16 7 2.286 26 61.5%
7 Kyra Christmas   Canada 15 7 2.143 29 51.7%
Anni Espar   Spain 7 2.143 34 44.1%
Ekaterina Prokofyeva   ROC 7 2.143 35 42.9%
10 Makenzie Fischer   United States 14 7 2.000 33 42.4%
Judith Forca   Spain 7 2.000 37 37.8%

Source: Official Results Book (page 234)[16]

Saves leaders

Rank Goalkeeper Team Saves Matches
played		 Saves
per match		 Shots %
1 Ashleigh Johnson   United States 80 7 11.429 124 64.5%
2 Alda Magyari   Hungary 51 7 7.286 116 44.0%
3 Shen Yineng   China 47 6 7.833 112 42.0%
4 Laura Ester   Spain 45 7 6.429 108 41.7%
5 Meghan Maartens   South Africa 44 4 11.000 141 31.2%
6 Anna Karnaukh   ROC 42 5 8.400 98 42.9%
7 Claire Wright   Canada 37 5 7.400 92 40.2%
8 Joanne Koenders   Netherlands 33 3 11.000 48 68.8%
9 Debby Willemsz   Netherlands 31 5 6.200 90 34.4%
10 Lea Yanitsas   Australia 30 3 10.000 60 50.0%

Source: Official Results Book (page 236)[16]

Leading blockers

Rank Player Team Blocks Matches
played		 Blocks
per match
1 Rita Keszthelyi   Hungary 10 7 1.429
2 Beatriz Ortiz   Spain 9 7 1.286
Zhang Jing   China 7 1.286
4 Ekaterina Prokofyeva   ROC 8 7 1.143
5 Rachel Fattal   United States 7 7 1.000
Shae La Roche   Canada 7 1.000
7 Bronte Halligan   Australia 6 7 0.857
Maggie Steffens   United States 7 0.857
9 Aria Fischer   United States 5 7 0.714
Keesja Gofers   Australia 7 0.714
Paula Leitón   Spain 7 0.714
Rebecca Parkes   Hungary 7 0.714
Dorottya Szilágyi   Hungary 7 0.714
Roser Tarragó   Spain 7 0.714

Source: Official Results Book (pages 239, 243, 247, 251, 255, 258, 262, 266, 269, 273)[16]

Leading rebounders

Rank Player Team Rebounds Matches
played		 Rebounds
per match
1 Anni Espar   Spain 12 7 1.714
2 Rachel Fattal   United States 10 7 1.429
3 Maddie Musselman   United States 9 7 1.286
4 Makenzie Fischer   United States 8 7 1.143
Keesja Gofers   Australia 7 1.143
Ekaterina Prokofyeva   ROC 7 1.143
Maggie Steffens   United States 7 1.143
8 Evgeniya Soboleva   ROC 7 7 1.000
Dorottya Szilágyi   Hungary 7 1.000
Rowena Webster   Australia 7 1.000
Zhang Jing   China 7 1.000

Source: Official Results Book (pages 239, 243, 247, 251, 255, 258, 262, 266, 269, 273)[16]

Steals leaders

Rank Player Team Steals Matches
played		 Steals
per match
1 Simone van de Kraats   Netherlands 13 7 1.857
2 Anni Espar   Spain 11 7 1.571
Bronte Halligan   Australia 7 1.571
4 Hannah Buckling   Australia 10 7 1.429
Ekaterina Prokofyeva   ROC 7 1.429
6 Zoe Arancini   Australia 8 7 1.143
Ashleigh Johnson (GK)   United States 7 1.143
Bronwen Knox   Australia 7 1.143
Sabrina van der Sloot   Netherlands 7 1.143
Dorottya Szilágyi   Hungary 7 1.143

Source: Official Results Book (pages 239, 243, 247, 251, 255, 258, 262, 266, 269, 273)[16]

Leading sprinters

Rank Sprinter Team Sprints
won		 Matches
played		 Sprints won
per match		 Sprints
contested		 %
1 Vanda Vályi   Hungary 27 7 3.857 28 96.4%
2 Rachel Fattal   United States 18 7 2.571 26 69.2%
3 Anni Espar   Spain 13 7 1.857 23 56.5%
4 Maria Bersneva   ROC 11 7 1.571 21 52.4%
5 Sabrina van der Sloot   Netherlands 10 7 1.429 13 76.9%
6 Kyra Christmas   Canada 9 7 1.286 18 50.0%
7 Simone van de Kraats   Netherlands 8 7 1.143 13 61.5%
8 Amy Ridge   Australia 6 7 0.857 8 75.0%
9 Keesja Gofers   Australia 4 7 0.571 17 23.5%
Amica Hallenndorff   South Africa 4 1.000 11 36.4%
Wang Xinyan   China 7 0.571 11 36.4%

Source: Official Results Book (page 233)[16]

Turnovers leaders

Rank Player Team Turnovers Matches
played		 Turnovers
per match
1 Elyse Lemay-Lavoie   Canada 15 7 2.143
Rebecca Parkes   Hungary 7 2.143
3 Paula Leitón   Spain 12 7 1.714
Anna Timofeeva   ROC 7 1.714
5 Maica García   Spain 11 7 1.571
6 Chen Xiao   China 10 7 1.429
Aria Fischer   United States 7 1.429
Anikó Gyöngyössy   Hungary 6 1.667
Xiong Dunhan   China 7 1.429
10 Anastasia Simanovich   ROC 8 7 1.143

Source: Official Results Book (pages 239, 243, 247, 251, 255, 258, 262, 266, 269, 273)[16]

Exclusions leaders

Rank Player Team Exclusions
with
substitution		 Matches
played		 Exclusions
w/subst
per match
1 Mei Xiaohan   China 5 7 0.714
2 Hannah Buckling   Australia 3 7 0.429
Veronika Vakhitova   ROC 7 0.429
Wang Xinyan   China 7 0.429
5 Evgeniya Ivanova   ROC 2 7 0.286
Georgie Moir   South Africa 4 0.500
Beatriz Ortiz   Spain 7 0.286
Vivian Sevenich   Netherlands 7 0.286
Vanda Vályi   Hungary 7 0.286

Source: Official Results Book (pages 239, 243, 247, 251, 255, 258, 262, 266, 269, 273)[16]

Awards

The women's all-star team was announced on 7 August 2021.[50]

Position Player
Goalkeeper   Ashleigh Johnson
Field players   Rebecca Parkes (Centre forward)
  Anni Espar
  Maddie Musselman
  Beatriz Ortiz
  Ekaterina Prokofyeva
  Simone van de Kraats
MVP   Maddie Musselman

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July 12, 2023
water, polo, 2020, summer, olympics, women, tournament, women, tournament, water, polo, 2020, summer, olympics, tokyo, japan, played, from, july, august, 2021, tokyo, tatsumi, international, swimming, center, sixth, appearance, women, tournament, which, been, . The women s tournament of water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics at Tokyo Japan was played from 24 July to 7 August 2021 at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center 1 It was the sixth appearance of the women s tournament which had been held consecutively since 2000 Women s water poloat the Games of the XXXII OlympiadTournament detailsHost country JapanCityTokyoVenue s Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming CenterDates24 July 7 August 2021Teams10 from 5 confederations Competitors130Final positionsChampions United States 3rd title Runners up SpainThird place HungaryFourth place ROCTournament statisticsMatches32Goals scored748 23 38 per match Total attendance0 0 per match Multiplemedalists3 time medalist s 2 playersTop scorer s Simone van de Kraats 28 goals in 7 matches Most savesAshleigh Johnson 80 saves in 7 matches Top sprinter s Vanda Valyi 27 sprints won in 7 matches MVPMaddie Musselman 20162024 On 24 March 2020 the Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID 19 pandemic 2 Because of the pandemic the games were played behind closed doors 3 The United States won their third consecutive and overall gold medal after a finals win over Spain while Hungary captured the bronze medal beating defending bronze medalists Russia 4 The medals for the competition were presented by Samira Asghari Afghanistan IOC Member and the medalists bouquets were presented by Dale Neuburger United States FINA Treasurer Contents 1 Qualification 2 Schedule 3 Competition format 4 Draw 4 1 Seeding 4 2 Final draw 5 Referees 6 Group stage 6 1 Group A 6 2 Group B 7 Knockout stage 7 1 Bracket 7 2 Quarterfinals 7 3 5 8th place semifinals 7 4 Semifinals 7 5 Seventh place game 7 6 Fifth place game 7 7 Bronze medal game 7 8 Gold medal game 8 Final ranking 9 Medalists 10 Team statistics 10 1 Goals for 10 2 Goals against 10 3 Goal difference 10 4 Saves 10 5 Blocks 10 6 Rebounds 10 7 Steals 10 8 Sprints won 10 9 Turnovers 10 10 Exclusions with substitution 11 Player statistics 11 1 Multiple medalists 11 2 Leading goalscorers 11 3 Saves leaders 11 4 Leading blockers 11 5 Leading rebounders 11 6 Steals leaders 11 7 Leading sprinters 11 8 Turnovers leaders 11 9 Exclusions leaders 12 Awards 13 References 14 Sources 14 1 Overall 14 2 Tournament details 14 3 Statistics 14 4 Medallists and victory ceremony presenters 15 External linksQualification EditMain article Water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics Women s qualification Event Dates Hosts Quota Qualifier s Host nation 1 Japan2019 FINA World League 4 9 June 2019 Hungary 1 United States2019 FINA World Championships 14 26 July 2019 Gwangju 1 Spain2019 Pan American Games 4 10 August 2019 Lima 1 CanadaOceanian Continental Selection 1 AustraliaAfrican Continental Selection 1 South Africa2020 European Championships 12 25 January 2020 Budapest 1 ROC2018 Asian Games 5 6 7 16 21 August 2018 Jakarta 1 ChinaWorld Qualification Tournament 19 24 January 2021 8 Trieste 2 Hungary NetherlandsTotal 10Schedule EditThe competition began on 24 July and matches were held every other day At each match time two matches were played simultaneously two during the preliminary round two quarterfinals during that round one main semifinal and one classification semifinal during the semifinal round and the two classification games on the final day except for the bronze and gold medal matches 9 10 11 Legend G Group stage Quarterfinals Semifinals B Bronze medal match F Gold medal matchSat 24 Sun 25 Mon 26 Tue 27 Wed 28 Thu 29 Fri 30 Sat 31 Sun 1 Mon 2 Tue 3 Wed 4 Thu 5 Fri 6 Sat 7G G G G G B FCompetition format EditThe ten teams were seeded into two groups for a preliminary round and each group was played in a round robin The top four teams in each group advanced to the knockout round while the fifth placed teams and those ranked 9th and 10th based on win loss record then goal average were eliminated The knockout round began with quarterfinals with the winners advanced to the semifinals while the quarterfinal losers play in the fifth to eighth place classification semifinals The two semifinal winners play in the gold medal match while the two semifinal losers play in the bronze medal match 12 Draw EditThe draw took place on 21 February 2021 in Rotterdam The Netherlands 13 14 Seeding Edit The ten teams in the women s tournament were drawn into two groups of five teams The teams were seeded into five pots 14 6 30 15 Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5 United States Spain ROC Australia Hungary Netherlands Canada China South Africa Japan hosts Final draw Edit The hosts Japan and the reigning Olympic champion the United States were both drawn into Group B 14 15 33 Group A Group B1 Australia ROC2 South Africa China3 Netherlands Hungary4 Spain United States5 Canada JapanReferees EditThe following 28 referees were selected for the tournament 16 275 276 17 24 referees German Moller 18 Nicola Johnson 19 Marie Claude Deslieres 20 Zhang Liang 21 Nenad Peris 22 Sebastien Dervieux 23 Frank Ohme 24 Georgios Stavridis 25 Gyorgy Kun 26 Alessandro Severo 27 Asumi Tsuzaki 28 Viktor Salnichenko 29 Stanko Ivanovski 30 Michiel Zwart 31 John Waldow 32 Adrian Alexandrescu 33 Arkadiy Voevodin 34 Vojin Putnikovic 35 Jeremy Cheng 36 Dion Willis 37 Xevi Buch 38 Ursula Wengenroth 39 Michael Goldenberg 40 Daniel Daners 41 4 video assistant referees Mladen Rak 42 Alexandr Margolin 43 Alexandr Shershnev 44 Jaume Teixido 45 Group stage EditThe schedule was announced on 9 March 2021 46 All times are local UTC 9 Group A Edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 Spain 4 3 0 1 71 37 34 6 a Quarterfinals2 Australia 4 3 0 1 46 33 13 6 a 3 Netherlands 4 3 0 1 75 41 34 6 a 4 Canada 4 1 0 3 48 39 9 25 South Africa 4 0 0 4 7 97 90 0Source Tokyo 2020 and FINARules for classification 1 Points 2 Head to head points 3 Head to head goal difference 4 Head to head goals scored 5 Goal difference Notes a b c Spain 2 Pts 5 GD Netherlands 2 Pts 2 GD Australia 2 Pts 3 GD Spain first and after that the head to head results between Australia and Netherlands 15 12 came into effect 24 July 2021 2021 07 24 15 30v Report Canada 5 8 Australia Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees Michael Goldenberg USA Gyorgy Kun HUN Score by quarters 1 1 2 4 1 2 1 1Eggens 3 Goals Halligan 324 July 2021 2021 07 24 18 20v Report South Africa 4 29 Spain Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees Asumi Tsuzaki JPN Ursula Wengenroth SUI Score by quarters 2 5 1 9 1 5 0 10Wedderburn 2 Goals Ruiz 526 July 2021 2021 07 26 18 20v Report Australia 15 12 Netherlands Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees Adrian Alexandrescu ROU Arkadii Voevodin RUS Score by quarters 3 3 2 5 5 2 5 2three players 3 Goals four players 226 July 2021 2021 07 26 19 50v Report Spain 14 10 Canada Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees Georgios Stavridis GRE Nenad Peris CRO Score by quarters 4 2 2 2 3 2 5 3Ortiz 4 Goals Lemay Lavoie 328 July 2021 2021 07 28 15 30v Report Canada 21 1 South Africa Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees Asumi Tsuzaki JPN John Waldow NZL Score by quarters 5 1 4 0 4 0 8 0Sohi 4 Goals Moir 128 July 2021 2021 07 28 19 50v Report Netherlands 14 13 Spain Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees Sebastien Dervieux FRA Michael Goldenberg USA Score by quarters 2 3 3 2 3 2 6 6Van de Kraats 6 Goals A Espar 430 July 2021 2021 07 30 14 00v Report South Africa 1 33 Netherlands Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees Nicola Johnson AUS Ursula Wengenroth SUI Score by quarters 0 7 0 9 1 9 0 8Wedderburn 1 Goals Keuning 630 July 2021 2021 07 30 19 50v Report Spain 15 9 Australia Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees Sebastien Dervieux FRA Arkadii Voevodin RUS Score by quarters 3 3 4 3 4 1 4 2Ortiz 5 Goals Kearns Webster 21 August 2021 2021 08 01 15 30v Report Netherlands 16 12 Canada Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees Alessandro Severo ITA Nenad Peris CRO Score by quarters 4 4 4 3 3 2 5 3Van de Kraats 6 Goals Christmas 41 August 2021 2021 08 01 19 50v Report Australia 14 1 South Africa Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees Daniel Daners URU Jeremy Cheng SGP Score by quarters 1 0 6 1 4 0 3 0five players 2 Goals Vaughan 1Group B Edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 United States 4 3 0 1 64 26 38 6 Quarterfinals2 Hungary 4 2 1 1 46 43 3 5 a 3 ROC 4 2 1 1 53 61 8 5 a 4 China 4 2 0 2 51 50 1 45 Japan H 4 0 0 4 44 78 34 0Source Tokyo 2020 and FINARules for classification 1 Points 2 Head to head points 3 Head to head goal difference 4 Head to head goals scored 5 Goal difference H HostNotes a b ROC10 10 Hungary 24 July 2021 2021 07 24 14 00v Report Japan 4 25 United States Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees German Moller ARG Nicola Johnson AUS Score by quarters 3 8 0 6 1 7 0 4Koide 2 Goals Haralabidis Steffens 524 July 2021 2021 07 24 19 50v Report China 17 18 ROC Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees Marie Claude Deslieres CAN Michiel Zwart NED Score by quarters 6 5 4 4 4 5 3 4Wang X 4 Goals Prokofyeva 426 July 2021 2021 07 26 14 00v Report United States 12 7 China Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees Alessandro Severo ITA Dion Willis RSA Score by quarters 4 4 2 2 3 0 3 1M Fischer 3 Goals Wang Zhang J 226 July 2021 2021 07 26 15 30v Report ROC 10 10 Hungary Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees Sebastien Dervieux FRA Xevi Buch ESP Score by quarters 1 2 3 5 3 1 3 2Prokofyeva 4 Goals Leimeter Szilagyi 228 July 2021 2021 07 28 14 00v Report Hungary 10 9 United States Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees Nenad Peris CRO Xevi Buch ESP Score by quarters 2 2 3 3 1 3 4 1Parkes 3 Goals Musselman 328 July 2021 2021 07 28 18 20v Report China 16 11 Japan Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees Marie Claude Deslieres CAN Viktor Salnichenko KAZ Score by quarters 5 2 4 3 4 3 3 3Zhang 5 Goals Arima 330 July 2021 2021 07 30 15 30v Report United States 18 5 ROC Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees Alessandro Severo ITA Xevi Buch ESP Score by quarters 5 1 4 2 6 1 3 1Haralabidis Steffens 4 Goals Simanovich 230 July 2021 2021 07 30 18 20v Report Japan 13 17 Hungary Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees Adrian Alexandrescu ROU Vojin Putnikovic SRB Score by quarters 4 3 3 4 3 5 3 5Arima Inaba 4 Goals Parkes 61 August 2021 2021 08 01 14 00v Report Hungary 9 11 China Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees Viktor Salnichenko KAZ Frank Ohme GER Score by quarters 1 4 1 3 2 1 5 3Gurisatti 4 Goals four players 21 August 2021 2021 08 01 18 20v Report ROC 20 16 Japan Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees Marie Claude Deslieres CAN Dion Willis RSA Score by quarters 5 5 7 3 6 4 2 4Serzhantova 4 Goals Arima 5Knockout stage EditBracket Edit Quarter finalsSemi finalsGold medal 3 August Spain11 5 August China7 Spain8 3 August Hungary6 Netherlands11 7 August Hungary14 Spain5 3 August United States14 Australia8 5 August ROC9 ROC11 3 August United States15Bronze medal Canada5 7 August United States16 Hungary11 ROC9 5th place bracket 5 8th place semifinalsFifth place 5 August China6 7 August Netherlands13 Netherlands7 5 August Australia14 Australia pen 10 4 Canada10 2 Seventh place 7 August China7 Canada16Quarterfinals Edit 3 August 2021 2021 08 03 14 00v Report Canada 5 16 United States Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees Asumi Tsuzaki JPN Georgios Stavridis GRE Score by quarters 1 7 2 4 0 0 2 5La Roche 2 Goals three players 33 August 2021 2021 08 03 15 30v Report Spain 11 7 China Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees Sebastien Dervieux FRA Michael Goldenberg USA Score by quarters 5 2 4 3 2 1 0 1Forca 4 Goals Deng 23 August 2021 2021 08 03 18 20v Report Netherlands 11 14 Hungary Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees Nenad Peris CRO Alessandro Severo ITA Score by quarters 3 4 4 4 2 2 2 4Van der Kraats 4 Goals Leimeter 43 August 2021 2021 08 03 19 50v Report Australia 8 9 ROC Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees Adrian Alexandrescu ROU Xevi Buch ESP Score by quarters 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 1Armit Halligan 2 Goals three players 25 8th place semifinals Edit 5 August 2021 2021 08 05 14 00v Report China 6 13 Netherlands Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees Viktor Salnichenko KAZ Gyorgy Kun HUN Score by quarters 0 1 2 5 1 2 3 5Deng 2 Goals Keuning 55 August 2021 2021 08 05 18 20v Report Australia 14 12 Canada Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees Ursula Wengenroth SUI Alessandro Severo ITA Score by quarters 2 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 PSO 4 2Arancini 5 Goals four players 2Semifinals Edit 5 August 2021 2021 08 05 15 30v Report ROC 11 15 United States Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees Stanko Ivanovski MNE Dion Willis RSA Score by quarters 3 2 4 4 2 5 2 4Bersneva 3 Goals Musselman 55 August 2021 2021 08 05 19 50v Report Spain 8 6 Hungary Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees Nenad Peris CRO Vojin Putnikovic SRB Score by quarters 2 0 3 2 3 2 0 2A Espar 3 Goals Szilagyi 3Seventh place game Edit 7 August 2021 2021 08 07 09 30v Report China 7 16 Canada Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees Nicola Johnson AUS Asumi Tsuzaki JPN Score by quarters 3 4 2 5 1 4 1 3Zhang J 4 Goals Christmas 4Fifth place game Edit 7 August 2021 2021 08 07 11 00v Report Netherlands 7 14 Australia Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees Xevi Buch ESP Dion Willis RSA Score by quarters 1 5 1 3 2 3 3 3Van de Kraats 3 Goals Gofers 3Bronze medal game Edit 7 August 2021 2021 08 07 13 40v Report Hungary 11 9 ROC Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees Georgios Stavridis GRE Frank Ohme GER Score by quarters 2 2 5 3 0 3 4 1Valyi 3 Goals three players 2Gold medal game Edit 7 August 2021 2021 08 07 16 30v Report Spain 5 14 United States Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees Nenad Peris CRO Sebastien Dervieux FRA Score by quarters 1 4 3 3 0 5 1 2Garcia 2 Goals Musselman 3Final ranking EditSee also National team appearances in the women s Olympic water polo tournament Rank Team 47 United States Spain Hungary4 ROC5 Australia6 Netherlands7 Canada8 China9 Japan10 South Africa 2020 Women s Olympic champions United StatesThird titleMedalists EditGold Silver Bronze United States USA Ashleigh Johnson GK Maddie MusselmanMelissa SeidemannRachel FattalPaige HauschildMaggie Steffens C Stephania Haralabidis LH Jamie NeushulAria FischerKaleigh GilchristMakenzie FischerAlys WilliamsAmanda Longan GK Head coach Adam Krikorian Spain ESP Laura Ester GK Marta BachAnni EsparBeatriz OrtizElena RuizIrene GonzalezClara EsparPili Pena C LH Judith Forca LH Roser TarragoMaica GarciaPaula LeitonElena Sanchez GK Head coach Miki Oca Hungary HUN Edina Gangl GK Dorottya SzilagyiVanda ValyiGreta GurisattiGabriella SzucsRebecca ParkesAnna IllesRita Keszthelyi C Dora Leimeter LH Aniko GyongyossyNatasa RybanskaKrisztina GardaAlda Magyari GK Head coach Attila BiroTeam statistics EditGoals for Edit Rank Team Goalsfor Matchesplayed Goals forper match Shots Finish1 United States 109 7 15 571 234 46 6 1st2 Netherlands 106 7 15 143 211 50 2 6th3 Spain 95 7 13 571 250 38 0 2nd4 ROC 82 7 11 714 211 38 9 4th5 Canada 79 7 11 286 228 34 6 7th6 Australia 78 7 11 143 210 37 1 5th7 Hungary 77 7 11 000 204 37 7 3rd7 Japan 44 4 11 000 128 34 4 9th9 China 71 7 10 143 196 36 2 8th10 South Africa 7 4 1 750 68 10 3 10thTotal 748 32 11 688 1940 38 6 Source Official Results Book page 224 16 Goals against Edit Rank Team Goalsagainst Matchesplayed Goals againstper match Shots Finish1 United States 47 7 6 714 208 22 6 1st2 Australia 59 7 8 429 177 33 3 5th3 Spain 64 7 9 143 183 35 0 2nd4 Hungary 71 7 10 143 217 32 7 3rd5 Canada 72 7 10 286 198 36 4 7th6 Netherlands 75 7 10 714 207 36 2 6th7 China 90 7 12 857 220 40 9 8th8 ROC 95 7 13 571 231 41 1 4th9 Japan 78 4 19 500 128 60 9 9th10 South Africa 97 4 24 250 171 56 7 10thTotal 748 32 11 688 1940 38 6 Source Official Results Book pages 239 243 247 251 255 258 262 266 269 273 16 Goal difference Edit Rank Team Goalsfor Goalsagainst Goaldiff Matchesplayed Goals diff per match Finish1 United States 109 47 62 7 8 857 1st2 Netherlands 106 75 31 7 4 429 6th2 Spain 95 64 31 7 4 429 2nd4 Australia 78 59 19 7 2 714 5th5 Canada 79 72 7 7 1 000 7th6 Hungary 77 71 6 7 0 857 3rd7 ROC 82 95 13 7 1 857 4th8 China 71 90 19 7 2 714 8th9 Japan 44 78 34 4 8 500 9th10 South Africa 7 97 90 4 22 500 10thTotal 748 748 0 32 0 000Source Official Results Book pages 239 243 247 251 255 258 262 266 269 273 16 Saves Edit Rank Team Saves Matchesplayed Savesper match Shots Finish1 United States 84 7 12 000 131 64 1 1st2 South Africa 44 4 11 000 141 31 2 10th3 Netherlands 64 7 9 143 139 46 0 6th4 China 60 7 8 571 150 40 0 8th5 ROC 59 7 8 429 154 38 3 4th6 Australia 58 7 8 286 117 49 6 5th7 Hungary 54 7 7 714 125 43 2 3rd8 Canada 52 7 7 429 124 41 9 7th9 Japan 27 4 6 750 105 25 7 9th10 Spain 46 7 6 571 110 41 8 2ndTotal 548 32 8 563 1296 42 3 Source Official Results Book pages 239 243 247 251 255 258 262 266 269 273 16 Blocks Edit Rank Team Blocks Matchesplayed Blocksper match Finish1 Spain 34 7 4 857 2nd2 Hungary 33 7 4 714 3rd3 Canada 31 7 4 429 7th4 United States 30 7 4 286 1st5 Netherlands 28 7 4 000 6th6 Australia 27 7 3 857 5th7 China 25 7 3 571 8th7 ROC 25 7 3 571 4th9 South Africa 6 4 1 500 10th10 Japan 0 4 0 000 9thTotal 239 32 3 734Source Official Results Book page 224 16 Rebounds Edit Rank Team Rebounds Matchesplayed Reboundsper match Finish1 United States 52 7 7 429 1st2 Hungary 47 7 6 714 3rd3 Spain 43 7 6 143 2nd4 Australia 41 7 5 857 5th5 ROC 39 7 5 571 4th6 Netherlands 32 7 4 571 6th7 South Africa 18 4 4 500 10th8 Canada 30 7 4 286 7th9 China 24 7 3 429 8th10 Japan 9 4 2 250 9thTotal 335 32 5 234Source Official Results Book page 224 16 Steals Edit Rank Team Steals Matchesplayed Stealsper match Finish1 Australia 63 7 9 000 5th2 Japan 31 4 7 750 9th3 Netherlands 51 7 7 286 6th3 Spain 51 7 7 286 2nd5 Canada 50 7 7 143 7th6 United States 48 7 6 857 1st7 ROC 42 7 6 000 4th8 Hungary 39 7 5 571 3rd9 China 30 7 4 286 8th10 South Africa 13 4 3 250 10thTotal 418 32 6 531Source Official Results Book page 224 16 Sprints won Edit Rank Team Sprints won Matchesplayed Sprints wonper match Sprintscontested Finish1 Hungary 27 7 3 857 28 96 4 3rd2 Netherlands 19 7 2 714 28 67 9 6th3 United States 18 7 2 571 28 64 3 1st4 Spain 16 7 2 286 28 57 1 2nd5 Canada 12 7 1 714 28 42 9 7th5 ROC 12 7 1 714 28 42 9 4th7 Australia 11 7 1 571 28 39 3 5th8 China 7 7 1 000 28 25 0 8th8 South Africa 4 4 1 000 16 25 0 10th10 Japan 2 4 0 500 16 12 5 9thTotal 128 32 2 000 256 50 0 Source Official Results Book page 224 16 Turnovers Edit Rank Team Turnovers Matchesplayed Turnoversper match Finish1 Spain 31 7 4 429 2nd2 Canada 34 7 4 857 7th2 China 34 7 4 857 8th2 United States 34 7 4 857 1st5 Japan 22 4 5 500 9th6 ROC 39 7 5 571 4th7 Australia 40 7 5 714 5th7 Netherlands 40 7 5 714 6th9 Hungary 41 7 5 857 3rd10 South Africa 34 4 8 500 10thTotal 349 32 5 453Source Official Results Book page 224 16 Exclusions with substitution Edit Rank Team Exclusionswithsubstitution Matchesplayed Exclusionsw substper match Finish1 Japan 1 4 0 250 9th2 Canada 2 7 0 286 7th3 United States 3 7 0 429 1st4 Netherlands 4 7 0 571 6th4 Spain 4 7 0 571 2nd6 Australia 5 7 0 714 5th7 South Africa 3 4 0 750 10th8 Hungary 6 7 0 857 3rd9 ROC 9 7 1 286 4th10 China 12 7 1 714 8thTotal 49 32 0 766Source Official Results Book page 224 16 Player statistics EditMain article List of women s Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics Multiple medalists Edit Main article List of Olympic medalists in water polo women Three time Olympic medalist s 2 players United States Melissa Seidemann 48 Maggie Steffens 49 Leading goalscorers Edit Rank Player Team Goals Matchesplayed Goalsper match Shots 1 Simone van de Kraats Netherlands 28 7 4 000 44 63 6 2 Maddie Musselman United States 18 7 2 571 49 36 7 Beatriz Ortiz Spain 7 2 571 46 39 1 Maggie Steffens United States 7 2 571 32 56 3 5 Maud Megens Netherlands 17 7 2 429 37 45 9 6 Zhang Jing China 16 7 2 286 26 61 5 7 Kyra Christmas Canada 15 7 2 143 29 51 7 Anni Espar Spain 7 2 143 34 44 1 Ekaterina Prokofyeva ROC 7 2 143 35 42 9 10 Makenzie Fischer United States 14 7 2 000 33 42 4 Judith Forca Spain 7 2 000 37 37 8 Source Official Results Book page 234 16 Saves leaders Edit Rank Goalkeeper Team Saves Matchesplayed Savesper match Shots 1 Ashleigh Johnson United States 80 7 11 429 124 64 5 2 Alda Magyari Hungary 51 7 7 286 116 44 0 3 Shen Yineng China 47 6 7 833 112 42 0 4 Laura Ester Spain 45 7 6 429 108 41 7 5 Meghan Maartens South Africa 44 4 11 000 141 31 2 6 Anna Karnaukh ROC 42 5 8 400 98 42 9 7 Claire Wright Canada 37 5 7 400 92 40 2 8 Joanne Koenders Netherlands 33 3 11 000 48 68 8 9 Debby Willemsz Netherlands 31 5 6 200 90 34 4 10 Lea Yanitsas Australia 30 3 10 000 60 50 0 Source Official Results Book page 236 16 Leading blockers Edit Rank Player Team Blocks Matchesplayed Blocksper match1 Rita Keszthelyi Hungary 10 7 1 4292 Beatriz Ortiz Spain 9 7 1 286Zhang Jing China 7 1 2864 Ekaterina Prokofyeva ROC 8 7 1 1435 Rachel Fattal United States 7 7 1 000Shae La Roche Canada 7 1 0007 Bronte Halligan Australia 6 7 0 857Maggie Steffens United States 7 0 8579 Aria Fischer United States 5 7 0 714Keesja Gofers Australia 7 0 714Paula Leiton Spain 7 0 714Rebecca Parkes Hungary 7 0 714Dorottya Szilagyi Hungary 7 0 714Roser Tarrago Spain 7 0 714Source Official Results Book pages 239 243 247 251 255 258 262 266 269 273 16 Leading rebounders Edit Rank Player Team Rebounds Matchesplayed Reboundsper match1 Anni Espar Spain 12 7 1 7142 Rachel Fattal United States 10 7 1 4293 Maddie Musselman United States 9 7 1 2864 Makenzie Fischer United States 8 7 1 143Keesja Gofers Australia 7 1 143Ekaterina Prokofyeva ROC 7 1 143Maggie Steffens United States 7 1 1438 Evgeniya Soboleva ROC 7 7 1 000Dorottya Szilagyi Hungary 7 1 000Rowena Webster Australia 7 1 000Zhang Jing China 7 1 000Source Official Results Book pages 239 243 247 251 255 258 262 266 269 273 16 Steals leaders Edit Rank Player Team Steals Matchesplayed Stealsper match1 Simone van de Kraats Netherlands 13 7 1 8572 Anni Espar Spain 11 7 1 571Bronte Halligan Australia 7 1 5714 Hannah Buckling Australia 10 7 1 429Ekaterina Prokofyeva ROC 7 1 4296 Zoe Arancini Australia 8 7 1 143Ashleigh Johnson GK United States 7 1 143Bronwen Knox Australia 7 1 143Sabrina van der Sloot Netherlands 7 1 143Dorottya Szilagyi Hungary 7 1 143Source Official Results Book pages 239 243 247 251 255 258 262 266 269 273 16 Leading sprinters Edit Rank Sprinter Team Sprintswon Matchesplayed Sprints wonper match Sprintscontested 1 Vanda Valyi Hungary 27 7 3 857 28 96 4 2 Rachel Fattal United States 18 7 2 571 26 69 2 3 Anni Espar Spain 13 7 1 857 23 56 5 4 Maria Bersneva ROC 11 7 1 571 21 52 4 5 Sabrina van der Sloot Netherlands 10 7 1 429 13 76 9 6 Kyra Christmas Canada 9 7 1 286 18 50 0 7 Simone van de Kraats Netherlands 8 7 1 143 13 61 5 8 Amy Ridge Australia 6 7 0 857 8 75 0 9 Keesja Gofers Australia 4 7 0 571 17 23 5 Amica Hallenndorff South Africa 4 1 000 11 36 4 Wang Xinyan China 7 0 571 11 36 4 Source Official Results Book page 233 16 Turnovers leaders Edit Rank Player Team Turnovers Matchesplayed Turnoversper match1 Elyse Lemay Lavoie Canada 15 7 2 143Rebecca Parkes Hungary 7 2 1433 Paula Leiton Spain 12 7 1 714Anna Timofeeva ROC 7 1 7145 Maica Garcia Spain 11 7 1 5716 Chen Xiao China 10 7 1 429Aria Fischer United States 7 1 429Aniko Gyongyossy Hungary 6 1 667Xiong Dunhan China 7 1 42910 Anastasia Simanovich ROC 8 7 1 143Source Official Results Book pages 239 243 247 251 255 258 262 266 269 273 16 Exclusions leaders Edit Rank Player Team Exclusionswithsubstitution Matchesplayed Exclusionsw substper match1 Mei Xiaohan China 5 7 0 7142 Hannah Buckling Australia 3 7 0 429Veronika Vakhitova ROC 7 0 429Wang Xinyan China 7 0 4295 Evgeniya Ivanova ROC 2 7 0 286Georgie Moir South Africa 4 0 500Beatriz Ortiz Spain 7 0 286Vivian Sevenich Netherlands 7 0 286Vanda Valyi Hungary 7 0 286Source Official Results Book pages 239 243 247 251 255 258 262 266 269 273 16 Awards EditThe women s all star team was announced on 7 August 2021 50 Position PlayerGoalkeeper Ashleigh JohnsonField players Rebecca Parkes Centre forward Anni Espar Maddie Musselman Beatriz Ortiz Ekaterina Prokofyeva Simone van de KraatsMVP Maddie MusselmanReferences Edit Water Polo Competition Schedule tokyo2020 org Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Retrieved 10 March 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee International Olympic Committee Retrieved 24 March 2020 Tokyo Olympics to be held without fans after new COVID 19 state of emergency declared usatoday com Retrieved 8 July 2021 U S wins 3rd consecutive Olympic gold medal 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