Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters

These are the rosters of all participating teams at the women's water polo tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Abbreviations
Pos. Position № Cap number
CF Centre Forward CB Centre Back
D Defense GK Goalkeeper

Pool A

Australia

The following is the Australian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1]

Head coach: Greg McFadden

№ Name Pos. Height Weight Date of birth 2016 club
1Lea YanitsasGK1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)78 kg (172 lb)15 March 1989Australia Sydney Uni Water Polo Club
2Gemma BeadsworthCF1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)78 kg (172 lb)17 July 1987Australia Fremantle Marlins
3Hannah BucklingCB1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)75 kg (165 lb)3 June 1992Australia Sydney Uni Water Polo Club
4Holly Lincoln-SmithCF1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)82 kg (181 lb)26 March 1988Australia Cronulla Sharks
5Keesja GofersD1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)64 kg (141 lb)16 March 1990Australia Sydney Uni Water Polo Club
6Bronwen Knox (c)CF1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)88 kg (194 lb)16 April 1986Australia Victorian Tigers
7Rowena WebsterCB1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)64 kg (141 lb)27 December 1987Australia Victorian Tigers
8Glencora RalphCB1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)68 kg (150 lb)8 August 1988Australia Fremantle Marlins
9Zoe AranciniD1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)70 kg (154 lb)14 July 1991Australia Fremantle Marlins
10Ashleigh SouthernCF1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)82 kg (181 lb)22 October 1992Australia Brisbane Barracudas
11Isobel BishopD1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)69 kg (152 lb)8 September 1991Australia Sydney Uni Water Polo Club
12Nicola ZagameD1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)72 kg (159 lb)11 August 1990Australia Cronulla Sharks
13Kelsey WakefieldGK1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)64 kg (141 lb)1 June 1991Australia Queensland Breakers

Brazil

The following is the Brazilian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2]

Head coach: Canada Patrick Oaten

№ Name Pos. Height Weight Date of birth 2016 club
1Tess OliveiraGK1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)66 kg (146 lb)6 January 1987Brazil Pinheiros
2Diana AblaCF1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)70 kg (154 lb)29 July 1995Brazil Pinheiros
3Marina Zablith (c)CB1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)77 kg (170 lb)4 March 1987Brazil Pinheiros
4Marina CanettiCF1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)66 kg (146 lb)24 January 1983Brazil Flamengo
5Lucianne BarroncasD1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)68 kg (150 lb)1 April 1988Brazil Pinheiros
6Izabella ChiappiniD1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)67 kg (148 lb)28 September 1995Brazil Pinheiros
7Amanda OliveiraD1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)66 kg (146 lb)6 January 1987Brazil Pinheiros
8Luíza CarvalhoCF1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)77 kg (170 lb)2 July 1983Brazil Pinheiros
9Camila PedrosaCF1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)60 kg (132 lb)12 March 1975Brazil Paulistano
10Viviane BahiaCB1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)68 kg (150 lb)14 February 1994Brazil Pinheiros
11Mariana DuarteW1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)66 kg (146 lb)5 October 1986Brazil Paineiras do Morumby
12Gabriela MantellatoD1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)72 kg (159 lb)28 October 1991Brazil Pinheiros
13Victória ChamorroGK1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)70 kg (154 lb)10 July 1996Brazil Paineiras do Morumby

Italy

The following is the Italian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]

Head coach: Fabio Conti

№ Name Pos. Height Weight Date of birth 2016 club
1Giulia GorleroGK1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)73 kg (161 lb)26 September 1990Italy Despar Messina
2Chiara TabaniCB1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)72 kg (159 lb)27 August 1994Italy Mediostar Prato
3Arianna GaribottiD1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)64 kg (141 lb)9 December 1989Italy Despar Messina
4Elisa QueiroloCB1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)61 kg (134 lb)6 March 1991Italy Plebiscito Padova
5Federica RadicchiCB1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)70 kg (154 lb)21 December 1988Italy Despar Messina
6Rosaria AielloCF1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)74 kg (163 lb)12 May 1989Italy Despar Messina
7Tania Di Mario (c)D1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)62 kg (137 lb)4 May 1979Italy L’Ekipe Orizzonte
8Roberta BianconiCB1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)76 kg (168 lb)8 July 1989Greece Olympiacos
9Giulia EmmoloD1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)67 kg (148 lb)16 October 1991Greece Olympiacos
10Francesca PomeriCF1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)76 kg (168 lb)18 February 1993Italy Città di Cosenza
11Aleksandra CottiCF1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)65 kg (143 lb)13 December 1988Italy Rapallo Pallanuoto
12Teresa FrassinettiCF1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)75 kg (165 lb)24 December 1985Italy Rari Nantes Bogliasco
13Laura TeaniGK1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)75 kg (165 lb)13 March 1991Italy Plebiscito Padova

Russia

The following is the Russian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4]

Head coach: Alexandr Gaidukov

№ Name Pos. Height Weight Date of birth 2016 club
1Anna UstyukhinaGK1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)70 kg (154 lb)18 March 1989Russia SKIF-CSP Izmailovo
2Nadezhda FedotovaD1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)68 kg (150 lb)20 May 1988Russia Kinef Kirishi
3Ekaterina Prokofyeva (c)D1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)70 kg (154 lb)13 March 1991Russia Kinef Kirishi
4Elvina KarimovaD1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)62 kg (137 lb)25 March 1994Russia Uralochka Zlatoust
5Maria BorisovaD1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)95 kg (209 lb)28 July 1997Russia SKIF-CSP Izmailovo
6Olga BelovaCB1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)60 kg (132 lb)27 August 1993Russia Uralochka Zlatoust
7Ekaterina LisunovaD1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)64 kg (141 lb)6 October 1989Russia Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk
8Anastasia SimanovichCF1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)69 kg (152 lb)23 January 1995Russia Kinef Kirishi
9Anna TimofeevaCF1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)86 kg (190 lb)18 July 1987Russia Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk
10Evgenia SobolevaCB1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)75 kg (165 lb)26 August 1988Russia Kinef Kirishi
11Evgeniya IvanovaD1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)67 kg (148 lb)26 July 1987Russia Kinef Kirishi
12Anna GrinevaCB1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)87 kg (192 lb)31 January 1988Russia Spartak Volgograd
13Anna KarnaukhGK1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)61 kg (134 lb)31 August 1993Russia Kinef Kirishi

Pool B

China

The following is the Chinese roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[5]

Head coach: Brazil Ricardo Azevedo

№ Name Pos. Height Weight Date of birth 2016 club
1Yang JunGK1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)69 kg (152 lb)28 April 1988China Tianjin
2Ma HuanhuanD1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)66 kg (146 lb)13 January 1990China Guangxi
3Mei XiaohanCB1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)100 kg (220 lb)11 November 1996China Tianjin
4Xiong DunhanCF1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)83 kg (183 lb)11 November 1998China Hunan
5Niu GuannanD1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)68 kg (150 lb)10 May 1992China Guangxi
6Sun YatingCF1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)76 kg (168 lb)24 February 1988China Tianjin
7Song DonglunD1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)83 kg (183 lb)28 April 1991China Tianjin
8Zhang CongD1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)62 kg (137 lb)3 May 1990China Tianjin
9Zhao ZihanD1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)62 kg (137 lb)4 September 1993China Shanghai
10Zhang WeiweiD1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)66 kg (146 lb)7 October 1990China Sichuan
11Wang XinyanCB1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)73 kg (161 lb)26 April 1991China Shanghai
12Zhang JingD1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)62 kg (137 lb)16 June 1996China Fujian
13Peng LinGK1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)73 kg (161 lb)4 April 1995China Hunan

Hungary

The following is the Hungarian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[6]

Head coach: Attila Bíró

№ Name Pos. Height Weight Date of birth 2016 club
1Edina GanglGK1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)64 kg (141 lb)25 June 1990Hungary UVSE
2Dóra CzigányD1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)60 kg (132 lb)23 October 1992Hungary Eger
3Dóra AntalD1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)62 kg (137 lb)9 September 1993Hungary UVSE
4Hanna KistelekiCF1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)63 kg (139 lb)10 March 1991Hungary UVSE
5Gabriella SzűcsD1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)74 kg (163 lb)7 March 1988Hungary UVSE
6Orsolya TakácsCB1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)83 kg (183 lb)20 May 1985Hungary BVSC
7Anna IllésCB1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)73 kg (161 lb)21 February 1994United States California Golden Bears
8Rita Keszthelyi (c)D1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)67 kg (148 lb)10 December 1991Hungary UVSE
9Ildikó TóthCF1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)72 kg (159 lb)23 April 1987Hungary UVSE
10Barbara BujkaCF1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)82 kg (181 lb)5 September 1986Hungary Szeged
11Dóra CsabaiCB1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)63 kg (139 lb)20 April 1989Hungary UVSE
12Krisztina GardaCB1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)76 kg (168 lb)16 July 1994Hungary Dunaújvárosi Főiskola
13Orsolya KasóGK1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)72 kg (159 lb)22 November 1988Hungary Dunaújvárosi Főiskola

Spain

The following is the Spanish roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[7]

Head coach: Miki Oca

№ Name Pos. Height Weight Date of birth Club
1Laura EsterGK1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)56 kg (123 lb)22 January 1990Spain Sabadell
2Marta BachCB1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)66 kg (146 lb)17 February 1993Spain Mataró
3Anna EsparD1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)66 kg (146 lb)8 January 1993Spain Sabadell
4Beatriz OrtizD1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)65 kg (143 lb)21 June 1995Spain Rubí
5Matilde OrtizCB1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)64 kg (141 lb)16 September 1990Spain Sabadell
6Paula LeitónCF1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)93 kg (205 lb)27 April 2000Spain Terrassa
7Clara EsparD1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)70 kg (154 lb)29 September 1994Spain Sabadell
8Pilar Peña CarrascoD1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)61 kg (134 lb)4 April 1986Spain Sabadell
9Judith ForcaD1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)66 kg (146 lb)7 June 1996Spain Sabadell
10Roser TarragóD1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)61 kg (134 lb)25 March 1993Spain Mataró
11Maica García GodoyCF1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)90 kg (198 lb)17 October 1990Spain Sabadell
12Laura LópezD1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)63 kg (139 lb)13 January 1988Spain Mataró
13Patricia HerreraGK1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)59 kg (130 lb)9 February 1993Spain Madrid Moscardó

United States

The following is the American roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[8]

Head coach: Adam Krikorian

№ Name Pos. Height Weight Date of birth 2016 club
1Samantha HillGK1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)89 kg (196 lb)8 June 1992United States Santa Barbara WP Foundation
2Madeline MusselmannD1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)61 kg (134 lb)16 June 1998United States Corona del Mar Aquatics
3Melissa SeidemannCB1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)104 kg (229 lb)26 June 1990United States New York Athletic Club
4Rachel FattalD1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)66 kg (146 lb)10 December 1993United States SoCal
5Caroline ClarkCB1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)73 kg (161 lb)28 June 1990United States New York Athletic Club
6Maggie Steffens (c)CB1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)70 kg (154 lb)4 June 1993United States New York Athletic Club
7Courtney MathewsonD1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)71 kg (157 lb)14 September 1986United States New York Athletic Club
8Kiley NeushulD1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)66 kg (146 lb)5 March 1993United States Santa Barbara WP Foundation
9Aria FischerCF1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)65 kg (143 lb)2 March 1999United States SET Water Polo
10Kaleigh GilchristD1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)77 kg (170 lb)16 May 1992United States New York Athletic Club
11Makenzie FischerCB1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)75 kg (165 lb)29 March 1997United States SET Water Polo
12Kami CraigCF1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)88 kg (194 lb)21 July 1987United States New York Athletic Club
13Ashleigh JohnsonGK1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)86 kg (190 lb)12 September 1994United States New York Athletic Club

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sydney golden girls help announce Rio women's water polo team". Australian Olympic Committee. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Seleções de polo aquático são definidas para os Jogos Olímpicos Rio 2016" [Water polo teams are determined for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Olympic Committee. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Olimpiadi. Il Setterosa per Rio de Janeiro" [Olympics: Setterosa to Rio de Janeiro] (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Nuoto. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Стал известен состав женской сборной по водному поло" [The composition of the women's national water polo team identified] (in Russian). Sport Express. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "2016里约奥运中国水球大名单 中国女水整装待发" [2016 Rio Olympics: The list of Chinese water polo players announced] (in Chinese). Sohu. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Irány, Rio!" [Off to Rio!] (in Hungarian). Magyar Vízilabda Szövetség. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Las 13 que estaran en Rio" [13 players will be in Rio] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Swimming Federation. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  8. ↑ McDougall, Chrös (16 June 2016). "Four Returning Olympians Lead 2016 U.S. Olympic Women's Water Polo Team". United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved 21 June 2016.


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