List of women's Olympic water polo tournament winners

List of women's Olympic water polo tournament winners
Governing body	FINA
Events	2 (men: 1; women: 1)
Games
	1896; 1900; 1904; 1908; 1912; 1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; Note: demonstration or exhibition sport years indicated in italics
	Medalists;
	Winners (men • women); Records and statistics (men • women); Venues

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

Basics

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 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.

Statistics

The following table shows results of women's Olympic water polo winners by tournament.

Legend

6 – won 6 matches in the tournament
4 – drew 4 matches in the tournament
2 – lost 2 matches in the tournament
100% – won all matches in the tournament
team – Olympic winning streak (won three or more Olympic titles in a row)
– 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

#	Tournament	Women's winner	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 de Janeiro 2016	United States (2nd title)	6	6	0	0	100%	73	32	41	12.167	5.333	6.833
#	Tournament	Total	31	26	1	4	83.9%	278	195	83	8.968	6.290	2.677
#	Tournament	Women's winner	MP	W	D	L	Win %	GF	GA	GD	GF/MP	GA/MP	GD/MP

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 96), 2004 (p. 73), 2008 (p. 72), 2012 (p. 369), 2016 (p. 219);

The following table shows number of players and average age, height and weight of women's Olympic water polo winners by tournament.

Legend

team – Olympic winning streak (won three or more Olympic titles in a row)
– Host team

#	Tournament	Women's winner	Players	Returning Olympians		Average
#	Tournament	Women's winner	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 de Janeiro 2016	United States (2nd title)	13	4	30.8%	23 years, 200 days	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	77 kg (170 lb)
#	Tournament	Women's winner	Number	Number	%	Age	Height	Weight
#	Tournament	Women's winner	Players	Returning Olympians		Average

Source:

Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (p. 73), 2008 (p. 72), 2012 (p. 369), 2016 (p. 219);
Olympedia: 2000 (women's tournament), 2004 (women's tournament), 2008 (women's tournament), 2012 (women's tournament), 2016 (women's tournament).

The following table shows the historical progression of number of returning Olympians.

Legend

– Host team

**Historical progression – number of returning Olympians**
Returning Olympians	Achievement	Year	Women's winner	Date of winning gold	Duration of record
0	Set record	2000	Australia (1st title)	23 September 2000	7 years, 333 days
0	Tied record	2004	Italy (1st title)	26 August 2004	7 years, 333 days
2	Broke record	2008	Netherlands (1st title)	21 August 2008	3 years, 354 days
8	Broke record	2012	United States (1st title)	9 August 2012	7 years, 324 days

Source: Olympedia: 2000 (women's tournament), 2004 (women's tournament), 2008 (women's tournament), 2012 (women's tournament), 2016 (women's tournament).

The following tables show historical progressions of average age.

Legend

– Host team

**Historical progression – average age (in ascending order)**
Average age	Achievement	Year	Women's winner	Date of winning gold	Duration of record
26 years, 215 days	Set record	2000	Australia (1st title)	23 September 2000	3 years, 338 days
28 years, 301 days	Broke record	2004	Italy (1st title)	26 August 2004	15 years, 307 days

**Historical progression – average age (in descending order)**
Average age	Achievement	Year	Women's winner	Date of winning gold	Duration of record
26 years, 215 days	Set record	2000	Australia (1st title)	23 September 2000	7 years, 333 days
25 years, 248 days	Broke record	2008	Netherlands (1st title)	21 August 2008	7 years, 364 days
23 years, 200 days	Broke record	2016	United States (2nd title)	19 August 2016	3 years, 314 days

Source:

Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (p. 73), 2008 (p. 72), 2012 (p. 369), 2016 (p. 219);
Olympedia: 2000 (women's tournament).

The following tables show historical progressions of average height and weight.

Legend

– Host team

**Historical progression – average height**
Average height	Achievement	Year	Women's winner	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	7 years, 324 days
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Tied record	2016	United States (2nd title)	19 August 2016	7 years, 324 days

**Historical progression – average weight**
Average weight	Achievement	Year	Women's winner	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	7 years, 324 days
77 kg (170 lb)	Tied record	2016	United States (2nd title)	19 August 2016	7 years, 324 days

Source:

Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (p. 73), 2008 (p. 72), 2012 (p. 369), 2016 (p. 219);
Olympedia: 2000 (women's tournament).

Winners

Cap No.	Cap number	(C)	Captain	L/R	Handedness
Pos	Playing position	FP	Field player	GK	Goalkeeper
CB	Center back	CF	Center forward	D	Driver

2020

Edition of women's tournament: 6th
Host city: Tokyo, Japan
Number of participating teams: 10
Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches
Champion: TBD

2016

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).

Head coach: Adam Krikorian (2nd title as head coach)
Assistant coaches: Daniel Klatt, Chris Oeding

**Roster**
Cap No.	Player	Pos	L/R	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Age of winning gold	Olympic debutante
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	D	R	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	16 June 1998	18 years, 64 days	Yes
3	Melissa Seidemann	CB	R	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	104 kg (229 lb)	26 June 1990	26 years, 54 days	No
4	Rachel Fattal	D	R	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	10 December 1993	22 years, 253 days	Yes
5	Caroline Clark	CB	R	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	28 June 1990	26 years, 52 days	Yes
6	Maggie Steffens (C)	D	R	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	4 June 1993	23 years, 76 days	No
7	Courtney Mathewson	D	R	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	69 kg (152 lb)	14 September 1986	29 years, 340 days	No
8	Kiley Neushul	D	R	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	5 March 1993	23 years, 167 days	Yes
9	Aria Fischer	CF	R	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	2 March 1999	17 years, 170 days	Yes
10	Kaleigh Gilchrist	D	R	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	16 May 1992	24 years, 95 days	Yes
11	Makenzie Fischer	CB	R	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	29 March 1997	19 years, 143 days	Yes
12	Kami Craig	CF	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.
Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2016 (p. 219).

**Statistics**
Cap No.	Player	Matches played	Minutes Played	Goals/Shots			Assists	Turnover Fouls	Steals	Blocked shots	Sprints
Cap No.	Player	Matches played	Minutes Played	Goals	Shots	%	Assists	Turnover Fouls	Steals	Blocked shots	Won	Contested	%
1	Samantha Hill	6	15
2	Maddie Musselman	6	116	12	25	48.0%		7	4	3
3	Melissa Seidemann	6	95	3	11	27.3%	1	8	3	2
4	Rachel Fattal	6	146	4	14	28.6%	5	8	9	3	17	23	73.9%
5	Caroline Clark	6	62	2	6	33.3%	1	1	4
6	Maggie Steffens (C)	6	145	17	24	70.8%	5	9	1	3	1	1	100%
7	Courtney Mathewson	6	96	7	11	63.6%	4	1	1	1
8	Kiley Neushul	6	149	10	20	50.0%	2	7	5	1
9	Aria Fischer	6	69	0	5	0.0%		5	1	1
10	Kaleigh Gilchrist	6	99	6	13	46.2%	5	5	2	5
11	Makenzie Fischer	6	95	7	23	30.4%	4	5	3	1
12	Kami Craig	6	81	5	7	71.4%	1	4	3	1
13	Ashleigh Johnson	6	177	0	4	0.0%	3	2	17
Total				73	163	44.8%	31	78	53	21	18	24	75.0%
Against				32	156	20.5%	13	90	41	8	6	24	25.0%

Cap No.	Player	Saves/Shots
Cap No.	Player	Saves	Shots	%
1	Samantha Hill	6	10	60.0%
13	Ashleigh Johnson	51	79	64.6%
Total		57	89	64.0%

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

2012

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.

Head coach: Adam Krikorian (1st title as head coach)
Assistant coaches: Heather Moody, Daniel Klatt

**Roster**
Cap No.	Player	Pos	L/R	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Age of winning gold	Olympic debutante
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	D	R	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	13 June 1978	34 years, 57 days	No
3	Melissa Seidemann	CB	R	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	104 kg (229 lb)	26 June 1990	22 years, 44 days	Yes
4	Brenda Villa (C)	D	R	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	18 April 1980	32 years, 113 days	No
5	Lauren Wenger	D	R	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	11 March 1984	28 years, 151 days	No
6	Maggie Steffens	D	R	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	70 kg (154 lb)	4 June 1993	19 years, 66 days	Yes
7	Courtney Mathewson	D	R	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	71 kg (157 lb)	14 September 1986	25 years, 330 days	Yes
8	Jessica Steffens	CB	R	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	7 April 1987	25 years, 124 days	No
9	Elsie Windes	CB	R	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	70 kg (154 lb)	17 June 1985	27 years, 53 days	No
10	Kelly Rulon	D	R	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	61 kg (134 lb)	16 August 1984	27 years, 359 days	No
11	Annika Dries	CF	R	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	10 February 1992	20 years, 181 days	Yes
12	Kami Craig	CF	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.
Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2012 (p. 369).

**Statistics**
Cap No.	Player	Matches played	Minutes Played	Goals/Shots			Assists	Turnover Fouls	Steals	Blocked shots	Sprints
Cap No.	Player	Matches played	Minutes Played	Goals	Shots	%	Assists	Turnover Fouls	Steals	Blocked shots	Won	Contested	%
1	Elizabeth Armstrong	6	198					1
2	Heather Petri	6	61	1	12	8.3%	2	3		1	1	2	50.0%
3	Melissa Seidemann	6	95	7	20	35.0%	1	5	1	1
4	Brenda Villa (C)	6	153	6	24	25.0%	12	4	4	5
5	Lauren Wenger	6	161	2	11	18.2%	6	8	4	10	1	13	7.7%
6	Maggie Steffens	6	157	21	27	77.8%	8	8	10	2
7	Courtney Mathewson	6	95	7	21	33.3%		1	4	1
8	Jessica Steffens	6	83	1	4	25.0%	2	6	2	2
9	Elsie Windes	6	98	1	8	12.5%	5	6	2	3
10	Kelly Rulon	6	112	4	12	33.3%	5	5	1	1	4	11	36.4%
11	Annika Dries	6	65	2	5	40.0%	1	11	1	2
12	Kami Craig	6	108	6	9	66.7%	2	17	2	1
13	Tumua Anae	6	0
Total				58	153	37.9%	44	82	31	29	6	26	23.1%
Against				48	184	26.1%	31	65	42	14	20	26	76.9%

Cap No.	Player	Saves/Shots
Cap No.	Player	Saves	Shots	%
1	Elizabeth Armstrong	53	101	52.5%
13	Tumua Anae
Total		53	101	52.5%

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

2008

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	Olympic debutante
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)	CB	R	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	70 kg (154 lb)	21 November 1984	23 years, 274 days	Yes
3	Mieke Cabout	D	R	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	70 kg (154 lb)	30 March 1986	22 years, 144 days	Yes
4	Biurakn Hakhverdian	D	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	D	L	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)	80 kg (176 lb)	21 January 1983	25 years, 213 days	Yes
6	Daniëlle de Bruijn	D	L	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	13 February 1978	30 years, 190 days	No
7	Iefke van Belkum	CF	R	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	22 July 1986	22 years, 30 days	Yes
8	Noeki Klein	CF	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	D	R	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	66 kg (146 lb)	8 September 1971	36 years, 348 days	No
10	Alette Sijbring	CB	R	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	20 March 1982	26 years, 154 days	Yes
11	Rianne Guichelaar	D	L	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	16 August 1983	25 years, 5 days	Yes
12	Simone Koot	D	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

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2008 (p. 72).

**Statistics**
Cap No.	Player	Matches played	Minutes Played	Goals/Shots			Assists	Turnover Fouls	Steals	Blocked shots	Sprints
Cap No.	Player	Matches played	Minutes Played	Goals	Shots	%	Assists	Turnover Fouls	Steals	Blocked shots	Won	Contested	%
1	Ilse van der Meijden	6	198	0	1	0.0%		1	3
2	Yasemin Smit (C)	6	131	2	12	16.7%	4	14	5	3
3	Mieke Cabout	6	178	10	44	22.7%	1	10	9	3	0	2	0.0%
4	Biurakn Hakhverdian	6	30	0	1	0.0%		5	2
5	Marieke van den Ham	6	106	9	20	45.0%	1	4	4
6	Daniëlle de Bruijn	6	177	17	33	51.5%	2	5	4	3	15	22	68.2%
7	Iefke van Belkum	6	189	10	36	27.8%		18	7	7
8	Noeki Klein	6	12					3
9	Gillian van den Berg	6	125	4	9	44.4%		5	3
10	Alette Sijbring	6	92	4	18	22.2%	1	4	1	2
11	Rianne Guichelaar	6	97	1	13	7.7%	1	4	3
12	Simone Koot	6	51	0	1	0.0%		2	3		0	2	0.0%
13	Meike de Nooy	6	0
Total				57	188	30.3%	10	87	44	18	15	26	57.7%
Against				53	159	33.3%	16	95	41	26	11	26	42.3%

Cap No.	Player	Saves/Shots
Cap No.	Player	Saves	Shots	%
1	Ilse van der Meijden	45	98	45.9%
13	Meike de Nooy
Total		45	98	45.9%

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

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	Olympic debutante
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	D	R	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	22 October 1973	30 years, 309 days	Yes
3	Carmela Allucci (C)	D	R	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	60 kg (132 lb)	22 January 1970	34 years, 217 days	Yes
4	Silvia Bosurgi	D	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	D	R	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	17 October 1977	26 years, 314 days	Yes
7	Tania Di Mario	D	R	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	59 kg (130 lb)	4 May 1979	25 years, 114 days	Yes
8	Cinzia Ragusa	CB	R	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	70 kg (154 lb)	24 May 1977	27 years, 94 days	Yes
9	Giusi Malato	CF	R	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	9 July 1971	33 years, 48 days	Yes
10	Alexandra Araújo	CF	R	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	13 July 1972	32 years, 44 days	Yes
11	Maddalena Musumeci	CF	R	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	26 March 1976	28 years, 153 days	Yes
12	Melania Grego	D	R	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	19 June 1973	31 years, 68 days	Yes
13	Noémi Tóth	CB	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

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (p. 73).

**Statistics**
Cap No.	Player	Matches played	Minutes Played	Goals/Shots			Assists	Turnover Fouls	Steals	Blocked shots	Sprints
Cap No.	Player	Matches played	Minutes Played	Goals	Shots	%	Assists	Turnover Fouls	Steals	Blocked shots	Won	Contested	%
1	Francesca Conti	6	172					1	2
2	Martina Miceli	6	170	9	25	36.0%	2	4	8	4
3	Carmela Allucci (C)	6	83	1	8	12.5%	3	1	3	1
4	Silvia Bosurgi	6	40	2	7	28.6%	1	1
5	Elena Gigli	6	2
6	Emanuela Zanchi	6	163	4	10	40.0%		5	3	3	2	10	20.0%
7	Tania Di Mario	6	145	14	27	51.9%	5	12			7	16	43.8%
8	Cinzia Ragusa	6	82	2	4	50.0%		3	1	3
9	Giusi Malato	6	119	3	13	23.1%	1	20	3	1
10	Alexandra Araújo	6	55	2	5	40.0%		7	1
11	Maddalena Musumeci	6	66	2	3	66.7%		3	3
12	Melania Grego	6	83	4	14	28.6%	1	1	1
13	Noémi Tóth	6	39	1	5	20.0%		1
Total				44	121	36.4%	13	59	25	12	9	26	34.6%
Against				33	129	25.6%	5	45	42	16	17	26	65.4%

Cap No.	Player	Saves/Shots
Cap No.	Player	Saves	Shots	%
1	Francesca Conti	39	72	54.2%
5	Elena Gigli
Total		39	72	54.2%

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

2000

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).

Head coach: István Görgényi (1st title as head coach)

**Roster**
Cap No.	Player	Pos	L/R	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Age of winning gold	Olympic debutante
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
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
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.
Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 96); Olympedia: 2000 (women's tournament).

**Statistics**
Cap No.	Player	Matches played	Goals/Shots			Assists	Turnover Fouls	Steals	Blocked shots	Sprints
Cap No.	Player	Matches played	Goals	Shots	%	Assists	Turnover Fouls	Steals	Blocked shots	Won	Contested	%
1	Liz Weekes	7						3
2	Yvette Higgins	7	8	18	44.4%	3	5	2
3	Gail Miller	7	2	4	50.0%		3	9	3	4	5	80.0%
4	Naomi Castle	7	3	22	13.6%	6	2	15	3
5	Bronwyn Mayer	7	6	11	54.5%	3	3	9		6	8	75.0%
6	Simone Hankin	7	4	18	22.2%	3	8	6
7	Danielle Woodhouse	7						1
8	Kate Hooper	7
9	Debbie Watson	7	3	10	30.0%	1	2	6	3
10	Taryn Woods	7	3	22	13.6%	1	1	4
11	Bridgette Gusterson	7	11	30	36.7%	6	4	3
12	Joanne Fox	7	2	10	20.0%	2		9	2
13	Melissa Mills	7	4	16	25.0%	5	1	5	1	14	15	93.3%
Total			46	161	28.6%	30	29	72	12	24	28	85.7%
Against			29	116	25.0%	12	43	50	10	4	28	14.3%

Cap No.	Player	Saves/Shots
Cap No.	Player	Saves	Shots	%
1	Liz Weekes	21	46	45.7%
7	Danielle Woodhouse	11	15	73.3%
Total		32	61	52.5%

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

References

"HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics (Download)" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2017. p. 54. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2020.

Sources

Official Results Books

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)

Olympedia

Water polo on the Olympedia website

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)

Sports Reference

Water polo on the Sports Reference website

Country Medal Leaders & 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)

External links

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