Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters
This is a list of the players who were on the rosters of the given teams who participated in the 2008 Beijing Olympics for women's water polo. The women's tournament included eight teams, with a maximum of thirteen players per team.
| Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Tournament | ||
| men | women | |
| Rosters | ||
| men | women | |
Pool A
| Pos. | Position | № | Cap number |
|---|---|---|---|
| CF | Centre Forward | CB | Centre Back |
| D | Defense | GK | Goalkeeper |
The following is the Chinese roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1]
| № | Name |
Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yang Jun | GK | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 28 April 1988 | |
| 2 | Teng Fei | D | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 23 January 1988 | |
| 3 | Liu Ping | CB | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 1 May 1987 | |
| 4 | Sun Yujun | D | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 30 January 1987 | |
| 5 | He Jin | CF | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 3 May 1987 | |
| 6 | Sun Yating | CF | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 24 February 1988 | |
| 7 | Wang Ying | CB | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 7 August 1988 | |
| 8 | Gao Ao | D | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 26 July 1990 | |
| 9 | Wang Yi | D | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 29 July 1987 | |
| 10 | Ma Huanhuan | CB | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 13 January 1990 | |
| 11 | Sun Huizi | CB | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 11 June 1990 | |
| 12 | Qiao Leiying | D | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 24 August 1989 | |
| 13 | Tan Ying | GK | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 30 June 1987 | |
- Head coach: Juan Jane Giralt
The following is the Italian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1]
| № | Name |
Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elena Gigli | GK | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 9 July 1985 | |
| 2 | Martina Miceli | D | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 22 October 1973 | |
| 3 | Elisa Casanova | CF | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 26 November 1973 | |
| 4 | Silvia Bosurgi | D | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | 59 kg (130 lb) | 17 April 1979 | |
| 5 | Erzsebet Valkai | CF | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 6 March 1979 | |
| 6 | Manuela Zanchi | D | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 17 October 1977 | |
| 7 | Tania di Mario | D | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 53 kg (117 lb) | 5 April 1979 | |
| 8 | Cinzia Ragusa | CB | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 24 May 1977 | |
| 9 | Francesca Pavan | D | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 24 April 1979 | |
| 10 | Federica Rocco | CB | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 25 November 1984 | |
| 11 | Maddalena Musumeci | CB | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 26 March 1976 | |
| 12 | Teresa Frassinetti | CF | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 24 December 1985 | |
| 13 | Chiara Brancati | GK | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 20 July 1981 | |
- Head coach: Mauro Maugeri
The following is the Russian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1]
| № | Name |
Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valentina Vorontsova | GK | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 26 July 1982 | |
| 2 | Natalia Shepelina | D | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 24 February 1981 | |
| 3 | Ekaterina Prokofyeva | D | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 13 March 1991 | |
| 4 | Sofia Konukh | CB | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 61 kg (134 lb) | 9 March 1980 | |
| 5 | Alena Vylegzhanina | CB | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 14 August 1987 | |
| 6 | Nadezda Glyzina | D | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 20 May 1988 | |
| 7 | Ekaterina Pantyulina | D | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 6 October 1989 | |
| 8 | Evgenia Soboleva | CB | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 26 August 1988 | |
| 9 | Oleksandra Karpovich | CF | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | 55 kg (121 lb) | 6 June 1986 | |
| 10 | Olga Belyaeva | CF | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 18 March 1985 | |
| 11 | Elena Smurova | CB | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 18 January 1974 | |
| 12 | Olga Turova | CF | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 13 March 1983 | |
| 13 | Evgeniya Protsenko | GK | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 25 November 1983 | |
- Head coach: Alexander Kleymenov
The following is the American roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1]
| № | Name |
Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elizabeth Armstrong | GK | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 31 January 1983 | |
| 2 | Heather Petri | D | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 13 June 1978 | |
| 3 | Brittany Hayes | D | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 7 February 1985 | |
| 4 | Brenda Villa | D | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 18 April 1980 | |
| 5 | Lauren Wenger | CF | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 11 March 1984 |  |
| 6 | Natalie Golda | CB | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 28 December 1981 | |
| 7 | Patty Cardenas | D | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 19 August 1984 | |
| 8 | Jessica Steffens | CF | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 7 April 1987 | |
| 9 | Elsie Windes | CB | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 17 June 1985 | |
| 10 | Alison Gregorka | CB | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 29 June 1985 | |
| 11 | Moriah van Norman | CF | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 30 May 1984 | |
| 12 | Kami Craig | CF | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 21 July 1987 | |
| 13 | Jamie Hipp | GK | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 1 September 1981 |  |
- Head coach: Guy Baker
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The following is the Australian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1]
| № | Name |
Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emma Knox | GK | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 2 March 1978 | |
| 2 | Gemma Beadsworth | CF | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 17 July 1987 | |
| 3 | Nikita Cuffe | CF | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 26 September 1979 | |
| 4 | Rebecca Rippon | D | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 26 December 1978 | |
| 5 | Suzie Fraser | D | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 27 August 1983 | |
| 6 | Bronwen Knox | CF | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 16 April 1986 | |
| 7 | Taniele Gofers | CF | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 12 June 1985 | |
| 8 | Kate Gynther | D | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 5 July 1982 | |
| 9 | Jenna Santoromito | D | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 21 January 1987 | |
| 10 | Mia Santoromito | CB | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 29 March 1985 | |
| 11 | Melissa Rippon | D | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 20 January 1981 | |
| 12 | Amy Hetzel | D | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 27 April 1983 | |
| 13 | Alicia McCormack | GK | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 7 June 1983 | |
- Head coach: Greg McFadden
The following is the Greek roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1]
| № | Name |
Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Ellinaki | GK | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 28 February 1974 | |
| 2 | Christina Tsoukala | CB | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 8 July 1991 | |
| 3 | Angeliki Gerolymou | D | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 22 June 1982 | |
| 4 | Sofia Iosifidou | CB | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 61 kg (134 lb) | 13 January 1981 | |
| 5 | Kyriaki Liosi | D | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 30 October 1979 | |
| 6 | Stavroula Kozompoli | CF | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 14 January 1974 | |
| 7 | Aikaterini Oikonomopoulou | CB | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 16 February 1978 | |
| 8 | Antigoni Roumpesi | D | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 19 July 1983 | |
| 9 | Evangelia Moraitidou | CB | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 16 March 1975 | |
| 10 | Alexandra Asimaki | CF | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 61 kg (134 lb) | 28 June 1988 | |
| 11 | Stavroula Antonakou | D | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 57 kg (126 lb) | 2 May 1982 | |
| 12 | Georgia Lara | CF | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 31 May 1980 | |
| 13 | Maria Tsouri | GK | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 25 May 1986 | |
- Head coach: Kyriakos Iosifidis
The following is the Hungarian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1]
| № | Name |
Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patricia Horvath | GK | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 7 December 1977 | |
| 2 | Krisztina Szremkó | CB | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 6 January 1972 | |
| 3 | Anett Györe | D | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 10 December 1981 | |
| 4 | Dóra Kisteleki | D | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 11 May 1983 | |
| 5 | Mercédesz Stieber | D | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 4 September 1974 | |
| 6 | Orsolya Takács | D | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 20 May 1985 | |
| 7 | Rita Drávucz | D | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 14 April 1980 | |
| 8 | Krisztina Zantleitner | CB | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 8 May 1974 | |
| 9 | Fruzsina Brávik | D | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 6 October 1986 | |
| 10 | Anikó Pelle | D | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 28 September 1978 | |
| 11 | Ágnes Valkai | D | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 27 February 1981 | |
| 12 | Ágnes Primász | D | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 5 March 1980 | |
| 13 | Ildikó Zirighné Sós | GK | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 27 December 1976 | |
- Head coach: Gabor Godova
The following is the Dutch roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1]
| № | Name |
Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ilse van der Meijden | GK | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | 22 October 1988 | |
| 2 | Yasemin Smit | CB | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 21 November 1984 | |
| 3 | Mieke Cabout | D | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 30 March 1986 | |
| 4 | Biurakn Hakhverdian | D | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 4 October 1985 | |
| 5 | Marieke van den Ham | D | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 21 January 1983 | |
| 6 | Daniëlle de Bruijn | D | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 13 February 1978 | |
| 7 | Iefke van Belkum | CF | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 22 July 1986 | |
| 8 | Noeki Klein | CF | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 28 April 1983 | |
| 9 | Gillian van den Berg | D | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 8 September 1971 | |
| 10 | Alette Sijbring | CB | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 20 March 1982 | |
| 11 | Rianne Guichelaar | D | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 16 August 1983 | |
| 12 | Simone Koot | D | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 12 November 1980 | |
| 13 | Meike de Nooy | GK | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 2 May 1983 | |
- Head coach: Robin van Galen
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