List of women's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers

Summary

This is a list of female goalkeepers who have been named in the national water polo team for the Summer Olympics.

Abbreviations edit

GK Goalkeeper Rk Rank Ref Reference Cap No. Water polo cap number
(C) Captain p. page pp. pages ISHOF International Swimming Hall of Fame

Winning goalkeepers edit

The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), cap number or name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend and abbreviation
  •  Team  – Olympic winning streak (winning three or more Olympic titles in a row)
  •  Team  – Winning all matches during the tournament
  •  Team  – Host team
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Winning goalkeepers by tournament
Year[1] Winning team Cap Goalkeeper Birth Age Height Saves Shots Eff % Note Ref
2000   Australia (1st title) 1 Liz Weekes 1971 29 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 21 46 45.7% Starting GK [2]
7 Danielle Woodhouse 1969 31 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 11 15 73.3% [3]
2004   Italy (1st title) 1 Francesca Conti 1972 32 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 39 72 54.2% Starting GK [4]
5 Elena Gigli 1985 19 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 0 0 [5]
2008   Netherlands (1st title) 1 Ilse van der Meijden 1988 19 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 45 98 45.9% Starting GK [6]
13 Meike de Nooy 1983 25 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 0 0 [7]
2012   United States (1st title) 1 Elizabeth Armstrong 1983 29 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 53 101 52.5% Starting GK [8]
13 Tumua Anae 1988 23 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 0 0 [9]
2016   United States (2nd title) 1 Samantha Hill 1992 24 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 6 10 60.0% [10]
13 Ashleigh Johnson 1994 21 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 51 79 64.6% Starting GK [11]
Year Winning team Cap Goalkeeper Birth Age Height Saves Shots Eff % Note Ref

Source:

  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 96), 2004 (pp. 72–73), 2008 (pp. 71–72), 2012 (pp. 368–369), 2016 (pp. 218–219).

Records and statistics edit

Age records edit

The following tables show the oldest and youngest water polo goalkeepers in the women's Olympic water polo tournament. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Oldest goalkeepers edit

Legend
  •  Team  – Host team
Top 10 oldest female water polo goalkeepers
Rk Goalkeeper Age of the last
Olympic match
Women's team Date of birth Date of the last
Olympic match
Ref
1 Hellen Boering 36 years, 58 days   Netherlands 27 July 1964 23 September 2000 [12]
2 Georgia Ellinaki 34 years, 171 days   Greece 28 February 1974 17 August 2008 [13]
3 Ana Copado 32 years, 131 days   Spain 31 March 1980 9 August 2012 [14]
4 Francesca Conti 32 years, 97 days   Italy 21 May 1972 26 August 2004 [4]
5 Karla Plugge 31 years, 350 days   Netherlands 9 October 1968 23 September 2000 [15]
6 Danielle Woodhouse 31 years, 244 days   Australia 23 January 1969 23 September 2000 [3]
7 Ildikó Sós 31 years, 238 days   Hungary 27 December 1976 21 August 2008 [16]
8 Svetlana Buravova-Khapsalis 31 years, 68 days   Kazakhstan 15 June 1973 22 August 2004 [17]
9 Isabelle Auger 31 years, 27 days   Canada 26 August 1969 22 September 2000 [18]
10 Patrícia Horváth 30 years, 258 days   Hungary 7 December 1977 21 August 2008 [19]
Top 3 oldest female water polo goalkeepers, Olympic gold medalists
Rk Goalkeeper Age of receiving the last
Olympic gold medal
Women's team Date of birth Date of receiving the last
Olympic gold medal
Ref
1 Francesca Conti 32 years, 97 days   Italy 21 May 1972 26 August 2004 [4]
2 Danielle Woodhouse 31 years, 244 days   Australia 23 January 1969 23 September 2000 [3]
3 Elizabeth Armstrong 29 years, 191 days   United States 31 January 1983 9 August 2012 [8]
Top 3 oldest female water polo goalkeepers, Olympic silver medalists
Rk Goalkeeper Age of receiving the last
Olympic silver medal
Women's team Date of birth Date of receiving the last
Olympic silver medal
Ref
1 Ana Copado 32 years, 131 days   Spain 31 March 1980 9 August 2012 [14]
2 Georgia Ellinaki 30 years, 180 days   Greece 28 February 1974 26 August 2004 [13]
3 Jaime Komer 26 years, 355 days   United States 1 September 1981 21 August 2008 [20]
Top 3 oldest female water polo goalkeepers, Olympic bronze medalists
Rk Goalkeeper Age of receiving the last
Olympic bronze medal
Women's team Date of birth Date of receiving the last
Olympic bronze medal
Ref
1 Emma Knox 30 years, 172 days   Australia 2 March 1978 21 August 2008 [21]
2 Alicia McCormack 29 years, 63 days   Australia 7 June 1983 9 August 2012 [22]
3 Nicolle Payne 28 years, 42 days   United States 15 July 1976 26 August 2004 [23]

Youngest goalkeepers edit

Legend
  •  Team  – Host team
Top 10 youngest female water polo goalkeepers
Rk Goalkeeper Age of the first
Olympic match
Women's team Date of birth Date of the first
Olympic match
Ref
1 Anna Karnaukh 18 years, 334 days   Russia 31 August 1993 30 July 2012 [24]
2 Elena Gigli 19 years, 38 days   Italy 9 July 1985 16 August 2004 [5]
3 Ilse van der Meijden 19 years, 294 days   Netherlands 22 October 1988 11 August 2008 [6]
4 Rachel Riddell 19 years, 346 days   Canada 5 September 1984 16 August 2004 [25]
5 Victória Chamorro 20 years, 30 days   Brazil 10 July 1996 9 August 2016 [26]
6 Anthoula Mylonaki 20 years, 67 days   Greece 10 June 1984 16 August 2004 [27]
7 Yang Jun 20 years, 105 days   China 28 April 1988 11 August 2008 [28]
8 Galina Zlotnikova 20 years, 114 days   Russia 24 April 1984 16 August 2004 [29]
9 Irina Borodavko 20 years, 317 days   Kazakhstan 4 November 1979 16 September 2000 [30]
10 Tan Ying 21 years, 42 days   China 30 June 1987 11 August 2008 [31]
Top 3 youngest female water polo goalkeepers, Olympic gold medalists
Rk Goalkeeper Age of receiving the first
Olympic gold medal
Women's team Date of birth Date of receiving the first
Olympic gold medal
Ref
1 Elena Gigli 19 years, 48 days   Italy 9 July 1985 26 August 2004 [5]
2 Ilse van der Meijden 19 years, 304 days   Netherlands 22 October 1988 21 August 2008 [6]
3 Ashleigh Johnson 21 years, 342 days   United States 12 September 1994 19 August 2016 [11]
Top 3 youngest female water polo goalkeepers, Olympic silver medalists
Rk Goalkeeper Age of receiving the first
Olympic silver medal
Women's team Date of birth Date of receiving the first
Olympic silver medal
Ref
1 Anthoula Mylonaki 20 years, 77 days   Greece 10 June 1984 26 August 2004 [27]
2 Laura Ester 22 years, 200 days   Spain 22 January 1990 9 August 2012 [32]
3 Bernice Orwig 23 years, 304 days   United States 24 November 1976 23 September 2000 [33]
Top 3 youngest female water polo goalkeepers, Olympic bronze medalists
Rk Goalkeeper Age of receiving the first
Olympic bronze medal
Women's team Date of birth Date of receiving the first
Olympic bronze medal
Ref
1 Anna Karnaukh 22 years, 354 days   Russia 31 August 1993 19 August 2016 [24]
2 Jacqueline Frank 24 years, 117 days   United States 1 May 1980 26 August 2004 [34]
3 Galina Rytova 25 years, 13 days   Russia 10 September 1975 23 September 2000 [35]

Multiple appearances edit

By tournament edit

The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), name of the team (in ascending order), name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

As of 2016, fifteen female goalkeepers have been named in the national water polo team squad in two or more Olympic tournaments.

Legend
  • Team* – Host team
Year Total Four-time Olympian (GK) Three-time Olympian (GK) Two-time Olympian (GK)
2000 0 0 0 0
2004 3 0 0   Kazakhstan: Svetlana Buravova-Khapsalis, Galina Rytova
  United States: Nicolle Payne
3
2008 5 0 0   Australia: Emma Knox
  Greece: Georgia Ellinaki
  Hungary: Ildikó Sós
  Italy: Elena Gigli
  Russia: Valentina Vorontsova
5
2012 4 0   Italy: Elena Gigli 1   Australia: Alicia McCormack
  China: Yang Jun
  United States: Elizabeth Armstrong
3
2016 5 0   China: Yang Jun 1   Hungary: Edina Gangl
  Italy: Giulia Gorlero
  Russia: Anna Karnaukh
  Spain: Laura Ester
4
2020
Year Total Four-time Olympian (GK) Three-time Olympian (GK) Two-time Olympian (GK)

Three-time Olympians edit

The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic appearances (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), date of birth (in ascending order), name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Two female goalkeepers have been named in the national water polo team squad in three or more Olympic tournaments between 2000 and 2016 inclusive.

Legend and abbreviation
  •     – Hosts
  • Apps – Appearances
Female goalkeepers who have been named in the national team squad in three or more Olympic tournaments
Apps Goalkeeper Birth Height Women's team Water polo tournaments Period
(age of
first/last)
Medals Ref
1 2 3 4 G S B T
3 Elena Gigli 1985 1.92 m
(6 ft 4 in)
  Italy 2004 2008 2012 8 years
(19/27)
1 0 0 1 [5]
Yang Jun 1988 1.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)
  China 2008 2012 2016 8 years
(20/28)
0 0 0 0 [28]

Multiple medalists edit

The following table is pre-sorted by total number of Olympic medals (in descending order), number of Olympic gold medals (in descending order), number of Olympic silver medals (in descending order), year of receiving the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), year of receiving the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

As of 2016, three female goalkeepers have won two or more Olympic medals in water polo.

Legend
  •     – Hosts
Female goalkeepers who have won two or more Olympic medals in water polo
Rk Goalkeeper Birth Height Women's team Water polo tournaments Period
(age of
first/last)
Medals Ref
1 2 3 4 G S B T
1 Elizabeth Armstrong 1983 1.88 m
(6 ft 2 in)
  United States 2008 2012 4 years
(25/29)
1 1 0 2 [8]
2 Nicolle Payne 1976 1.75 m
(5 ft 9 in)
  United States 2000 2004 4 years
(24/28)
0 1 1 2 [23]
3 Alicia McCormack 1983 1.68 m
(5 ft 6 in)
  Australia 2008 2012 4 years
(25/29)
0 0 2 2 [22]

Most saves edit

One match edit

 
Alicia McCormack of Australia saved 15 shots in a match in 2008.

The following table is pre-sorted by date of the match (in ascending order), name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Five female water polo goalkeepers have each saved fifteen or more shots in an Olympic match.

The first woman to do so was Patrícia Horváth, with Hungary women's national team in Beijing. She blocked 19 shots on 11 August 2008, setting the record for the most shots saved by a female water polo goalkeeper in a single Olympic match.

The most recent female goalkeeper to do so was Yang Jun, with China women's national team in Rio de Janeiro on 19 August 2016.

Legend and abbreviation
Female goalkeepers with fifteen or more saves in an Olympic match
# Saves Goalkeeper Birth Age Height For Result Against Tournament Round Date Ref
1 19 Patrícia Horváth 1977 30 1.83 m
(6 ft 0 in)
  Hungary 11–9   Netherlands Beijing 2008 Preliminary round
Group B
11 Aug 2008 ORB 2008
(p. 17)
2 15 Alicia McCormack 1983 25 1.67 m
(5 ft 6 in)
  Australia 8–9   United States Semi-finals 19 Aug 2008 ORB 2008
(p. 35)
3 16 Elena Gigli 1985 27 1.92 m
(6 ft 4 in)
  Italy 4–7   Russia London 2012 Preliminary round
Group B
1 Aug 2012 ORB 2012
(p. 302)
4 15 Tess Oliveira 1987 29 1.65 m
(5 ft 5 in)
  Brazil 4–11   Australia Rio 2016 Classification round
5th–8th place
17 Aug 2016 ORB 2016
(p. 170)
5 16 Yang Jun 1988 28 1.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)
  China 10–5   Brazil 7th–8th place match 19 Aug 2016 ORB 2016
(p. 178)

The following table shows the historical progression of the record of shots saved by a female water polo goalkeeper in a single Olympic match. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend
  •  Team  – Host team
  • Player – Player who won the tournament with her team
  • ORB – Official Results Books
Historical progression of records:
Most shots saved by a female goalkeeper, one match
Saves Achievement Year Goalkeeper Age Height Women's team Date Duration of record Ref
12 Set record 2000 Bernice Orwig 23 1.82 m
(6 ft 0 in)
  United States 18 September 2000 3 years, 337 days ORB 2000
(p. 114)
14 Broke record 2004 Jacqueline Frank 24 1.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)
  United States 20 August 2004 3 years, 357 days ORB 2004
(p. 24)
19 Broke record 2008 Patrícia Horváth 30 1.83 m
(6 ft 0 in)
  Hungary 11 August 2008 15 years, 257 days ORB 2008
(p. 17)

One tournament edit

The following table is pre-sorted by number of saves (in descending order), edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), number of matches played (in ascending order), name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Six female goalkeepers have saved 50 or more shots in an Olympic water polo tournament.

Giulia Gorlero of Italy holds the record for the most saves by a female water polo goalkeeper in a single Olympic tournament, blocking 65 shots in the 2016 edition.

At the 2016 Summer Games, Ashleigh Johnson saved 51 shots, including nine in the gold medal match, helping the American team win the Olympics. She is the most efficient one among these six goalkeepers.

Legend and abbreviation
  •  Team  – Host team
  • Player – Player who won the tournament with her team
  • MP – Matches played
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
  • 64.6% – Highest save efficiency
Female goalkeepers with 50 or more saves in an Olympic tournament
Rk Year Goalkeeper Birth Age Height Saves Shots Eff % MP Saves
per
match
Women's team Finish Ref
1 2016 Giulia Gorlero 1990 25 1.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)
65 106 61.3% 6 10.833   Italy 2nd of 8
teams
[36]
2 2012 Elena Gigli 1985 27 1.92 m
(6 ft 4 in)
56 105 53.3% 6 9.333   Italy 7th of 8
teams
[5]
3 2016 Yang Jun 1988 28 1.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)
55 118 46.6% 6 9.167   China 7th of 8
teams
[28]
4 2012 Rosemary Morris 1986 26 1.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)
54 113 47.8% 6 9.000   Great Britain 8th of 8
teams
[37]
5 2012 Elizabeth Armstrong 1983 29 1.92 m
(6 ft 4 in)
53 101 52.5% 6 8.833   United States 1st of 8
teams
[8]
6 2016 Ashleigh Johnson 1994 21 1.86 m
(6 ft 1 in)
51 79 64.6% 6 8.500   United States 1st of 8
teams
[11]

Source:

  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 96–101), 2004 (p. 49), 2008 (p. 50), 2012 (p. 341), 2016 (p. 195).

The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), number of matches played (in ascending order), name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

At the 2004 Summer Games, Jacqueline Frank saved 41 shots, including seven in the bronze medal match, helping the United States win the match.

Giulia Gorlero of Italy blocked 65 shots at the 2016 Olympics, helping the Italian team win the Olympic silver medal.

Legend and abbreviation
  •  Team  – Host team
  • Player – Player who won the tournament with her team
  • MP – Matches played
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Female goalkeepers with the most saves in each Olympic tournament
Year Goalkeeper Birth Age Height Saves Shots Eff % MP Saves
per
match
Women's team Finish Ref
2000 Karla Plugge 1968 31 1.81 m
(5 ft 11 in)
45 81 55.6% 7 6.429   Netherlands 4th of 6
teams
[15]
2004 Jacqueline Frank 1980 24 1.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)
41 68 60.3% 5 8.200   United States 3rd of 8
teams
[34]
2008 Elizabeth Armstrong 1983 25 1.88 m
(6 ft 2 in)
49 92 53.3% 5 9.800   United States 2nd of 8
teams
[8]
2012 Elena Gigli 1985 27 1.92 m
(6 ft 4 in)
56 105 53.3% 6 9.333   Italy 7th of 8
teams
[5]
2016 Giulia Gorlero 1990 25 1.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)
65 106 61.3% 6 10.833   Italy 2nd of 8
teams
[36]

Source:

  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 96–101), 2004 (p. 49), 2008 (p. 50), 2012 (p. 341), 2016 (p. 195).

The following table shows the historical progression of the record of shots saved by a female water polo goalkeeper in a single Olympic tournament. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend
  •  Team  – Host team
  • Player – Player who won the tournament with her team
Historical progression of records:
Most shots saved by a female goalkeeper, one tournament
Saves Achievement Year Goalkeeper Age Height Women's team Date Duration of record Ref
45 Set record 2000 Karla Plugge 31 1.81 m
(5 ft 11 in)
  Netherlands 23 September 2000 7 years, 333 days [15]
49 Broke record 2008 Elizabeth Armstrong 25 1.88 m
(6 ft 2 in)
  United States 21 August 2008 3 years, 354 days [8]
56 Broke record 2012 Elena Gigli 27 1.92 m
(6 ft 4 in)
  Italy 9 August 2012 4 years, 10 days [5]
65 Broke record 2016 Giulia Gorlero 25 1.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)
  Italy 19 August 2016 7 years, 249 days [36]

All-time edit

The following table is pre-sorted by number of total saves (in descending order), number of total Olympic matches played (in ascending order), date of the last Olympic match played (in ascending order), date of the first Olympic match played (in ascending order), name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Yang Jun of China holds the record for the most shots saved by a female water polo goalkeeper at the Olympics, with 138 saves at three Olympics (2008–2016).

Elizabeth Armstrong, representing the United States, blocked 102 shots at two Olympics (2008–2012).

Legend
  •     – Hosts
All-time female goalkeepers with 100 or more saves at the Olympics
Rk Goalkeeper Birth Height Women's team Total
saves
Total
matches
played
Saves
per
match
Tournaments
(saves)
Period
(age of
first/last)
Medals Ref
1 2 3 G S B T
1 Yang Jun 1988 1.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)
  China 138 17 8.118 2008
(39)
2012
(44)
2016
(55)
8 years
(20/28)
0 0 0 0 [28]
2 Elizabeth Armstrong 1983 1.88 m
(6 ft 2 in)
  United States 102 11 9.273 2008
(49)
2012
(53)
4 years
(25/29)
1 1 0 2 [8]

Source:

  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 96–101), 2004 (p. 49), 2008 (p. 50), 2012 (p. 341), 2016 (p. 195).

The following table shows the historical progression of the record of total shots saved by a female water polo goalkeeper at the Summer Olympics. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend
  •  Team  – Host team
  • Player – Player who won the tournament with her team
Historical progression of records:
Most shots saved by a female goalkeeper, all-time
Total
saves
Achievement Year Goalkeeper Age Height Women's team Date Duration of record Ref
53 Set record 2008 Georgia Ellinaki 34 1.74 m
(5 ft 9 in)
  Greece 21 August 2008 3 years, 354 days [13]
102 Broke record 2012 Elizabeth Armstrong 29 1.88 m
(6 ft 2 in)
  United States 9 August 2012 4 years, 10 days [8]
138 Broke record 2016 Yang Jun 28 1.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)
  China 19 August 2016 7 years, 249 days [28]

Goalkeepers by team edit

The following tables are pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), cap number or name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team

Australia edit

  • Women's national team:   Australia
  • Team appearances: 5 (2000*–2016)
  • As host team: 2000*
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Legend and abbreviation
  •     – Hosts
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref
2000   1 Liz Weekes 1971 29 21 46 45.7% Starting goalkeeper [2]
7 Danielle Woodhouse 1969 31 11 15 73.3% [3]
2004 1 Emma Knox 1978 26 12 26 42.9% [21]
11 Jemma Brownlow 1979 24 19 31 61.3% [38]
2008   1 Emma Knox (2) 1978 30 16 42 38.1% [21]
13 Alicia McCormack 1983 25 32 59 54.2% [22]
2012   1 Victoria Brown 1985 27 4 8 50.0% [39]
13 Alicia McCormack (2) 1983 29 40 93 43.0% Starting goalkeeper [22]
2016 1 Lea Yanitsas 1989 27 27 46 58.7% [40]
13 Kelsey Wakefield 1991 25 18 38 47.4% [41]
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref

Source:

  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 96), 2004 (pp. 56–57), 2008 (pp. 56–57), 2012 (pp. 347–348), 2016 (pp. 197–198).

Brazil edit

  • Women's national team:   Brazil
  • Team appearances: 1 (2016*)
  • As host team: 2016*
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Legend and abbreviation
  •     – Hosts
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref
2016 1 Tess Oliveira 1987 29 34 69 49.3% [42]
13 Victória Chamorro 1996 20 23 55 41.8% [26]

Source:

Canada edit

  • Women's national team:   Canada
  • Team appearances: 2 (2000–2004)
  • As host team: —
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Abbreviation
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref
2000 1 Josée Marsolais 1973 26 37 66 56.1% Starting goalkeeper [43]
5 Isabelle Auger 1969 31 8 21 38.1% [18]
2004 1 Whynter Lamarre 1979 25 8 21 38.1% [44]
2 Rachel Riddell 1984 19 14 23 60.9% [25]
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref

Source:

China edit

  • Women's national team:   China
  • Team appearances: 3 (2008*–2016)
  • As host team: 2008*
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Legend and abbreviation
  •     – Hosts
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref
2008 1 Yang Jun 1988 20 39 89 43.8% Starting goalkeeper [28]
13 Tan Ying 1987 21 0 2 0.0% [31]
2012 1 Yang Jun (2) 1988 24 44 106 41.5% Starting goalkeeper [28]
13 Wang Ying 1988 24 17 25 68.0% [45]
2016 1 Yang Jun (3) 1988 28 55 118 46.6% Starting goalkeeper [28]
13 Peng Lin 1995 21 0 2 0.0% [46]
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref

Source:

Great Britain edit

  • Women's national team:   Great Britain
  • Team appearances: 1 (2012*)
  • As host team: 2012*
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Legend and abbreviation
  •     – Hosts
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref
2012 1 Robyn Nicholls 1990 22 0 5 0.0% [47]
13 Rosemary Morris 1986 26 54 113 47.8% Starting goalkeeper [37]

Source:

Greece edit

  • Women's national team:   Greece
  • Team appearances: 2 (2004*–2008)
  • As host team: 2004*
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Legend and abbreviation
  •     – Hosts
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref
2004   1 Georgia Ellinaki 1974 30 40 73 54.8% Starting goalkeeper [13]
13 Anthoula Mylonaki 1984 20 5 8 62.5% [27]
2008 1 Georgia Ellinaki (2) 1974 34 13 28 46.4% [13]
13 Maria Tsouri 1986 22 33 57 57.9% [48]
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref

Source:

Hungary edit

  • Women's national team:   Hungary
  • Team appearances: 4 (2004–2016)
  • As host team: —
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Abbreviation
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref
2004 1 Ildikó Sós 1976 27 25 56 44.6% Starting goalkeeper [16]
13 Andrea Tóth 1981 23 10 19 52.6% [49]
2008 1 Patrícia Horváth 1977 30 43 77 55.8% Starting goalkeeper [19]
13 Ildikó Sós (2) 1976 31 12 18 66.7% [16]
2012 1 Flóra Bolonyai 1991 21 17 65 26.2% [50]
13 Edina Gangl 1990 22 25 47 53.2% [51]
2016 1 Edina Gangl (2) 1990 26 15 45 33.3% [51]
13 Orsolya Kasó 1988 27 27 64 42.2% [52]
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref

Source:

  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (pp. 68–69), 2008 (pp. 65–66), 2012 (pp. 359–360), 2016 (pp. 209–210).

Italy edit

  • Women's national team:   Italy
  • Team appearances: 4 (2004–2016)
  • As host team: —
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Abbreviation
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref
2004   1 Francesca Conti 1972 32 39 72 54.2% Starting goalkeeper [4]
5 Elena Gigli 1985 19 0 0 [5]
2008 1 Elena Gigli (2) 1985 23 40 79 50.6% Starting goalkeeper [5]
13 Chiara Brancati 1981 27 10 20 50.0% [53]
2012 1 Elena Gigli (3) 1985 27 56 105 53.3% Starting goalkeeper [5]
13 Giulia Gorlero 1990 21 3 6 50.0% [36]
2016   1 Giulia Gorlero (2) 1990 25 65 106 61.3% Starting goalkeeper [36]
13 Laura Teani 1991 25 0 2 0.0% [54]
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref

Source:

  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (pp. 72–73), 2008 (pp. 68–69), 2012 (pp. 362–363), 2016 (pp. 212–213).

Kazakhstan edit

  • Women's national team:   Kazakhstan
  • Team appearances: 2 (2000–2004)
  • As host team: —
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Abbreviation
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref
2000 1 Svetlana Buravova-Khapsalis 1973 27 38 88 43.2% Starting goalkeeper [17]
3 Irina Borodavko 1979 20 2 12 16.7% [30]
2004 1 Galina Rytova (2) 1975 28 31 66 47.0% Starting goalkeeper [35]
4 Svetlana Buravova-Khapsalis (2) 1973 31 0 0 [17]
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref

Source:

Note:

Netherlands edit

  • Women's national team:   Netherlands
  • Team appearances: 2 (2000, 2008)
  • As host team: —
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Abbreviation
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref
2000 1 Karla Plugge 1968 31 45 81 55.6% Starting goalkeeper [15]
6 Hellen Boering 1964 36 0 0 [12]
2008   1 Ilse van der Meijden 1988 19 45 98 45.9% Starting goalkeeper [6]
13 Meike de Nooy 1983 25 0 0 [7]
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref

Source:

Russia edit

  • Women's national team:   Russia
  • Team appearances: 5 (2000–2016)
  • As host team: —
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Abbreviation
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref
2000   1 Marina Akobiya 1975 25 43 76 56.6% Starting goalkeeper [55]
2 Galina Rytova 1975 25 5 11 45.5% [35]
2004 1 Valentina Vorontsova 1982 22 23 60 38.3% Starting goalkeeper [56]
6 Galina Zlotnikova 1984 20 3 6 50.0% [29]
2008 1 Valentina Vorontsova (2) 1982 26 13 37 35.1% [56]
13 Yevgeniya Protsenko 1983 24 13 29 44.8% [57]
2012 1 Maria Kovtunovskaya 1988 23 29 55 52.7% [58]
13 Anna Karnaukh 1993 18 22 53 41.5% [24]
2016   1 Anna Ustyukhina 1989 27 10 35 28.6% [59]
13 Anna Karnaukh (2) 1993 22 27 67 40.3% [24]
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref

Source:

  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 100), 2004 (pp. 80–81), 2008 (pp. 74–75), 2012 (pp. 365–366), 2016 (pp. 215–216).

Note:

Spain edit

  • Women's national team:   Spain
  • Team appearances: 2 (2012–2016)
  • As host team: —
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Abbreviation
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref
2012   1 Laura Ester 1990 22 36 86 41.9% Starting goalkeeper [32]
13 Ana Copado 1980 32 0 0 [14]
2016 1 Laura Ester (2) 1990 26 41 94 43.6% Starting goalkeeper [32]
13 Patricia Herrera 1993 23 1 5 20.0% [60]
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref

Source:

United States edit

  • Women's national team:   United States
  • Team appearances: 5 (2000–2016)
  • As host team: —
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Legend and abbreviation
  •     – Hosts
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref
2000   1 Bernice Orwig 1976 23 39 59 66.1% [33]
11 Nicolle Payne 1976 24 19 38 50.0% [23]
2004   1 Jacqueline Frank 1980 24 41 68 60.3% Starting goalkeeper [34]
12 Nicolle Payne (2) 1976 28 0 0 [23]
2008   1 Elizabeth Armstrong 1983 25 49 92 53.3% Starting goalkeeper [8]
13 Jaime Komer 1981 26 1 2 50.0% [20]
2012   1 Elizabeth Armstrong (2) 1983 29 53 101 52.5% Starting goalkeeper [8]
13 Tumua Anae 1988 23 0 0 [9]
2016   1 Samantha Hill 1992 24 6 10 60.0% [10]
13 Ashleigh Johnson 1994 21 51 79 64.6% Starting goalkeeper [11]
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref

Source:

  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 101), 2004 (pp. 84–85), 2008 (pp. 77–78), 2012 (pp. 368–369), 2016 (pp. 218–219).

See also edit

References edit

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  32. ^ a b c "Laura Ester". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
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  60. ^ "Patricia Herrera". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

Sources edit

Official Results Books (IOC) edit

PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:

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

PDF documents on the FINA website:

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

PDF documents in the Olympic World Library:

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

PDF documents on the International Olympic Committee website:

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

Official Reports (FINA) edit

PDF documents on the FINA website:

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

Official website (IOC) edit

Water polo on the International Olympic Committee website:

  • Water polo
  • Women's water polo

Olympedia edit

Water polo on the Olympedia website:

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

Sports Reference edit

Water polo on the Sports Reference website:

  • Country Medal Leaders & Athlete Medal Leaders (1900–2016) (archived)
  • Women's water polo (2000–2016) (archived)
  • Water polo at the 2000 Summer Games (women's tournament) (archived)
  • Water polo at the 2004 Summer Games (women's tournament) (archived)
  • Water polo at the 2008 Summer Games (women's tournament) (archived)
  • Water polo at the 2012 Summer Games (women's tournament) (archived)
  • Water polo at the 2016 Summer Games (women's tournament) (archived)

Todor66 edit

Water polo on the Todor66 website:

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

ISHOF edit

International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) website:

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

External links edit

  • Olympic water polo – Official website