This is a list of

Olympic Olympic or Olympics may refer to Sports Competitions * Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 1896 ** Summer Olympic Games ** Winter Olympic Games * Ancient Olympic Games, ancient multi-sport event held in Olympia, Greece b ...

champions in women's

water polo Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...

since the inaugural official edition in

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...

Abbreviations

History

Women's water polo became an Olympic sport at the

2000 Sydney Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

. As of 2016, women's teams from Europe, North America and Oceania won all five gold medals. The

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

is the most successful country in the women's Olympic water polo tournament, with two Olympic gold medals. The

team A team is a group of individuals (human or non-human) working together to achieve their goal. As defined by Professor Leigh Thompson (academic), Leigh Thompson of the Kellogg School of Management, " team is a group of people who are interde ...

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. ;Legend * – Debut * – Champions * – Olympic

winning streak A winning streak, also known as a win streak or hot streak, is an uninterrupted sequence of success in games or competitions, commonly measured by at least 4 wins that are uninterrupted by losses or ties/draws. Although sometimes claimed as a ...

(winning three or more Olympic titles in a row) * – Hosts

Team statistics

Results

Squads

Olympic and world champions (teams)

Player statistics

Age records

The following tables show the oldest and youngest female Olympic champions in water polo. Last updated: 18 January 2021. ;Legend * – Host team

Multiple gold medalists

The following tables are pre-sorted by year of receiving the last Olympic gold medal (in ascending order), year of receiving the first Olympic gold medal (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 18 January 2021. Four female athletes won two Olympic gold medals in water polo. ;Legend * Year^* – As host team

Olympic and world champions (players)

Olympic champion families

The following tables are pre-sorted by year of receiving the Olympic gold medal (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 18 January 2021. ;Legend * Year^* – As host team

Coach statistics

Most successful coaches

The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic gold medals (in descending order), year of winning the last Olympic gold medal (in ascending order), name of the coach (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 18 January 2021. There is only one coach who led women's national water polo team to win two or more Olympic gold medals.

Adam Krikorian Adam Krikorian (born July 22, 1974) is an American water polo coach and the head coach of the United States women's national water polo team. He coached the team to gold medals at the 2012 Olympic Games, 2016 Olympic Games, and 2020 Olympic Games. ...

coached the United States women's national team to two consecutive Olympic gold medals in 2012 and 2016. ;Legend * Year^* – As host team

Olympic and world champions (coaches)

Champions by tournament

2020 (United States, 3rd title)

* Edition of women's tournament: 6th * Host city:

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

* Number of participating teams: 10 * Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to

classification match A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final matc ...

es * Champion: (3rd title, 1st place in preliminary B group Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2021

2016 (United States, 2nd title)

* Edition of women's tournament: 5th * Host city:

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

* Number of participating teams: 8 * Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches * Champion: (2nd title; 1st place in preliminary B group) Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2016 (pp. 142, 148, 158, 168, 176, 184). * Head coach:

(2nd title as head coach) * Assistant coaches: Daniel Klatt, Chris Oeding Note:

Aria Fischer Aria Fischer (born March 2, 1999) is an American water polo player. She represented the United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics and currently plays water polo at Stanford University. Personal life Fischer's older sister, Makenzie Fischer, is a ...

and

Makenzie Fischer Makenzie Fischer (born March 29, 1997) is an American water polo player. She was part of the gold medal-winning American team at the Water polo at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament, 2015 World Aquatics Championships, wh ...

are sisters.
Sources: * Official Results Books (PDF): 2016 (p. 219); * ISHOF. ;Abbreviation * MP – Matches played * Min – Minutes * G – Goals * Sh – Shots * AS – Assists * TF – Turnover fouls * ST – Steals * BL – Blocked shots * SP – Sprints * 20S – 20 seconds exclusion * DE – Double exclusion * Pen – Penalty * EX – Exclusion Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2016 (p. 218).

2012 (United States, 1st title)

* Edition of women's tournament: 4th * Host city:

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...

* Number of participating teams: 8 * Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches * Champion: (1st title; 2nd place in preliminary A group) Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2012 (pp. 294, 300, 310, 312, 324, 334). Brenda Villa - Olympic Medal winner at ALMA Awards (cropped)

Brenda Villa - Olympic Medal winner at ALMA Awards (cropped)

* Head coach:

(1st title as head coach) * Assistant coaches: Heather Moody, Daniel Klatt Note:

Jessica Steffens Jessica Marie Steffens (born April 7, 1987) is an American water polo player. She was a member of the United States national teams that won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She also played ...

and

Maggie Steffens Margaret Ann Steffens (born June 4, 1993) is an American water polo player. She won the gold medal with the United States at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Steffens set a new Olympic record for the most numb ...

are sisters.
Sources: * Official Results Books (PDF): 2012 (p. 369); * ISHOF. ;Abbreviation * MP – Matches played * Min – Minutes * G – Goals * Sh – Shots * AS – Assists * TF – Turnover fouls * ST – Steals * BL – Blocked shots * SP – Sprints * 20S – 20 seconds exclusion * DE – Double exclusion * Pen – Penalty * EX – Exclusion Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2012 (p. 368).

2008 (Netherlands, 1st title)

* Edition of women's tournament:

3rd Third or 3rd may refer to: Numbers * 3rd, the ordinal form of the cardinal number 3 * , a fraction of one third * Second#Sexagesimal divisions of calendar time and day, 1⁄60 of a ''second'', or 1⁄3600 of a ''minute'' Places * 3rd Street (d ...

* Host city:

Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

* Number of participating teams: 8 * Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches * Champion: (1st title; 3rd place in preliminary B group) Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2008 (pp. 17, 23, 25, 33, 37, 43). Danielle-de-bruijn-1344286670

* Head coach: Robin van Galen (1st title as head coach) * Assistant coach: Ilse Sindorf Sources: * Official Results Books (PDF): 2008 (p. 72); * ISHOF. ;Abbreviation * MP – Matches played * Min – Minutes * G – Goals * Sh – Shots * AS – Assists * TF – Turnover fouls * ST – Steals * BL – Blocked shots * SP – Sprints * 20S – 20 seconds exclusion * Pen – Penalty * EX – Exclusion Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2008 (p. 71).

2004 (Italy, 1st title)

* Edition of women's tournament: 2nd * Host city:

Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...

* Number of participating teams: 8 * Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches * Champion: (1st title; 2nd place in preliminary A group) 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 Mauro Maugeri (19 January 1959 - 30 November 2017) was an Italian water polo coach and water polo player. Life and career Born in Aci Castello, Maugeri started his career as a player as a centerback in his hometown club, and later played for Poz ...

Sources: * Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (p. 73); * ISHOF. ;Abbreviation * MP – Matches played * Min – Minutes * G – Goals * Sh – Shots * AS – Assists * TF – Turnover fouls * ST – Steals * BL – Blocked shots * SP – Sprints * 20S – 20 seconds exclusion * Pen – Penalty * EX – Exclusion Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (p. 72).

2000 (Australia, 1st title)

* Edition of women's tournament: 1st * Host city:

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

* Number of participating teams: 6 * Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches * Champion: (1st title; 1st place in preliminary A group) Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 103, 106, 108, 111, 115, 119, 121). * Head coach:

István Görgényi István Görgényi (born 2 November 1946) is a Hungarian former water polo player who won a silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics and coached the Australian women's national water polo team to the gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympi ...

(1st title as head coach) Note:

Bridgette Gusterson Bridgette Marie Gusterson (born in Perth, Western Australia), also known as Bridgette Ireland, is an Australian water polo player, at the 1995 FINA World Cup, and from the gold medal team of the 2000 Summer Olympics. She was a captain of the ...

and

Danielle Woodhouse Danielle Woodhouse (born 23 January 1969 in Perth, Western Australia, Perth) is an Australian water polo player from the gold medal squad of the 2000 Summer Olympics. She is the sister of Bridgette Ireland (Gusterson) who was captain of the 20 ...

are sisters;

Bronwyn Mayer Bronwyn Lee Mayer-Smith (born 3 July 1974 in Sydney) is an Australian water polo player from the gold medal squad of the 2000 Summer Olympics. Mayer married Damian Smith in January 2001. Mayer competed on the team in the 2004 Summer Olympics ...

and Taryn Woods are cousins.
Sources: * Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 96); *

Olympedia Sports Reference, LLC, is an American company which operates several sports-related websites, including Sports-Reference.com, Baseball-Reference.com for baseball, Basketball-Reference.com for basketball, Hockey-Reference.com for ice hockey, Pro- ...

: 2000 (women's tournament); * ISHOF. ;Abbreviation * MP – Matches played * G – Goals * Sh – Shots * AS – Assists * TF – Turnover fouls * ST – Steals * BL – Blocked shots * SP – Sprints * 20S – 20 seconds exclusion * Pen – Penalty * EX – Exclusion Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 96).

References

Sources

ISHOF

External links

Olympic water polo – Official website
{{Water polo records and statistics

Women A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a female child or Adolescence, adolescent). The plural ''women'' is sometimes used in certain phrases such as "women's rights" to denote female hum ...

.Champions, Women Women's sport-related lists Water polo-related lists