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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 ...
became an
Olympic sport Olympic sports are contested in the Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games. The 2020 Summer Olympics included 33 sports; the 2022 Winter Olympics included seven sports. Each Olympic sport is represented by an international governing b ...
at the
2000 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 ...
. Since then, the United States women's team has won six consecutive medals. There are thirty-five female athletes who have won two or more Olympic medals in water polo.
Heather Petri Heather Danielle Petri (born June 13, 1978) is an American water polo player, who won the silver medal with the US women's national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics, a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, a silver medal in Beijing in 2008 ...
and
Brenda Villa Brenda Villa (born April 18, 1980) is an accomplished American water polo player. She is the most decorated athlete in the world of women’s water polo. Villa was named Female Water Polo Player of the Decade for 2000-2009 by the FINA Aquatics Wo ...
of the United States are the only two female athletes to win four Olympic medals in water polo.


Abbreviations


Medalists by tournament


Overall multiple medalists

As of the 2020 Summer Olympics, 35 female athletes have won three or more Olympic medals in water polo.


By tournament

The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), name of the team (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 10 August 2021. ;Legend * Team* – Host team Sources: * Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 28), 2004 (p. 2), 2008 (p. 2), 2012 (p. 285), 2016 (p. 135), 2020 (p. 156).


By confederation

Last updated: 11 August 2021.


By team

Last updated: 11 August 2021.


By position

Last updated: 11 August 2021.


Four or more Olympic medals


Three Olympic medals

The following table is pre-sorted by 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 player (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 10 August 2021. Three female athletes won three Olympic medals in water polo. ;Legend * – Hosts Source: * Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 28), 2004 (p. 2), 2008 (p. 2), 2012 (p. 285), 2016 (p. 135), 2020 (p. 156).


Two Olympic medals

The following table is pre-sorted by 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 player (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 11 August 2021. Thirty female athletes won two Olympic medals in water polo. ;Legend * – Hosts Source: * Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 28), 2004 (p. 2), 2008 (p. 2), 2012 (p. 285), 2016 (p. 135), 2020 (p. 156).


Multiple medalists by team

The following tables are 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 player (in ascending order), respectively. ;Legend * Year* – As host team


Australia

* Women's national team: * Team appearances: 6 (2000*–2020) * As host team: 2000*
* Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 0 * Number of two-time Olympic medalists: 5 * Last updated: 11 August 2021. ;Legend * – Hosts


Greece

* Women's national team: * Team appearances: 2 (2004*–2008) * As host team: 2004*
* Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 0 * Number of two-time Olympic medalists: 0 * Last updated: 1 May 2021.


Hungary

* Women's national team: * Team appearances: 5 (2004–2020) * As host team: —
* Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 0 * Number of two-time Olympic medalists: 0 * Last updated: 7 August 2021.


Italy

* Women's national team: * Team appearances: 4 (2004–2016) * As host team: —
* Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 0 * Number of two-time Olympic medalists: 1 * Last updated: 1 May 2021.


Netherlands

* Women's national team: * Team appearances: 3 (2000, 2008, 2020) * As host team: —
* Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 0 * Number of two-time Olympic medalists: 0 * Last updated: 1 May 2021.


Russia

* Women's national team: * Team appearances: 6 (2000–2020) * As host team: —
* Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 0 * Number of two-time Olympic medalists: 0 * Last updated: 1 May 2021.


Spain

* Women's national team: * Team appearances: 3 (2012–2020) * As host team: —
* Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 0 * Number of two-time Olympic medalists: 6 * Last updated: 10 August 2021. ;Legend * – Hosts


United States

* Women's national team: * Team appearances: 6 (2000–2020) * As host team: —
* Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 2 * Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 3 * Number of two-time Olympic medalists: 18 * Last updated: 10 August 2021. ;Legend * – Hosts


See also

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Water polo at the Summer Olympics Water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since the second games, in 1900 Summer Olympics, 1900. A women's water polo tournament was introduced for the 2000 Summer Olympics. Hungary at the Olympics, Hungary has been the most succes ...
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Lists of Olympic water polo records and statistics The following articles list Olympic water polo records and statistics: General * Water polo at the Summer Olympics Topics Overall statistics * List of men's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics * List of women's Olympic water p ...
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List of men's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics This is a list of records and statistics of the men's Olympic water polo tournament since the inaugural official edition in 1900. Abbreviations General statistics Confederation statistics Best performances by tournament All-time best per ...
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List of women's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics This is a list of records and statistics of the women's Olympic water polo tournament since the inaugural official edition in 2000. Abbreviations General statistics This is a summary of women's water polo at the Summer Olympics by tournament. ...
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List of Olympic champions in men's water polo This is a list of Water polo at the Summer Olympics, Olympic champions in men's water polo since the inaugural official edition in Water polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics, 1900. Abbreviations History Water polo at the Summer Olympics, Men's wat ...
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List of Olympic champions in women's water polo This is a list of Olympic champions in women's water polo since the inaugural official edition in 2000. Abbreviations History Women's water polo became an Olympic sport at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. As of 2016, women's teams from Europe, Nort ...
** National team appearances in the men's Olympic water polo tournament ** National team appearances in the women's Olympic water polo tournament **
List of players who have appeared in multiple men's Olympic water polo tournaments This is a list of male players who have been named in the national water polo team squad in at least three or four Olympic tournaments since the inaugural official edition in 1900. Abbreviations Overall multi-time Olympians As of the 2020 Sum ...
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List of players who have appeared in multiple women's Olympic water polo tournaments This is a list of female players who have been named in the national water polo team squad in at least two or three Olympic tournaments since the inaugural official edition in 2000. Abbreviations Overall multi-time Olympians As of 2016, 22 fe ...
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List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) Men's water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since 1900. Hungary men's national water polo team has won sixteen Olympic medals, becoming the most successful country in men's tournament. There are fifty-nine male athletes who have ...
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List of men's Olympic water polo tournament top goalscorers This is a list of top goalscorers in the men's Olympic water polo tournament since the inaugural official edition in 1900. Abbreviations Overall top goalscorers As of 2016, 57 male players have scored 30 or more goals at the Summer Olympics. ...
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List of women's Olympic water polo tournament top goalscorers This is a list of top goalscorers in the women's Olympic water polo tournament since the inaugural official edition in 2000. Abbreviations Overall top goalscorers As of 2016, eighteen female players have scored 20 or more goals at the Summer O ...
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List of men's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers This is a list of male goalkeepers who have been named in the national water polo team at the Summer Olympics. Abbreviations Winning goalkeepers The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), cap number or ...
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List of women's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers This is a list of female goalkeepers who have been named in the national water polo team for the Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred ...
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List of Olympic venues in water polo __NOTOC__For the Summer Olympics, there are 34 venues that have been or will be used for water polo. Debuting in 1900, the first venues took place similar to that of the swimming events. By the 1908 Games, the first water polo venue not locate ...
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List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo This is a list of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo. Men Medalists by tournament ;Abbreviation and legend * * – Host team * † – ''Defunct team'' * (C) – Captain * (GK) – Goalkeeper * (LH) – Left-handed Multiple ...


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External links


Olympic water polo – Official website
{{Water polo records and statistics Women Medalists, Women Olympics, Women Water polo, Women
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 ...