Margarita Plevritou ( gr, Μαργαρίτα Πλευρίτου; born November 17, 1994) is a

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player currently playing for

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

and the Greece women's national team. She was part of the Greek team that won the silver medal at the 2018 European Championship in

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Career

As a professional player for Olympiacos, Plevritou has won the LEN Women's Euro League, the

LEN Super Cup The LEN Super Cup is an annual water polo match organized by LEN and contested by the reigning champions of the two European club competitions, the LEN Champions League and the LEN Euro Cup. From 1976 to 2002, the LEN Super Cup was contested betwe ...

, the

Women's LEN Trophy The Women's LEN Trophy is LEN's second-tier competition for women's water polo clubs. It was first held in 2000 as the LEN Women's Cup Winners' Cup. It was contested for many seasons by around 15 teams, which could qualify for it either directly ...

, and several Greek Women's Water Polo League titles.

International competitions

2018 Women's European Water Polo Championship The 2018 Women's European Water Polo Championship was held from 14 to 27 July 2018 in Barcelona, Spain. The Netherlands won their fifth title by defeating Greece 6-4 in the final. Spain captured the bronze medal after a 12-6 win over Hungary. Qu ...

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, silver medal * 2012 FINA Women's Water Polo World League, Changsu, China, 3rd place * 2012 FINA Women's World Youth Water Polo Championships, Perth, Australia, 1st place * 2013 FINA Women's Water Polo Junior World Championships, Volos, Greece, 3rd place"USA takes gold after 9-7 win over Spain"
fina.org August 25, 2013.

References

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