The Russia women's national water polo team represents Russia in international women's

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competitions and friendly matches.

History

In the Russian Empire

Water polo in Russia dates back to 1910, when the sport was included into the national water sports programme. The Shuvalov school was opened back then, featuring rules that differed from the international rules. In 1913, the first water polo tournament was played between the Shuvalov school and

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, with the first winning 3–2. The new sport progressed in Russia, as all swimming organizations included this sport into their programme. P. Erofeev and A. Shemansky further populized water polo by publishing brochures with rules and hints.РАЗВИТИЕ ВОДНОГО ПОЛО В РОССИЙСКОЙ ИМПЕРИИ
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In the Soviet Union

As previously, water polo was predominant in Moscow and

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(formerly known as St. Petersburg). However, this changed when the water polo teams of the

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and

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further spread water polo in Russia. In the early history, water polo was popular especially among sailors. The strongest teams were Delfin of Leningrad and the Moscow Life Saving Society and the Yacht-Club. Following the resolution by the organizing bureau of the

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in 1925,

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has been greatly propagated in Russia, stimulating water polo as well.РАЗВИТИЕ ВОДНОГО ПОЛО В СССР
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, the tournament featured teams from the

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, as well as the aforementioned fleet teams. Three years later, water polo was included in the All-Union Spartakiade (sports festival). The team of Leningrad dominated in Russian water polo until 1933, as the city had winter water pools and so had more training opportunities. In 1946, the USSR Water Polo Cup was introduced. One year later, the Soviet Union was selected into the

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. The national water polo then debuted at the

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in Helsinki.

Results

Olympic Games

World Championship

FINA World Cup

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– 4th place *

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– Silver medal *

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– 7th place *

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– 4th place *

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– Bronze medal *

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– 4th place *

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– 6th place *

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– Silver medal

FINA World League

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– 4th place *

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– Silver medal *

– Bronze medal *

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– eliminated *

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– Gold medal *

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– 6th place *

– 4th place *

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– 5th place *

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– 5th place *

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– Silver medal *

– 7th place *

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– 5th place *

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– 6th place *

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– Bronze medal *

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– Bronze medal

European Championship

LEN Europa Cup

Team

Current squad

Roster for the

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Past squads

* 1999 European Championship – ''Bronze medal'' :* Marina Akobia, Natalia Koutouzova,

Sofia Konukh Sofia Evgenevna Konukh (russian: Софья Евгеньевна Конух, born 9 March 1980 in Chelyabinsk) is a Russian water polo player, who won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, the first Olympic women's tournament in history. ...

Maria Koroleva Maria Viktorovna Koroleva (russian: Мария Викторовна Королева, born October 16, 1974, in Chelyabinsk) is a Russian water polo player, who was part of the Bronze Medal winning team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydn ...

, Svetlana Kouzina,

Yuliya Petrova Yuliya Sergeevna Petrova (russian: Julia S. Petrov, born May 24, 1979 in Chelyabinsk) is a Russian water polo player, who won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She was named ''Most Valuable Player'' at the 2000 Women's Water Polo ...

Tatiana Petrova Tatiana Vladimirovna Petrova (russian: Татьяна Владимировна Петрова, born 22 May 1973 in Chelyabinsk) is a Russian water polo player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics. ...

, Galina Rytova, Elena Smurova, Elena Tokoun, Irina Tolkounova and Ekaterina Vassilieva. Head Coach: Sergei Frolov. *

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– ''Bronze medal'' :* Marina Akobia, Ekaterina Anikeeva, Natalia Koutouzova,

, Svetlana Kouzina,

, Galina Rytova, Elena Smurova, Elena Tokoun, Irina Tolkounova and Ekaterina Vassilieva. Head Coach: Sergei Frolov. * 2001 European Championship – ''Bronze medal'' :* Marina Akobia, Galina Ritova, Valentina Voroncova, Svetlana Kouzina, Veronika Linkova, Olga Kallkova, Maria Yaina, Yekatyerina Szolotko, Anna Klocskova, Irina Tolkunova, Yekaterina Salimova, Anastassia Zoubkova,

Natalia Shepelina Nataliya Vladimirovna Shepelina (Наталья Владимировна Шепелина, born 24 February 1981) was a Russian female water polo player. She was a member of the Russia women's national water polo team, playing as driver. She w ...

and Natalya Kutuzova. Head Coach: Sergei Frolov. * 2003 World Championship – ''Bronze medal'' :* Svetlana Bogdanova,

, Veronika Linkova,

, Yekaterina Salimova, Natalya Shepelina, Ekaterina Shishova, Elena Smurova, Olga Turova, Valentina Voronisova, Maria Yaina, Galina Zlotnikova and Anastassia Zoubkova. Head Coach: Yury Mitianin. * 2006 European Championship – ''Gold medal'' :* Olga Fomicheva, Yulia Gaufler, Nadezda Glyzina, Evgeniya Ivanova,

, Ekaterina Kuzbetsova,

Ekaterina Pantyulina Ekaterina Andreyevna Lisunova (russian: Екатерина Андреевна Лисунова; née ''Pantyulina'' on 6 October 1989) is a Russian water polo player. She competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics and finished in seventh and s ...

Evgeniya Protsenko Yevgeniya Protsenko (born 25 November 1983) is a Russian water polo player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics. See also * Russia women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics * List of women's Olympic ...

, Natalya Ryzhova-Alenicheva, Natalya Shepelina, Elena Smurova, Ekaterina Tankeyeva, Aleksandra Vorobeva,

Alena Vylegzhanina Alyona Viktorovna Vylegzhanina (Алёна Викторовна Вылегжанина, born 14 August 1987) is a Russian water polo player. She was a member of the Russia women's national water polo team, playing as a centre back. She was a par ...

and Anastasia Zubkova. Head Coach:

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. * 2007 World Championship – ''Bronze medal'' :* Olga Fomicheva, Nadezda Glyzina,

, Maria Kovtunovskaya,

, Natalya Ryzhova-Alenicheva, Natalya Shepelina, Elena Smurova,

Evgenia Soboleva Evgenia Viktorovna Soboleva (russian: Евгения Викторовна Соболева; born 26 August 1988) is a Russian water polo player. At the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed for the Russia women's national ...

, Valentina Vorontsova,

, Ekaterina Zubacheva and Anastasia Zubkova. Head Coach:

. * 2008 FINA Olympic Qualifying Tournament – ''Silver medal'' :* Olga Belyaeva, Nadezda Glyzina,

, Natalya Shepelina,

Ekaterina Prokofyeva Ekaterina Valeryevna Prokofyeva (russian: Екатерина Валерьевна Прокофьева; born March 13, 1991) is a Russian water polo player. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics for the Russia women's national water polo team, ...

, Elena Smurova, Anna Timofeyeva, Valentina Vorontsova,

and Anastasia Zubkova. Head Coach:

. * 2008 European Championship – ''Gold medal'' :* Valentina Vorontsova,

, Nadezda Glyzina,

, Oleksandra Karpovich, Olga Belyaeva, Elena Smurova, Olga Turova and

. Head Coach:

. * 2015 European Games – ''Gold medal'' :*

Maria Bersneva Maria Andreyevna Bersneva (russian: Мария Андреевна Берснева; born 17 December 1998) is a Russian water polo player. She competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an internat ...

, Anastasia Fedotova, Daria Gerzanich, Evgenia Golovina, Anna Isakova, Polina Kempf, Bella Khamzaeva ''(c)'', Elena Kotanchyan,

Alena Serzhantova Alena Andrianovna Serzhantova (russian: Алёна Андриановна Сержантова; 6 May 1998) is a Russian water polo player. She competed for the Russian national team at the 2014 Women's European Water Polo Championship, and 20 ...

, Svetlana Stepakhina, Veronika Vakhitova, Elizaveta Zaplatina, Aleksandra Zelenkovskaya. Coaches: Andrei Belofastov, Alexander Fedoseev.

Under-20 team

Russia's women have won three titles at the

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in the final.Russia after fourth title at FINA World Women's Junior Water Polo Championship
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References

External links

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