List of players who have appeared in multiple women's Olympic water polo tournaments

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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

Apps Appearances Rk Rank Ref Reference ISHOF International Swimming Hall of Fame
Pos Playing position FP Field player GK Goalkeeper
(C) Captain p. page pp. pages

Overall multi-time Olympians

As of 2016, 22 female players have been named in the national water polo team squad in three or more women's Olympic tournaments.

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: 6 February 2021.

Legend and abbreviation
  • Team* – Host team
Year Total Five-time Olympian Four-time Olympian Three-time Olympian
2000 0 — 0 — 0 — 0
2004 0 — 0 — 0 — 0
2008 4 — 0 — 0  Russia: Sofia Konukh, Elena Smurova
 United States: Heather Petri, Brenda Villa		 4
2012 9 — 0  Russia: Sofia Konukh
 United States: Heather Petri, Brenda Villa		 3  Australia: Kate Gynther, Melissa Rippon
 Hungary: Rita Drávucz
 Italy: Tania Di Mario, Elena Gigli (GK), Anikó Pelle		 6
2016 13 — 0  Italy: Tania Di Mario 1  Australia: Gemma Beadsworth, Bronwen Knox
 China: Ma Huanhuan, Sun Yating, Yang Jun (GK)
 Hungary: Orsolya Takács
 Italy: Teresa Frassinetti
 Russia: Nadezhda Glyzina, Ekaterina Lisunova, Ekaterina Prokofyeva, Evgenia Soboleva
 United States: Kami Craig		 12
2020
Year Total Five-time Olympian Four-time Olympian Three-time Olympian

By confederation

Last updated: 24 January 2021.

Confederation Number of multi-time Olympians
Five-time Four-time Three-time Total
Africa – CANA 0 0 0 0
Americas – UANA 0 2 1 3
Asia – AASF 0 0 3 3
Europe – LEN 0 2 10 12
Oceania – OSA 0 0 4 4
Total 0 4 18 22

By team

Last updated: 24 January 2021.

Women's team Number of multi-time Olympians Confederation
Five-time Four-time Three-time Total
 Australia 0 0 4 4 Oceania – OSA
 China 0 0 3 3 Asia – AASF
 Hungary 0 0 2 2 Europe – LEN
 Italy 0 1 3 4 Europe – LEN
 Russia 0 1 5 6 Europe – LEN
 United States 0 2 1 3 Americas – UANA
Total 0 4 18 22

By position

Last updated: 24 January 2021.

Position Number of multi-time Olympians
Five-time Four-time Three-time Total
Field player 0 4 16 20
Goalkeeper 0 0 2 2
Total 0 4 18 22

Four-time Olympians

American water polo player Heather Petri competed at four Olympics (2000–2012).

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 player (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 7 August 2021.

Eight female athletes competed in water polo at four or more Olympic Games between 2000 and 2020 inclusive.

Legend
  •     – Hosts
  • Apps – Appearances
Female athletes who competed in water polo at four or more Olympics
Apps Player Birth Height Women's team Pos Water polo tournaments Period
(age of
first/last)		 Medals Ref
1 2 3 4 5 G S B T
4 Heather Petri 1978 1.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)		  United States FP 2000 2004 2008 2012 12 years
(22/34)		 1 2 1 4 [1]
Sofia Konukh 1980 1.73 m
(5 ft 8 in)		  Russia FP 2000 2004 2008 2012 12 years
(20/32)		 0 0 1 1 [2]
Brenda Villa 1980 1.63 m
(5 ft 4 in)		  United States FP 2000 2004 2008 2012 12 years
(20/32)		 1 2 1 4 [3]
Tania Di Mario 1979 1.68 m
(5 ft 6 in)		  Italy FP 2004 2008 2012 2016 12 years
(25/37)		 1 1 0 2 [4]
Bronwen Knox 1986 1.82 m
(6 ft 0 in)		  Australia FP 2008 2012 2016 2020 13 years
(22/35)		 0 0 2 2 [5]
Nadezhda Glyzina 1988 1.75 m
(5 ft 9 in)		  Russia FP 2008 2012 2016 13 years
(20/33)		 0 0 1 1 [6]
 ROC FP 2020
Evgenia Soboleva 1988 1.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)		  Russia FP 2008 2012 2016 13 years
(19/32)		 0 0 1 1 [7]
 ROC FP 2020
Ekaterina Prokofyeva 1991 1.76 m
(5 ft 9 in)		  Russia FP 2008 2012 2016 13 years
(17/30)		 0 0 1 1 [8]
 ROC FP 2020
Apps Player Birth Height Women's team Pos 1 2 3 4 5 Period
(age of
first/last)		 G S B T Ref
Water polo tournaments Medals

Multi-time Olympians by team

The following tables are 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 player (in ascending order), respectively.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team

Australia

  • Women's national team:  Australia
  • Team appearances: 6 (2000*–2020)
  • As host team: 2000*
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of three-time Olympians: 4
  • Last updated: 26 July 2021.
Legend
  •     – Hosts
Female athletes who competed in water polo at three or more Olympics
Apps Player Birth Pos Water polo tournaments Age of
first/last		 ISHOF
member		 Note Ref
1 2 3 4 5
3 Melissa Rippon 1981 FP 2004 2008 2012 23/31 [9]
Kate Gynther 1982 FP 2004 2008 2012 22/30 [10]
Bronwen Knox 1986 FP 2008 2012 2016 22/30 [5]
Gemma Beadsworth 1987 FP 2008 2012 2016 21/29 [11]

Brazil

  • Women's national team:  Brazil
  • Team appearances: 1 (2016*)
  • As host team: 2016*
  • Number of three-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of two-time Olympians: 0
  • Last updated: 24 January 2021.

Canada

  • Women's national team:  Canada
  • Team appearances: 3 (2000–2004, 2020)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of three-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of two-time Olympians: 8
  • Last updated: 26 July 2021.
Female athletes who competed in water polo at two or more Olympics
Apps Player Birth Pos Water polo tournaments Age of
first/last		 ISHOF
member		 Note Ref
1 2 3 4 5
2 Ann Dow 1971 FP 2000 2004 29/33 [12]
Johanne Bégin 1971 FP 2000 2004 28/32 [13]
Cora Campbell 1974 FP 2000 2004 26/30 [14]
Melissa Collins 1976 FP 2000 2004 23/27 [15]
Marie Luc Arpin 1978 FP 2000 2004 22/26 [16]
Jana Salat 1979 FP 2000 2004 21/25 [17]
Susan Gardiner 1980 FP 2000 2004 20/24 [18]
Valérie Dionne 1980 FP 2000 2004 20/24 [19]

China

  • Women's national team:  China
  • Team appearances: 4 (2008*–2020)
  • As host team: 2008*
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of three-time Olympians: 3
  • Last updated: 26 July 2021.
Legend
  •     – Hosts
Female athletes who competed in water polo at three or more Olympics
Apps Player Birth Pos Water polo tournaments Age of
first/last		 ISHOF
member		 Note Ref
1 2 3 4 5
3 Sun Yating 1988 FP 2008 2012 2016 20/28 [20]
Yang Jun 1988 GK 2008 2012 2016 20/28 [21]
Ma Huanhuan 1990 FP 2008 2012 2016 18/26 [22]

Great Britain

  • Women's national team:  Great Britain
  • Team appearances: 1 (2012*)
  • As host team: 2012*
  • Number of three-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of two-time Olympians: 0
  • Last updated: 24 January 2021.

Greece

  • Women's national team:  Greece
  • Team appearances: 2 (2004*–2008)
  • As host team: 2004*
  • Number of three-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of two-time Olympians: 7
  • Last updated: 5 May 2021.
Legend
  •     – Hosts
Female athletes who competed in water polo at two or more Olympics
Apps Player Birth Pos Water polo tournaments Age of
first/last		 ISHOF
member		 Note Ref
1 2 3 4 5
2 Stavroula Kozompoli 1974 FP 2004 2008 30/34 [23]
Georgia Ellinaki 1974 GK 2004 2008 30/34 [24]
Evangelia Moraitidou 1975 FP 2004 2008 29/33 [25]
Aikaterini Oikonomopoulou 1978 FP 2004 2008 26/30 [26]
Kyriaki Liosi 1979 FP 2004 2008 24/28 [27]
Georgia Lara 1980 FP 2004 2008 24/28 [28]
Antigoni Roumpesi 1983 FP 2004 2008 21/25 [29]

Hungary

  • Women's national team:  Hungary
  • Team appearances: 5 (2004–2020)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of three-time Olympians: 2
  • Last updated: 26 July 2021.
Female athletes who competed in water polo at three or more Olympics
Apps Player Birth Pos Water polo tournaments Age of
first/last		 ISHOF
member		 Note Ref
1 2 3 4 5
3 Rita Drávucz 1980 FP 2004 2008 2012 24/32 [30]
Orsolya Takács 1985 FP 2008 2012 2016 23/31 [31]

Note:

Italy

  • Women's national team:  Italy
  • Team appearances: 4 (2004–2016)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of five-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 1
  • Number of three-time Olympians: 3
  • Last updated: 24 January 2021.
Abbreviation
  • HUN – Hungary
  • ITA – Italy
Female athletes who competed in water polo at three or more Olympics
Apps Player Birth Pos Water polo tournaments Age of
first/last		 ISHOF
member		 Note Ref
1 2 3 4 5
4 Tania Di Mario 1979 FP 2004 2008 2012 2016 25/37 [4]
3 Anikó Pelle 1978 FP 2004
HUN		 2008
HUN		 2012
ITA		 25/33 [32]
Elena Gigli 1985 GK 2004 2008 2012 19/27 [33]
Teresa Frassinetti 1985 FP 2008 2012 2016 22/30 [34]

Japan

  • Women's national team:  Japan
  • Team appearances: 1 (2020*)
  • As host team: 2020*
  • Number of three-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of two-time Olympians: 0
  • Last updated: 26 July 2021.

Kazakhstan

  • Women's national team:  Kazakhstan
  • Team appearances: 2 (2000–2004)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of three-time Olympians: 0
  • Last updated: 24 January 2021.

Netherlands

  • Women's national team:  Netherlands
  • Team appearances: 3 (2000, 2008, 2020)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of three-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of two-time Olympians: 2
  • Last updated: 26 July 2021.
Female athletes who competed in water polo at two or more Olympics
Apps Player Birth Pos Water polo tournaments Age of
first/last		 ISHOF
member		 Note Ref
1 2 3 4 5
2 Gillian van den Berg 1971 FP 2000 2008 29/36 [35]
Daniëlle de Bruijn 1978 FP 2000 2008 22/30 [36]

Russia

  • Women's national team:  Russia
  • Team appearances: 6 (2000–2020)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of five-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 1
  • Number of three-time Olympians: 5
  • Last updated: 26 July 2021.
Female athletes who competed in water polo at three or more Olympics
Apps Player Birth Pos Water polo tournaments Age of
first/last		 ISHOF
member		 Note Ref
1 2 3 4 5
4 Sofia Konukh 1980 FP 2000 2004 2008 2012 20/32 [2]
3 Elena Smurova 1974 FP 2000 2004 2008 26/34 [37]
Nadezhda Glyzina 1988 FP 2008 2012 2016 20/28 [6]
Evgenia Soboleva 1988 FP 2008 2012 2016 19/27 [7]
Ekaterina Lisunova 1989 FP 2008 2012 2016 18/26 [38]
Ekaterina Prokofyeva 1991 FP 2008 2012 2016 17/25 [8]

South Africa

  • Women's national team:  Japan
  • Team appearances: 1 (2020*)
  • As host team: 2020*
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of three-time Olympians: 0
  • Last updated: 26 July 2021.

Spain

  • Women's national team:  Spain
  • Team appearances: 3 (2012–2020)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of three-time Olympians: 0
  • Last updated: 26 July 2021.

United States

  • Women's national team:  United States
  • Team appearances: 6 (2000–2020)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of five-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 2
  • Number of three-time Olympians: 1
  • Last updated: 26 July 2021.
Legend
  •     – Hosts
Female athletes who competed in water polo at three or more Olympics
Apps Player Birth Pos Water polo tournaments Age of
first/last		 ISHOF
member		 Note Ref
1 2 3 4 5
4 Heather Petri 1978 FP 2000 2004 2008 2012 22/34 [1]
Brenda Villa 1980 FP 2000 2004 2008 2012 20/32 2018 [3]
3 Kami Craig 1987 FP 2008 2012 2016 21/29 [39]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Heather Petri". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Sofia Konukh". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Brenda Villa". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Tania Di Mario". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Bronwen Knox". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Nadezhda Glyzina". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Evgenia Soboleva". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Ekaterina Prokofyeva". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Melissa Rippon". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Kate Gynther". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Gemma Beadsworth". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Ann Dow". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Johanne Bégin". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Cora Campbell". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Melissa Collins". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Marie Luc Arpin". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  17. ^ "Jana Salat". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  18. ^ "Susan Gardiner". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  19. ^ "Valérie Dionne". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  20. ^ "Sun Yating". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  21. ^ "Yang Jun". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  22. ^ "Ma Huanhuan". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  23. ^ "Stavroula Kozompoli". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  24. ^ "Georgia Ellinaki". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  25. ^ "Evangelia Moraitidou". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  26. ^ "Aikaterini Oikonomopoulou". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  27. ^ "Kyriaki Liosi". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  28. ^ "Georgia Lara". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  29. ^ "Antigoni Roumpesi". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  30. ^ "Rita Drávucz". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  31. ^ "Orsolya Takács". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  32. ^ "Anikó Pelle". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  33. ^ "Elena Gigli". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  34. ^ "Teresa Frassinetti". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  35. ^ "Gillian van den Berg". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  36. ^ "Daniëlle de Bruijn". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  37. ^ "Elena Smurova". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  38. ^ "Ekaterina Lisunova". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  39. ^ "Kami Craig". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.

Sources

Official Results Books (IOC)

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)

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)

Water polo on the International Olympic Committee website:

  • Water polo
  • Women's water polo

Olympedia

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

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

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

International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) website:

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

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