Italy women's national water polo team

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Italy
Flag of Italy.svg
FINA code ITA
Association Italian Swimming Federation
Confederation LEN (Europe)
Head coach Carlo Silipo
Asst coachCosimino Di Cecca
Elena Gigli
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current10 (as of 9 August 2021)
Highest2 (2016)
Lowest10 (2021)
Olympic Games  (team statistics)
Appearances 4 (first in 2004 )
Best resultGold medal icon.svg (2004)
World Championship
Appearances15 (first in 1994 )
Best resultGold medal icon.svg (1998, 2001)
World Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1989 )
Best resultSilver medal icon.svg (1993, 2006)
World League
Appearances10 (first in 2004 )
Best resultSilver medal icon.svg (2006,2011,2014,2019)
European Championship
Appearances17 (first in 1989 )
Best resultGold medal icon.svg (1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2012)
Media
Website federnuoto.it
Tania Di Mario (3rd standing from left) and Setterosa, with Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi after Olympic gold medal at Quirinale in 2004. Setterosa Olimpiadi.jpg
Tania Di Mario (3rd standing from left) and Setterosa, with Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi after Olympic gold medal at Quirinale in 2004.

The Italy women's national water polo team represents Italy in international women's water polo competitions and friendly matches. The team is one of the leading teams in Europe since the mid-1990s, claiming the title at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The squad is nicknamed the Setterosa.

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Palmarès

CompetitionGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotal
Olympic Games 1102
World Championship 2136
World Cup 0213
World League 0415
European Championship 5229
Universiade 0112
Mediterranean Games 0101
Total812828

Results

Olympic Games

Year [1] PositionPldWDL
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2000 did not qualify
Flag of Greece.svg 2004 Gold medal icon.svg6501
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2008 6th5221
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2012 7th6204
Flag of Brazil.svg 2016 Silver medal icon.svg6501
Flag of Japan.svg 2020 did not qualify
Flag of France.svg 2024 qualified
Total5/6231427

Olympic Year Tournament

World Championship

FINA World Cup

FINA World League

European Championship

  • 1989 – 4th place
  • 1991Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze medal
  • 1993 – 4th place
  • 1995Gold medal icon.svg Gold medal
  • 1997Gold medal icon.svg Gold medal
  • 1999Gold medal icon.svg Gold medal
  • 2001Silver medal icon.svg Silver medal
  • 2003Gold medal icon.svg Gold medal
  • 2006Silver medal icon.svg Silver medal
  • 2008 – 4th place
  • 2010 – 4th place
  • 2012Gold medal icon.svg Gold medal
  • 2014 – 4th place
  • 2016Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze medal
  • 2018 – 6th place
  • 2020 – 5th place
  • 2022Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze medal
  • 2024 – 4th place

LEN Europa Cup

YearPosition
Flag of Spain.svg 2018 5th place

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2024 World Aquatics Championships. [2]

Head coach: Carlo Silipo

Past squads

Under-20 team

Italy lastly competed at the 2021 FINA Junior Water Polo World Championships [3] where they finished fourth.

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 56, 57, 67, 78, 83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. "21st World Aquatics World Championships Women's Water Polo Team Roster ITA" (PDF). Omega Timing. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  3. Russia after fourth title at FINA World Women's Junior Water Polo Championship Owen Lloyd (Inside the Games), 9 October 2021. Accessed 7 November 2021.