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.

Abbreviations

GK	Goalkeeper	Rk	Rank	Ref	Reference	Cap No.	Water polo cap number
(C)	Captain	p.	page	pp.	pages	ISHOF	International Swimming Hall of Fame

Winning goalkeepers

Main article: List of Olympic champions in women's water polo

The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), cap number or name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend and abbreviation

•  Team  – Olympic winning streak (winning three or more Olympic titles in a row)
•  Team  – Winning all matches during the tournament
•  Team  – Host team
• Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)

Winning goalkeepers by tournament

Year [1]	Winning team	Cap	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Height	Saves	Shots	Eff %	Note	Ref
2000	Australia (1st title)	1	Liz Weekes	1971	29	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	21	46	45.7%	Starting GK	[2]
		7	Danielle Woodhouse	1969	31	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	11	15	73.3%		[3]
2004	Italy (1st title)	1	Francesca Conti	1972	32	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	39	72	54.2%	Starting GK	[4]
		5	Elena Gigli	1985	19	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	0	0	—		[5]
2008	Netherlands (1st title)	1	Ilse van der Meijden	1988	19	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	45	98	45.9%	Starting GK	[6]
		13	Meike de Nooy	1983	25	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	0	0	—		[7]
2012	United States (1st title)	1	Elizabeth Armstrong	1983	29	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	53	101	52.5%	Starting GK	[8]
		13	Tumua Anae	1988	23	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	0	0	—		[9]
2016	United States (2nd title)	1	Samantha Hill	1992	24	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	6	10	60.0%		[10]
		13	Ashleigh Johnson	1994	21	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	51	79	64.6%	Starting GK	[11]
Year	Winning team	Cap	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Height	Saves	Shots	Eff %	Note	Ref

Source:

• Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 96), 2004 (pp. 72–73), 2008 (pp. 71–72), 2012 (pp. 368–369), 2016 (pp. 218–219).

Records and statistics

See also: List of women's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics

Age records

The following tables show the oldest and youngest water polo goalkeepers in the women's Olympic water polo tournament. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Oldest goalkeepers

Legend

•  Team  – Host team

Top 10 oldest female water polo goalkeepers

Rk	Goalkeeper	Age of the last Olympic match	Women's team	Date of birth	Date of the last Olympic match	Ref
1	Hellen Boering	36 years, 58 days	Netherlands	27 July 1964	23 September 2000	[12]
2	Georgia Ellinaki	34 years, 171 days	Greece	28 February 1974	17 August 2008	[13]
3	Ana Copado	32 years, 131 days	Spain	31 March 1980	9 August 2012	[14]
4	Francesca Conti	32 years, 97 days	Italy	21 May 1972	26 August 2004	[4]
5	Karla Plugge	31 years, 350 days	Netherlands	9 October 1968	23 September 2000	[15]
6	Danielle Woodhouse	31 years, 244 days	Australia	23 January 1969	23 September 2000	[3]
7	Ildikó Sós	31 years, 238 days	Hungary	27 December 1976	21 August 2008	[16]
8	Svetlana Buravova-Khapsalis	31 years, 68 days	Kazakhstan	15 June 1973	22 August 2004	[17]
9	Isabelle Auger	31 years, 27 days	Canada	26 August 1969	22 September 2000	[18]
10	Patrícia Horváth	30 years, 258 days	Hungary	7 December 1977	21 August 2008	[19]

Top 3 oldest female water polo goalkeepers, Olympic gold medalists

Rk	Goalkeeper	Age of receiving the last Olympic gold medal	Women's team	Date of birth	Date of receiving the last Olympic gold medal	Ref
1	Francesca Conti	32 years, 97 days	Italy	21 May 1972	26 August 2004	[4]
2	Danielle Woodhouse	31 years, 244 days	Australia	23 January 1969	23 September 2000	[3]
3	Elizabeth Armstrong	29 years, 191 days	United States	31 January 1983	9 August 2012	[8]

Top 3 oldest female water polo goalkeepers, Olympic silver medalists

Rk	Goalkeeper	Age of receiving the last Olympic silver medal	Women's team	Date of birth	Date of receiving the last Olympic silver medal	Ref
1	Ana Copado	32 years, 131 days	Spain	31 March 1980	9 August 2012	[14]
2	Georgia Ellinaki	30 years, 180 days	Greece	28 February 1974	26 August 2004	[13]
3	Jaime Komer	26 years, 355 days	United States	1 September 1981	21 August 2008	[20]

Top 3 oldest female water polo goalkeepers, Olympic bronze medalists

Rk	Goalkeeper	Age of receiving the last Olympic bronze medal	Women's team	Date of birth	Date of receiving the last Olympic bronze medal	Ref
1	Emma Knox	30 years, 172 days	Australia	2 March 1978	21 August 2008	[21]
2	Alicia McCormack	29 years, 63 days	Australia	7 June 1983	9 August 2012	[22]
3	Nicolle Payne	28 years, 42 days	United States	15 July 1976	26 August 2004	[23]

Youngest goalkeepers

Legend

•  Team  – Host team

Top 10 youngest female water polo goalkeepers

Rk	Goalkeeper	Age of the first Olympic match	Women's team	Date of birth	Date of the first Olympic match	Ref
1	Anna Karnaukh	18 years, 334 days	Russia	31 August 1993	30 July 2012	[24]
2	Elena Gigli	19 years, 38 days	Italy	9 July 1985	16 August 2004	[5]
3	Ilse van der Meijden	19 years, 294 days	Netherlands	22 October 1988	11 August 2008	[6]
4	Rachel Riddell	19 years, 346 days	Canada	5 September 1984	16 August 2004	[25]
5	Victória Chamorro	20 years, 30 days	Brazil	10 July 1996	9 August 2016	[26]
6	Anthoula Mylonaki	20 years, 67 days	Greece	10 June 1984	16 August 2004	[27]
7	Yang Jun	20 years, 105 days	China	28 April 1988	11 August 2008	[28]
8	Galina Zlotnikova	20 years, 114 days	Russia	24 April 1984	16 August 2004	[29]
9	Irina Borodavko	20 years, 317 days	Kazakhstan	4 November 1979	16 September 2000	[30]
10	Tan Ying	21 years, 42 days	China	30 June 1987	11 August 2008	[31]

Top 3 youngest female water polo goalkeepers, Olympic gold medalists

Rk	Goalkeeper	Age of receiving the first Olympic gold medal	Women's team	Date of birth	Date of receiving the first Olympic gold medal	Ref
1	Elena Gigli	19 years, 48 days	Italy	9 July 1985	26 August 2004	[5]
2	Ilse van der Meijden	19 years, 304 days	Netherlands	22 October 1988	21 August 2008	[6]
3	Ashleigh Johnson	21 years, 342 days	United States	12 September 1994	19 August 2016	[11]

Top 3 youngest female water polo goalkeepers, Olympic silver medalists

Rk	Goalkeeper	Age of receiving the first Olympic silver medal	Women's team	Date of birth	Date of receiving the first Olympic silver medal	Ref
1	Anthoula Mylonaki	20 years, 77 days	Greece	10 June 1984	26 August 2004	[27]
2	Laura Ester	22 years, 200 days	Spain	22 January 1990	9 August 2012	[32]
3	Bernice Orwig	23 years, 304 days	United States	24 November 1976	23 September 2000	[33]

Top 3 youngest female water polo goalkeepers, Olympic bronze medalists

Rk	Goalkeeper	Age of receiving the first Olympic bronze medal	Women's team	Date of birth	Date of receiving the first Olympic bronze medal	Ref
1	Anna Karnaukh	22 years, 354 days	Russia	31 August 1993	19 August 2016	[24]
2	Jacqueline Frank	24 years, 117 days	United States	1 May 1980	26 August 2004	[34]
3	Galina Rytova	25 years, 13 days	Russia	10 September 1975	23 September 2000	[35]

Multiple appearances

See also: List of players who have appeared in multiple women's Olympic water polo 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 goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

As of 2016, fifteen female goalkeepers have been named in the national water polo team squad in two or more Olympic tournaments.

Legend

• Team^* – Host team

Year	Total	Four-time Olympian (GK)		Three-time Olympian (GK)		Two-time Olympian (GK)
2000	0	—	0	—	0	—	0
2004	3	—	0	—	0	Kazakhstan: Svetlana Buravova-Khapsalis, Galina Rytova   United States: Nicolle Payne	3
2008	5	—	0	—	0	Australia: Emma Knox   Greece: Georgia Ellinaki   Hungary: Ildikó Sós   Italy: Elena Gigli   Russia: Valentina Vorontsova	5
2012	4	—	0	Italy: Elena Gigli	1	Australia: Alicia McCormack   China: Yang Jun   United States: Elizabeth Armstrong	3
2016	5	—	0	China: Yang Jun	1	Hungary: Edina Gangl   Italy: Giulia Gorlero   Russia: Anna Karnaukh   Spain: Laura Ester	4
2020
Year	Total	Four-time Olympian (GK)		Three-time Olympian (GK)		Two-time Olympian (GK)

Three-time Olympians

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 goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Two female goalkeepers have been named in the national water polo team squad in three or more Olympic tournaments between 2000 and 2016 inclusive.

Legend and abbreviation

•     – Hosts
• Apps – Appearances

Female goalkeepers who have been named in the national team squad in three or more Olympic tournaments

Apps	Goalkeeper	Birth	Height	Women's team	Water polo tournaments				Period (age of first/last)	Medals				Ref
					1	2	3	4		G	S	B	T
3	Elena Gigli	1985	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	Italy	2004	2008	2012		8 years (19/27)	1	0	0	1	[5]
	Yang Jun	1988	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	China	2008	2012	2016		8 years (20/28)	0	0	0	0	[28]

Multiple medalists

Main article: List of Olympic medalists in water polo (women)

The following table is 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 goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

As of 2016, three female goalkeepers have won two or more Olympic medals in water polo.

Legend

•     – Hosts

Female goalkeepers who have won two or more Olympic medals in water polo

Rk	Goalkeeper	Birth	Height	Women's team	Water polo tournaments				Period (age of first/last)	Medals				Ref
					1	2	3	4		G	S	B	T
1	Elizabeth Armstrong	1983	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	United States	2008	2012			4 years (25/29)	1	1	0	2	[8]
2	Nicolle Payne	1976	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	United States	2000	2004			4 years (24/28)	0	1	1	2	[23]
3	Alicia McCormack	1983	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	Australia	2008	2012			4 years (25/29)	0	0	2	2	[22]

Most saves

One match

Alicia McCormack of Australia saved 15 shots in a match in 2008.

The following table is pre-sorted by date of the match (in ascending order), name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Five female water polo goalkeepers have each saved fifteen or more shots in an Olympic match.

The first woman to do so was Patrícia Horváth, with Hungary women's national team in Beijing. She blocked 19 shots on 11 August 2008, setting the record for the most shots saved by a female water polo goalkeeper in a single Olympic match.

The most recent female goalkeeper to do so was Yang Jun, with China women's national team in Rio de Janeiro on 19 August 2016.

Legend and abbreviation

•   – Player's team drew the match
•   – Player's team lost the match
•  Team  – Host team
• Player^‡ – Player who won the tournament with her team
• aet – After extra time
• pso – Penalty shootout
• ORB – Official Results Books

Female goalkeepers with fifteen or more saves in an Olympic match

#	Saves	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Height	For	Result	Against	Tournament	Round	Date	Ref
1	19	Patrícia Horváth	1977	30	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	Hungary	11–9	Netherlands	Beijing 2008	Preliminary round Group B	11 Aug 2008	ORB 2008 (p. 17)
2	15	Alicia McCormack	1983	25	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	Australia	8–9	United States		Semi-finals	19 Aug 2008	ORB 2008 (p. 35)
3	16	Elena Gigli	1985	27	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	Italy	4–7	Russia	London 2012	Preliminary round Group B	1 Aug 2012	ORB 2012 (p. 302)
4	15	Tess Oliveira	1987	29	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	Brazil	4–11	Australia	Rio 2016	Classification round 5th–8th place	17 Aug 2016	ORB 2016 (p. 170)
5	16	Yang Jun	1988	28	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	China	10–5	Brazil		7th–8th place match	19 Aug 2016	ORB 2016 (p. 178)

The following table shows the historical progression of the record of shots saved by a female water polo goalkeeper in a single Olympic match. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend

•  Team  – Host team
• Player^‡ – Player who won the tournament with her team
• ORB – Official Results Books

Historical progression of records:
Most shots saved by a female goalkeeper, one match

Saves	Achievement	Year	Goalkeeper	Age	Height	Women's team	Date	Duration of record	Ref
12	Set record	2000	Bernice Orwig	23	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	United States	18 September 2000	3 years, 337 days	ORB 2000 (p. 114)
14	Broke record	2004	Jacqueline Frank	24	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	United States	20 August 2004	3 years, 357 days	ORB 2004 (p. 24)
19	Broke record	2008	Patrícia Horváth	30	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	Hungary	11 August 2008	15 years, 356 days	ORB 2008 (p. 17)

One tournament

The following table is pre-sorted by number of saves (in descending order), edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), number of matches played (in ascending order), name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Six female goalkeepers have saved 50 or more shots in an Olympic water polo tournament.

Giulia Gorlero of Italy holds the record for the most saves by a female water polo goalkeeper in a single Olympic tournament, blocking 65 shots in the 2016 edition.

At the 2016 Summer Games, Ashleigh Johnson saved 51 shots, including nine in the gold medal match, helping the American team win the Olympics. She is the most efficient one among these six goalkeepers.

Legend and abbreviation

•  Team  – Host team
• Player^‡ – Player who won the tournament with her team
• MP – Matches played
• Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
• 64.6% – Highest save efficiency

Female goalkeepers with 50 or more saves in an Olympic tournament

Rk	Year	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Height	Saves	Shots	Eff %	MP	Saves per match	Women's team	Finish	Ref
1	2016	Giulia Gorlero	1990	25	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	65	106	61.3%	6	10.833	Italy	2nd of 8 teams	[36]
2	2012	Elena Gigli	1985	27	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	56	105	53.3%	6	9.333	Italy	7th of 8 teams	[5]
3	2016	Yang Jun	1988	28	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	55	118	46.6%	6	9.167	China	7th of 8 teams	[28]
4	2012	Rosemary Morris	1986	26	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	54	113	47.8%	6	9.000	Great Britain	8th of 8 teams	[37]
5	2012	Elizabeth Armstrong ‡	1983	29	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	53	101	52.5%	6	8.833	United States	1st of 8 teams	[8]
6	2016	Ashleigh Johnson ‡	1994	21	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	51	79	64.6%	6	8.500	United States	1st of 8 teams	[11]

Source:

• Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 96–101), 2004 (p. 49), 2008 (p. 50), 2012 (p. 341), 2016 (p. 195).

The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), number of matches played (in ascending order), name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

At the 2004 Summer Games, Jacqueline Frank saved 41 shots, including seven in the bronze medal match, helping the United States win the match.

Giulia Gorlero of Italy blocked 65 shots at the 2016 Olympics, helping the Italian team win the Olympic silver medal.

Legend and abbreviation

•  Team  – Host team
• Player^‡ – Player who won the tournament with her team
• MP – Matches played
• Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)

Female goalkeepers with the most saves in each Olympic tournament

Year	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Height	Saves	Shots	Eff %	MP	Saves per match	Women's team	Finish	Ref
2000	Karla Plugge	1968	31	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	45	81	55.6%	7	6.429	Netherlands	4th of 6 teams	[15]
2004	Jacqueline Frank	1980	24	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	41	68	60.3%	5	8.200	United States	3rd of 8 teams	[34]
2008	Elizabeth Armstrong	1983	25	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	49	92	53.3%	5	9.800	United States	2nd of 8 teams	[8]
2012	Elena Gigli	1985	27	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	56	105	53.3%	6	9.333	Italy	7th of 8 teams	[5]
2016	Giulia Gorlero	1990	25	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	65	106	61.3%	6	10.833	Italy	2nd of 8 teams	[36]

Source:

• Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 96–101), 2004 (p. 49), 2008 (p. 50), 2012 (p. 341), 2016 (p. 195).

The following table shows the historical progression of the record of shots saved by a female water polo goalkeeper in a single Olympic tournament. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend

•  Team  – Host team
• Player^‡ – Player who won the tournament with her team

Historical progression of records:
Most shots saved by a female goalkeeper, one tournament

Saves	Achievement	Year	Goalkeeper	Age	Height	Women's team	Date	Duration of record	Ref
45	Set record	2000	Karla Plugge	31	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	Netherlands	23 September 2000	7 years, 333 days	[15]
49	Broke record	2008	Elizabeth Armstrong	25	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	United States	21 August 2008	3 years, 354 days	[8]
56	Broke record	2012	Elena Gigli	27	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	Italy	9 August 2012	4 years, 10 days	[5]
65	Broke record	2016	Giulia Gorlero	25	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Italy	19 August 2016	7 years, 348 days	[36]

All-time

The following table is pre-sorted by number of total saves (in descending order), number of total Olympic matches played (in ascending order), date of the last Olympic match played (in ascending order), date of the first Olympic match played (in ascending order), name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Yang Jun of China holds the record for the most shots saved by a female water polo goalkeeper at the Olympics, with 138 saves at three Olympics (2008–2016).

Elizabeth Armstrong, representing the United States, blocked 102 shots at two Olympics (2008–2012).

Legend

•     – Hosts

All-time female goalkeepers with 100 or more saves at the Olympics

Rk	Goalkeeper	Birth	Height	Women's team	Total saves	Total matches played	Saves per match	Tournaments (saves)			Period (age of first/last)	Medals				Ref
								1	2	3		G	S	B	T
1	Yang Jun	1988	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	China	138	17	8.118	2008 (39)	2012 (44)	2016 (55)	8 years (20/28)	0	0	0	0	[28]
2	Elizabeth Armstrong	1983	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	United States	102	11	9.273	2008 (49)	2012 (53)		4 years (25/29)	1	1	0	2	[8]

Source:

• Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 96–101), 2004 (p. 49), 2008 (p. 50), 2012 (p. 341), 2016 (p. 195).

The following table shows the historical progression of the record of total shots saved by a female water polo goalkeeper at the Summer Olympics. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend

•  Team  – Host team
• Player^‡ – Player who won the tournament with her team

Historical progression of records:
Most shots saved by a female goalkeeper, all-time

Total saves	Achievement	Year	Goalkeeper	Age	Height	Women's team	Date	Duration of record	Ref
53	Set record	2008	Georgia Ellinaki	34	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	Greece	21 August 2008	3 years, 354 days	[13]
102	Broke record	2012	Elizabeth Armstrong ‡	29	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	United States	9 August 2012	4 years, 10 days	[8]
138	Broke record	2016	Yang Jun	28	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	China	19 August 2016	7 years, 348 days	[28]

Goalkeepers by team

The following tables are pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), cap number or name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively.

Legend

• Year^* – As host team

Australia

• Women's national team:   Australia
• Team appearances: 5 (2000^*–2016)
• As host team: 2000^*
• Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend and abbreviation

•     – Hosts
• Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)

Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
2000	1	Liz Weekes	1971	29	21	46	45.7%		Starting goalkeeper	[2]
	7	Danielle Woodhouse	1969	31	11	15	73.3%			[3]
2004	1	Emma Knox	1978	26	12	26	42.9%			[21]
	11	Jemma Brownlow	1979	24	19	31	61.3%			[38]
2008	1	Emma Knox (2)	1978	30	16	42	38.1%			[21]
	13	Alicia McCormack	1983	25	32	59	54.2%			[22]
2012	1	Victoria Brown	1985	27	4	8	50.0%			[39]
	13	Alicia McCormack (2)	1983	29	40	93	43.0%		Starting goalkeeper	[22]
2016	1	Lea Yanitsas	1989	27	27	46	58.7%			[40]
	13	Kelsey Wakefield	1991	25	18	38	47.4%			[41]
Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref

Source:

• Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 96), 2004 (pp. 56–57), 2008 (pp. 56–57), 2012 (pp. 347–348), 2016 (pp. 197–198).

Brazil

• Women's national team:   Brazil
• Team appearances: 1 (2016^*)
• As host team: 2016^*
• Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend and abbreviation

•     – Hosts
• Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)

Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
2016	1	Tess Oliveira	1987	29	34	69	49.3%			[42]
	13	Victória Chamorro	1996	20	23	55	41.8%			[26]

Source:

• Official Results Books (PDF): 2016 (pp. 200–201).

Canada

• Women's national team:   Canada
• Team appearances: 2 (2000–2004)
• As host team: —
• Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Abbreviation

• Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)

Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
2000	1	Josée Marsolais	1973	26	37	66	56.1%		Starting goalkeeper	[43]
	5	Isabelle Auger	1969	31	8	21	38.1%			[18]
2004	1	Whynter Lamarre	1979	25	8	21	38.1%			[44]
	2	Rachel Riddell	1984	19	14	23	60.9%			[25]
Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref

Source:

• Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 97), 2004 (pp. 60–61).

China

• Women's national team:   China
• Team appearances: 3 (2008^*–2016)
• As host team: 2008^*
• Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend and abbreviation

•     – Hosts
• Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)

Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
2008	1	Yang Jun	1988	20	39	89	43.8%		Starting goalkeeper	[28]
	13	Tan Ying	1987	21	0	2	0.0%			[31]
2012	1	Yang Jun (2)	1988	24	44	106	41.5%		Starting goalkeeper	[28]
	13	Wang Ying	1988	24	17	25	68.0%			[45]
2016	1	Yang Jun (3)	1988	28	55	118	46.6%		Starting goalkeeper	[28]
	13	Peng Lin	1995	21	0	2	0.0%			[46]
Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref

Source:

• Official Results Books (PDF): 2008 (pp. 59–60), 2012 (pp. 350–351), 2016 (pp. 203–204).

Great Britain

• Women's national team:   Great Britain
• Team appearances: 1 (2012^*)
• As host team: 2012^*
• Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend and abbreviation

•     – Hosts
• Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)

Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
2012	1	Robyn Nicholls	1990	22	0	5	0.0%			[47]
	13	Rosemary Morris	1986	26	54	113	47.8%		Starting goalkeeper	[37]

Source:

• Official Results Books (PDF): 2012 (pp. 356–357).

Greece

• Women's national team:   Greece
• Team appearances: 2 (2004^*–2008)
• As host team: 2004^*
• Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend and abbreviation

•     – Hosts
• Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)

Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
2004	1	Georgia Ellinaki	1974	30	40	73	54.8%		Starting goalkeeper	[13]
	13	Anthoula Mylonaki	1984	20	5	8	62.5%			[27]
2008	1	Georgia Ellinaki (2)	1974	34	13	28	46.4%			[13]
	13	Maria Tsouri	1986	22	33	57	57.9%			[48]
Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref

Source:

• Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (pp. 64–65), 2008 (pp. 62–63).

Hungary

• Women's national team:   Hungary
• Team appearances: 4 (2004–2016)
• As host team: —
• Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Abbreviation

• Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)

Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
2004	1	Ildikó Sós	1976	27	25	56	44.6%		Starting goalkeeper	[16]
	13	Andrea Tóth	1981	23	10	19	52.6%			[49]
2008	1	Patrícia Horváth	1977	30	43	77	55.8%		Starting goalkeeper	[19]
	13	Ildikó Sós (2)	1976	31	12	18	66.7%			[16]
2012	1	Flóra Bolonyai	1991	21	17	65	26.2%			[50]
	13	Edina Gangl	1990	22	25	47	53.2%			[51]
2016	1	Edina Gangl (2)	1990	26	15	45	33.3%			[51]
	13	Orsolya Kasó	1988	27	27	64	42.2%			[52]
Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref

Source:

• Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (pp. 68–69), 2008 (pp. 65–66), 2012 (pp. 359–360), 2016 (pp. 209–210).

Italy

• Women's national team:   Italy
• Team appearances: 4 (2004–2016)
• As host team: —
• Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Abbreviation

• Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)

Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
2004	1	Francesca Conti	1972	32	39	72	54.2%		Starting goalkeeper	[4]
	5	Elena Gigli	1985	19	0	0	—			[5]
2008	1	Elena Gigli (2)	1985	23	40	79	50.6%		Starting goalkeeper	[5]
	13	Chiara Brancati	1981	27	10	20	50.0%			[53]
2012	1	Elena Gigli (3)	1985	27	56	105	53.3%		Starting goalkeeper	[5]
	13	Giulia Gorlero	1990	21	3	6	50.0%			[36]
2016	1	Giulia Gorlero (2)	1990	25	65	106	61.3%		Starting goalkeeper	[36]
	13	Laura Teani	1991	25	0	2	0.0%			[54]
Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref

Source:

• Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (pp. 72–73), 2008 (pp. 68–69), 2012 (pp. 362–363), 2016 (pp. 212–213).

Kazakhstan

• Women's national team:   Kazakhstan
• Team appearances: 2 (2000–2004)
• As host team: —
• Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Abbreviation

• Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)

Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
2000	1	Svetlana Buravova-Khapsalis	1973	27	38	88	43.2%		Starting goalkeeper	[17]
	3	Irina Borodavko	1979	20	2	12	16.7%			[30]
2004	1	Galina Rytova (2)	1975	28	31	66	47.0%		Starting goalkeeper	[35]
	4	Svetlana Buravova-Khapsalis (2)	1973	31	0	0	—			[17]
Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref

Source:

• Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 98), 2004 (pp. 76–77).

Note:

• Galina Rytova is also listed in section Russia.

Netherlands

• Women's national team:   Netherlands
• Team appearances: 2 (2000, 2008)
• As host team: —
• Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Abbreviation

• Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)

Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
2000	1	Karla Plugge	1968	31	45	81	55.6%		Starting goalkeeper	[15]
	6	Hellen Boering	1964	36	0	0	—			[12]
2008	1	Ilse van der Meijden	1988	19	45	98	45.9%		Starting goalkeeper	[6]
	13	Meike de Nooy	1983	25	0	0	—			[7]
Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref

Source:

• Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 99), 2008 (pp. 71–72).

Russia

• Women's national team:   Russia
• Team appearances: 5 (2000–2016)
• As host team: —
• Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Abbreviation

• Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)

Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
2000	1	Marina Akobiya	1975	25	43	76	56.6%		Starting goalkeeper	[55]
	2	Galina Rytova	1975	25	5	11	45.5%			[35]
2004	1	Valentina Vorontsova	1982	22	23	60	38.3%		Starting goalkeeper	[56]
	6	Galina Zlotnikova	1984	20	3	6	50.0%			[29]
2008	1	Valentina Vorontsova (2)	1982	26	13	37	35.1%			[56]
	13	Yevgeniya Protsenko	1983	24	13	29	44.8%			[57]
2012	1	Maria Kovtunovskaya	1988	23	29	55	52.7%			[58]
	13	Anna Karnaukh	1993	18	22	53	41.5%			[24]
2016	1	Anna Ustyukhina	1989	27	10	35	28.6%			[59]
	13	Anna Karnaukh (2)	1993	22	27	67	40.3%			[24]
Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref

Source:

• Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 100), 2004 (pp. 80–81), 2008 (pp. 74–75), 2012 (pp. 365–366), 2016 (pp. 215–216).

Note:

• Galina Rytova is also listed in section Kazakhstan.

Spain

• Women's national team:   Spain
• Team appearances: 2 (2012–2016)
• As host team: —
• Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Abbreviation

• Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)

Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
2012	1	Laura Ester	1990	22	36	86	41.9%		Starting goalkeeper	[32]
	13	Ana Copado	1980	32	0	0	—			[14]
2016	1	Laura Ester (2)	1990	26	41	94	43.6%		Starting goalkeeper	[32]
	13	Patricia Herrera	1993	23	1	5	20.0%			[60]
Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref

Source:

• Official Results Books (PDF): 2012 (pp. 353–354), 2016 (pp. 206–207).

United States

• Women's national team:   United States
• Team appearances: 5 (2000–2016)
• As host team: —
• Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend and abbreviation

•     – Hosts
• Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)

Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
2000	1	Bernice Orwig	1976	23	39	59	66.1%			[33]
	11	Nicolle Payne	1976	24	19	38	50.0%			[23]
2004	1	Jacqueline Frank	1980	24	41	68	60.3%		Starting goalkeeper	[34]
	12	Nicolle Payne (2)	1976	28	0	0	—			[23]
2008	1	Elizabeth Armstrong	1983	25	49	92	53.3%		Starting goalkeeper	[8]
	13	Jaime Komer	1981	26	1	2	50.0%			[20]
2012	1	Elizabeth Armstrong (2)	1983	29	53	101	52.5%		Starting goalkeeper	[8]
	13	Tumua Anae	1988	23	0	0	—			[9]
2016	1	Samantha Hill	1992	24	6	10	60.0%			[10]
	13	Ashleigh Johnson	1994	21	51	79	64.6%		Starting goalkeeper	[11]
Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref

Source:

• Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 101), 2004 (pp. 84–85), 2008 (pp. 77–78), 2012 (pp. 368–369), 2016 (pp. 218–219).

See also

• Water polo at the Summer Olympics

• Lists of Olympic water polo records and statistics
  • List of men's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics
  • List of women's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics
  • List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
  • List of Olympic champions in women's water polo
  • 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
  • List of players who have appeared in multiple women's Olympic water polo tournaments
  • List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
  • List of Olympic medalists in water polo (women)
  • List of men's Olympic water polo tournament top goalscorers
  • List of women's Olympic water polo tournament top goalscorers
  • List of men's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers
  • List of Olympic venues in water polo

References

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3. "Danielle Woodhouse". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
4. "Francesca Conti". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
5. "Elena Gigli". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
6. "Ilse van der Meijden". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
7. "Meike de Nooy". olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
8. "Elizabeth Armstrong". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
9. "Tumua Anae". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
10. "Samantha Hill". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
11. "Ashleigh Johnson". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
12. "Hellen Boering". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
13. "Georgia Ellinaki". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
14. "Ana Copado". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
15. "Karla Plugge". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
16. "Ildikó Sós". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
17. "Svetlana Buravova-Khapsalis". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
18. "Isabelle Auger". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
19. "Patrícia Horváth". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
20. "Jaime Komer". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
21. "Emma Knox". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
22. "Alicia McCormack". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
23. "Nicolle Payne". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
24. "Anna Karnaukh". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
25. "Rachel Riddell". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
26. "Victória Chamorro". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
27. "Anthoula Mylonaki". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
28. "Yang Jun". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
29. "Galina Zlotnikova". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
30. "Irina Borodavko". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
31. "Tan Ying". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
32. "Laura Ester". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
33. "Bernice Orwig". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
34. "Jacqueline Frank". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
35. "Galina Rytova". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
36. "Giulia Gorlero". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
37. "Rosemary Morris". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
38. "Jemma Brownlow". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
39. "Victoria Brown". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
40. "Lea Yanitsas". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
41. "Kelsey Wakefield". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
42. "Tess Oliveira". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
43. "Josée Marsolais". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
44. "Whynter Lamarre". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
45. "Wang Ying". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
46. "Peng Lin". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
47. "Robyn Nicholls". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
48. "Maria Tsouri". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
49. "Andrea Tóth". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
50. "Flóra Bolonyai". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
51. "Edina Gangl". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
52. "Orsolya Kasó". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
53. "Chiara Brancati". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
54. "Laura Teani". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
55. "Marina Akobiya". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
56. "Valentina Vorontsova". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
57. "Yevgeniya Protsenko". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
58. "Maria Kovtunovskaya". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
59. "Anna Ustyukhina". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
60. "Patricia Herrera". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 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

External links

• Olympic water polo – Official website