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This is a list of top sprinters in the women's Olympic water polo tournament since the inaugural official edition in 2000.
Sp | Sprints | Rk | Rank | Ref | Reference | ISHOF | International Swimming Hall of Fame |
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(C) | Captain | p. | page | pp. | pages |
Last updated: 15 May 2021.
Confederation | Number of top sprinters | |||
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Total sprints won: 30+ | Total sprints won: 20–29 | Total sprints won: 10–19 | Total | |
Africa – CANA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Americas – UANA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Asia – AASF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Europe – LEN | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
Oceania – OSA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Total | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 |
Last updated: 15 May 2021.
Women's team | Number of top sprinters | Confederation | |||
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Total sprints won: 30+ | Total sprints won: 20–29 | Total sprints won: 10–19 | Total | ||
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Oceania – OSA |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Asia – AASF |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Europe – LEN |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Europe – LEN |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Europe – LEN |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Asia – AASF |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Europe – LEN |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Europe – LEN |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Europe – LEN |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Americas – UANA |
Total | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 |
The following table is pre-sorted by number of sprints won (in descending order), edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), number of sprints contested (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 15 May 2021.
Three female players have won 20 or more sprints in an Olympic water polo tournament.
At the 2004 Athens Olympics, Kyriaki Liosi won 21 sprints, helping Greece win silver. She is the most efficient one among these three sprinters.
Rk | Year | Sprinter | Birth | Age | Height | Sprints won | Sprints contested | Eff % | Women's team | Finish | Note | Ref |
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1 | 2004 | Kyriaki Liosi | 1979 | 24 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 21 | 23 | 91.3% | ![]() | 2nd of 8 teams | [1] | |
2 | 2012 | Kate Gynther | 1982 | 30 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 21 | 24 | 87.5% | ![]() | 3rd of 8 teams | [2] | |
2012 | Jennifer Pareja | 1984 | 28 | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 21 | 24 | 87.5% | ![]() | 2nd of 8 teams | [3] |
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The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), name of the team (in ascending order), number of sprints won (in descending order), name of the sprinter (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 15 May 2021.
Year | Total | 20+ sprints won | 15–19 sprints won | 10–14 sprints won | |||
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2000 | 3 | — | 0 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() ![]() | 2 |
2004 | 1 | ![]() | 1 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
2008 | 5 | — | 0 | ![]() ![]() | 2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 3 |
2012 | 3 | ![]() ![]() | 2 | ![]() | 1 | — | 0 |
2016 | 4 | — | 0 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 3 |
2020 | |||||||
Year | Total | 20+ sprints won | 15–19 sprints won | 10–14 sprints won |
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The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), number of sprints contested (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 15 May 2021.
Kate Gynther, captain of the Australia women's national team, and Jennifer Pareja, captain of the Spain women's national team, were the joint top sprinters at the 2012 London Olympics.
Year | Sprinter | Birth | Age | Height | Sprints won | Sprints contested | Eff % | Women's team | Finish | Note | Ref |
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2000 | Tatiana Petrova | 1973 | 27 | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | 16 | 22 | 72.7% | ![]() | 3rd of 8 teams | [4] | |
2004 | Kyriaki Liosi | 1979 | 24 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 21 | 23 | 91.3% | ![]() | 2nd of 8 teams | [1] | |
2008 | Wang Yi | 1987 | 21 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 18 | 19 | 94.7% | ![]() | 5th of 8 teams | [5] | |
2012 | Kate Gynther | 1982 | 30 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 21 | 24 | 87.5% | ![]() | 3rd of 8 teams | [2] | |
Jennifer Pareja | 1984 | 28 | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 24 | 87.5% | ![]() | 2nd of 8 teams | [3] | |||
2016 | Rachel Fattal ‡ | 1993 | 22 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 17 | 23 | 73.9% | ![]() | 1st of 8 teams | [6] |
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The following table shows the historical progression of the record of sprints won by a female water polo player in a single Olympic tournament. Last updated: 15 May 2021.
Sprints won | Achievement | Year | Sprinter | Age | Height | Women's team | Date | Duration of record | Ref |
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16 | Set record | 2000 | Tatiana Petrova | 27 | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ![]() | 23 September 2000 | 3 years, 338 days | [4] |
21 | Broke record | 2004 | Kyriaki Liosi | 24 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ![]() | 26 August 2004 | 16 years, 263 days | [1] |
Tied record | 2012 | Kate Gynther | 30 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ![]() | 9 August 2012 | [2] | ||
Tied record | 2012 | Jennifer Pareja | 28 | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ![]() | 9 August 2012 | [3] |
The following table is pre-sorted by number of total sprints won (in descending order), number of total sprints contested (in ascending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 15 May 2021.
Australian Kate Gynther holds the record for the most sprints won by a female water polo player at the Olympics, with 39 sprints won at three Olympics (2004–2012).
Wang Yi of China won 35 sprints in two Olympic tournaments between 2008 and 2012.
Rk | Sprinter | Birth | Height | Women's team | Total Sprints won | Total Sprints contested | Eff % | Water polo tournaments (sprints won / contested) | Period (age of first/last) | Medals | Ref | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | G | S | B | T | ||||||||||
1 | Kate Gynther | 1982 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ![]() | 39 | 58 | 67.2% | 2004 (5/8) | 2008 (13/26) | 2012 (21/24) | 8 years (22/30) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [2] | ||
2 | Wang Yi | 1987 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ![]() | 35 | 47 | 74.5% | 2008 (18/19) | 2012 (17/28) | 4 years (21/25) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [5] |
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The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), name of the team (in ascending order), number of total sprints won (in descending order), name of the sprinter (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 15 May 2021.
Year | Total | Total sprints won: 30+ | Total sprints won: 25–29 | Total sprints won: 20–24 | |||
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2000 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
2004 | 1 | — | 0 | — | 0 | ![]() | 1 |
2008 | 2 | — | 0 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() | 1 |
2012 | 3 | ![]() ![]() | 2 | — | 0 | ![]() | 1 |
2016 | 1 | — | 0 | — | 0 | ![]() | 1 |
2020 | |||||||
Year | Total | Total sprints won: 30+ | Total sprints won: 25–29 | Total sprints won: 20–24 |
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The following table shows the historical progression of the record of total sprints won by a female water polo player at the Summer Olympics. Last updated: 15 May 2021.
Total Sprints won | Achievement | Year | Sprinter | Age | Height | Women's team | Date | Duration of record | Ref |
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21 | Set record | 2004 | Kyriaki Liosi | 24 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ![]() | 26 August 2004 | 3 years, 357 days | [1] |
28 | Broke record | 2008 | Kyriaki Liosi | 28 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ![]() | 17 August 2008 | 3 years, 358 days | [1] |
39 | Broke record | 2012 | Kate Gynther | 30 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ![]() | 9 August 2012 | 8 years, 280 days | [2] |
The following tables are pre-sorted by number of total sprints won (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), name of the sprinter (in ascending order), respectively.
* Number of sprinters (30+ sprints won): 1
Rk | Sprinter | Birth | Total sprints won | Total sprints contested | Eff % | Water polo tournaments (sprints won / contested) | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
1 | Kate Gynther | 1982 | 39 | 58 | 67.2% | 2004 (5/8) | 2008 (13/26) | 2012 (21/24) | 22/30 | [2] | ||||
2 | Melissa Mills | 1973 | 14 | 15 | 93.3% | 2000 (14/15) | 26/26 | [7] | ||||||
3 | Nicola Zagame | 1990 | 8 | 10 | 80.0% | 2012 (4/4) | 2016 (4/6) | 22/25 | [8] | |||||
4 | Bronwyn Mayer | 1974 | 6 | 11 | 54.5% | 2000 (6/8) | 2004 (0/3) | 26/30 | [9] |
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Rk | Sprinter | Birth | Total sprints won | Total sprints contested | Eff % | Water polo tournaments (sprints won / contested) | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
1 | Marina Zablith | 1987 | 9 | 15 | 60% | 2016 (9/15) | 29/29 | [10] |
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* Number of sprinters (30+ sprints won): 0
Rk | Sprinter | Birth | Total sprints won | Total sprints contested | Eff % | Water polo tournaments (sprints won / contested) | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
1 | Waneek Horn-Miller | 1975 | 7 | 16 | 43.8% | 2000 (7/16) | 24/24 | [11] | ||||||
2 | Cora Campbell | 1974 | 5 | 8 | 62.5% | 2000 (0/1) | 2004 (5/7) | 26/30 | [12] |
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* Number of sprinters (30+ sprints won): 1
Rk | Sprinter | Birth | Total sprints won | Total sprints contested | Eff % | Water polo tournaments (sprints won / contested) | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
1 | Wang Yi | 1987 | 35 | 47 | 74.5% | 2008 (18/19) | 2012 (17/28) | 21/25 | [5] | |||||
2 | Niu Guannan | 1992 | 9 | 22 | 40.9% | 2016 (9/22) | 24/24 | [13] |
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Rk | Sprinter | Birth | Total sprints won | Total sprints contested | Eff % | Water polo tournaments (sprints won / contested) | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
1 | Chloe Wilcox | 1986 | 9 | 19 | 47.4% | 2012 (9/19) | 25/25 | [14] |
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* Number of sprinters (30+ sprints won): 0
Rk | Sprinter | Birth | Total sprints won | Total sprints contested | Eff % | Water polo tournaments (sprints won / contested) | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
1 | Kyriaki Liosi | 1979 | 28 | 39 | 71.8% | 2004 (21/23) | 2008 (7/16) | 24/28 | [1] |
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* Number of sprinters (30+ sprints won): 0
Rk | Sprinter | Birth | Total sprints won | Total sprints contested | Eff % | Water polo tournaments (sprints won / contested) | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
1 | Ágnes Valkai | 1981 | 14 | 24 | 58.3% | 2004 (4/5) | 2008 (10/19) | 23/27 | [15] | |||||
2 | Rita Keszthelyi | 1991 | 11 | 25 | 44.0% | 2012 (1/5) | 2016 (10/20) | 20/24 | [16] | |||||
3 | Rita Drávucz | 1980 | 9 | 27 | 33.3% | 2004 (6/8) | 2008 (0/0) | 2012 (3/19) | 24/32 | [17] |
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Note:
* Number of sprinters (30+ sprints won): 0
Rk | Sprinter | Birth | Total sprints won | Total sprints contested | Eff % | Water polo tournaments (sprints won / contested) | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
1 | Tania Di Mario | 1979 | 23 | 58 | 39.7% | 2004 (7/16) | 2008 (1/10) | 2012 (4/10) | 2016 (11/22) | 25/37 | [18] | |||
2 | Anikó Pelle | 1978 | 6 | 12 | 50.0% | 2004 HUN (6/9) | 2008 HUN (0/1) | 2012 ITA (0/2) | 25/33 | [19] |
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Rk | Sprinter | Birth | Total sprints won | Total sprints contested | Eff % | Water polo tournaments (sprints won / contested) | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
1 | Tatyana Gubina | 1977 | 15 | 34 | 44.1% | 2000 (14/23) | 2004 (1/11) | 22/26 | [20] |
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* Number of sprinters (30+ sprints won): 0
Rk | Sprinter | Birth | Total sprints won | Total sprints contested | Eff % | Water polo tournaments (sprints won / contested) | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
1 | Daniëlle de Bruijn | 1978 | 24 | 45 | 53.3% | 2000 (9/23) | 2008 (15/22) | 22/30 | [21] |
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* Number of sprinters (30+ sprints won): 0
Rk | Sprinter | Birth | Total sprints won | Total sprints contested | Eff % | Water polo tournaments (sprints won / contested) | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
1 | Tatiana Petrova | 1973 | 19 | 35 | 54.3% | 2000 (16/22) | 2004 (3/13) | 27/31 | [4] | |||||
2 | Ekaterina Lisunova | 1989 | 13 | 20 | 65.0% | 2008 (6/11) | 2012 (1/1) | 2016 (6/8) | 18/26 | [22] | ||||
3 | Ekaterina Prokofyeva | 1991 | 8 | 27 | 29.6% | 2008 (2/4) | 2012 (5/13) | 2016 (1/10) | 17/25 | [23] |
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* Number of sprinters (30+ sprints won): 0
Rk | Sprinter | Birth | Total sprints won | Total sprints contested | Eff % | Water polo tournaments (sprints won / contested) | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
1 | Jennifer Pareja | 1984 | 21 | 24 | 87.5% | 2012 (21/24) | 28/28 | [3] | ||||||
2 | Roser Tarragó | 1993 | 13 | 20 | 65.0% | 2012 (0/0) | 2016 (13/20) | 19/23 | [24] |
Source:
* Number of sprinters (30+ sprints won): 0
Rk | Sprinter | Birth | Total sprints won | Total sprints contested | Eff % | Water polo tournaments (sprints won / contested) | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
1 | Rachel Fattal | 1993 | 17 | 23 | 73.9% | 2016 (17/23) | 22/22 | [6] | ||||||
2 | Heather Petri | 1978 | 13 | 18 | 72.2% | 2000 (1/1) | 2004 (0/0) | 2008 (11/15) | 2012 (1/2) | 22/34 | [25] | |||
3 | Margaret Dingeldein | 1980 | 5 | 5 | 100.0% | 2004 (5/5) | 24/24 | [26] |
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Water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since the second games, in 1900. A women's water polo tournament was introduced for the 2000 Summer Olympics. Hungary has been the most successful country in men's tournament, while the United States is the only team to win multiple times at the women's tournament since its introduction. Italy is the first and only country to win both the men's and women's water polo tournaments.
This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Croatia men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Australia men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the United States women's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Great Britain men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Australia women's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Italy women's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Hungary women's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Spain women's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Netherlands women's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Russia women's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Greece women's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the China women's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
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