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This article presents the national team appearances in the women's Olympic water polo tournament since the inaugural official edition in 2000.
As of 2016, Thirteen women's national water polo teams from five continents have competed at the Summer Olympics. Four teams have won all five tournaments. The inaugural winners in 2000 were Australia; the current champions are United States. The most successful team is currently United States women's team, who has won the Olympic title on two occasions. [1] [2] [3]
Apps | Appearances | Rk | Rank | Ref | Reference |
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Note: Results of Olympic qualification tournaments are not included. Last updated: 12 February 2024.
Africa – CANA (1 team) | ||||||||
Women's team [1] | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | Years |
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South Africa | 10th | WD | 1 | |||||
Americas – UANA (3 teams) | ||||||||
Women's team [1] | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | Years |
Brazil | 8th | 1 | ||||||
Canada (stats) | 5th | 7th | 7th | Q | 4 | |||
United States (stats) | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | Q | 7 |
Asia – AASF (3 teams) | ||||||||
Women's team [1] | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | Years |
China (stats) | 5th | 5th | 7th | 8th | Q | 5 | ||
Japan | 9th | 1 | ||||||
Kazakhstan | 6th | 8th | 2 | |||||
Europe – LEN (9 teams) | ||||||||
Women's team [1] | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | Years |
France | Q | 1 | ||||||
Great Britain | 8th | 1 | ||||||
Greece (stats) | 2nd | 8th | Q | 3 | ||||
Hungary (stats) | 6th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 3rd | Q | 6 | |
Italy (stats) | 1st | 6th | 7th | 2nd | Q | 5 | ||
Netherlands (stats) | 4th | 1st | 6th | Q | 4 | |||
ROC (stats) | 4th | 1 | ||||||
Russia (stats) | 3rd | 5th | 7th | 6th | 3rd | 5 | ||
Spain (stats) | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | Q | 4 | |||
Oceania – OSA (1 team) | ||||||||
Women's team [1] | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | Years |
Australia (stats) | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 6th | 5th | Q | 7 |
Total teams | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
Last updated: 7 January 2024.
# | Year [1] | Debuting teams | Number | Cumulative total | ||||
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Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania | ||||
1 | 2000 | – | Canada , United States | Kazakhstan | Netherlands , Russia | Australia * | 6 | 6 |
2 | 2004 | – | – | – | Greece *, Hungary , Italy | – | 3 | 9 |
3 | 2008 | – | – | China * | – | – | 1 | 10 |
4 | 2012 | – | – | – | Great Britain *, Spain | – | 2 | 12 |
5 | 2016 | – | Brazil * | – | – | – | 1 | 13 |
6 | 2020 | South Africa | – | Japan * | – | – | 2 | 15 |
7 | 2024 | – | – | – | France * | – | 1 | 16 |
Total | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 16 |
The following table is pre-sorted by number of appearances (in descending order), year of the last appearance (in ascending order), year of the first appearance (in ascending order), name of the team (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 7 August 2021.
Rk | Women's team [1] | Apps | Record streak | Active streak | Debut | Most recent | Best finish | Confederation |
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1 | Australia (stats) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2000* | 2020 | Champions | Oceania – OSA |
Russia (stats) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2000 | 2020 | Third place | Europe – LEN | |
United States (stats) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2000 | 2020 | Champions | Americas – UANA | |
4 | Hungary (stats) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2004 | 2020 | Fourth place | Europe – LEN |
5 | Italy (stats) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2004 | 2016 | Champions | Europe – LEN |
China (stats) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2008* | 2020 | Fifth place | Asia – AASF | |
7 | Canada (stats) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2000 | 2020 | Fifth place | Americas – UANA |
Netherlands (stats) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2000 | 2020 | Champions | Europe – LEN | |
Spain (stats) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2012 | 2020 | Runners-up | Europe – LEN | |
10 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2000 | 2004 | Sixth place | Asia – AASF |
Greece (stats) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2004* | 2008 | Runners-up | Europe – LEN | |
12 | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2012* | 2012* | Eighth place | Europe – LEN |
Brazil | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2016* | 2016* | Eighth place | Americas – UANA | |
Japan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2020* | 2020* | Ninth place | Asia – AASF | |
South Africa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | Tenth place | Africa – CANA | |
Rk | Women's team | Apps | Record streak | Active streak | Debut | Most recent | Best finish | Confederation |
Last updated: 7 August 2021.
# | Year [1] | Host team | Finish | Best finish | Apps | Confederation |
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1 | 2000 | Australia | 1st‡ of 6 teams | Champions (2000*) | 5 | Oceania – OSA |
2 | 2004 | Greece | 2nd‡ of 8 teams | Runners-up (2004*) | 2 | Europe – LEN |
3 | 2008 | China | 5th‡ of 8 teams | Fifth place (2008*, 2012) | 3 | Asia – AASF |
4 | 2012 | Great Britain | 8th‡ of 8 teams | Eighth place (2012*) | 1 | Europe – LEN |
5 | 2016 | Brazil | 8th‡ of 8 teams | Eighth place (2016*) | 1 | Americas – UANA |
6 | 2020 | Japan | 9th‡ of 10 teams | Ninth place (2020*) | 1 | Asia – AASF |
Last updated: 7 August 2021.
# | Year [1] | Defending champions | Finish | Defending runners-up | Finish |
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1 | 2000 | ||||
2 | 2004 | Australia | 4th of 8 teams | United States | 3rd of 8 teams |
3 | 2008 | Italy | 6th of 8 teams | Greece | 8th of 8 teams |
4 | 2012 | Netherlands | did not qualify | United States | 1st of 8 teams |
5 | 2016 | United States | 1st of 8 teams | Spain | 5th of 8 teams |
6 | 2020 | United States | 1st of 10 teams | Italy | did not qualify |
The following table is pre-sorted by best finish (in descending order), name of the team (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 7 August 2021.
Rk | Women's team [1] | Best finish | Apps | Confederation |
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1 | United States (stats) | Champions (2002, 2006) | 6 | Americas – UANA |
2 | Australia (stats) | Champions (2000*) | 6 | Oceania – OSA |
Italy (stats) | Champions (2004) | 4 | Europe – LEN | |
Netherlands (stats) | Champions (2008) | 3 | Europe – LEN | |
5 | Greece (stats) | Runners-up (2004*) | 2 | Europe – LEN |
Spain (stats) | Runners-up (2012) | 3 | Europe – LEN | |
7 | Russia (stats) | Third place (2000, 2016) | 6 | Europe – LEN |
8 | Hungary (stats) | Fourth place (2008, 2012, 2016) | 5 | Europe – LEN |
9 | China (stats) | Fifth place (2008*, 2012) | 4 | Asia – AASF |
10 | Canada (stats) | Fifth place (2000) | 3 | Americas – UANA |
11 | Kazakhstan | Sixth place (2000) | 2 | Asia – AASF |
12 | Brazil | Eighth place (2016*) | 1 | Americas – UANA |
Great Britain | Eighth place (2012*) | 1 | Europe – LEN | |
14 | Japan | Ninth place (2020*) | 1 | Asia – AASF |
15 | South Africa | Tenth place (2020) | 1 | Africa – CANA |
Rk | Women's team | Best finish | Apps | Confederation |
The following table is pre-sorted by total finishes in the top four (in descending order), number of Olympic gold medals (in descending order), number of Olympic silver medals (in descending order), number of Olympic bronze medals (in descending order), name of the team (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 7 August 2021.
Rk | Women's team [1] | Total | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | First | Last |
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1 | United States | 6 | 3 (2012, 2016, 2020) | 2 (2000, 2008) | 1 (2004) | 2000 | 2020 | |
2 | Australia | 4 | 1 (2000*) | 2 (2008, 2012) | 1 (2004) | 2000 | 2012 | |
3 | Hungary | 4 | 1 (2020) | 3 (2008, 2012, 2016) | 2008 | 2020 | ||
4 | Italy | 2 | 1 (2004) | 1 (2016) | 2004 | 2016 | ||
5 | Netherlands | 2 | 1 (2008) | 1 (2000) | 2000 | 2008 | ||
6 | Spain | 2 | 2 (2012, 2020) | 2012 | 2020 | |||
7 | Russia | 2 | 2 (2000, 2016) | 2000 | 2016 | |||
8 | Greece | 1 | 1 (2004*) | 2004 | 2004 | |||
9 | ROC | 1 | 1 (2020) | 2020 | 2020 | |||
Rk | Women's team | Total | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | First | Last |
The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic gold medals (in descending order), number of Olympic silver medals (in descending order), number of Olympic bronze medals (in descending order), name of the team (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 7 August 2021.
The United States is the most successful country in the women's Olympic water polo tournament, with three gold, two silver and one bronze. [1]
Rank | Women's team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States (USA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
2 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
3 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
4 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
5 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
6 | Greece (GRE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
8 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (8 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic tournaments missed (in descending order), year of the last appearance (in ascending order), name of the team (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 7 August 2021.
Notes:
Rk | Women's team [1] | Last appearance | Olympics missed | Best finish | Confederation |
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1 | Kazakhstan | 2004 | 4 | Sixth place | Asia – AASF |
2 | Greece | 2008 | 3 | Runners-up | Europe – LEN |
3 | Great Britain | 2012* | 2 | Eighth place | Europe – LEN |
4 | Brazil | 2016* | 1 | Eighth place | Americas – UANA |
Italy | 2016 | 1 | Champions | Europe – LEN | |
6 | Australia | 2020 | 0 | Champions | Oceania – OSA |
Canada | 2020 | 0 | Fifth place | Americas – UANA | |
China | 2020 | 0 | Fifth place | Asia – AASF | |
Hungary | 2020 | 0 | Fourth place | Europe – LEN | |
Japan | 2020* | 0 | Ninth place | Asia – AASF | |
Netherlands | 2020 | 0 | Champions | Europe – LEN | |
Russia | 2020 | 0 | Third place | Europe – LEN | |
South Africa | 2020 | 0 | Tenth place | Africa – CANA | |
Spain | 2020 | 0 | Runners-up | Europe – LEN | |
United States | 2020 | 0 | Champions | Americas – UANA | |
Rk | Women's team | Last appearance | Olympics missed | Best finish | Confederation |
The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic tournaments missed (in descending order), year of the previous appearance (in ascending order), name of the team (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 7 August 2021.
Notes:
Rk | Women's team [1] | Prev. appearance | Next appearance | Olympics missed | Best finish | Confederation |
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1 | Kazakhstan | 2004 | active | 4 | Sixth place | Asia – AASF |
2 | Canada | 2004 | 2020 | 3 | Fifth place | Americas – UANA |
Greece | 2008 | active | 3 | Runners-up | Europe – LEN | |
4 | Netherlands | 2008 | 2020 | 2 | Champions | Europe – LEN |
Great Britain | 2012* | active | 2 | Eighth place | Europe – LEN | |
6 | Brazil | 2016* | active | 1 | Eighth place | Americas – UANA |
Italy | 2016 | active | 1 | Champions | Europe – LEN | |
8 | Australia | 2020 | active | 0 | Champions | Oceania – OSA |
China | 2020 | active | 0 | Fifth place | Asia – AASF | |
Hungary | 2020 | active | 0 | Fourth place | Europe – LEN | |
Japan | 2020* | active | 0 | Ninth place | Asia – AASF | |
Russia | 2020 | active | 0 | Third place | Europe – LEN | |
South Africa | 2020 | active | 0 | Tenth place | Africa – CANA | |
Spain | 2020 | active | 0 | Runners-up | Europe – LEN | |
United States | 2020 | active | 0 | Champions | Americas – UANA | |
Rk | Women's team | Prev. appearance | Next appearance | Olympics missed | Best finish | Confederation |
Teams having equal quantities in the tables below are ordered by the tournament the quantity was attained in (the teams that attained the quantity first are listed first). If the quantity was attained by more than one team in the same tournament, these teams are ordered alphabetically. Last updated: 7 August 2021.
This is a summary of the total number of participating teams by confederation in each tournament. Last updated: 7 August 2021.
Confederation | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 |
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Africa – CANA | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Americas – UANA | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Asia – AASF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Europe – LEN | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Oceania – OSA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Total teams | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
This is a summary of the best performances of each confederation in each tournament. [1] Last updated: 7 August 2021.
Confederation | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 |
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Africa – CANA | — | — | — | — | — | 10th |
Americas – UANA | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st |
Asia – AASF | 6th | 8th | 5th | 5th | 7th | 8th |
Europe – LEN | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd |
Oceania – OSA | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 6th | 5th |
Total teams | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
This is a summary of the best performances of each confederation at the Olympics. [1] Last updated: 15 January 2021.
Confederation | Best performance | Women's team |
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Africa – CANA | — | — |
Americas – UANA | 1st | United States (2012, 2016) |
Asia – AASF | 5th | China (2008*, 2012) |
Europe – LEN | 1st | Italy (2004), Netherlands (2008) |
Oceania – OSA | 1st | Australia (2000*) |
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