Sofia Giustini (born 28 February 2003) is an Italian water polo player. She qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics. [1] [2]
She competed at the 2019 FINA World Women's Junior Waterpolo Championships winning a bronze medal, 2022 FINA Water Polo World League winning a bronze medal, 2023 World Aquatics Championships winning a bronze medal, [3] [4] and 2024 World Aquatics Championships. [5]
She plays for Sabadell. [6]
Brenda Villa is an American accomplished water polo player. She is the most decorated athlete in the world of women’s water polo. Villa was named Female Water Polo Player of the Decade for 2000-2009 by the FINA Aquatics World Magazine. She is one of four female players who competed in water polo at four Olympics; and one of two female athletes who won four Olympic medals in water polo. She is a leading goalscorer in Olympic water polo history, with 31 goals. In 2018, she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame and the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame.
Tibor Benedek was a Hungarian professional water polo player and coach, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. He played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics. Benedek also competed at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics, where the Hungarian team placed 6th and 4th, respectively.
Norbert Madaras is a Hungarian water polo player, who won the gold medal with the men's national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics. He also was on the squad that claimed the title at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships and the 2013 World Aquatics Championships. Madaras won the Euro League 2007 with Pro Recco.
The Greece men's national water polo team represents Greece in international men's water polo competitions and it is organized and run by the Hellenic Swimming Federation.
Dénes Andor Varga is a Hungarian professional water polo player, currently playing for Ferencváros.
Ekaterina Valeryevna Prokofyeva is a Russian water polo player. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics for the Russian national team in the Women's event winning the bronze medal. She had previously competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.
Kiley Susan Neushul is an American water polo player and a graduate of Stanford University.
Rosaria Aiello is an Italian water polo player.
Paula Leitón Arrones is a Spanish female water polo player.
Catharina Hendrica "Sabrina" van der Sloot is a Dutch water polo player for CN Sabadell and the Dutch national team.
Madeline Musselman is an American water polo player. Maddie was named Woman's water polo MVP after her USA Team won gold in Tokyo at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She was one of the highest leading scorers with 18 goals. It is the fourth time in her career that she has been named the MVP of a major international tournament as she was named the MVP of the FINA World League Super Final in 2019 and again in 2021. She was also named the MVP of the FINA World Championships in 2017 where Team USA won gold; scored 16 goals in six games, including hat trick in 13–6 final-round win over Spain. Additionally, the four-time First-Team All-American, at UCLA, was also named the 2021 and 2022 Women's Total Player of the Year by (Total Waterpolo).
Italy competed at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary from 18 June to 3 July. Having clinched the final in men's water polo, for the first time it has won at least one medal in every discipline.
Verica Bakoc is a Canadian water polo player who plays for Mediterrani and for the Canada women's national team.
Laura Barzon is an Italian water polo player. She won a bronze medal at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships.
Aurora Condorelli is an Italian water polo player. She qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Giuditta Galardi is an Italian water polo player. She qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Claudia Roberta Marletta is an Italian water polo player. She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Orsolya Hertzka is a French water polo player. She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Dafne Bettini is an Italian water polo player. She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Agnese Cocchiere is an Italian water polo player. She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.