Tournament details | |
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Host country | Japan |
City | Tokyo |
Venue(s) | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center |
Dates | 24 July – 7 August 2021 |
Teams | 10 (from 5 confederations) |
Competitors | 130 |
Final positions | |
Champions | United States (3rd title) |
Runners-up | Spain |
Third place | Hungary |
Fourth place | ROC |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches | 32 |
Goals scored | 748 (23.38 per match) |
Total attendance | 0 (0 per match) |
Multiple medalists | 3-time medalist(s): 2 players |
Top scorer(s) | Simone van de Kraats (28 goals in 7 matches) |
Most saves | Ashleigh Johnson (80 saves in 7 matches) |
Top sprinter(s) | Vanda Vályi (27 sprints won in 7 matches) |
MVP | Maddie Musselman |
Water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics | ||
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Qualification | ||
men | women | |
Tournaments | ||
men | women | |
Rosters | ||
men | women | |
The women's tournament of water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics at Tokyo, Japan was played from 24 July to 7 August 2021 at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center. [1] It was the sixth appearance of the women's tournament, which had been held consecutively since 2000 and also was the first time on history that the tournament had 10 teams competing.
On 24 March 2020, the Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] Because of the pandemic, the games were played behind closed doors. [3]
The United States won their third consecutive and overall gold medal after a finals win over Spain, while Hungary captured the bronze medal, beating defending bronze medalists Russia. [4]
The medals for the competition were presented by Samira Asghari, Afghanistan; IOC Member, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Dale Neuburger, United States; FINA Treasurer.
Event | Dates | Hosts | Quota | Qualifier(s) |
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Host nation | — | — | 1 | Japan |
2019 FINA World League | 4–9 June 2019 | Hungary | 1 | United States |
2019 FINA World Championships | 14–26 July 2019 | Gwangju | 1 | Spain |
2019 Pan American Games | 4–10 August 2019 | Lima | 1 | Canada |
Oceanian Continental Selection | — | — | 1 | Australia |
African Continental Selection | — | — | 1 | South Africa |
2020 European Championships | 12–25 January 2020 | Budapest | 1 | ROC |
2018 Asian Games [5] [6] [7] | 16–21 August 2018 | Jakarta | 1 | China |
World Qualification Tournament | 19–24 January 2021 [8] | Trieste | 2 | Hungary |
Netherlands | ||||
Total | 10 |
The competition began on 24 July, and matches were held every other day. At each match time, two matches were played simultaneously (two during the preliminary round, two quarterfinals during that round, one main semifinal and one classification semifinal during the semifinal round, and the two classification games on the final day) except for the bronze and gold medal matches. [9] [10] [11]
G | Group stage | ¼ | Quarter-finals | ½ | Semi-finals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Gold medal match |
Sat 24 | Sun 25 | Mon 26 | Tue 27 | Wed 28 | Thu 29 | Fri 30 | Sat 31 | Sun 1 | Mon 2 | Tue 3 | Wed 4 | Thu 5 | Fri 6 | Sat 7 | |
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G | G | G | G | G | ¼ | ½ | B | F |
The ten teams were seeded into two groups for a preliminary round and each group was played in a round-robin. The top four teams in each group advanced to the knockout round while the fifth placed teams and those ranked 9th and 10th based on win–loss record then goal average were eliminated. The knockout round began with quarterfinals, with the winners advanced to the semifinals, while the quarterfinal losers play in the fifth to eighth place classification semifinals. The two semifinal winners play in the gold medal match, while the two semifinal losers play in the bronze medal match. [12]
The draw took place on 21 February 2021 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. [13] [14]
The ten teams in the women's tournament were drawn into two groups of five teams. The teams were seeded into five pots. [14] : 6:30 [15]
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 |
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United States Spain | ROC Australia | Hungary Netherlands | Canada China | South Africa Japan (hosts) |
The hosts Japan and the reigning Olympic champion the United States were both drawn into Group B. [14] : 15:33
Group A | Group B | |
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1 | Australia | ROC |
2 | South Africa | China |
3 | Netherlands | Hungary |
4 | Spain | United States |
5 | Canada | Japan |
The following 28 referees were selected for the tournament. [16] : 275–276 [17]
24 referees:
The schedule was announced on 9 March 2021. [46]
All times are local (UTC+9).
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Spain | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 37 | +34 | 6 [lower-alpha 1] | Quarterfinals |
2 | Australia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 6 [lower-alpha 1] | |
3 | Netherlands | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 41 | +34 | 6 [lower-alpha 1] | |
4 | Canada | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 2 | |
5 | South Africa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 97 | −90 | 0 |
24 July 2021 15:30 v | Report | Canada | 5–8 | Australia | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), György Kun (HUN) |
Score by quarters: 1–1, 2–4, 1–2, 1–1 | |||||
Eggens 3 | Goals | Halligan 3 |
24 July 2021 18:20 v | Report | South Africa | 4–29 | Spain | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN), Ursula Wengenroth (SUI) |
Score by quarters: 2–5, 1–9, 1–5, 0–10 | |||||
Wedderburn 2 | Goals | Ruiz 5 |
26 July 2021 18:20 v | Report | Australia | 15–12 | Netherlands | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Arkadii Voevodin (RUS) |
Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–5, 5–2, 5–2 | |||||
three players 3 | Goals | four players 2 |
26 July 2021 19:50 v | Report | Spain | 14–10 | Canada | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Nenad Periš (CRO) |
Score by quarters:4–2, 2–2, 3–2, 5–3 | |||||
Ortiz 4 | Goals | Lemay-Lavoie 3 |
28 July 2021 15:30 v | Report | Canada | 21–1 | South Africa | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN), John Waldow (NZL) |
Score by quarters:5–1, 4–0, 4–0, 8–0 | |||||
Sohi 4 | Goals | Moir 1 |
28 July 2021 19:50 v | Report | Netherlands | 14–13 | Spain | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Michael Goldenberg (USA) |
Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–2, 3–2, 6–6 | |||||
Van de Kraats 6 | Goals | A. Espar 4 |
30 July 2021 14:00 v | Report | South Africa | 1–33 | Netherlands | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Nicola Johnson (AUS), Ursula Wengenroth (SUI) |
Score by quarters: 0–7, 0–9, 1–9, 0–8 | |||||
Wedderburn 1 | Goals | Keuning 6 |
30 July 2021 19:50 v | Report | Spain | 15–9 | Australia | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Arkadii Voevodin (RUS) |
Score by quarters: 3–3, 4–3, 4–1, 4–2 | |||||
Ortiz 5 | Goals | Kearns, Webster 2 |
1 August 2021 15:30 v | Report | Netherlands | 16–12 | Canada | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Nenad Periš (CRO) |
Score by quarters: 4–4, 4–3, 3–2, 5–3 | |||||
Van de Kraats 6 | Goals | Christmas 4 |
1 August 2021 19:50 v | Report | Australia | 14–1 | South Africa | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Daniel Daners (URU), Jeremy Cheng (SGP) |
Score by quarters:1–0, 6–1, 4–0, 3–0 | |||||
five players 2 | Goals | Vaughan 1 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | United States | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 26 | +38 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Hungary | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 5 [lower-alpha 1] | |
3 | ROC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 61 | −8 | 5 [lower-alpha 1] | |
4 | China | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 4 | |
5 | Japan (H) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 78 | −34 | 0 |
24 July 2021 14:00 v | Report | Japan | 4–25 | United States | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Germán Moller (ARG), Nicola Johnson (AUS) |
Score by quarters: 3–8, 0–6, 1–7, 0–4 | |||||
Koide 2 | Goals | Haralabidis, Steffens 5 |
24 July 2021 19:50 v | Report | China | 17–18 | ROC | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Marie-Claude Deslières (CAN), Michiel Zwart (NED) |
Score by quarters:6–5, 4–4, 4–5, 3–4 | |||||
Wang X. 4 | Goals | Prokofyeva 4 |
26 July 2021 14:00 v | Report | United States | 12–7 | China | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Dion Willis (RSA) |
Score by quarters: 4–4, 2–2, 3–0, 3–1 | |||||
M. Fischer 3 | Goals | Wang, Zhang J. 2 |
26 July 2021 15:30 v | Report | ROC | 10–10 | Hungary | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Xevi Buch (ESP) |
Score by quarters: 1–2, 3–5, 3–1, 3–2 | |||||
Prokofyeva 4 | Goals | Leimeter, Szilágyi 2 |
28 July 2021 14:00 v | Report | Hungary | 10–9 | United States | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Nenad Periš (CRO), Xevi Buch (ESP) |
Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–3, 1–3, 4–1 | |||||
Parkes 3 | Goals | Musselman 3 |
28 July 2021 18:20 v | Report | China | 16–11 | Japan | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Marie-Claude Deslières (CAN), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ) |
Score by quarters:5–2, 4–3, 4–3, 3–3 | |||||
Zhang 5 | Goals | Arima 3 |
30 July 2021 15:30 v | Report | United States | 18–5 | ROC | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Xevi Buch (ESP) |
Score by quarters:5–1, 4–2, 6–1, 3–1 | |||||
Haralabidis, Steffens 4 | Goals | Simanovich 2 |
30 July 2021 18:20 v | Report | Japan | 13–17 | Hungary | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Vojin Putniković (SRB) |
Score by quarters:4–3, 3–4, 3–5, 3–5 | |||||
Arima, Inaba 4 | Goals | Parkes 6 |
1 August 2021 14:00 v | Report | Hungary | 9–11 | China | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Frank Ohme (GER) |
Score by quarters: 1–4, 1–3, 2–1, 5–3 | |||||
Gurisatti 4 | Goals | four players 2 |
1 August 2021 18:20 v | Report | ROC | 20–16 | Japan | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Marie-Claude Deslières (CAN), Dion Willis (RSA) |
Score by quarters: 5–5, 7–3, 6–4, 2–4 | |||||
Serzhantova 4 | Goals | Arima 5 |
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal | ||||||||
3 August | ||||||||||
Spain | 11 | |||||||||
5 August | ||||||||||
China | 7 | |||||||||
Spain | 8 | |||||||||
3 August | ||||||||||
Hungary | 6 | |||||||||
Netherlands | 11 | |||||||||
7 August | ||||||||||
Hungary | 14 | |||||||||
Spain | 5 | |||||||||
3 August | ||||||||||
United States | 14 | |||||||||
Australia | 8 | |||||||||
5 August | ||||||||||
ROC | 9 | |||||||||
ROC | 11 | |||||||||
3 August | ||||||||||
United States | 15 | Bronze medal | ||||||||
Canada | 5 | |||||||||
7 August | ||||||||||
United States | 16 | |||||||||
Hungary | 11 | |||||||||
ROC | 9 | |||||||||
5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | |||||
5 August | ||||||
China | 6 | |||||
7 August | ||||||
Netherlands | 13 | |||||
Netherlands | 7 | |||||
5 August | ||||||
Australia | 14 | |||||
Australia (pen.) | 10 (4) | |||||
Canada | 10 (2) | |||||
Seventh place | ||||||
7 August | ||||||
China | 7 | |||||
Canada | 16 |
3 August 2021 14:00 v | Report | Canada | 5–16 | United States | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
Score by quarters: 1–7, 2–4, 0–0, 2–5 | |||||
La Roche 2 | Goals | three players 3 |
3 August 2021 15:30 v | Report | Spain | 11–7 | China | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Michael Goldenberg (USA) |
Score by quarters:5–2, 4–3, 2–1, 0–1 | |||||
Forca 4 | Goals | Deng 2 |
3 August 2021 18:20 v | Report | Netherlands | 11–14 | Hungary | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Nenad Periš (CRO), Alessandro Severo (ITA) |
Score by quarters: 3–4, 4–4, 2–2, 2–4 | |||||
Van der Kraats 4 | Goals | Leimeter 4 |
3 August 2021 19:50 v | Report | Australia | 8–9 | ROC | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Xevi Buch (ESP) |
Score by quarters: 2–4, 2–2, 2–2, 2–1 | |||||
Armit, Halligan 2 | Goals | three players 2 |
5 August 2021 14:00 v | Report | China | 6–13 | Netherlands | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), György Kun (HUN) |
Score by quarters: 0–1, 2–5, 1–2, 3–5 | |||||
Deng 2 | Goals | Keuning 5 |
5 August 2021 18:20 v | Report | Australia | 14–12 | Canada | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Ursula Wengenroth (SUI), Alessandro Severo (ITA) |
Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–2, 3–3, 2–2 PSO:4–2 | |||||
Arancini 5 | Goals | four players 2 |
5 August 2021 15:30 v | Report | ROC | 11–15 | United States | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Dion Willis (RSA) |
Score by quarters:3–2, 4–4, 2–5, 2–4 | |||||
Bersneva 3 | Goals | Musselman 5 |
5 August 2021 19:50 v | Report | Spain | 8–6 | Hungary | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Nenad Periš (CRO), Vojin Putniković (SRB) |
Score by quarters:2–0, 3–2, 3–2, 0–2 | |||||
A. Espar 3 | Goals | Szilágyi 3 |
7 August 2021 09:30 v | Report | China | 7–16 | Canada | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Nicola Johnson (AUS), Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN) |
Score by quarters: 3–4, 2–5, 1–4, 1–3 | |||||
Zhang J. 4 | Goals | Christmas 4 |
7 August 2021 11:00 v | Report | Netherlands | 7–14 | Australia | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Xevi Buch (ESP), Dion Willis (RSA) |
Score by quarters: 1–5, 1–3, 2–3, 3–3 | |||||
Van de Kraats 3 | Goals | Gofers 3 |
7 August 2021 13:40 v | Report | Hungary | 11–9 | ROC | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Frank Ohme (GER) |
Score by quarters: 2–2, 5–3, 0–3, 4–1 | |||||
Vályi 3 | Goals | three players 2 |
7 August 2021 16:30 v | Report | Spain | 5–14 | United States | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Nenad Periš (CRO), Sébastien Dervieux (FRA) |
Score by quarters: 1–4, 3–3, 0–5, 1–2 | |||||
García 2 | Goals | Musselman 3 |
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Gold | Silver | Bronze |
United States (USA) Ashleigh Johnson (GK) Maddie Musselman Melissa Seidemann Rachel Fattal Paige Hauschild Maggie Steffens (C) Stephania Haralabidis (LH) Jamie Neushul Aria Fischer Kaleigh Gilchrist Makenzie Fischer Alys Williams Amanda Longan (GK) Head coach: Adam Krikorian | Spain (ESP) Laura Ester (GK) Marta Bach Anni Espar Beatriz Ortiz Elena Ruiz Irene González Clara Espar Pili Peña (C, LH) Judith Forca (LH) Roser Tarragó Maica García Paula Leitón Elena Sánchez (GK) Head coach: Miki Oca | Hungary (HUN) Edina Gangl (GK) Dorottya Szilágyi Vanda Vályi Gréta Gurisatti Gabriella Szűcs Rebecca Parkes Anna Illés Rita Keszthelyi (C) Dóra Leimeter (LH) Anikó Gyöngyössy Nataša Rybanská Krisztina Garda Alda Magyari (GK) Head coach: Attila Bíró |
Rank | Team | Goals for | Matches played | Goals for per match | Shots | % | Finish |
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1 | United States | 109 | 7 | 15.571 | 234 | 46.6% | 1st |
2 | Netherlands | 106 | 7 | 15.143 | 211 | 50.2% | 6th |
3 | Spain | 95 | 7 | 13.571 | 250 | 38.0% | 2nd |
4 | ROC | 82 | 7 | 11.714 | 211 | 38.9% | 4th |
5 | Canada | 79 | 7 | 11.286 | 228 | 34.6% | 7th |
6 | Australia | 78 | 7 | 11.143 | 210 | 37.1% | 5th |
7 | Hungary | 77 | 7 | 11.000 | 204 | 37.7% | 3rd |
7 | Japan | 44 | 4 | 11.000 | 128 | 34.4% | 9th |
9 | China | 71 | 7 | 10.143 | 196 | 36.2% | 8th |
10 | South Africa | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | 68 | 10.3% | 10th |
Total | 748 | 32 | 11.688 | 1940 | 38.6% |
Source: Official Results Book (page 224) [16]
Rank | Team | Goals against | Matches played | Goals against per match | Shots | % | Finish |
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1 | United States | 47 | 7 | 6.714 | 208 | 22.6% | 1st |
2 | Australia | 59 | 7 | 8.429 | 177 | 33.3% | 5th |
3 | Spain | 64 | 7 | 9.143 | 183 | 35.0% | 2nd |
4 | Hungary | 71 | 7 | 10.143 | 217 | 32.7% | 3rd |
5 | Canada | 72 | 7 | 10.286 | 198 | 36.4% | 7th |
6 | Netherlands | 75 | 7 | 10.714 | 207 | 36.2% | 6th |
7 | China | 90 | 7 | 12.857 | 220 | 40.9% | 8th |
8 | ROC | 95 | 7 | 13.571 | 231 | 41.1% | 4th |
9 | Japan | 78 | 4 | 19.500 | 128 | 60.9% | 9th |
10 | South Africa | 97 | 4 | 24.250 | 171 | 56.7% | 10th |
Total | 748 | 32 | 11.688 | 1940 | 38.6% |
Source: Official Results Book (pages 239, 243, 247, 251, 255, 258, 262, 266, 269, 273) [16]
Rank | Team | Goals for | Goals against | Goal diff. | Matches played | Goals diff. per match | Finish |
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1 | United States | 109 | 47 | 62 | 7 | 8.857 | 1st |
2 | Netherlands | 106 | 75 | 31 | 7 | 4.429 | 6th |
2 | Spain | 95 | 64 | 31 | 7 | 4.429 | 2nd |
4 | Australia | 78 | 59 | 19 | 7 | 2.714 | 5th |
5 | Canada | 79 | 72 | 7 | 7 | 1.000 | 7th |
6 | Hungary | 77 | 71 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 | 3rd |
7 | ROC | 82 | 95 | −13 | 7 | −1.857 | 4th |
8 | China | 71 | 90 | −19 | 7 | −2.714 | 8th |
9 | Japan | 44 | 78 | −34 | 4 | −8.500 | 9th |
10 | South Africa | 7 | 97 | −90 | 4 | −22.500 | 10th |
Total | 748 | 748 | 0 | 32 | 0.000 |
Source: Official Results Book (pages 239, 243, 247, 251, 255, 258, 262, 266, 269, 273) [16]
Rank | Team | Saves | Matches played | Saves per match | Shots | % | Finish |
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1 | United States | 84 | 7 | 12.000 | 131 | 64.1% | 1st |
2 | South Africa | 44 | 4 | 11.000 | 141 | 31.2% | 10th |
3 | Netherlands | 64 | 7 | 9.143 | 139 | 46.0% | 6th |
4 | China | 60 | 7 | 8.571 | 150 | 40.0% | 8th |
5 | ROC | 59 | 7 | 8.429 | 154 | 38.3% | 4th |
6 | Australia | 58 | 7 | 8.286 | 117 | 49.6% | 5th |
7 | Hungary | 54 | 7 | 7.714 | 125 | 43.2% | 3rd |
8 | Canada | 52 | 7 | 7.429 | 124 | 41.9% | 7th |
9 | Japan | 27 | 4 | 6.750 | 105 | 25.7% | 9th |
10 | Spain | 46 | 7 | 6.571 | 110 | 41.8% | 2nd |
Total | 548 | 32 | 8.563 | 1296 | 42.3% |
Source: Official Results Book (pages 239, 243, 247, 251, 255, 258, 262, 266, 269, 273) [16]
Rank | Team | Blocks | Matches played | Blocks per match | Finish |
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1 | Spain | 34 | 7 | 4.857 | 2nd |
2 | Hungary | 33 | 7 | 4.714 | 3rd |
3 | Canada | 31 | 7 | 4.429 | 7th |
4 | United States | 30 | 7 | 4.286 | 1st |
5 | Netherlands | 28 | 7 | 4.000 | 6th |
6 | Australia | 27 | 7 | 3.857 | 5th |
7 | China | 25 | 7 | 3.571 | 8th |
7 | ROC | 25 | 7 | 3.571 | 4th |
9 | South Africa | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 10th |
10 | Japan | 0 | 4 | 0.000 | 9th |
Total | 239 | 32 | 3.734 |
Source: Official Results Book (page 224) [16]
Rank | Team | Rebounds | Matches played | Rebounds per match | Finish |
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1 | United States | 52 | 7 | 7.429 | 1st |
2 | Hungary | 47 | 7 | 6.714 | 3rd |
3 | Spain | 43 | 7 | 6.143 | 2nd |
4 | Australia | 41 | 7 | 5.857 | 5th |
5 | ROC | 39 | 7 | 5.571 | 4th |
6 | Netherlands | 32 | 7 | 4.571 | 6th |
7 | South Africa | 18 | 4 | 4.500 | 10th |
8 | Canada | 30 | 7 | 4.286 | 7th |
9 | China | 24 | 7 | 3.429 | 8th |
10 | Japan | 9 | 4 | 2.250 | 9th |
Total | 335 | 32 | 5.234 |
Source: Official Results Book (page 224) [16]
Rank | Team | Steals | Matches played | Steals per match | Finish |
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1 | Australia | 63 | 7 | 9.000 | 5th |
2 | Japan | 31 | 4 | 7.750 | 9th |
3 | Netherlands | 51 | 7 | 7.286 | 6th |
3 | Spain | 51 | 7 | 7.286 | 2nd |
5 | Canada | 50 | 7 | 7.143 | 7th |
6 | United States | 48 | 7 | 6.857 | 1st |
7 | ROC | 42 | 7 | 6.000 | 4th |
8 | Hungary | 39 | 7 | 5.571 | 3rd |
9 | China | 30 | 7 | 4.286 | 8th |
10 | South Africa | 13 | 4 | 3.250 | 10th |
Total | 418 | 32 | 6.531 |
Source: Official Results Book (page 224) [16]
Rank | Team | Sprints won | Matches played | Sprints won per match | Sprints contested | % | Finish |
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1 | Hungary | 27 | 7 | 3.857 | 28 | 96.4% | 3rd |
2 | Netherlands | 19 | 7 | 2.714 | 28 | 67.9% | 6th |
3 | United States | 18 | 7 | 2.571 | 28 | 64.3% | 1st |
4 | Spain | 16 | 7 | 2.286 | 28 | 57.1% | 2nd |
5 | Canada | 12 | 7 | 1.714 | 28 | 42.9% | 7th |
5 | ROC | 12 | 7 | 1.714 | 28 | 42.9% | 4th |
7 | Australia | 11 | 7 | 1.571 | 28 | 39.3% | 5th |
8 | China | 7 | 7 | 1.000 | 28 | 25.0% | 8th |
8 | South Africa | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 16 | 25.0% | 10th |
10 | Japan | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 16 | 12.5% | 9th |
Total | 128 | 32 | 2.000 | 256 | 50.0% |
Source: Official Results Book (page 224) [16]
Rank | Team | Turnovers | Matches played | Turnovers per match | Finish |
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1 | Spain | 31 | 7 | 4.429 | 2nd |
2 | Canada | 34 | 7 | 4.857 | 7th |
2 | China | 34 | 7 | 4.857 | 8th |
2 | United States | 34 | 7 | 4.857 | 1st |
5 | Japan | 22 | 4 | 5.500 | 9th |
6 | ROC | 39 | 7 | 5.571 | 4th |
7 | Australia | 40 | 7 | 5.714 | 5th |
7 | Netherlands | 40 | 7 | 5.714 | 6th |
9 | Hungary | 41 | 7 | 5.857 | 3rd |
10 | South Africa | 34 | 4 | 8.500 | 10th |
Total | 349 | 32 | 5.453 |
Source: Official Results Book (page 224) [16]
Rank | Team | Exclusions with substitution | Matches played | Exclusions w/subst per match | Finish |
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1 | Japan | 1 | 4 | 0.250 | 9th |
2 | Canada | 2 | 7 | 0.286 | 7th |
3 | United States | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 1st |
4 | Netherlands | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 6th |
4 | Spain | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 2nd |
6 | Australia | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | 5th |
7 | South Africa | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 10th |
8 | Hungary | 6 | 7 | 0.857 | 3rd |
9 | ROC | 9 | 7 | 1.286 | 4th |
10 | China | 12 | 7 | 1.714 | 8th |
Total | 49 | 32 | 0.766 |
Source: Official Results Book (page 224) [16]
Three-time Olympic medalist(s): 2 players
Rank | Player | Team | Goals | Matches played | Goals per match | Shots | % |
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1 | Simone van de Kraats | Netherlands | 28 | 7 | 4.000 | 44 | 63.6% |
2 | Maddie Musselman | United States | 18 | 7 | 2.571 | 49 | 36.7% |
Beatriz Ortiz | Spain | 7 | 2.571 | 46 | 39.1% | ||
Maggie Steffens | United States | 7 | 2.571 | 32 | 56.3% | ||
5 | Maud Megens | Netherlands | 17 | 7 | 2.429 | 37 | 45.9% |
6 | Zhang Jing | China | 16 | 7 | 2.286 | 26 | 61.5% |
7 | Kyra Christmas | Canada | 15 | 7 | 2.143 | 29 | 51.7% |
Anni Espar | Spain | 7 | 2.143 | 34 | 44.1% | ||
Ekaterina Prokofyeva | ROC | 7 | 2.143 | 35 | 42.9% | ||
10 | Makenzie Fischer | United States | 14 | 7 | 2.000 | 33 | 42.4% |
Judith Forca | Spain | 7 | 2.000 | 37 | 37.8% |
Source: Official Results Book (page 234) [16]
Rank | Goalkeeper | Team | Saves | Matches played | Saves per match | Shots | % |
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1 | Ashleigh Johnson | United States | 80 | 7 | 11.429 | 124 | 64.5% |
2 | Alda Magyari | Hungary | 51 | 7 | 7.286 | 116 | 44.0% |
3 | Shen Yineng | China | 47 | 6 | 7.833 | 112 | 42.0% |
4 | Laura Ester | Spain | 45 | 7 | 6.429 | 108 | 41.7% |
5 | Meghan Maartens | South Africa | 44 | 4 | 11.000 | 141 | 31.2% |
6 | Anna Karnaukh | ROC | 42 | 5 | 8.400 | 98 | 42.9% |
7 | Claire Wright | Canada | 37 | 5 | 7.400 | 92 | 40.2% |
8 | Joanne Koenders | Netherlands | 33 | 3 | 11.000 | 48 | 68.8% |
9 | Debby Willemsz | Netherlands | 31 | 5 | 6.200 | 90 | 34.4% |
10 | Lea Yanitsas | Australia | 30 | 3 | 10.000 | 60 | 50.0% |
Source: Official Results Book (page 236) [16]
Rank | Player | Team | Blocks | Matches played | Blocks per match |
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1 | Rita Keszthelyi | Hungary | 10 | 7 | 1.429 |
2 | Beatriz Ortiz | Spain | 9 | 7 | 1.286 |
Zhang Jing | China | 7 | 1.286 | ||
4 | Ekaterina Prokofyeva | ROC | 8 | 7 | 1.143 |
5 | Rachel Fattal | United States | 7 | 7 | 1.000 |
Shae La Roche | Canada | 7 | 1.000 | ||
7 | Bronte Halligan | Australia | 6 | 7 | 0.857 |
Maggie Steffens | United States | 7 | 0.857 | ||
9 | Aria Fischer | United States | 5 | 7 | 0.714 |
Keesja Gofers | Australia | 7 | 0.714 | ||
Paula Leitón | Spain | 7 | 0.714 | ||
Rebecca Parkes | Hungary | 7 | 0.714 | ||
Dorottya Szilágyi | Hungary | 7 | 0.714 | ||
Roser Tarragó | Spain | 7 | 0.714 |
Source: Official Results Book (pages 239, 243, 247, 251, 255, 258, 262, 266, 269, 273) [16]
Rank | Player | Team | Rebounds | Matches played | Rebounds per match |
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1 | Anni Espar | Spain | 12 | 7 | 1.714 |
2 | Rachel Fattal | United States | 10 | 7 | 1.429 |
3 | Maddie Musselman | United States | 9 | 7 | 1.286 |
4 | Makenzie Fischer | United States | 8 | 7 | 1.143 |
Keesja Gofers | Australia | 7 | 1.143 | ||
Ekaterina Prokofyeva | ROC | 7 | 1.143 | ||
Maggie Steffens | United States | 7 | 1.143 | ||
8 | Evgeniya Soboleva | ROC | 7 | 7 | 1.000 |
Dorottya Szilágyi | Hungary | 7 | 1.000 | ||
Rowena Webster | Australia | 7 | 1.000 | ||
Zhang Jing | China | 7 | 1.000 |
Source: Official Results Book (pages 239, 243, 247, 251, 255, 258, 262, 266, 269, 273) [16]
Rank | Player | Team | Steals | Matches played | Steals per match |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Simone van de Kraats | Netherlands | 13 | 7 | 1.857 |
2 | Anni Espar | Spain | 11 | 7 | 1.571 |
Bronte Halligan | Australia | 7 | 1.571 | ||
4 | Hannah Buckling | Australia | 10 | 7 | 1.429 |
Ekaterina Prokofyeva | ROC | 7 | 1.429 | ||
6 | Zoe Arancini | Australia | 8 | 7 | 1.143 |
Ashleigh Johnson (GK) | United States | 7 | 1.143 | ||
Bronwen Knox | Australia | 7 | 1.143 | ||
Sabrina van der Sloot | Netherlands | 7 | 1.143 | ||
Dorottya Szilágyi | Hungary | 7 | 1.143 |
Source: Official Results Book (pages 239, 243, 247, 251, 255, 258, 262, 266, 269, 273) [16]
Rank | Sprinter | Team | Sprints won | Matches played | Sprints won per match | Sprints contested | % |
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1 | Vanda Vályi | Hungary | 27 | 7 | 3.857 | 28 | 96.4% |
2 | Rachel Fattal | United States | 18 | 7 | 2.571 | 26 | 69.2% |
3 | Anni Espar | Spain | 13 | 7 | 1.857 | 23 | 56.5% |
4 | Maria Bersneva | ROC | 11 | 7 | 1.571 | 21 | 52.4% |
5 | Sabrina van der Sloot | Netherlands | 10 | 7 | 1.429 | 13 | 76.9% |
6 | Kyra Christmas | Canada | 9 | 7 | 1.286 | 18 | 50.0% |
7 | Simone van de Kraats | Netherlands | 8 | 7 | 1.143 | 13 | 61.5% |
8 | Amy Ridge | Australia | 6 | 7 | 0.857 | 8 | 75.0% |
9 | Keesja Gofers | Australia | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 17 | 23.5% |
Amica Hallenndorff | South Africa | 4 | 1.000 | 11 | 36.4% | ||
Wang Xinyan | China | 7 | 0.571 | 11 | 36.4% |
Source: Official Results Book (page 233) [16]
Rank | Player | Team | Turnovers | Matches played | Turnovers per match |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Elyse Lemay-Lavoie | Canada | 15 | 7 | 2.143 |
Rebecca Parkes | Hungary | 7 | 2.143 | ||
3 | Paula Leitón | Spain | 12 | 7 | 1.714 |
Anna Timofeeva | ROC | 7 | 1.714 | ||
5 | Maica García | Spain | 11 | 7 | 1.571 |
6 | Chen Xiao | China | 10 | 7 | 1.429 |
Aria Fischer | United States | 7 | 1.429 | ||
Anikó Gyöngyössy | Hungary | 6 | 1.667 | ||
Xiong Dunhan | China | 7 | 1.429 | ||
10 | Anastasia Simanovich | ROC | 8 | 7 | 1.143 |
Source: Official Results Book (pages 239, 243, 247, 251, 255, 258, 262, 266, 269, 273) [16]
Rank | Player | Team | Exclusions with substitution | Matches played | Exclusions w/subst per match |
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1 | Mei Xiaohan | China | 5 | 7 | 0.714 |
2 | Hannah Buckling | Australia | 3 | 7 | 0.429 |
Veronika Vakhitova | ROC | 7 | 0.429 | ||
Wang Xinyan | China | 7 | 0.429 | ||
5 | Evgeniya Ivanova | ROC | 2 | 7 | 0.286 |
Georgie Moir | South Africa | 4 | 0.500 | ||
Beatriz Ortiz | Spain | 7 | 0.286 | ||
Vivian Sevenich | Netherlands | 7 | 0.286 | ||
Vanda Vályi | Hungary | 7 | 0.286 |
Source: Official Results Book (pages 239, 243, 247, 251, 255, 258, 262, 266, 269, 273) [16]
The women's all-star team was announced on 7 August 2021. [50]
Position | Player |
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Goalkeeper | Ashleigh Johnson |
Field players | Rebecca Parkes (Centre forward) |
Anni Espar | |
Maddie Musselman | |
Beatriz Ortiz | |
Ekaterina Prokofyeva | |
Simone van de Kraats | |
MVP | Maddie Musselman |
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Group A | |||||||||||
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24 July 2021 | 26 July 2021 | ||||||||||
Match 01: CAN v AUS | Start List | Play by Play | Results | Match 07: ESP v CAN | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||
Match 02: RSA v ESP | Start List | Play by Play | Results | Match 08: AUS v NED | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||
28 July 2021 | 30 July 2021 | ||||||||||
Match 09: CAN v RSA | Start List | Play by Play | Results | Match 13: RSA v NED | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||
Match 10: NED v ESP | Start List | Play by Play | Results | Match 14: ESP v AUS | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||
1 August 2021 | |||||||||||
Match 19: NED v CAN | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||||||
Match 20: AUS v RSA | Start List | Play by Play | Results |
Group B | |||||||||||
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24 July 2021 | 26 July 2021 | ||||||||||
Match 03: CHN v ROC | Start List | Play by Play | Results | Match 05: ROC v HUN | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||
Match 04: JPN v USA | Start List | Play by Play | Results | Match 06: USA v CHN | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||
28 July 2021 | 30 July 2021 | ||||||||||
Match 11: HUN v USA | Start List | Play by Play | Results | Match 15: JPN v HUN | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||
Match 12: CHN v JPN | Start List | Play by Play | Results | Match 16: USA v ROC | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||
1 August 2021 | |||||||||||
Match 17: HUN v CHN | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||||||
Match 18: ROC v JPN | Start List | Play by Play | Results |
Knockout stage | |||||||||||
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3 August 2021 | 5 August 2021 | ||||||||||
Match 21: ESP v CHN | Start List | Play by Play | Results | Match 25: CHN v NED | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||
Match 22: AUS v ROC | Start List | Play by Play | Results | Match 26: AUS v CAN | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||
Match 23: NED v HUN | Start List | Play by Play | Results | Match 27: ESP v HUN | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||
Match 24: CAN v USA | Start List | Play by Play | Results Archived 18 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Match 28: ROC v USA | Start List | Play by Play | Results Archived 7 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine | ||||
7 August 2021 | |||||||||||
Match 29: CHN v CAN | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||||||
Match 30: NED v AUS | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||||||
Match 31: HUN v ROC | Start List | Play by Play | Results | ||||||||
Match 32: ESP v USA | Start List | Play by Play | Results Archived 18 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine |