List of players who have appeared in multiple women's Olympic water polo tournaments

This is a list of female players who have been named in the national water polo team squad in at least two or three Olympic tournaments since the inaugural official edition in 2000.

Abbreviations

Apps	Appearances	Rk	Rank	Ref	Reference	ISHOF	International Swimming Hall of Fame
Pos	Playing position	FP	Field player	GK	Goalkeeper
(C)	Captain	p.	page	pp.	pages

Overall multi-time Olympians

As of 2016, 22 female players have been named in the national water polo team squad in three or more women's Olympic 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 player (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 6 February 2021.

Legend and abbreviation

Team^* – Host team

Year	Total	Five-time Olympian		Four-time Olympian		Three-time Olympian
2000	0	—	0	—	0	—	0
2004	0	—	0	—	0	—	0
2008	4	—	0	—	0	Russia: Sofia Konukh, Elena Smurova United States: Heather Petri, Brenda Villa	4
2012	9	—	0	Russia: Sofia Konukh United States: Heather Petri, Brenda Villa	3	Australia: Kate Gynther, Melissa Rippon Hungary: Rita Drávucz Italy: Tania Di Mario, Elena Gigli (GK), Anikó Pelle	6
2016	13	—	0	Italy: Tania Di Mario	1	Australia: Gemma Beadsworth, Bronwen Knox China: Ma Huanhuan, Sun Yating, Yang Jun (GK) Hungary: Orsolya Takács Italy: Teresa Frassinetti Russia: Nadezhda Glyzina, Ekaterina Lisunova, Ekaterina Prokofyeva, Evgenia Soboleva United States: Kami Craig	12
2020
Year	Total	Five-time Olympian		Four-time Olympian		Three-time Olympian

By confederation

Last updated: 24 January 2021.

Confederation	Number of multi-time Olympians
Confederation	Five-time	Four-time	Three-time	Total
Africa – CANA	0	0	0	0
Americas – UANA	0	2	1	3
Asia – AASF	0	0	3	3
Europe – LEN	0	2	10	12
Oceania – OSA	0	0	4	4
Total	0	4	18	22

By team

Last updated: 24 January 2021.

Women's team	Number of multi-time Olympians				Confederation
Women's team	Five-time	Four-time	Three-time	Total	Confederation
Australia	0	0	4	4	Oceania – OSA
China	0	0	3	3	Asia – AASF
Hungary	0	0	2	2	Europe – LEN
Italy	0	1	3	4	Europe – LEN
Russia	0	1	5	6	Europe – LEN
United States	0	2	1	3	Americas – UANA
Total	0	4	18	22

By position

Last updated: 24 January 2021.

Position	Number of multi-time Olympians
Position	Five-time	Four-time	Three-time	Total
Field player	0	4	16	20
Goalkeeper	0	0	2	2
Total	0	4	18	22

Four-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 player (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 7 August 2021.

Eight female athletes competed in water polo at four or more Olympic Games between 2000 and 2020 inclusive.

Legend

– Hosts
Apps – Appearances

**Female athletes who competed in water polo at four or more Olympics**
Apps	Player	Birth	Height	Women's team	Pos	Water polo tournaments					Period (age of first/last)	Medals				Ref
Apps	Player	Birth	Height	Women's team	Pos	1	2	3	4	5	Period (age of first/last)	G	S	B	T	Ref
4	Heather Petri	1978	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	United States	FP	2000	2004	2008	2012		12 years (22/34)	1	2	1	4	^[1]
	Sofia Konukh	1980	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Russia	FP	2000	2004	2008	2012		12 years (20/32)	0	0	1	1	^[2]
	Brenda Villa	1980	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	United States	FP	2000	2004	2008	2012		12 years (20/32)	1	2	1	4	^[3]
	Tania Di Mario	1979	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	Italy	FP	2004	2008	2012	2016		12 years (25/37)	1	1	0	2	^[4]
	Bronwen Knox	1986	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	Australia	FP	2008	2012	2016	2020		13 years (22/35)	0	0	2	2	^[5]
	Nadezhda Glyzina	1988	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Russia	FP	2008	2012	2016			13 years (20/33)	0	0	1	1	^[6]
	Nadezhda Glyzina	1988	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	ROC	FP				2020		13 years (20/33)	0	0	1	1	^[6]
	Evgenia Soboleva	1988	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Russia	FP	2008	2012	2016			13 years (19/32)	0	0	1	1	^[7]
	Evgenia Soboleva	1988	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	ROC	FP				2020		13 years (19/32)	0	0	1	1	^[7]
	Ekaterina Prokofyeva	1991	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	Russia	FP	2008	2012	2016			13 years (17/30)	0	0	1	1	^[8]
	Ekaterina Prokofyeva	1991	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	ROC	FP				2020		13 years (17/30)	0	0	1	1	^[8]
Apps	Player	Birth	Height	Women's team	Pos	1	2	3	4	5	Period (age of first/last)	G	S	B	T	Ref
Apps	Player	Birth	Height	Women's team	Pos	Water polo tournaments					Period (age of first/last)	Medals				Ref

Multi-time Olympians by team

The following tables are 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 player (in ascending order), respectively.

Legend

Year^* – As host team

Australia

Women's national team: Australia
Team appearances: 6 (2000^*–2020)
As host team: 2000^*
Number of four-time Olympians: 0
Number of three-time Olympians: 4
Last updated: 26 July 2021.

Legend

– Hosts

**Female athletes who competed in water polo at three or more Olympics**
Apps	Player	Birth	Pos	Water polo tournaments					Age of first/last	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
Apps	Player	Birth	Pos	1	2	3	4	5	Age of first/last	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
3	Melissa Rippon	1981	FP	2004	2008	2012			23/31			^[9]
	Kate Gynther	1982	FP	2004	2008	2012			22/30			^[10]
	Bronwen Knox	1986	FP	2008	2012	2016			22/30			^[5]
	Gemma Beadsworth	1987	FP	2008	2012	2016			21/29			^[11]

Brazil

Women's national team: Brazil
Team appearances: 1 (2016^*)
As host team: 2016^*
Number of three-time Olympians: 0
Number of two-time Olympians: 0
Last updated: 24 January 2021.

Canada

Women's national team: Canada
Team appearances: 3 (2000–2004, 2020)
As host team: —
Number of three-time Olympians: 0
Number of two-time Olympians: 8
Last updated: 26 July 2021.

**Female athletes who competed in water polo at two or more Olympics**
Apps	Player	Birth	Pos	Water polo tournaments					Age of first/last	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
Apps	Player	Birth	Pos	1	2	3	4	5	Age of first/last	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
2	Ann Dow	1971	FP	2000	2004				29/33			^[12]
	Johanne Bégin	1971	FP	2000	2004				28/32			^[13]
	Cora Campbell	1974	FP	2000	2004				26/30			^[14]
	Melissa Collins	1976	FP	2000	2004				23/27			^[15]
	Marie Luc Arpin	1978	FP	2000	2004				22/26			^[16]
	Jana Salat	1979	FP	2000	2004				21/25			^[17]
	Susan Gardiner	1980	FP	2000	2004				20/24			^[18]
	Valérie Dionne	1980	FP	2000	2004				20/24			^[19]

China

Women's national team: China
Team appearances: 4 (2008^*–2020)
As host team: 2008^*
Number of four-time Olympians: 0
Number of three-time Olympians: 3
Last updated: 26 July 2021.

Legend

– Hosts

**Female athletes who competed in water polo at three or more Olympics**
Apps	Player	Birth	Pos	Water polo tournaments					Age of first/last	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
Apps	Player	Birth	Pos	1	2	3	4	5	Age of first/last	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
3	Sun Yating	1988	FP	2008	2012	2016			20/28			^[20]
	Yang Jun	1988	GK	2008	2012	2016			20/28			^[21]
	Ma Huanhuan	1990	FP	2008	2012	2016			18/26			^[22]

Great Britain

Women's national team: Great Britain
Team appearances: 1 (2012^*)
As host team: 2012^*
Number of three-time Olympians: 0
Number of two-time Olympians: 0
Last updated: 24 January 2021.

Greece

Women's national team: Greece
Team appearances: 2 (2004^*–2008)
As host team: 2004^*
Number of three-time Olympians: 0
Number of two-time Olympians: 7
Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend

– Hosts

**Female athletes who competed in water polo at two or more Olympics**
Apps	Player	Birth	Pos	Water polo tournaments					Age of first/last	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
Apps	Player	Birth	Pos	1	2	3	4	5	Age of first/last	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
2	Stavroula Kozompoli	1974	FP	2004	2008				30/34			^[23]
	Georgia Ellinaki	1974	GK	2004	2008				30/34			^[24]
	Evangelia Moraitidou	1975	FP	2004	2008				29/33			^[25]
	Aikaterini Oikonomopoulou	1978	FP	2004	2008				26/30			^[26]
	Kyriaki Liosi	1979	FP	2004	2008				24/28			^[27]
	Georgia Lara	1980	FP	2004	2008				24/28			^[28]
	Antigoni Roumpesi	1983	FP	2004	2008				21/25			^[29]

Hungary

Women's national team: Hungary
Team appearances: 5 (2004–2020)
As host team: —
Number of four-time Olympians: 0
Number of three-time Olympians: 2
Last updated: 26 July 2021.

**Female athletes who competed in water polo at three or more Olympics**
Apps	Player	Birth	Pos	Water polo tournaments					Age of first/last	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
Apps	Player	Birth	Pos	1	2	3	4	5	Age of first/last	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
3	Rita Drávucz	1980	FP	2004	2008	2012			24/32			^[30]
3	Orsolya Takács	1985	FP	2008	2012	2016			23/31			^[31]

Note:

Three-time Olympian Anikó Pelle is listed in section Italy.

Italy

Women's national team: Italy
Team appearances: 4 (2004–2016)
As host team: —
Number of five-time Olympians: 0
Number of four-time Olympians: 1
Number of three-time Olympians: 3
Last updated: 24 January 2021.

Abbreviation

HUN – Hungary
ITA – Italy

**Female athletes who competed in water polo at three or more Olympics**
Apps	Player	Birth	Pos	Water polo tournaments					Age of first/last	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
Apps	Player	Birth	Pos	1	2	3	4	5	Age of first/last	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
4	Tania Di Mario	1979	FP	2004	2008	2012	2016		25/37			^[4]
3	Anikó Pelle	1978	FP	2004 HUN	2008 HUN	2012 ITA			25/33			^[32]
	Elena Gigli	1985	GK	2004	2008	2012			19/27			^[33]
	Teresa Frassinetti	1985	FP	2008	2012	2016			22/30			^[34]

Japan

Women's national team: Japan
Team appearances: 1 (2020^*)
As host team: 2020^*
Number of three-time Olympians: 0
Number of two-time Olympians: 0
Last updated: 26 July 2021.

Kazakhstan

Women's national team: Kazakhstan
Team appearances: 2 (2000–2004)
As host team: —
Number of four-time Olympians: 0
Number of three-time Olympians: 0
Last updated: 24 January 2021.

Netherlands

Women's national team: Netherlands
Team appearances: 3 (2000, 2008, 2020)
As host team: —
Number of three-time Olympians: 0
Number of two-time Olympians: 2
Last updated: 26 July 2021.

**Female athletes who competed in water polo at two or more Olympics**
Apps	Player	Birth	Pos	Water polo tournaments					Age of first/last	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
Apps	Player	Birth	Pos	1	2	3	4	5	Age of first/last	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
2	Gillian van den Berg	1971	FP	2000		2008			29/36			^[35]
2	Daniëlle de Bruijn	1978	FP	2000		2008			22/30			^[36]

Russia

Women's national team: Russia
Team appearances: 6 (2000–2020)
As host team: —
Number of five-time Olympians: 0
Number of four-time Olympians: 1
Number of three-time Olympians: 5
Last updated: 26 July 2021.

**Female athletes who competed in water polo at three or more Olympics**
Apps	Player	Birth	Pos	Water polo tournaments					Age of first/last	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
Apps	Player	Birth	Pos	1	2	3	4	5	Age of first/last	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
4	Sofia Konukh	1980	FP	2000	2004	2008	2012		20/32			^[2]
3	Elena Smurova	1974	FP	2000	2004	2008			26/34			^[37]
	Nadezhda Glyzina	1988	FP	2008	2012	2016			20/28			^[6]
	Evgenia Soboleva	1988	FP	2008	2012	2016			19/27			^[7]
	Ekaterina Lisunova	1989	FP	2008	2012	2016			18/26			^[38]
	Ekaterina Prokofyeva	1991	FP	2008	2012	2016			17/25			^[8]

South Africa

Women's national team: Japan
Team appearances: 1 (2020^*)
As host team: 2020^*
Number of four-time Olympians: 0
Number of three-time Olympians: 0
Last updated: 26 July 2021.

Spain

Women's national team: Spain
Team appearances: 3 (2012–2020)
As host team: —
Number of four-time Olympians: 0
Number of three-time Olympians: 0
Last updated: 26 July 2021.

United States

Women's national team: United States
Team appearances: 6 (2000–2020)
As host team: —
Number of five-time Olympians: 0
Number of four-time Olympians: 2
Number of three-time Olympians: 1
Last updated: 26 July 2021.

Legend

– Hosts

**Female athletes who competed in water polo at three or more Olympics**
Apps	Player	Birth	Pos	Water polo tournaments					Age of first/last	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
Apps	Player	Birth	Pos	1	2	3	4	5	Age of first/last	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
4	Heather Petri	1978	FP	2000	2004	2008	2012		22/34			^[1]
4	Brenda Villa	1980	FP	2000	2004	2008	2012		20/32	2018		^[3]
3	Kami Craig	1987	FP	2008	2012	2016			21/29			^[39]

References

Sources

Official Results Books (IOC)

PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:

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:

Official website (IOC)

Water polo on the International Olympic Committee website:

Olympedia

Water polo on the Olympedia website:

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:

External links

Olympic water polo – Official website

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List of players who have appeared in multiple women's Olympic water polo tournaments

Contents

Abbreviations

Overall multi-time Olympians

By tournament

By confederation

By team

By position

Four-time Olympians

Multi-time Olympians by team

Australia

Brazil

Canada

China

Great Britain

Greece

Hungary

Italy

Japan

Kazakhstan

Netherlands

Russia

South Africa

Spain

United States

See also

References

Sources

Official Results Books (IOC)

Official Reports (FINA)

Official website (IOC)

Olympedia

Sports Reference

Todor66

ISHOF

External links