List of women's Olympic water polo tournament top goalscorers

This is a list of top goalscorers in the women's Olympic water polo tournament since the inaugural official edition in 2000.

Abbreviations

RkRankRefReferenceISHOFInternational Swimming Hall of Fame
L/RHandednessLLeft-handedRRight-handed
(C)Captainp.pagepp.pages

Overall top goalscorers

As of 2016, eighteen female players have scored 20 or more goals at the Summer Olympics.

By confederation

Last updated: 1 April 2021.

ConfederationNumber of top goalscorers
Total goals: 40+Total goals: 30–39Total goals: 20–29Total
AfricaCANA0000
AmericasUANA0202
AsiaAASF0101
EuropeLEN11810
OceaniaOSA0145
Total151218

By team

Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Women's teamNumber of top goalscorersConfederation
Total goals: 40+Total goals: 30–39Total goals: 20–29Total
 Australia0145Oceania – OSA
 China0101Asia – AASF
 Hungary0033Europe – LEN
 Italy1001Europe – LEN
 Netherlands0011Europe – LEN
 Russia0123Europe – LEN
 Spain0022Europe – LEN
 United States0202Americas – UANA
Total151218

Most goals scored

One match

Roser Tarragó of Spain is one of three female players to score seven goals in an Olympic match.

The following table is pre-sorted by date of the match (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Three female water polo players have each scored seven goals in an Olympic match.

The first woman to do so was Daniëlle de Bruijn, with the Netherlands women's national team in Beijing on 21 August 2008. She netted seven goals in the gold medal match, helping the Dutch team win the Olympics.[1]

The most recent female player to do so was Roser Tarragó, with Spain women's national team in Rio de Janeiro on 19 August 2016.[2]

Legend and abbreviation
  •   – Player's team drew the match
  •   – Player's team lost the match
  •  Team  – Host team
  • Player – Player who won the tournament with her team
  • G – Goals
  • aet – After extra time
  • pso – Penalty shootout
Female players with seven or more goals in an Olympic match
#GPlayerBirthAgeHeightL/RForResultAgainstTournamentRoundDateRef
17Daniëlle de Bruijn1978301.72 m
(5 ft 8 in)
Left  Netherlands9–8  United StatesBeijing 2008Gold medal match21 Aug 2008[1]
27Maggie Steffens1993191.73 m
(5 ft 8 in)
Right  United States14–13  HungaryLondon 2012Preliminary round
Group A
30 Jul 2012[3]
37Roser Tarragó1993231.71 m
(5 ft 7 in)
Right  Spain12–10  AustraliaRio 20165th–6th place match19 Aug 2016[2]

The following table shows the historical progression of the record of goals scored by a female water polo player in a single Olympic match. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend
  •  Team  – Host team
  • Player – Player who won the tournament with his team
Historical progression of records:
Most goals scored by a female player, one match
GoalsAchievementYearPlayerAgeHeightL/RWomen's teamDateDuration of recordRef
5Set record2004Kyriaki Liosi241.70 m
(5 ft 7 in)
Right  Greece26 August 20043 years, 361 days[4]
Tied record2008Kate Gynther261.75 m
(5 ft 9 in)
Right  Australia17 August 2008[5]
7Broke record2008Daniëlle de Bruijn301.72 m
(5 ft 8 in)
Left  Netherlands21 August 200815 years, 277 days[1]
Tied record2012Maggie Steffens191.73 m
(5 ft 8 in)
Right  United States30 July 2012[3]
Tied record2016Roser Tarragó231.71 m
(5 ft 7 in)
Right  Spain19 August 2016[2]

One tournament

The following table is pre-sorted by number of goals (in descending order), edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), number of matches played (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 12 August 2021.

Seven female players have scored 18 or more goals in an Olympic water polo tournament.

At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Dutch left-hander Simone van de Kraats scored 28 goals, setting the record for the most goals scored by a female water polo player in a single Olympic tournament.

Maggie Steffens of the United States is the first and only female water polo player to achieve this feat twice. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Steffens netted 21 goals. Nine years later, she scored 18 goals in Tokyo.

Legend
  •  Team  – Host team
  • Player – Player who won the tournament with her team
Female players with 18 or more goals in an Olympic tournament
RkYearPlayerBirthAgeHeightL/RGoalsMatches
played
Goals
per
match
Women's teamFinishRef
12020Simone van de Kraats2000201.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)
Left2874.000  Netherlands6th of 10
teams
[6]
22012Maggie Steffens1993191.73 m
(5 ft 8 in)
Right2163.500  United States1st of 8
teams
[7]
32012Ma Huanhuan1990221.78 m
(5 ft 10 in)
Right1963.167  China5th of 8
teams
[8]
42012Tania Di Mario1979331.68 m
(5 ft 6 in)
Right1863.000  Italy7th of 8
teams
[9]
2020Maddie Musselman1998231.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)
Right1872.571  United States1st of 10
teams
[10]
2020Beatriz Ortiz1995261.76 m
(5 ft 9 in)
Right1872.571  Spain2nd of 10
teams
[11]
2020Maggie Steffens (2)1993281.73 m
(5 ft 8 in)
Right1872.571  United States1st of 10
teams
[7]
RkYearPlayerBirthAgeHeightL/RGoalsMatches
played
Goals
per
match
Women's teamFinishRef

Source:

  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 96–101), 2004 (p. 53), 2008 (p. 54), 2012 (p. 345), 2016 (p. 193), 2020 (p. 234).

The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), name of the team (in ascending order), number of goals (in descending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 12 August 2021.

Legend
  • Team* – Host team
Female players with 15 or more goals in an Olympic tournament (ordered chronologically)
YearTotal21+ goals18–20 goals15–17 goals
20000000
20040000
2008100  Netherlands: Daniëlle de Bruijn (17)1
20124  United States: Maggie Steffens (21)1  China: Ma Huanhuan (19)
 Italy: Tania Di Mario (18)
2  Spain: Anni Espar (15)1
2016300  Hungary: Barbara Bujka (15)
 Spain: Roser Tarragó (15)
 United States: Maggie Steffens (17)
3
20209  Netherlands: Simone van de Kraats (28)1  Spain: Beatriz Ortiz (18)
 United States: Maddie Musselman (18), Maggie Steffens (18)
3  Canada: Kyra Christmas (15)
 China: Zhang Jing (16)
 Netherlands: Maud Megens (17)
 ROC: Ekaterina Prokofyeva (15)
 Spain: Anni Espar (15)
5
YearTotal21+ goals18–20 goals15–17 goals

Source:

  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 96–101), 2004 (p. 53), 2008 (p. 54), 2012 (p. 345), 2016 (p. 193), 2020 (p. 234).

Top goalscorers in each tournament

Daniëlle de Bruijn of the Netherlands scored 11 and 17 goals at the 2000 and 2008 Olympics, respectively.

The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), number of matches played (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 12 August 2021.

At 19 years old, Maggie Steffens of the United States made her Olympic debut at the 2012 London Olympics, where she was the youngest-ever female top goalscorer with 21 goals. She was also the top goalscorer at the 2016 Rio Olympics, with 17 goals.

Dutch left-handed player Daniëlle de Bruijn was the joint top goalscorer at the 2000 Olympics, with 11 goals. Eight years later she netted 17 goals, including seven goals in the gold medal match, becoming the top goalscorer at the 2008 Olympics.

Legend
  •  Team  – Host team
  • Player – Player who won the tournament with her team
Female players with the most goals in each Olympic tournament
YearPlayerBirthAgeHeightL/RGoalsMatches
played
Goals
per
match
Women's teamFinishRef
2000Daniëlle de Bruijn1978221.72 m
(5 ft 8 in)
Left1171.571  Netherlands4th of 6
teams
[12]
Bridgette Gusterson1973271.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)
Right71.571  Australia1st of 6
teams
[13]
Sofia Konukh1980201.73 m
(5 ft 8 in)
Right71.571  Russia3rd of 6
teams
[14]
2004Tania Di Mario1979251.68 m
(5 ft 6 in)
Right1462.333  Italy1st of 8
teams
[9]
2008Daniëlle de Bruijn (2)1978301.72 m
(5 ft 8 in)
Left1762.833  Netherlands1st of 8
teams
[12]
2012Maggie Steffens1993191.73 m
(5 ft 8 in)
Right2163.500  United States1st of 8
teams
[7]
2016Maggie Steffens (2)1993231.73 m
(5 ft 8 in)
Right1762.833  United States1st of 8
teams
[7]
2020Simone van de Kraats2000201.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)
Left2874.000  Netherlands6th of 10
teams
[6]

Source:

  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 96–101), 2004 (p. 53), 2008 (p. 54), 2012 (p. 345), 2016 (p. 193), 2020 (p. 234).

The following table shows the historical progression of the record of goals scored by a female water polo player in a single Olympic tournament. Last updated: 12 August 2021.

Legend
  •  Team  – Host team
  • Player – Player who won the tournament with her team
Historical progression of records:
Most goals scored by a female player, one tournament
GoalsAchievementYearPlayerAgeHeightL/RWomen's teamDateDuration of recordRef
11Set record2000Daniëlle de Bruijn221.72 m
(5 ft 8 in)
Left  Netherlands23 September 20003 years, 338 days[12]
Bridgette Gusterson271.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)
Right  Australia[13]
Sofia Konukh201.73 m
(5 ft 8 in)
Right  Russia[14]
14Broke record2004Tania Di Mario251.68 m
(5 ft 6 in)
Right  Italy26 August 20043 years, 361 days[9]
17Broke record2008Daniëlle de Bruijn (2)301.72 m
(5 ft 8 in)
Left  Netherlands21 August 20083 years, 354 days[12]
21Broke record2012Maggie Steffens191.73 m
(5 ft 8 in)
Right  United States9 August 20128 years, 363 days[7]
28Broke record2020Simone van de Kraats201.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)
Left  Netherlands7 August 20212 years, 291 days[6]

All-time

Kate Gynther of Australia scored 30 goals at three Olympics (2004–2012).

The following table is pre-sorted by number of total goals (in descending order), number of total Olympic matches played (in ascending order), date of the last Olympic match played (in ascending order), date of the first Olympic match played (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 7 August 2021.

Three-time Olympian Maggie Steffens of the United States holds the record for the most goals scored by a female water polo player in Olympic history, with 56 goals.[15]

Italian Tania Di Mario netted 47 goals at four Olympics (2004–2016).[9]

Ma Huanhuan, representing China, holds the record for the most goals scored by an Asian female water polo player in Olympic history, with 37 goals at three Olympics (2008–2016).[8]

Kate Gynther of Australia netted 30 goals in 32 matches between 2004 and 2012.[16]

Legend
  •     – Hosts
All-time female players with 30 or more goals at the Olympics
RkPlayerBirthHeightL/RWomen's teamTotal
goals
Total
matches
played
Goals
per
match
Tournaments
(goals)
Period
(age of
first/last)
MedalsRef
1234GSBT
1Maggie Steffens19931.73 m
(5 ft 8 in)
Right  United States56192.9472012
(21)
2016
(17)
2020
(18)
9 years
(19/28)
3003[15]
2Tania Di Mario19791.68 m
(5 ft 6 in)
Right  Italy47232.0432004
(14)
2008
(10)
2012
(18)
2016
(5)
12 years
(25/37)
1102[9]
3Ma Huanhuan19901.78 m
(5 ft 10 in)
Right  China37172.1762008
(7)
2012
(19)
2016
(11)
8 years
(18/26)
0000[8]
4Sofia Konukh19801.73 m
(5 ft 8 in)
Right  Russia31221.4092000
(11)
2004
(9)
2008
(7)
2012
(4)
12 years
(20/32)
0011[14]
5Brenda Villa19801.63 m
(5 ft 4 in)
Right  United States31231.3482000
(9)
2004
(7)
2008
(9)
2012
(6)
12 years
(20/32)
1214[17]
6Kate Gynther19821.75 m
(5 ft 9 in)
Right  Australia30171.7652004
(7)
2008
(13)
2012
(10)
8 years
(22/30)
0022[16]

Source:

  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 96–101), 2004 (p. 53), 2008 (p. 54), 2012 (p. 345), 2016 (p. 193).

The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), name of the team (in ascending order), number of total goals (in descending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend
  • Team* – Host team
All-time female players with 20 or more goals at the Olympics (ordered chronologically)
YearTotalTotal goals: 40+Total goals: 30–39Total goals: 20–29
20000000
2004100  Russia: Sofia Konukh (20)1
2008500  Australia: Kate Gynther (20)
 Italy: Tania Di Mario (24)
 Netherlands: Daniëlle de Bruijn (28)
 Russia: Sofia Konukh (27)
 United States: Brenda Villa (25)
5
20127  Italy: Tania Di Mario (42)1  Australia: Kate Gynther (30)
 Russia: Sofia Konukh (31)
 United States: Brenda Villa (31)
3  China: Ma Huanhuan (26)
 Hungary: Rita Drávucz (23)
 United States: Maggie Steffens (21)
3
201613  Italy: Tania Di Mario (47)1  China: Ma Huanhuan (37)
 United States: Maggie Steffens (38)
2  Australia: Ashleigh Southern (26), Rowena Webster (23), Gemma Beadsworth (20), Bronwen Knox (20)
 Hungary: Barbara Bujka (27), Rita Keszthelyi (24)
 Russia: Ekaterina Prokofyeva (22), Nadezhda Glyzina (21)
 Spain: Anni Espar (22), Roser Tarragó (20)
10
2020
YearTotalTotal goals: 40+Total goals: 30–39Total goals: 20–29

Source:

  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 96–101), 2004 (p. 53), 2008 (p. 54), 2012 (p. 345), 2016 (p. 193).

The following table shows the historical progression of the record of total goals scored by a female water polo player at the Summer Olympics. Last updated: 7 August 2021.

Legend
  •  Team  – Host team
  • Player – Player who won the tournament with her team
Historical progression of records:
Most goals scored by a female player, all-time
Total
goals
AchievementYearPlayerAgeHeightL/RWomen's teamDateDuration of recordRef
20Set record2004Sofia Konukh241.73 m
(5 ft 8 in)
Right  Russia26 August 20043 years, 361 days[14]
28Broke record2008Daniëlle de Bruijn301.72 m
(5 ft 8 in)
Left  Netherlands21 August 20083 years, 354 days[12]
42Broke record2012Tania Di Mario331.68 m
(5 ft 6 in)
Right  Italy9 August 20124 years, 10 days[9]
47Broke record2016Tania Di Mario (2)371.68 m
(5 ft 6 in)
Right  Italy19 August 20164 years, 353 days[9]
56Broke record2020Maggie Steffens281.73 m
(5 ft 8 in)
Right  United States7 August 20212 years, 291 days[15]

Top goalscorers by team

The following tables are pre-sorted by number of total goals (in descending 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.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team

Australia

  • Women's national team:  Australia
  • Team appearances: 6 (2000*–2020)
  • As host team: 2000*
  • Number of goalscorers (40+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 1
  • Number of goalscorers (20–29 goals): 4
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Legend
  •     – Hosts
Female players with 20 or more goals at the Olympics
RkPlayerBirthL/RTotal
goals
Water polo tournaments
(goals)
Age of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
1Kate Gynther1982Right302004
(7)
2008
(13)
2012
(10)
22/30[16]
2Ashleigh Southern1992Right262012
(12)
2016
(14)
19/23[18]
3Rowena Webster1987Right232012
(12)
2016
(11)
24/28[19]
4Gemma Beadsworth1987Right202008
(9)
2012
(10)
2016
(1)
21/29[20]
Bronwen Knox1986Right202008
(12)
2012
(4)
2016
(4)
22/30[21]

Source:

  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 96), 2004 (pp. 56–57), 2008 (pp. 56–57), 2012 (pp. 347–348), 2016 (pp. 197–198).

Brazil

  • Women's national team:  Brazil
  • Team appearances: 1 (2016*)
  • As host team: 2016*
  • Number of goalscorers (40+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (20–29 goals): 0
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Canada

  • Women's national team:  Canada
  • Team appearances: 3 (2000–2004, 2020)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of goalscorers (40+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (20–29 goals): 0
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.

China

  • Women's national team:  China
  • Team appearances: 4 (2008*–2020)
  • As host team: 2008*
  • Number of goalscorers (40+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 1
  • Number of goalscorers (20–29 goals): 0
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Legend
  •     – Hosts
Female players with 20 or more goals at the Olympics
RkPlayerBirthL/RTotal
goals
Water polo tournaments
(goals)
Age of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
1Ma Huanhuan1990Right372008
(7)
2012
(19)
2016
(11)
18/26[8]

Source:

Great Britain

  • Women's national team:  Great Britain
  • Team appearances: 1 (2012*)
  • As host team: 2012*
  • Number of goalscorers (40+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (20–29 goals): 0
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Greece

  • Women's national team:  Greece
  • Team appearances: 2 (2004*–2008)
  • As host team: 2004*
  • Number of goalscorers (40+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (20–29 goals): 0
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Hungary

  • Women's national team:  Hungary
  • Team appearances: 5 (2004–2020)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of goalscorers (40+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (20–29 goals): 3
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Female players with 20 or more goals at the Olympics
RkPlayerBirthL/RTotal
goals
Water polo tournaments
(goals)
Age of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
1Barbara Bujka1986Left272012
(12)
2016
(15)
25/29[22]
2Rita Keszthelyi1991Right242012
(10)
2016
(14)
20/24[23]
3Rita Drávucz1980Right232004
(7)
2008
(10)
2012
(6)
24/32[24]

Source:

  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (pp. 68–69), 2008 (pp. 65–66), 2012 (pp. 359–360), 2016 (pp. 209–210).

Italy

  • Women's national team:  Italy
  • Team appearances: 4 (2004–2016)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of goalscorers (40+ goals): 1
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (20–29 goals): 0
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Female players with 20 or more goals at the Olympics
RkPlayerBirthL/RTotal
goals
Water polo tournaments
(goals)
Age of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
1Tania Di Mario1979Right472004
(14)
2008
(10)
2012
(18)
2016
(5)
25/37[9]

Source:

  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (pp. 72–73), 2008 (pp. 68–69), 2012 (pp. 362–363), 2016 (pp. 212–213).

Japan

  • Women's national team:  Japan
  • Team appearances: 1 (2020*)
  • As host team: 2020*
  • Number of goalscorers (40+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (20–29 goals): 0
  • Last updated: 26 July 2021.

Kazakhstan

  • Women's national team:  Kazakhstan
  • Team appearances: 2 (2000–2004)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of goalscorers (40+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (20–29 goals): 0
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Netherlands

  • Women's national team:  Netherlands
  • Team appearances: 3 (2000, 2008, 2020)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of goalscorers (40+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (20–29 goals): 1
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Female players with 20 or more goals at the Olympics
RkPlayerBirthL/RTotal
goals
Water polo tournaments
(goals)
Age of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
1Daniëlle de Bruijn1978Left282000
(11)
2008
(17)
22/30[12]

Source:

ROC

  • Women's national team:  ROC
  • Team appearances: 1 (2020)
  • As host team: —
  • Related team: Russia
  • Number of goalscorers (40+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 1
  • Number of goalscorers (20–29 goals): 2
  • Last updated: 12 August 2021.
Female players with 20 or more goals at the Olympics
RkPlayerBirthL/RTotal
goals
Water polo tournaments
(goals)
Age of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
1Ekaterina Prokofyeva1991Right372008
(4)
2012
(9)
2016
(9)
2020
(15)
17/30[25]
2Nadezhda Glyzina1988Right282008
(1)
2012
(7)
2016
(13)
2020
(7)
20/33[26]
3Evgeniya Ivanova1987Right262012
(9)
2016
(7)
2020
(10)
25/34[27]

Source:

  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2008 (pp. 74–75), 2012 (pp. 365–366), 2016 (pp. 215–216), 2020 (pp. 266–267).

Russia

  • Women's national team:  Russia
  • Team appearances: 5 (2000–2016)
  • As host team: —
  • Related team: ROC
  • Number of goalscorers (40+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 1
  • Number of goalscorers (20–29 goals): 0
  • Last updated: 12 August 2021.
Female players with 20 or more goals at the Olympics
RkPlayerBirthL/RTotal
goals
Water polo tournaments
(goals)
Age of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
1Sofia Konukh1980Right312000
(11)
2004
(9)
2008
(7)
2012
(4)
20/32[14]

Source:

  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 100), 2004 (pp. 80–81), 2008 (pp. 74–75), 2012 (pp. 365–366), 2016 (pp. 215–216).

Notes:

South Africa

  • Women's national team:  South Africa
  • Team appearances: 1 (2020)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of goalscorers (40+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (20–29 goals): 0
  • Last updated: 12 August 2021.

Spain

  • Women's national team:  Spain
  • Team appearances: 3 (2012–2020)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of goalscorers (40+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 1
  • Number of goalscorers (20–29 goals): 4
  • Last updated: 12 August 2021.
Female players with 20 or more goals at the Olympics
RkPlayerBirthL/RTotal
goals
Water polo tournaments
(goals)
Age of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
1Anni Espar1993Right372012
(15)
2016
(7)
2020
(15)
19/28[28]
2Roser Tarragó1993Right292012
(5)
2016
(15)
2020
(9)
19/28[29]
3Maica García1990Right272012
(7)
2016
(11)
2020
(9)
21/30[30]
4Beatriz Ortiz1995Right232016
(5)
2020
(18)
21/26[11]
5Judith Forca1996Left212016
(7)
2020
(14)
20/25[31]

Source:

United States

  • Women's national team:  United States
  • Team appearances: 6 (2000–2020)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of goalscorers (40+ goals): 1
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 2
  • Number of goalscorers (20–29 goals): 1
  • Last updated: 12 August 2021.
Legend
  •     – Hosts
Female players with 20 or more goals at the Olympics
RkPlayerBirthL/RTotal
goals
Water polo tournaments
(goals)
Age of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
1Maggie Steffens1993Right562012
(21)
2016
(17)
2020
(18)
19/28[7]
2Brenda Villa1980Right312000
(9)
2004
(7)
2008
(9)
2012
(6)
20/322018[17]
3Maddie Musselman1998Right302016
(12)
2020
(18)
18/23[10]
4Makenzie Fischer1997Right212016
(7)
2020
(14)
19/24[32]

Source:

  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 101), 2004 (pp. 84–85), 2008 (pp. 77–78), 2012 (pp. 368–369), 2016 (pp. 218–219), 2020 (pp. 273–274).

See also

References

Sources

Official Results Books (IOC)

PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:

PDF documents on the FINA website:

PDF documents in the Olympic World Library:

PDF documents on the International Olympic Committee website:

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:

Todor66

Water polo on the Todor66 website:

ISHOF

International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) website:

External links