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List of players who have appeared in multiple women's Olympic water polo tournaments
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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.
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| Apps | Appearances | Rk | Rank | Ref | Reference | ISHOF | International Swimming Hall of Fame |
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| Pos | Playing position | FP | Field player | GK | Goalkeeper | ||
| (C) | Captain | p. | page | pp. | pages |
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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
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| 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 | |||
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By confederation
Last updated: 24 January 2021.
By team
Last updated: 24 January 2021.
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| Women's team | Number of multi-time Olympians | Confederation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Five-time | Four-time | Three-time | Total | ||
| 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 | |
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By position
Last updated: 24 January 2021.
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| Position | Number of multi-time Olympians | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Five-time | Four-time | Three-time | Total | |
| Field player | 0 | 4 | 16 | 20 |
| Goalkeeper | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 0 | 4 | 18 | 22 |
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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.
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- – Hosts
- Apps – Appearances
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| Apps | Player | Birth | Height | Women's team | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Period (age of first/last) | Medals | Ref | |||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | G | S | B | T | ||||||||
| 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] | |||
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| Evgenia Soboleva | 1988 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Russia | FP | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 13 years (19/32) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | [7] | |||
| ROC | FP | 2020 | ||||||||||||||
| Ekaterina Prokofyeva | 1991 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | Russia | FP | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 13 years (17/30) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | [8] | |||
| ROC | FP | 2020 | ||||||||||||||
| Apps | Player | Birth | Height | Women's team | Pos | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Period (age of first/last) | G | S | B | T | Ref |
| Water polo tournaments | Medals | |||||||||||||||
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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.
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- – Hosts
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| Apps | Player | Birth | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||
| 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] | |||||
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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.
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| Apps | Player | Birth | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||
| 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] | ||||||
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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.
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- – Hosts
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| Apps | Player | Birth | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||
| 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] | |||||
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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.
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- – Hosts
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| Apps | Player | Birth | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||
| 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] | ||||||
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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.
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| Apps | Player | Birth | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||
| 3 | Rita Drávucz | 1980 | FP | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 24/32 | [30] | ||||
| Orsolya Takács | 1985 | FP | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 23/31 | [31] | |||||
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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
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| Apps | Player | Birth | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||
| 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] | |||||
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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.
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| Apps | Player | Birth | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||
| 2 | Gillian van den Berg | 1971 | FP | 2000 | 2008 | 29/36 | [35] | |||||
| Daniëlle de Bruijn | 1978 | FP | 2000 | 2008 | 22/30 | [36] | ||||||
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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.
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| Apps | Player | Birth | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||
| 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] | |||||
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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.
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- – Hosts
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| Apps | Player | Birth | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||
| 4 | Heather Petri | 1978 | FP | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 22/34 | [1] | |||
| Brenda Villa | 1980 | FP | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 20/32 | 2018 | [3] | |||
| 3 | Kami Craig | 1987 | FP | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 21/29 | [39] | ||||
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- Lists of Olympic water polo records and statistics
- List of men's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics
- List of women's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics
- List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
- List of Olympic champions in women's water polo
- National team appearances in the men's Olympic water polo tournament
- National team appearances in the women's Olympic water polo tournament
- List of players who have appeared in multiple men's Olympic water polo tournaments
- List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
- List of Olympic medalists in water polo (women)
- List of men's Olympic water polo tournament top goalscorers
- List of women's Olympic water polo tournament top goalscorers
- List of men's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers
- List of women's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers
- List of Olympic venues in water polo
- "Heather Petri". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- "Sofia Konukh". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- "Brenda Villa". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- "Tania Di Mario". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- "Bronwen Knox". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- "Nadezhda Glyzina". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- "Evgenia Soboleva". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- "Ekaterina Prokofyeva". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- "Melissa Rippon". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- "Kate Gynther". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- "Gemma Beadsworth". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- "Johanne Bégin". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- "Cora Campbell". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- "Melissa Collins". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- "Marie Luc Arpin". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- "Jana Salat". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- "Susan Gardiner". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- "Valérie Dionne". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- "Sun Yating". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- "Yang Jun". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- "Ma Huanhuan". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- "Stavroula Kozompoli". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- "Georgia Ellinaki". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- "Evangelia Moraitidou". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- "Aikaterini Oikonomopoulou". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- "Kyriaki Liosi". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- "Georgia Lara". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- "Antigoni Roumpesi". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- "Rita Drávucz". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- "Orsolya Takács". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- "Anikó Pelle". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- "Elena Gigli". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- "Teresa Frassinetti". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- "Gillian van den Berg". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- "Daniëlle de Bruijn". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- "Elena Smurova". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- "Ekaterina Lisunova". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- "Kami Craig". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
Official Results Books (IOC)
PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:
- Official Results Book – 2000 Olympic Games – Water Polo (download, archive)
- Official Results Book – 2004 Olympic Games – Water Polo (download, archive)
- Official Results Book – 2008 Olympic Games – Water Polo (download, archive)
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:
PDF documents on the International Olympic Committee website:
Official Reports (FINA)
PDF documents on the FINA website:
- HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics (as of September 2019) (archive) (p. 56)
- 1870–2020 | 150 years of Water Polo – Evolution of its rules (archive)
Official website (IOC)
Water polo on the International Olympic Committee website:
Olympedia
Water polo on the Olympedia website:
- Water polo
- Women's water polo
- Athlete count for water polo
- Water polo venues
- Water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics (women's tournament)
- Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics (women's tournament)
- Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics (women's tournament)
- Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics (women's tournament)
- Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics (women's tournament)
- Water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics (women's tournament)
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: