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List of women's Olympic water polo tournament top goalscorers

List of women's Olympic water polo tournament top goalscorers

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

Abbreviations

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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.

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By team

Last updated: 1 April 2021.

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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
More information #, G ...

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
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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
More information Rk, Year ...

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
More information Year, Total ...

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
More information Year, Player ...

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
More information Goals, Achievement ...

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
More information Rk, Player ...

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
More information Year, Total ...

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
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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
More information Rk, Player ...

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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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


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