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Russia women's national water polo team

Russia women's national water polo team

Women's national water polo team representing Russia

The Russia women's national water polo team represents Russia in international women's water polo competitions and friendly matches.

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History

In the Russian Empire

Water polo in Russia dates back to 1910, when the sport was included into the national water sports programme. The Shuvalov school was opened back then, featuring rules that differed from the international rules. In 1913, the first water polo tournament was played between the Shuvalov school and Moscow, with the first winning 3–2. The new sport progressed in Russia, as all swimming organizations included this sport into their programme. P. Erofeev and A. Shemansky further populized water polo by publishing brochures with rules and hints.[1]

In the Soviet Union

As previously, water polo was predominant in Moscow and Leningrad (formerly known as St. Petersburg). However, this changed when the water polo teams of the Black Sea Fleet, Baltic Fleet and Caspian Flotilla further spread water polo in Russia. In the early history, water polo was popular especially among sailors. The strongest teams were Delfin of Leningrad and the Moscow Life Saving Society and the Yacht-Club. Following the resolution by the organizing bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1925, physical culture has been greatly propagated in Russia, stimulating water polo as well.[2]

The first championship took place in 1925. Apart from the teams of Leningrad, Moscow and Kyiv, the tournament featured teams from the Caucasus, Crimea, Ural, as well as the aforementioned fleet teams. Three years later, water polo was included in the All-Union Spartakiade (sports festival). The team of Leningrad dominated in Russian water polo until 1933, as the city had winter water pools and so had more training opportunities. In 1946, the USSR Water Polo Cup was introduced. One year later, the Soviet Union was selected into the FINA. The national water polo then debuted at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Helsinki.[2]

Results

Olympic Games

Main article: Russia women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
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World Championship

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FINA World Cup

  • 1995 – 4th place[3]
  • 1997 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 1999 – 7th place
  • 2002 – 4th place
  • 2006 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal
  • 2010 – 4th place
  • 2014 – 6th place
  • 2018 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal

FINA World League

European Championship

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LEN Europa Cup

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Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Head coach: Alexandr Gaidukov[5]

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Note: Age as of 23 July 2021
Source: ROC Women | Tokyo 2020 Olympics Archived 2021-07-22 at the Wayback Machine

Past squads

Under-20 team

Russia's women have won three titles at the FINA Junior Water Polo World Championships, including back-to-back titles at the 2017 and 2019 events. Its first crown came in 2009 at home in Khanty-Mansiysk, beating the Dutch in the final.[19]

At the most recent 2021 event, Russia headlined Group D, which also featured Hungary, Brazil and Uzbekistan.[19]

See also

References

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    РАЗВИТИЕ ВОДНОГО ПОЛО В РОССИЙСКОЙ ИМПЕРИИ
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    РАЗВИТИЕ ВОДНОГО ПОЛО В СССР
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    "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 56, 57, 67, 78, 83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
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    "Press release – FINA Bureau meets, makes further decisions on Russian and Belarusian athletes and event hosting". fina.org. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
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    "Water Polo - GAIDUKOV Aleksandr". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
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    "KARIMOVA Elvina". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
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    "VAKHITOVA Veronika". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
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    "FEDOTOVA Anastasia". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
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    "SERZHANTOVA Alena". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
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    "SIMANOVICH Anastasia". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
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    "TIMOFEEVA Anna". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
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    "SOBOLEVA Evgeniya". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
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    "IVANOVA Evgeniya". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
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    "GLYZINA Nadezhda". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
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    "KARNAUKH Anna". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
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    Russia after fourth title at FINA World Women's Junior Water Polo Championship Owen Lloyd (Inside the Games), 9 October 2021. Accessed 7 November 2021.
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