Comprehensive results by tournament

Note: Results of Olympic qualification tournaments are not included. Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend

•  1st  – Champions
•  2nd  – Runners-up
•  3rd  – Third place
•  4th  – Fourth place
•  Q  – Qualified for forthcoming tournament

More information Women's team, Years ...

Women's team[1]	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020	Years
Spain				2nd	5th	2nd	3
Total teams	6	8	8	8	8	10

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Number of appearances

Last updated: 11 August 2021.

More information Women's team, Apps ...

Women's team[1]	Apps	Record streak	Active streak	Debut	Most recent	Best finish	Confederation
Spain	3	3	3	2012	2020	Runners-up	Europe – LEN

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Best finishes

Last updated: 11 August 2021.

More information Women's team, Best finish ...

Women's team[1]	Best finish	Apps	Confederation
Spain	Runners-up (2012, 2020)	3	Europe – LEN

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Finishes in the top four

Last updated: 11 August 2021.

More information Women's team, Total ...

Women's team[1]	Total	Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place	First	Last
Spain	2		2 (2012, 2020)			2012	2020

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Medal table

Last updated: 11 August 2021.

More information Women's team, Gold ...

Women's team	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Spain (ESP)	0	2	0	2

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Multiple appearances

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.

• Number of four-time Olympians: 0
• Number of three-time Olympians: 0
• Last updated: 26 July 2021.

Multiple medalists

The following table is pre-sorted by total number of Olympic medals (in descending order), number of Olympic gold medals (in descending order), number of Olympic silver medals (in descending order), year of receiving the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), year of receiving the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

• Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 0
• Number of two-time Olympic medalists: 6
• Last updated: 10 August 2021.

Legend

•     – Hosts

Top goalscorers

The following table is 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.

• 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.

Source:

• Official Results Books (PDF): 2012 (pp. 353–354), 2016 (pp. 206–207), 2020 (pp. 251–252).

Goalkeepers

The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), cap number or name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively.

Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Abbreviation

• Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)

More information Year, Cap No. ...

Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
2012	1	Laura Ester	1990	22	36	86	41.9%		Starting goalkeeper	[4]
	13	Ana Copado	1980	32	0	0	—			[10]
2016	1	Laura Ester (2)	1990	26	41	94	43.6%		Starting goalkeeper	[4]
	13	Patricia Herrera	1993	23	1	5	20.0%			[11]
Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref

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Source:

• Official Results Books (PDF): 2012 (pp. 353–354), 2016 (pp. 206–207).

Top sprinters

The following table is pre-sorted by number of total sprints won (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), name of the sprinter (in ascending order), respectively.

* Number of sprinters (30+ sprints won): 0

• Number of sprinters (20–29 sprints won): 1
• Number of sprinters (10–19 sprints won): 1
• Number of sprinters (5–9 sprints won): 0
• Last updated: 15 May 2021.

Abbreviation

• Eff % – Efficiency (Sprints won / Sprints contested)

Source:

• Official Results Books (PDF): 2012 (pp. 353–354), 2016 (pp. 206–207).

Medals as coach and player

The following table is pre-sorted by total number of Olympic medals (in descending order), number of Olympic gold medals (in descending order), number of Olympic silver medals (in descending order), year of winning the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), year of winning the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the person (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Spanish water polo player Miki Oca won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Four years later, he won a gold medal at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. As a head coach, he guided Spain women's national water polo team to a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics.^[13]

Legend

• Year^* – As host team

More information Rk, Person ...

Rk	Person	Birth	Height	Player				Head coach			Total medals				Ref
				Age	Men's team	Pos	Medal	Age	Women's team	Medal	G	S	B	T
1	Miki Oca	1970	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	22–26	Spain	FP	1992* , 1996	42	Spain	2012 , 2020	1	3	0	4	[13]

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