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Women's water polo became an Olympic sport at the 2000 Olympics. Since then, the United States women's team has won six consecutive medals.
There are thirty-five female athletes who have won two or more Olympic medals in water polo. Heather Petri and Brenda Villa of the United States are the only two female athletes to win four Olympic medals in water polo.[1][2]
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Pos | Playing position | FP | Field player | GK | Goalkeeper |
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As of the 2020 Summer Olympics, 35 female athletes have won three or more Olympic medals in water polo.
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: 10 August 2021.
Sources:
Last updated: 11 August 2021.
Confederation | Number of multi-time Olympic medalists | |||
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Four-time | Three-time | Two-time | Total | |
Africa – CANA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Americas – UANA | 2 | 3 | 18 | 23 |
Asia – AASF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Europe – LEN | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Oceania – OSA | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Total | 2 | 3 | 30 | 35 |
Last updated: 11 August 2021.
Women's team | Number of multi-time Olympians | Confederation | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Four-time | Three-time | Two-time | Total | ||
Australia | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | Oceania – OSA |
Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Europe – LEN |
Spain | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | Europe – LEN |
United States | 2 | 3 | 18 | 23 | Americas – UANA |
Total | 2 | 3 | 30 | 35 |
Last updated: 11 August 2021.
Position | Number of multi-time Olympians | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Four-time | Three-time | Two-time | Total | |
Field player | 2 | 3 | 25 | 30 |
Goalkeeper | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Total | 2 | 3 | 30 | 35 |
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. Last updated: 7 August 2021.
Heather Petri and Brenda Villa, both representing the United States, are the only two female athletes to win four Olympic medals in water polo.[1][2]
Rk | 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 | ||||||||
1 | 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] | |
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 | [2] |
Sources:
The following table is pre-sorted by 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. Last updated: 10 August 2021.
Three female athletes won three Olympic medals in water polo.
Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Women's team | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Period (age of first/last) |
Medals | Ref | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | G | S | B | T | ||||||||
3 | Melissa Seidemann | 1990 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
United States | FP | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 9 years (22/31) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [3] | ||
Maggie Steffens | 1993 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
United States | FP | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 9 years (19/28) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [4] | |||
5 | Kami Craig | 1987 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
United States | FP | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 8 years (21/29) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | [5] |
Source:
The following table is pre-sorted by 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. Last updated: 11 August 2021.
Thirty female athletes won two Olympic medals in water polo.
Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Women's team | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Period (age of first/last) |
Medals | Ref | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | G | S | B | T | ||||||||
6 | Courtney Mathewson | 1986 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
United States | FP | 2012 | 2016 | 4 years (25/29) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | [6] | |||
Rachel Fattal | 1993 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
United States | FP | 2016 | 2020 | 5 years (22/27) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | [7] | ||||
Aria Fischer | 1999 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
United States | FP | 2016 | 2020 | 5 years (17/22) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | [8] | ||||
Makenzie Fischer | 1997 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
United States | FP | 2016 | 2020 | 5 years (19/24) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | [9] | ||||
Kaleigh Gilchrist | 1992 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
United States | FP | 2016 | 2020 | 5 years (24/29) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | [10] | ||||
Ashleigh Johnson | 1994 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
United States | GK | 2016 | 2020 | 5 years (21/26) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | [11] | ||||
Maddie Musselman | 1998 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
United States | FP | 2016 | 2020 | 5 years (18/23) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | [12] | ||||
13 | Elizabeth Armstrong | 1983 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
United States | GK | 2008 | 2012 | 4 years (25/29) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | [13] | |||
Jessica Steffens | 1987 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
United States | FP | 2008 | 2012 | 4 years (21/25) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | [14] | ||||
Lauren Wenger | 1984 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
United States | FP | 2008 | 2012 | 4 years (24/28) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | [15] | ||||
Elsie Windes | 1985 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
United States | FP | 2008 | 2012 | 4 years (23/27) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | [16] | ||||
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 | [17] | ||
18 | Kelly Rulon | 1984 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
United States | FP | 2004 | 2012 | 8 years (20/27) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | [18] | |||
19 | Marta Bach | 1993 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Spain | FP | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 9 years (19/28) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | [19] | ||
Anni Espar | 1993 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Spain | FP | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 9 years (19/28) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | [20] | |||
Laura Ester | 1990 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Spain | GK | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 9 years (22/31) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | [21] | |||
Maica García | 1990 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Spain | FP | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 9 years (21/30) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | [22] | |||
Pili Peña | 1986 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Spain | FP | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 9 years (26/35) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | [23] | |||
Roser Tarragó | 1993 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Spain | FP | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 9 years (19/28) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | [24] | |||
25 | Robin Beauregard | 1979 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
United States | FP | 2000 | 2004 | 4 years (21/25) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | [25] | |||
Ellen Estes | 1978 | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
United States | FP | 2000 | 2004 | 4 years (21/25) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | [26] | ||||
Ericka Lorenz | 1981 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
United States | FP | 2000 | 2004 | 4 years (19/23) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | [27] | ||||
Heather Moody | 1973 | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
United States | FP | 2000 | 2004 | 4 years (27/31) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | [28] | ||||
Nicolle Payne | 1976 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
United States | GK | 2000 | 2004 | 4 years (24/28) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | [29] | ||||
Natalie Golda | 1981 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
United States | FP | 2004 | 2008 | 4 years (22/26) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | [30] | ||||
31 | Gemma Beadsworth | 1987 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Australia | FP | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 8 years (21/29) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [31] | ||
Kate Gynther | 1982 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Australia | FP | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 8 years (22/30) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [32] | |||
Bronwen Knox | 1986 | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Australia | FP | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 13 years (22/35) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [33] | ||
Alicia McCormack | 1983 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Australia | GK | 2008 | 2012 | 4 years (25/29) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [34] | ||||
Melissa Rippon | 1981 | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Australia | FP | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 8 years (23/31) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [35] | |||
Rk | 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 |
Source:
The following tables are 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.
Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Period (age of first/last) |
Medals | Ref | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | G | S | B | T | |||||||
1 | Gemma Beadsworth | 1987 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
FP | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 8 years (21/29) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [31] | ||
Kate Gynther | 1982 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
FP | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 8 years (22/30) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [32] | |||
Bronwen Knox | 1986 | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
FP | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 13 years (22/35) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [33] | ||
Alicia McCormack | 1983 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
GK | 2008 | 2012 | 4 years (25/29) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [34] | ||||
Melissa Rippon | 1981 | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) |
FP | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 8 years (23/31) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [35] |
Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Period (age of first/last) |
Medals | Ref | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | G | S | B | T | |||||||
1 | Tania Di Mario | 1979 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
FP | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 12 years (25/37) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | [17] |
Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Period (age of first/last) |
Medals | Ref | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | G | S | B | T | |||||||
1 | Marta Bach | 1993 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
FP | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 9 years (19/28) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | [19] | ||
Anni Espar | 1993 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
FP | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 9 years (19/28) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | [20] | |||
Laura Ester | 1990 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
GK | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 9 years (22/31) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | [21] | |||
Maica García | 1990 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
FP | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 9 years (21/30) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | [22] | |||
Pili Peña | 1986 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
FP | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 9 years (26/35) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | [23] | |||
Roser Tarragó | 1993 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
FP | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 9 years (19/28) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | [24] |
Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Period (age of first/last) |
Medals | Ref | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | G | S | B | T | |||||||
1 | Heather Petri | 1978 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
FP | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 12 years (22/34) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | [1] | |
Brenda Villa | 1980 | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
FP | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 12 years (20/32) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | [2] | ||
3 | Melissa Seidemann | 1990 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
FP | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 9 years (22/31) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [3] | ||
Maggie Steffens | 1993 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
FP | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 9 years (19/28) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [4] | |||
5 | Kami Craig | 1987 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
FP | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 8 years (21/29) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | [5] | ||
6 | Courtney Mathewson | 1986 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
FP | 2012 | 2016 | 4 years (25/29) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | [6] | |||
Rachel Fattal | 1993 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
FP | 2016 | 2020 | 5 years (22/27) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | [7] | ||||
Aria Fischer | 1999 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
FP | 2016 | 2020 | 5 years (17/22) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | [8] | ||||
Makenzie Fischer | 1997 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
FP | 2016 | 2020 | 5 years (19/24) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | [9] | ||||
Kaleigh Gilchrist | 1992 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
FP | 2016 | 2020 | 5 years (24/29) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | [10] | ||||
Ashleigh Johnson | 1994 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
GK | 2016 | 2020 | 5 years (21/26) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | [11] | ||||
Maddie Musselman | 1998 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
FP | 2016 | 2020 | 5 years (18/23) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | [12] | ||||
13 | Elizabeth Armstrong | 1983 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
GK | 2008 | 2012 | 4 years (25/29) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | [13] | |||
Jessica Steffens | 1987 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
FP | 2008 | 2012 | 4 years (21/25) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | [14] | ||||
Lauren Wenger | 1984 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
FP | 2008 | 2012 | 4 years (24/28) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | [15] | ||||
Elsie Windes | 1985 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
FP | 2008 | 2012 | 4 years (23/27) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | [16] | ||||
17 | Kelly Rulon | 1984 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
FP | 2004 | 2012 | 8 years (20/27) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | [18] | |||
18 | Robin Beauregard | 1979 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
FP | 2000 | 2004 | 4 years (21/25) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | [25] | |||
Ellen Estes | 1978 | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
FP | 2000 | 2004 | 4 years (21/25) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | [26] | ||||
Ericka Lorenz | 1981 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
FP | 2000 | 2004 | 4 years (19/23) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | [27] | ||||
Heather Moody | 1973 | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
FP | 2000 | 2004 | 4 years (27/31) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | [28] | ||||
Nicolle Payne | 1976 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
GK | 2000 | 2004 | 4 years (24/28) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | [29] | ||||
Natalie Golda | 1981 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
FP | 2004 | 2008 | 4 years (22/26) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | [30] | ||||
Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Pos | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Period (age of first/last) |
G | S | B | T | Ref |
Water polo tournaments | Medals |
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