National team appearances in the women's Olympic water polo tournament

This article presents the national team appearances in the women's Olympic water polo tournament since the inaugural official edition in 2000.

National team appearances in the women's Olympic water polo tournament
Governing bodyFINA
Events2 (men: 1; women: 1)
Games
Note: demonstration or exhibition sport years indicated in italics
Champions (men • women)
Player appearances (men • women)
Records and statistics (men • women)
Team appearances (men • women)
Venues

As of 2016, Thirteen women's national water polo teams from five continents have competed at the Summer Olympics. Four teams have won all five tournaments. The inaugural winners in 2000 were Australia; the current champions are United States. The most successful team is currently United States women's team, who has won the Olympic title on two occasions.[1][2][3]

Abbreviations
Apps Appearances Ref Reference Rk Rank

Team statistics
See also: List of women's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics § Team statistics

Debut of teams

Last updated: 24 January 2021.

Legend
  • Team* – Host team
#Year[1]Debuting teamsNumberCumulative total
AfricaAmericasAsiaEuropeOceania
12000– Canada,  United States Kazakhstan Netherlands,  Russia Australia*66
22004––– Greece*,  Hungary,  Italy–39
32008–– China*––110
42012––– Great Britain*,  Spain–212
52016– Brazil*–––113
62020 South Africa– Japan*––215
Total133711515

Number of appearances by team

The following table is pre-sorted by number of appearances (in descending order), year of the last appearance (in ascending order), year of the first appearance (in ascending order), name of the team (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 18 January 2021.

Legend and abbreviation
  • Year* – As host team
  • Apps – Appearances
Number of appearances by team
RkWomen's team[1]AppsRecord
streak		Active
streak		DebutMost
recent		Best finishConfederation
1 Australia5552000*2016ChampionsOceania – OSA
 Russia55520002016Third placeEurope – LEN
 United States55520002016ChampionsAmericas – ASUA
4 Hungary44420042016Fourth placeEurope – LEN
 Italy44420042016ChampionsEurope – LEN
6 China3332008*2016Fifth placeAsia – AASF
7 Canada22020002004Fifth placeAmericas – ASUA
 Kazakhstan22020002004Sixth placeAsia – AASF
 Netherlands21020002008ChampionsEurope – LEN
 Greece2202004*2008Runners-upEurope – LEN
 Spain22220122016Runners-upEurope – LEN
12 Great Britain1102012*2012*Eighth placeEurope – LEN
 Brazil1112016*2016*Eighth placeAmericas – ASUA
RkWomen's teamAppsRecord
streak		Active
streak		DebutMost
recent		Best finishConfederation

Comprehensive team results by tournament

Note: Results of Olympic qualification tournaments are not included. Last updated: 24 January 2021.

Legend
  •  1st  – Champions
  •  2nd  – Runners-up
  •  3rd  – Third place
  •  4th  – Fourth place
  •  Q  – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
  •     – Hosts
Africa – CANA (1 team)
Women's team[1] 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 Years
 South Africa Q0
Americas – ASUA (3 teams)
Women's team[1] 200020042008201220162020Years
 Brazil 8th1
 Canada 5th7thQ2
 United States 2nd3rd2nd1st1stQ5
Asia – AASF (3 teams)
Women's team[1] 200020042008201220162020Years
 China 5th5th7thQ3
 Japan Q0
 Kazakhstan 6th8th2
Europe – LEN (7 teams)
Women's team[1] 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 Years
 Great Britain 8th1
 Greece 2nd8th2
 Hungary 6th4th4th4thQ5
 Italy 1st6th7th2nd4
 Netherlands 4th1stQ3
 Russia 3rd5th7th6th3rdQ5
 Spain 2nd5thQ2
Oceania – OSA (1 team)
Women's team[1] 200020042008201220162020Years
 Australia 1st4th3rd3rd6thQ5
Total teams 6888810

Results of host teams

Last updated: 18 January 2021.

Legend and abbreviation
  • Year* – As host team
  • Finish‡ – It is the best performance of the team
  • Apps – Appearances
#Year[1]Host teamFinishBest finishAppsConfederation
12000 Australia1st‡ of 6 teamsChampions (2000*)5Oceania – OSA
22004 Greece2nd‡ of 8 teamsRunners-up (2004*)2Europe – LEN
32008 China5th‡ of 8 teamsFifth place (2008*, 2012)3Asia – AASF
42012 Great Britain8th‡ of 8 teamsEighth place (2012*)1Europe – LEN
52016 Brazil8th‡ of 8 teamsEighth place (2016*)1Americas – ASUA
62020 JapanTBD—0Asia – AASF

Results of defending champions and runners-up

Last updated: 24 January 2021.

Legend
  • Team* – Host team
#Year[1]Defending championsFinishDefending runners-upFinish
12000
22004 Australia4th of 8 teams United States3rd of 8 teams
32008 Italy6th of 8 teams Greece8th of 8 teams
42012 NetherlandsDid not qualify United States1st of 8 teams
52016 United States1st of 8 teams Spain5th of 8 teams
62020 United StatesTBD ItalyDid not participate

Best finishes by team

The following table is pre-sorted by best finish (in descending order), name of the team (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 18 January 2021.

Legend and abbreviation
  • Year* – As host team
  • Apps – Appearances
Best finishes by team
RkWomen's team[1]Best finishAppsConfederation
1 United StatesChampions (2002, 2006)5Americas – ASUA
2 AustraliaChampions (2000*)5Oceania – OSA
 ItalyChampions (2004)4Europe – LEN
 NetherlandsChampions (2008)2Europe – LEN
5 GreeceRunners-up (2004*)2Europe – LEN
 SpainRunners-up (2012)2Europe – LEN
7 RussiaThird place (2000, 2016)5Europe – LEN
8 HungaryFourth place (2008, 2012, 2016)4Europe – LEN
9 ChinaFifth place (2008*, 2012)3Asia – AASF
10 CanadaFifth place (2000)2Americas – ASUA
11 KazakhstanSixth place (2000)2Asia – AASF
12 BrazilEighth place (2016*)1Americas – ASUA
 Great BritainEighth place (2012*)1Europe – LEN
RkWomen's teamBest finishAppsConfederation

Finishes in the top four

The following table is pre-sorted by total finishes in the top four (in descending order), number of Olympic gold medals (in descending order), number of Olympic silver medals (in descending order), number of Olympic bronze medals (in descending order), name of the team (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 12 December 2020.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
RkWomen's team[1]TotalChampionsRunners-upThird placeFourth placeFirstLast
1 United States52 (2012, 2016)2 (2000, 2008)1 (2004)20002016
2 Australia41 (2000*)2 (2008, 2012)1 (2004)20002012
3 Hungary33 (2008, 2012, 2016)20082016
4 Italy21 (2004)1 (2016)20042016
5 Netherlands21 (2008)1 (2000)20002008
6 Russia22 (2000, 2016)20002016
7 Greece11 (2004*)20042004
 Spain1 (2012)20122012
RkWomen's teamTotalChampionsRunners-upThird placeFourth placeFirstLast

Medal table

The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic gold medals (in descending order), number of Olympic silver medals (in descending order), number of Olympic bronze medals (in descending order), name of the team (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 12 December 2020.

The United States is the most successful country in women's Olympic water polo tournament, with two gold, two silver and one bronze.[1]

RankWomen's teamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States2215
2 Italy1102
3 Australia1023
4 Netherlands1001
5 Greece0101
 Spain0101
7 Russia0022
Totals (7 women's teams)55515

Longest active appearance droughts

The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic tournaments missed (in descending order), year of the last appearance (in ascending order), name of the team (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 18 January 2021.

Notes:

  • Does not include teams that have not yet made their first appearance at the Olympics or teams that no longer exist.
Legend
  • Year* – As host team
Longest active appearance droughts
RkWomen's team[1]Last appearanceOlympics missedBest finishConfederation
1 Canada20043Fifth placeAmericas – ASUA
 Kazakhstan20043Sixth placeAsia – AASF
3 Greece20082Runners-upEurope – LEN
 Netherlands20082ChampionsEurope – LEN
5 Great Britain2012*1Eighth placeEurope – LEN
6 Australia20160ChampionsOceania – OSA
 Brazil2016*0Eighth placeAmericas – ASUA
 China20160Fifth placeAsia – AASF
 Hungary20160Fourth placeEurope – LEN
 Italy20160ChampionsEurope – LEN
 Russia20160Third placeEurope – LEN
 Spain20160Runners-upEurope – LEN
 United States20160ChampionsAmericas – ASUA
RkWomen's teamLast appearanceOlympics missedBest finishConfederation

Longest appearance droughts overall

The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic tournaments missed (in descending order), year of the next appearance (in ascending order), name of the team (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 18 January 2021.

Notes:

  • Only includes droughts begun after a team's first appearance and until the team ceased to exist.
  • With the exception of 1916, 1940 and 1944, does not include droughts when the Olympic tournament was not held due to World War I and II.
Legend
  • Year* – As host team
  • Team† – Defunct team
Longest appearance droughts overall
RkWomen's team[1]Prev. appearanceNext appearanceOlympics missedBest finishConfederation
1 Canada2004active3Fifth placeAmericas – ASUA
 Kazakhstan2004active3Sixth placeAsia – AASF
3 Greece2008active2Runners-upEurope – LEN
 Netherlands2008active2ChampionsEurope – LEN
5 Great Britain2012*active1Eighth placeEurope – LEN
6 Australia2016active0ChampionsOceania – OSA
 Brazil2016*active0Eighth placeAmericas – ASUA
 China2016active0Fifth placeAsia – AASF
 Hungary2016active0Fourth placeEurope – LEN
 Italy2016active0ChampionsEurope – LEN
 Russia2016active0Third placeEurope – LEN
 Spain2016active0Runners-upEurope – LEN
 United States2016active0ChampionsAmericas – ASUA
RkWomen's teamPrev. appearanceNext appearanceOlympics missedBest finishConfederation

Team records
Main article: List of women's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics § Team records

Confederation statistics

Number of teams by confederation

This is a summary of the total number of participating teams by confederation in each tournament. Last updated: 24 January 2021.

Legend
  •   – Forthcoming tournament
Confederation 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Africa – CANA—————1
Americas – ASUA221122
Asia – AASF111112
Europe – LEN245544
Oceania – OSA111111
Total teams6888810

Best performances by tournament

This is a summary of the best performances of each confederation in each tournament.[1] Last updated: 15 January 2021.

Legend
  •  1st  – Champions
  •  2nd  – Runners-up
  •  3rd  – Third place
  •  4th  – Fourth place
  •  Q  – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
Confederation 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Africa – CANA—————Q
Americas – ASUA2nd3rd2nd1st1stQ
Asia – AASF6th8th5th5th7thQ
Europe – LEN3rd1st1st2nd2ndQ
Oceania – OSA1st4th3rd3rd6thQ
Total teams6888810

All-time best performances

This is a summary of the best performances of each confederation at the Olympics.[1] Last updated: 15 January 2021.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
ConfederationBest performanceWomen's team
Africa – CANA——
Americas – ASUA1st United States (2012, 2016)
Asia – AASF5th China (2008*, 2012)
Europe – LEN1st Italy (2004),  Netherlands (2008)
Oceania – OSA1st Australia (2000*)

See also

References
  1. "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 56. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  2. "Water polo women - Olympic Water Polo". olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  3. "Water Polo — Water Polo, Women". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 15 January 2021.

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