Greece women's national water polo team

The Greece women's national water polo team represents Greece in international women's water polo competitions. Since the mid-1990s, Greece have emerged as one of the leading powers in the world, becoming World Champions after their gold medal win at the 2011 World Championship. They have also won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the gold medal at the 2005 World League, 3 silver medals at the 2010, 2012 and 2018 European Championships[1][2] and the gold medal at the 2018 Europa Cup.

Greece
FINA codeGRE
Nickname(s)Galanolefki (The Blue-white)
Ethniki (The National)
AssociationHellenic Swimming Federation
ConfederationLEN (Europe)
Head coachTheodoros Lorantos
Asst coachAntigoni Roumpesi
CaptainChristina Tsoukala
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current8 (as of 9 August 2021)
Highest5 (2011)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances2 (first in 2004)
Best result (2004)
World Championship
Appearances11 (first in 1998)
Best result (2011)
World Cup
Appearances5 (first in 1997)
Best result6th place (1997, 2006)
World League
Appearances7 (first in 2004)
Best result (2005)
European Championship
Appearances16 (first in 1989)
Best result (2010, 2012, 2018)
Europa Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2018)
Best result (2018)
Mediterranean Games
Appearances1 (first in 2018)
Best result (2018)
Media
Websitekoe.org.gr

Honours

Gold medals

Silver medals

Bronze medals
CompetitionTotal
Olympic Games 0101
World Championship 1001
World League 1034
European Championship 0303
Europa Cup 1001
Mediterranean Games 0011
Total34411

Results
Alexandra Asimaki, 2011 FINA World Player of the Year, led Greece to the 2011 World Championship in Shanghai
Alkisti Avramidou, prominent member of the Greek team that was crowned World Champion in 2011

Olympic Games
Main article: Greece women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
Year[3] Position
1996 [a]6th[a]
2004
20088th
Total3/4

World Championship
Year[3] Position
19985th
20017th
20039th
20055th
20078th
20094th
2011
20136th
20156th
20177th
20198th
2022Qualified
Total12/15

FINA World Cup
Year[3] Position
19976th
19998th
20027th
20066th
20107th
Total5/15

FINA World League
Year[3] Position
20046th
2005
2007
20097th
2010
20114th
2012
20206th
Total8/19

European Championships
Year Position
19897th
19917th
19937th
19954th
19977th
19995th
20014th
20035th
20066th
20086th
2010
2012
20146th
20165th
2018
20206th
2022Qualified
Total17/19

LEN Europa Cup
Year Position
2018

Mediterranean Games
Year Position
2018

Note

a. ^ The women had to wait for Olympic recognition by the IOC, and played their own "Olympic Tournament" with twelve competing teams, from 29 May to 7 June 1996 in Emmen, Netherlands.

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2020 Women's Water Polo Olympic Qualification Tournament.

Head coach: Theodoros Lorantos

No Name Pos. Date of birth Height Weight L/R Caps Club
1Chrysi DiamantopoulouGK (1995-09-22) 22 September 19951.83 m (6 ft 0 in)70 kg (154 lb)L Olympiacos
2Christina Tsoukala (C)FP (1991-07-08) 8 July 19911.84 m (6 ft 0 in)75 kg (165 lb)R Olympiacos
3Foteini TrichaDF (2005-04-26) 26 April 20051.74 m (5 ft 9 in)72 kg (159 lb)R Olympiacos
4Nikoleta EleftheriadouW (1998-01-17) 17 January 19981.72 m (5 ft 8 in)66 kg (146 lb)R Olympiacos
5Margarita PlevritouDF (1994-11-17) 17 November 19941.77 m (5 ft 10 in)73 kg (161 lb)R Olympiacos
6Eleni XenakiFP (1997-07-05) 5 July 19971.76 m (5 ft 9 in)60 kg (132 lb)L NC Vouliagmeni
7Eirini NinouFP20 September 2002 (age 18)1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)61 kg (134 lb)R NC Vouliagmeni
8Maria PatraFP17 October 1998 (age 21)1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)69 kg (152 lb)R NC Vouliagmeni
9Christina KotsiaDF (1994-07-10) 10 July 19941.79 m (5 ft 10 in)70 kg (154 lb)R NC Vouliagmeni
10Vasiliki PlevritouW (1998-06-08) 8 June 19981.77 m (5 ft 10 in)63 kg (139 lb)R Olympiacos
11Eleftheria PlevritouW (1997-04-23) 23 April 19971.78 m (5 ft 10 in)67 kg (148 lb)R Olympiacos
12Maria MyriokefalitakiCF (2001-01-08) 8 January 20011.79 m (5 ft 10 in)79 kg (174 lb)R Olympiacos
13Ioanna StamatopoulouGK (1998-06-17) 17 June 19981.84 m (6 ft 0 in)72 kg (159 lb)R Olympiacos
14 Sofia Tornarou CB 23 July 2004 (age16) 1.74 m (5 ft 8.5 in) 70 kg R Olympiacos
15 Ioulia Anna Kontoni W 30 May 2001 (age 19) 1.74 m (5 ft 8.5 in) 60 kg R NC Vouliagmeni

Past squads

Under-20 team

Greece lastly competed at the 2021 FINA Junior Water Polo World Championships[5] where they won the silver medal.

See also

References
  1. Archived 31 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  2. H αρχηγός της Εθνικής, Αλεξάνδρα Ασημάκη, στο Aquafeed24.com
  3. "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.
  4. LEN Europa Cup 2018 – Final Greece–Russia 9–8
  5. 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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