Australia women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics

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This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Australia women's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics. The Australia women's national water polo team has participated in 5 of 5 official women's water polo tournaments.[1]

Abbreviations

Apps Appearances Rk Rank Ref Reference Cap No. Water polo cap number
Pos Playing position FP Field player GK Goalkeeper ISHOF International Swimming Hall of Fame
L/R Handedness L Left-handed R Right-handed Oly debut Olympic debut in water polo
(C) Captain p. page pp. pages

Team statistics

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

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
  •     – Hosts
Women's team[1] 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 Years
 Australia 1st 4th 3rd 3rd 6th Q 6
Total teams 6 8 8 8 8 10

Number of appearances

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
Women's team[1] Apps Record
streak		 Active
streak		 Debut Most
recent		 Best finish Confederation
 Australia 5 5 5 2000* 2016 Champions Oceania – OSA

Best finishes

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
Women's team[1] Best finish Apps Confederation
 Australia Champions (2000*) 5 Oceania – OSA

Finishes in the top four

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
Women's team[1] Total Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place First Last
 Australia 4 1 (2000*) 2 (2008, 2012) 1 (2004) 2000 2012

Medal table

Last updated: 16 October 2024.

Women's teamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
 Australia (AUS)1124

Player statistics

Multiple appearances

See also: List of players who have appeared in multiple women's Olympic water polo tournaments

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. {{#section:List of players who have appeared in multiple women's Olympic water polo tournaments|Australia}}

Multiple medalists

See also: List of Olympic medalists in water polo (women)

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. {{#section:List of Olympic medalists in water polo (women)|Australia}}

Top goalscorers

See also: List of women's Olympic water polo tournament 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. {{#section:List of women's Olympic water polo tournament top goalscorers|Australia}}

Goalkeepers

See also: List of women's Olympic water polo tournament 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. <section begin=Goalkeepers />Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend and abbreviation
  •     – Hosts
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Year Cap
No.		 Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member		 Note Ref
2000 1 Liz Weekes 1971 29 21 46 45.7% Starting goalkeeper [2]
7 Danielle Woodhouse 1969 31 11 15 73.3% [3]
2004 1 Emma Knox 1978 26 12 26 42.9% [4]
11 Jemma Brownlow 1979 24 19 31 61.3% [5]
2008 1 Emma Knox (2) 1978 30 16 42 38.1% [4]
13 Alicia McCormack 1983 25 32 59 54.2% [6]
2012 1 Victoria Brown 1985 27 4 8 50.0% [7]
13 Alicia McCormack (2) 1983 29 40 93 43.0% Starting goalkeeper [6]
2016 1 Lea Yanitsas 1989 27 27 46 58.7% [8]
13 Kelsey Wakefield 1991 25 18 38 47.4% [9]
Year Cap
No.		 Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member		 Note Ref

Source:

  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 96), 2004 (pp. 56–57), 2008 (pp. 56–57), 2012 (pp. 347–348), 2016 (pp. 197–198).<section end=Goalkeepers />

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. <section begin=Sprinters />* Number of sprinters (30+ sprints won): 1

  • Number of sprinters (20–29 sprints won): 0
  • Number of sprinters (10–19 sprints won): 1
  • Number of sprinters (5–9 sprints won): 2
  • Last updated: 15 May 2021.
Legend and abbreviation
  •     – Hosts
  • Eff % – Efficiency (Sprints won / Sprints contested)
Female players with 5 or more sprints won at the Olympics
Rk Sprinter Birth Total
sprints
won		 Total
sprints
contested		 Eff % Water polo tournaments
(sprints won / contested)		 Age of
first/last		 ISHOF
member		 Note Ref
1 2 3 4 5
1 Kate Gynther 1982 39 58 67.2% 2004
(5/8)		 2008
(13/26)		 2012
(21/24)		 22/30 [10]
2 Melissa Mills 1973 14 15 93.3% 2000
(14/15)		 26/26 [11]
3 Nicola Zagame 1990 8 10 80.0% 2012
(4/4)		 2016
(4/6)		 22/25 [12]
4 Bronwyn Mayer 1974 6 11 54.5% 2000
(6/8)		 2004
(0/3)		 26/30 [13]

Source:

  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 96), 2004 (pp. 56–57), 2008 (pp. 56–57), 2012 (pp. 347–348), 2016 (pp. 197–198).<section end=Sprinters />

Coach statistics

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

Most successful coaches

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 coach (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 5 May 2021. Greg McFadden led Australia women's national team to win two consecutive Olympic bronze medals in 2008 and 2012.[14]

Legend
  •     – Hosts
Head coaches who led women's national teams to win two or more Olympic medals
Rk Head coach Nationality Birth Age Women's team Tournaments
(finish)		 Period Medals Ref
1 2 3 G S B T
1 Greg McFadden  Australia 1964 43–51  Australia 2008
(3rd)		 2012
(3rd)		 2016
(6th)		 8
years		 0 0 2 2 [15]
[14]

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. With the Hungary men's national water polo team, István Görgényi won a silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He was appointed head coach of the Australia women's national team in 1998. At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, he led the team to win the inaugural women's water polo gold medal.[16][17]

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
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 István Görgényi 1946 1.87 m
(6 ft 2 in)		 25  Hungary FP 1972 53  Australia 2000* 1 1 0 2 [16]
[17]

Olympic champions

See also: List of Olympic champions in women's water polo

2000 Summer Olympics

{{#section:List of Olympic champions in women's water polo|2000}}

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 56. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Liz Weekes". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-08. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Danielle Woodhouse". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-07-04. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Emma Knox". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-04. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "Jemma Brownlow". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-04. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Alicia McCormack". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-08. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "Victoria Brown". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-07-16. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  8. ↑ "Lea Yanitsas". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-07-15. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  9. ↑ "Kelsey Wakefield". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-07-15. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  10. ↑ "Kate Gynther". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-04. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  11. ↑ "Melissa Mills". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-07-06. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  12. ↑ "Nicola Zagame". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-07-16. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  13. ↑ "Bronwyn Mayer". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-04. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Greg McFadden steps down as Head Coach". waterpoloaustralia.com.au. Water Polo Australia. Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  15. ↑ "Greg McFadden". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "István Görgényi". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Hall of Fame Inductees". waterpoloaustralia.com.au. Water Polo Australia. Archived from the original on 2020-11-17. Retrieved 26 June 2020.

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Sources

{{#section:List of women's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics|Sources}}

ISHOF

International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) website:

External links

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