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. 14 years later again in Asia, in Singapore this time they repeated their triumph by beating Hungary in the final of the 2025 World Championship. Greece women's national water polo team is the only team in the nation's sport history to have won gold medals (at least once) in world championships competitions at any olympic team sport.
They have also won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the gold medal at the 2005 World League, 4 silver medals at the 2010, 2012, 2018 European Championships and 2022 European Championships H αρχηγός της Εθνικής, Αλεξάνδρα Ασημάκη, στο Aquafeed24.com and the gold medal at the 2018 Europa Cup.
Honours Gold medals World Championship: 2011, 2025 World League: 2005 Europa Cup: 2018 World Cup: 2025
Silver medals Olympic Games: 2004 European Championship: 2010, 2012, 2018, 2022
Bronze medals World League: 2007, 2010, 2012 Mediterranean Games: 2018 European Championship: 2024, 2026
Overview Competition TotalOlympic Games0 1 0 1World Championship2 0 0 2World Cup1 0 0 1World League1 0 3 4European Championship0 4 2 6Europa Cup1 0 0 1Mediterranean Games0 0 1 1 Total 5 5 6 16
Results
Olympic Games
YearPosition 1996 (unofficial competition) 6th 2004 2008 8th 2024 7thTotal3/7
World Championship YearPosition 1998 5th 2001 7th 2003 9th 2005 5th 2007 8th 2009 4th 2011 2013 6th 2015 6th 2017 7th 2019 8th 2022 7th 2023 8th 2024 4th 2025 Total15/18
FINA World Cup YearPosition 1997 6th 1999 8th 2002 7th 2006 6th 2010 7th 2023 5th 2025 2027 QualifiedTotal8/20
FINA World League YearPosition 2004 6th 2005 2007 2009 7th 2010 2011 4th 2012 2020 6thTotal8/19
European Championships YearPosition 1989 7th 1991 7th 1993 7th 1995 4th 1997 7th 1999 5th 2001 4th 2003 5th 2006 6th 2008 6th 2010 2012 2014 6th 2016 5th 2018 2020 6th 2022 2024 2026 Total19/21
LEN Europa Cup YearPosition 2018 2019 6th
Mediterranean Games YearPosition 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 Roster for the 2026 European Championship.
Head coach: Charis Pavlidis
1 Ioanna Stamatopoulou 2 Eleftheria Plevritou 3 Foteini Tricha 4 Eleni Grigoropoulou 5 Eleftheria Fountotou 6 Eleni Xenaki 7 Eirini Ninou 8 Maria Patra 9 Christina Siouti 10 Vasiliki Plevritou 11 Sofia Tornarou 12 Maria Myriokefalitaki 13 Evangelia Karytsa 14 Afroditi Bitsakou 15 Androniki Karagianni
Past squads
2004 Olympic Games – Silver Medal Georgia Ellinaki, Dimitra Asilian, Antiopi Melidoni, Angeliki Karapataki, Kyriaki Liosi, Stavroula Kozompoli, Aikaterini Oikonomopoulou, Antigoni Roumpesi, Evangelia Moraitidou, Eftychia Karagianni, Georgia Lara, Antonia Moraiti, Anthoula Mylonaki. Head Coach: Kyriakos Iosifidis
2005 FINA World League – Gold Medal Georgia Ellinaki, Vasileia Mavrelou, Kelina Kantzou, Sofia Iosifidou, Kyriaki Liosi, Stavroula Kozompoli, Aikaterini Oikonomopoulou, Antigoni Roumpesi, Evangelia Moraitidou, Eftychia Karagianni, Alexandra Asimaki, Georgia Lara, Maria Tsouri. Head Coach: Kyriakos Iosifidis
2010 European Championship – Silver Medal Maria Tsouri, Christina Tsoukala, Antiopi Melidoni, Ilektra Psouni, Kyriaki Liosi, Alkisti Avramidou, Alexandra Asimaki, Antigoni Roumpesi, Angeliki Gerolymou, Triantafyllia Manolioudaki, Stavroula Antonakou, Georgia Lara, Eleni Kouvdou. Head Coach: Giorgos Morfesis
2011 World Championship – Gold Medal Eleni Kouvdou, Christina Tsoukala, Antiopi Melidoni, Ilektra Psouni, Kyriaki Liosi, Alkisti Avramidou, Alexandra Asimaki, Antigoni Roumpesi, Angeliki Gerolymou, Triantafyllia Manolioudaki, Stavroula Antonakou, Georgia Lara, Eleni Goula. Head Coach: Giorgos Morfesis
2012 European Championship – Silver Medal Eleni Kouvdou, Christina Tsoukala, Antiopi Melidoni, Ilektra Psouni, Kyriaki Liosi, Alkisti Avramidou, Alexandra Asimaki, Antigoni Roumpesi, Angeliki Gerolymou, Triantafyllia Manolioudaki, Stavroula Antonakou, Georgia Lara, Chrysi Diamantopoulou. Head Coach: Giorgos Morfesis
2018 Europa Cup – Gold Medal Eleni Kouvdou, Christina Tsoukala, Vasiliki Diamantopoulou, Nikoleta Eleftheriadou, Margarita Plevritou, Alkisti Avramidou, Alexandra Asimaki, Ioanna Chydirioti, Maria Patra, Anastasia Kalargirou, Eleftheria Plevritou, Eleni Xenaki, Chrysi Diamantopoulou. Head Coach: Giorgos MorfesisLEN Europa Cup 2018 – Final Greece–Russia 9–8
2018 European Championship – Silver Medal Chrysi Diamantopoulou, Christina Tsoukala, Vasiliki Diamantopoulou, Nikoleta Eleftheriadou, Margarita Plevritou, Alkisti Avramidou, Alexandra Asimaki, Ioanna Chydirioti, Maria Patra, Elisavet Protopapas, Eleftheria Plevritou, Eleni Xenaki, Ioanna Stamatopoulou. Head Coach: Giorgos Morfesis
2022 European Championship – Silver Medal Ioanna Stamatopoulou, Eleftheria Plevritou, Ioanna Chydirioti, Eleni Elliniadi, Margarita Plevritou, Eleni Xenaki, Eirini Ninou, Maria Patra, Foteini Tricha, Vasiliki Plevritou, Athina‑Dimitra Giannopoulou, Maria Myriokefalitaki, Stefania Santa, Christina Siouti, Eleni Sotireli, Alexandra Asimaki. Head Coach: Alexia Kammenou
2025 World Cup – Gold Medal Maria Kotsioni, Eleftheria Plevritou (C), Foteini Tricha, Stefania Santa, Athina‑Dimitra Giannopoulou, Eleni Xenaki, Eirini Ninou, Eleftheria Fountotou. Christina Siouti, Vasiliki Plevritou, Sofia Tornarou, Maria Myriokefalitaki, Alexia Evgenia Tzourka, Dionysia Koureta, Foivi Angelidi. Head coach: Charis Pavlidis2025 World Cup - Greece Roster
2025 World Championship – Gold Medal Ioanna Stamatopoulou, Eleftheria Plevritou, Foteini Tricha, Stefania Santa, Athina‑Dimitra Giannopoulou, Eleni Xenaki, Eirini Ninou, Maria Patra, Christina Siouti, Vasiliki Plevritou, Sofia Tornarou, Maria Myriokefalitaki, Alexia Evgenia Tzourka, Dionysia Koureta, Nefeli Anna Krassa. Head coach: Charis Pavlidis
Under-20 team Greece lastly competed at the 2021 FINA Junior Water Polo World ChampionshipsRussia after fourth title at FINA World Women's Junior Water Polo Championship Owen Lloyd (Inside the Games), 9 October 2021. Accessed 7 November 2021. where they won the silver medal.
See also Greece women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics Greece men's national water polo team List of world champions in women's water polo
References
FINA
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