Alexandra Asimaki (; ; born 28 June 1988) is a Greek water polo player considered one of the best female water polo players in the world in the 21st century.
Asimaki was part of the Greece women's national water polo team awarded the Gold Medal at the 2011 World Championship which took place in Shanghai in July 2011. After her outstanding performance in this tournament, she was named best EuropeanLEN European Athlete of the Year – Previous winners: 2011 MEN – Stefano Tempesti (ITA) / WOMEN – Alexandra Asimaki (GRE) , Waterpoloworld.com, 2 December 2013 and World Female Water Polo Player of the Year 2011.http://www.len.eu/cms?disciplines+waterpolo+pr+a=0083 ; 2011 LEN Awards, 28 October 2011.http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2669:pr-72-fina-selected-this-years-best-in-the-five-disciplines&catid=275:2011&Itemid=246 ; 2011 FINA Awards, 5 December 2011
Club career 2004–2006 Nautical Club of Vouliagmeni 2006–2007 CN Ciudad de Alcorcón 2007–2014 Nautical Club of Vouliagmeni 2014–2020 Olympiacos Piraeus 2021–today Alimos
Club honours Vouliagmeni LEN Champions Cups 2009 and 2010 LEN Super Cups 2009 and 2010 Greek Championships 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012 and 2013
Olympiacos LEN Euro League 2015 LEN Super Cup 2015 Greek Championships 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 Greek Cups 2018 and 2020
Alcorcón Spanish Cup 2007
National team honours Gold medals World Championship: 2011. World League: 2005. Europa Cup: 2018. Silver medals European Championship: 2010, 2012 and 2018. Bronze medals European Championship: 2024 World League: 2010 and 2012. Mediterranean Games: 2018.
Individual awards FINA World Water Polo Player of the Year 2011 LEN European Water Polo Player of the Year 2011
See also List of world champions in women's water polo List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
References
External links
Alexandra Asimaki at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, alternate link) Alexandra Asimaki – athlete profile at Olympiacos SFP website