This is a list of top goalscorers in the women's Olympic water polo tournament since the inaugural official edition in 2000.

Abbreviations Rk Rank Ref Reference ISHOF International Swimming Hall of Fame L/R Handedness L Left-handed R Right-handed (C) Captain p. page pp. pages

Overall top goalscorers As of 2016, eighteen female players have scored 20 or more goals at the Summer Olympics.

By confederation Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Confederation Number of top goalscorers Total goals: 40+ Total goals: 30–39 Total goals: 20–29 Total Africa – CANA 0 0 0 0 Americas – UANA 0 2 0 2 Asia – AASF 0 1 0 1 Europe – LEN 1 1 8 10 Oceania – OSA 0 1 4 5 Total 1 5 12 18

By team Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Women's team Number of top goalscorers Confederation Total goals: 40+ Total goals: 30–39 Total goals: 20–29 Total 0 1 4 5 Oceania – OSA 0 1 0 1 Asia – AASF 0 0 3 3 Europe – LEN 1 0 0 1 Europe – LEN 0 0 1 1 Europe – LEN 0 1 2 3 Europe – LEN 0 0 2 2 Europe – LEN 0 2 0 2 Americas – UANA Total 1 5 12 18

Most goals scored One match

One tournament

The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), name of the team (in ascending order), number of goals (in descending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 12 August 2021.

Legend Team* – Host team

+ Female players with 15 or more goals in an Olympic tournament (ordered chronologically) Year Total 21+ goals 18–20 goals 15–17 goals 2000 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 2004 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 2008 1 — 0 — 0 : Daniëlle de Bruijn (17) 1 2012 4 : Maggie Steffens (21) 1 : Ma Huanhuan (19): Tania Di Mario (18) 2 : Anni Espar (15) 1 2016 3 — 0 — 0 : Barbara Bujka (15): Roser Tarragó (15): Maggie Steffens (17) 3 2020 9 : Simone van de Kraats (28) 1 : Beatriz Ortiz (18): Maddie Musselman (18), Maggie Steffens (18) 3 : Kyra Christmas (15): Zhang Jing (16): Maud Megens (17): Ekaterina Prokofyeva (15): Anni Espar (15) 5 Year Total 21+ goals 18–20 goals 15–17 goals Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 96–101), 2004 (p. 53), 2008 (p. 54), 2012 (p. 345), 2016 (p. 193), 2020 (p. 234).

Top goalscorers in each tournament

All-time

The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), name of the team (in ascending order), number of total goals (in descending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend Team* – Host team

+ All-time female players with 20 or more goals at the Olympics (ordered chronologically) Year Total Total goals: 40+ Total goals: 30–39 Total goals: 20–29 2000 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 2004 1 — 0 — 0 : Sofia Konukh (20) 1 2008 5 — 0 — 0 : Kate Gynther (20): Tania Di Mario (24): Daniëlle de Bruijn (28): Sofia Konukh (27): Brenda Villa (25) 5 2012 7 : Tania Di Mario (42) 1 : Kate Gynther (30): Sofia Konukh (31): Brenda Villa (31) 3 : Ma Huanhuan (26): Rita Drávucz (23): Maggie Steffens (21) 3 2016 13 : Tania Di Mario (47) 1 : Ma Huanhuan (37): Maggie Steffens (38) 2 : Ashleigh Southern (26), Rowena Webster (23), Gemma Beadsworth (20), Bronwen Knox (20): Barbara Bujka (27), Rita Keszthelyi (24): Ekaterina Prokofyeva (22), Nadezhda Glyzina (21): Anni Espar (22), Roser Tarragó (20) 10 2020 Year Total Total goals: 40+ Total goals: 30–39 Total goals: 20–29 Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 96–101), 2004 (p. 53), 2008 (p. 54), 2012 (p. 345), 2016 (p. 193).

Top goalscorers by team The following tables are 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.

Legend Year* – As host team

Australia Women's national team: Team appearances: 6 (2000*–2020) As host team: 2000* * Number of goalscorers (40+ goals): 0 Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 1 Number of goalscorers (20–29 goals): 4 Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend – Hosts

+ Female players with 20 or more goals at the Olympics Rk Player Birth L/R Totalgoals Water polo tournaments(goals) Age offirst/last ISHOFmember Note Ref 1 2 3 4 5 1 Kate Gynther Right 30 2004(7) 2008(13) 2012(10) 22/30 2 Ashleigh Southern Right 26 2012(12) 2016(14) 19/23 3 Rowena Webster Right 23 2012(12) 2016(11) 24/28 4 Gemma Beadsworth Right 20 2008(9) 2012(10) 2016(1) 21/29 Bronwen Knox Right 20 2008(12) 2012(4) 2016(4) 22/30 Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 96), 2004 (pp. 56–57), 2008 (pp. 56–57), 2012 (pp. 347–348), 2016 (pp. 197–198).

Brazil Women's national team: Team appearances: 1 (2016*) As host team: 2016* Number of goalscorers (40+ goals): 0 Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0 Number of goalscorers (20–29 goals): 0 Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Canada Women's national team: Team appearances: 3 (2000–2004, 2020) As host team: — * Number of goalscorers (40+ goals): 0 Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0 Number of goalscorers (20–29 goals): 0 Last updated: 1 April 2021.

China Women's national team: Team appearances: 4 (2008*–2020) As host team: 2008* * Number of goalscorers (40+ goals): 0 Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 1 Number of goalscorers (20–29 goals): 0 Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend – Hosts

+ Female players with 20 or more goals at the Olympics Rk Player Birth L/R Totalgoals Water polo tournaments(goals) Age offirst/last ISHOFmember Note Ref 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ma Huanhuan Right 37 2008(7) 2012(19) 2016(11) 18/26 Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2008 (pp. 59–60), 2012 (pp. 350–351), 2016 (pp. 203–204).

Great Britain Women's national team: Team appearances: 1 (2012*) As host team: 2012* Number of goalscorers (40+ goals): 0 Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0 Number of goalscorers (20–29 goals): 0 Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Greece Women's national team: Team appearances: 2 (2004*–2008) As host team: 2004* * Number of goalscorers (40+ goals): 0 Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0 Number of goalscorers (20–29 goals): 0 Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Hungary Women's national team: Team appearances: 5 (2004–2020) As host team: — * Number of goalscorers (40+ goals): 0 Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0 Number of goalscorers (20–29 goals): 3 Last updated: 1 April 2021.

+ Female players with 20 or more goals at the Olympics Rk Player Birth L/R Totalgoals Water polo tournaments(goals) Age offirst/last ISHOFmember Note Ref 1 2 3 4 5 1 Barbara Bujka Left 27 2012(12) 2016(15) 25/29 2 Rita Keszthelyi Right 24 2012(10) 2016(14) 20/24 3 Rita Drávucz Right 23 2004(7) 2008(10) 2012(6) 24/32 Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (pp. 68–69), 2008 (pp. 65–66), 2012 (pp. 359–360), 2016 (pp. 209–210).

Italy Women's national team: Team appearances: 4 (2004–2016) As host team: — * Number of goalscorers (40+ goals): 1 Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0 Number of goalscorers (20–29 goals): 0 Last updated: 1 April 2021.

+ Female players with 20 or more goals at the Olympics Rk Player Birth L/R Totalgoals Water polo tournaments(goals) Age offirst/last ISHOFmember Note Ref 1 2 3 4 5 1 Tania Di Mario Right 47 2004(14) 2008(10) 2012(18) 2016(5) 25/37 Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (pp. 72–73), 2008 (pp. 68–69), 2012 (pp. 362–363), 2016 (pp. 212–213).

Japan Women's national team: Team appearances: 1 (2020*) As host team: 2020* Number of goalscorers (40+ goals): 0 Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0 Number of goalscorers (20–29 goals): 0 Last updated: 26 July 2021.

Kazakhstan Women's national team: Team appearances: 2 (2000–2004) As host team: — Number of goalscorers (40+ goals): 0 Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0 Number of goalscorers (20–29 goals): 0 Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Netherlands Women's national team: Team appearances: 3 (2000, 2008, 2020) As host team: — * Number of goalscorers (40+ goals): 0 Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0 Number of goalscorers (20–29 goals): 1 Last updated: 1 April 2021.

+ Female players with 20 or more goals at the Olympics Rk Player Birth L/R Totalgoals Water polo tournaments(goals) Age offirst/last ISHOFmember Note Ref 1 2 3 4 5 1 Daniëlle de Bruijn Left 28 2000(11) 2008(17) 22/30 Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 99), 2008 (pp. 71–72).

ROC Women's national team: Team appearances: 1 (2020) As host team: — Related team: Russia Number of goalscorers (40+ goals): 0 Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 1 Number of goalscorers (20–29 goals): 2 Last updated: 12 August 2021.

+ Female players with 20 or more goals at the Olympics Rk Player Birth L/R Totalgoals Water polo tournaments(goals) Age offirst/last ISHOFmember Note Ref 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ekaterina Prokofyeva Right 37 2008(4) 2012(9) 2016(9) 2020(15) 17/30 2 Nadezhda Glyzina Right 28 2008(1) 2012(7) 2016(13) 2020(7) 20/33 3 Evgeniya Ivanova Right 26 2012(9) 2016(7) 2020(10) 25/34 Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2008 (pp. 74–75), 2012 (pp. 365–366), 2016 (pp. 215–216), 2020 (pp. 266–267).

Russia Women's national team: Team appearances: 5 (2000–2016) As host team: — Related team: ROC Number of goalscorers (40+ goals): 0 Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 1 Number of goalscorers (20–29 goals): 0 Last updated: 12 August 2021.

+ Female players with 20 or more goals at the Olympics Rk Player Birth L/R Totalgoals Water polo tournaments(goals) Age offirst/last ISHOFmember Note Ref 1 2 3 4 5 1 Sofia Konukh Right 31 2000(11) 2004(9) 2008(7) 2012(4) 20/32 Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 100), 2004 (pp. 80–81), 2008 (pp. 74–75), 2012 (pp. 365–366), 2016 (pp. 215–216). Notes: Nadezhda Glyzina is listed in section ROC. Evgeniya Ivanova is listed in section ROC. Ekaterina Prokofyeva is listed in section ROC.

South Africa Women's national team: Team appearances: 1 (2020) As host team: — Number of goalscorers (40+ goals): 0 Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0 Number of goalscorers (20–29 goals): 0 Last updated: 12 August 2021.

Spain Women's national team: Team appearances: 3 (2012–2020) As host team: — * Number of goalscorers (40+ goals): 0 Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 1 Number of goalscorers (20–29 goals): 4 Last updated: 12 August 2021.

+ Female players with 20 or more goals at the Olympics Rk Player Birth L/R Totalgoals Water polo tournaments(goals) Age offirst/last ISHOFmember Note Ref 1 2 3 4 5 1 Anni Espar Right 37 2012(15) 2016(7) 2020(15) 19/28 2 Roser Tarragó Right 29 2012(5) 2016(15) 2020(9) 19/28 3 Maica García Right 27 2012(7) 2016(11) 2020(9) 21/30 4 Beatriz Ortiz Right 23 2016(5) 2020(18) 21/26 5 Judith Forca Left 21 2016(7) 2020(14) 20/25 Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2012 (pp. 353–354), 2016 (pp. 206–207), 2020 (pp. 251–252).

United States Women's national team: Team appearances: 6 (2000–2020) As host team: — * Number of goalscorers (40+ goals): 1 Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 2 Number of goalscorers (20–29 goals): 1 Last updated: 12 August 2021.

Legend – Hosts

+ Female players with 20 or more goals at the Olympics Rk Player Birth L/R Totalgoals Water polo tournaments(goals) Age offirst/last ISHOFmember Note Ref 1 2 3 4 5 1 Maggie Steffens Right 56 2012(21) 2016(17) 2020(18) 19/28 2 Brenda Villa Right 31 2000(9) 2004(7) 2008(9) 2012(6) 20/32 2018 3 Maddie Musselman Right 30 2016(12) 2020(18) 18/23 4 Makenzie Fischer Right 21 2016(7) 2020(14) 19/24 Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 101), 2004 (pp. 84–85), 2008 (pp. 77–78), 2012 (pp. 368–369), 2016 (pp. 218–219), 2020 (pp. 273–274).

See also Water polo at the Summer Olympics

Lists of Olympic water polo records and statistics List of men's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics List of women's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics List of Olympic champions in men's water polo List of Olympic champions in women's water polo National team appearances in the men's Olympic water polo tournament