This is a list of female goalkeepers who have been named in the national water polo team for the Summer Olympics.
Abbreviations GK Goalkeeper Rk Rank Ref Reference Cap No. Water polo cap number (C) Captain p. page pp. pages ISHOF International Swimming Hall of Fame
Winning 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. Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Legend and abbreviation – Olympic winning streak (winning three or more Olympic titles in a row) – Winning all matches during the tournament – Host team Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
+ Winning goalkeepers by tournament Year Winning team Cap Goalkeeper Birth Age Height Saves Shots Eff % Note Ref 2000 (1st title) 1 Liz Weekes 21 46 45.7% Starting GK 7 Danielle Woodhouse 11 15 73.3% 2004 (1st title) 1 Francesca Conti 39 72 54.2% Starting GK 5 Elena Gigli 0 0 — 2008 (1st title) 1 Ilse van der Meijden 45 98 45.9% Starting GK 13 Meike de Nooy 0 0 — 2012 (1st title) 1 Elizabeth Armstrong 53 101 52.5% Starting GK 13 Tumua Anae 0 0 — 2016 (2nd title) 1 Samantha Hill 6 10 60.0% 13 Ashleigh Johnson 51 79 64.6% Starting GK Year Winning team Cap Goalkeeper Birth Age Height Saves Shots Eff % Note Ref Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 96), 2004 (pp. 72–73), 2008 (pp. 71–72), 2012 (pp. 368–369), 2016 (pp. 218–219).
Records and statistics
Age records The following tables show the oldest and youngest water polo goalkeepers in the women's Olympic water polo tournament. Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Oldest goalkeepers Legend – Host team
+ Top 10 oldest female water polo goalkeepers Rk Goalkeeper Age of the lastOlympic match Women's team Date of birth Date of the lastOlympic match Ref 1 Hellen Boering 2 Georgia Ellinaki 3 Ana Copado 4 Francesca Conti 5 Karla Plugge 6 Danielle Woodhouse 7 Ildikó Sós 8 Svetlana Buravova-Khapsalis 9 Isabelle Auger 10 Patrícia Horváth
+ Top 3 oldest female water polo goalkeepers, Olympic gold medalists Rk Goalkeeper Age of receiving the lastOlympic gold medal Women's team Date of birth Date of receiving the lastOlympic gold medal Ref 1 Francesca Conti 21 May 1972 26 August 2004 2 Danielle Woodhouse 23 January 1969 23 September 2000 3 Elizabeth Armstrong 31 January 1983 9 August 2012
+ Top 3 oldest female water polo goalkeepers, Olympic silver medalists Rk Goalkeeper Age of receiving the lastOlympic silver medal Women's team Date of birth Date of receiving the lastOlympic silver medal Ref 1 Ana Copado 31 March 1980 9 August 2012 2 Georgia Ellinaki 28 February 1974 26 August 2004 3 Jaime Komer 1 September 1981 21 August 2008
+ Top 3 oldest female water polo goalkeepers, Olympic bronze medalists Rk Goalkeeper Age of receiving the lastOlympic bronze medal Women's team Date of birth Date of receiving the lastOlympic bronze medal Ref 1 Emma Knox 2 March 1978 21 August 2008 2 Alicia McCormack 7 June 1983 9 August 2012 3 Nicolle Payne 15 July 1976 26 August 2004
Youngest goalkeepers Legend – Host team
+ Top 10 youngest female water polo goalkeepers Rk Goalkeeper Age of the firstOlympic match Women's team Date of birth Date of the firstOlympic match Ref 1 Anna Karnaukh 2 Elena Gigli 3 Ilse van der Meijden 4 Rachel Riddell 5 Victória Chamorro 6 Anthoula Mylonaki 7 Yang Jun 8 Galina Zlotnikova 9 Irina Borodavko 10 Tan Ying
+ Top 3 youngest female water polo goalkeepers, Olympic gold medalists Rk Goalkeeper Age of receiving the firstOlympic gold medal Women's team Date of birth Date of receiving the firstOlympic gold medal Ref 1 Elena Gigli 9 July 1985 26 August 2004 2 Ilse van der Meijden 22 October 1988 21 August 2008 3 Ashleigh Johnson 12 September 1994 19 August 2016
+ Top 3 youngest female water polo goalkeepers, Olympic silver medalists Rk Goalkeeper Age of receiving the firstOlympic silver medal Women's team Date of birth Date of receiving the firstOlympic silver medal Ref 1 Anthoula Mylonaki 10 June 1984 26 August 2004 2 Laura Ester 22 January 1990 9 August 2012 3 Bernice Orwig 24 November 1976 23 September 2000
+ Top 3 youngest female water polo goalkeepers, Olympic bronze medalists Rk Goalkeeper Age of receiving the firstOlympic bronze medal Women's team Date of birth Date of receiving the firstOlympic bronze medal Ref 1 Anna Karnaukh 31 August 1993 19 August 2016 2 Jacqueline Frank 1 May 1980 26 August 2004 3 Galina Rytova 10 September 1975 23 September 2000
Multiple appearances
By tournament The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), name of the team (in ascending order), name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.
As of 2016, fifteen female goalkeepers have been named in the national water polo team squad in two or more Olympic tournaments.
Legend Team* – Host team
Year Total Four-time Olympian (GK) Three-time Olympian (GK) Two-time Olympian (GK) 2000 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 2004 3 — 0 — 0 : Svetlana Buravova-Khapsalis, Galina Rytova: Nicolle Payne 3 2008 5 — 0 — 0 : Emma Knox: Georgia Ellinaki: Ildikó Sós: Elena Gigli: Valentina Vorontsova 5 2012 4 — 0 : Elena Gigli 1 : Alicia McCormack: Yang Jun: Elizabeth Armstrong 3 2016 5 — 0 : Yang Jun 1 : Edina Gangl: Giulia Gorlero: Anna Karnaukh: Laura Ester 4 2020 Year Total Four-time Olympian (GK) Three-time Olympian (GK) Two-time Olympian (GK)
Three-time Olympians 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 goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Two female goalkeepers have been named in the national water polo team squad in three or more Olympic tournaments between 2000 and 2016 inclusive.
Legend and abbreviation – Hosts Apps – Appearances
+ Female goalkeepers who have been named in the national team squad in three or more Olympic tournaments Apps Goalkeeper Birth Height Women's team Water polo tournaments Period(age offirst/last) Medals Ref 1 2 3 4 G S B T 3 Elena Gigli 2004 2008 2012 8 years(19/27) 1 0 0 1 Yang Jun 2008 2012 2016 8 years(20/28) 0 0 0 0
Multiple medalists
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 goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.
As of 2016, three female goalkeepers have won two or more Olympic medals in water polo.
Legend – Hosts
+ Female goalkeepers who have won two or more Olympic medals in water polo Rk Goalkeeper Birth Height Women's team Water polo tournaments Period(age offirst/last) Medals Ref 1 2 3 4 G S B T 1 Elizabeth Armstrong 2008 2012 4 years(25/29) 1 1 0 2 2 Nicolle Payne 2000 2004 4 years(24/28) 0 1 1 2 3 Alicia McCormack 2008 2012 4 years(25/29) 0 0 2 2
Most saves One match
One tournament
All-time
Goalkeepers by team The following tables are pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), cap number or name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively.
Legend Year* – As host team
Australia Women's national team: Team appearances: 5 (2000*–2016) As host team: 2000*
Brazil Women's national team: Team appearances: 1 (2016*) As host team: 2016* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Legend and abbreviation – Hosts Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Year CapNo. Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOFmember Note Ref 2016 1 Tess Oliveira 29 34 69 49.3% 13 Victória Chamorro 20 23 55 41.8% Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2016 (pp. 200–201).
Canada Women's national team: Team appearances: 2 (2000–2004) As host team: —
China Women's national team: Team appearances: 3 (2008*–2016) As host team: 2008*
Great Britain Women's national team: Team appearances: 1 (2012*) As host team: 2012* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Legend and abbreviation – Hosts Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Year CapNo. Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOFmember Note Ref 2012 1 Robyn Nicholls 22 0 5 0.0% 13 Rosemary Morris 26 54 113 47.8% Starting goalkeeper Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2012 (pp. 356–357).
Greece Women's national team: Team appearances: 2 (2004*–2008) As host team: 2004*
Hungary Women's national team: Team appearances: 4 (2004–2016) As host team: —
Italy Women's national team: Team appearances: 4 (2004–2016) As host team: —
Kazakhstan Women's national team: Team appearances: 2 (2000–2004) As host team: — Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Abbreviation Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Year CapNo. Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOFmember Note Ref 2000 1 Svetlana Buravova-Khapsalis 27 38 88 43.2% Starting goalkeeper 3 Irina Borodavko 20 2 12 16.7% 2004 1 Galina Rytova (2) 28 31 66 47.0% Starting goalkeeper 4 Svetlana Buravova-Khapsalis (2) 31 0 0 — Year CapNo. Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOFmember Note Ref Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 98), 2004 (pp. 76–77). Note: Galina Rytova is also listed in section Russia.
Netherlands Women's national team: Team appearances: 2 (2000, 2008) As host team: —
Russia Women's national team: Team appearances: 5 (2000–2016) As host team: —
Note: Galina Rytova is also listed in section Kazakhstan.
Spain Women's national team: Team appearances: 2 (2012–2016) As host team: —
United States Women's national team: Team appearances: 5 (2000–2016) As host team: —
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 National team appearances in the women's Olympic water polo tournament List of players who have appeared in multiple men's Olympic water polo tournaments List of players who have appeared in multiple women's Olympic water polo tournaments List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) List of Olympic medalists in water polo (women) List of men's Olympic water polo tournament top goalscorers List of women's Olympic water polo tournament top goalscorers List of men's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers List of Olympic venues in water polo
References
Sources
ISHOF
External links Olympic water polo – Official website