These are the rosters of all participating teams at the women's water polo tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The ten national teams were required to submit squads of 12 players. Additionally, teams could name one alternate player. In the event that a player on the submitted squad list suffered an injury or illness, that player would be able to be replaced by the player in the alternate list. On 3 July 2021, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed that there was a change for the 2020 Summer Olympics, allowing all 13 water polo players named to be available on the roster, with 12 being named for each match. This change was implemented due to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. As of 7 August 2021, all players competed in the women's tournament.
As the head coach of the South Africa women's national water polo team, Delaine Mentoor became the first female head coach in the men's and women's Olympic water polo tournaments.
Abbreviations No. Cap number (C) Captain Pos Playing position FP Field player GK Goalkeeper CB Centre back CF Centre forward D Driver L/R Handedness L Left-handed R Right-handed Apps International matches played OG Olympic participations Goals Goals scored in Olympic Games
Group A Australia
Australia's final squad was announced on 24 May 2021.
Head coach: Predrag Mihailović
Note: Age as of 23 July 2021Source: Australia Women | Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Canada
Canada's final squad was announced on 28 June 2021.
Head coach: David Paradelo
Note: Age as of 23 July 2021Source: Canada Women | Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Netherlands
The Netherlands's final squad was announced on 24 June 2021.
Head coach: Arno Havenga
Note: Age as of 23 July 2021Source: Netherlands Women | Tokyo 2020 Olympics
South Africa
South Africa's squad was announced on 24 June 2021. Daniela Passoni and Kelsey White were replaced by Hannah Calvert and Nicola Macleod.
Head coach: Delaine Mentoor
Note: Age as of 23 July 2021Source: South Africa Women | Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Spain
Spain's final squad was announced on 9 July 2021.
Head coach: Miki Oca
Note: Age as of 23 July 2021Source: Spain Women | Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Group B China
Head coach: Petar Porobić
Note: Age as of 23 July 2021Source: China Women | Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Hungary
Hungary's final squad was announced on 29 June 2021.
Head coach: Attila Bíró
Note: Age as of 23 July 2021Source: Hungary Women | Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Japan
Japan's final squad was announced on 19 May 2021.
Head coach: Makihiro Motomiya
Note: Age as of 23 July 2021Source: Japan Women | Tokyo 2020 Olympics
ROC
ROC's final squad was announced on 13 July 2021.
Head coach: Alexandr Gaidukov
Note: Age as of 23 July 2021Source: ROC Women | Tokyo 2020 Olympics
United States
The United States' final squad was announced on 23 June 2021.
Head coach: Adam Krikorian
Note: Age as of 23 July 2021Source: United States Women | Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Team statistics Average age + Average age (as of 23 July 2021) Rk Average age Women's team Confederation Finish 1 Oceania – OSA 5th 2 Europe – LEN 4th 3 Americas – UANA 7th Europe – LEN 6th 5 Europe – LEN 2nd 6 Europe – LEN 3rd 7 Americas – UANA 1st 8 Asia – AASF 8th 9 Asia – AASF 9th 10 Africa – CANA 10th
Average height Rk Average height Women's team Confederation Finish 1 Europe – LEN 3rd 2 Asia – AASF 8th Europe – LEN 6th Americas – UANA 1st 5 Oceania – OSA 5th 6 Americas – UANA 7th Europe – LEN 2nd 8 Africa – CANA 10th 9 Europe – LEN 4th 10 Asia – AASF 9th
Number of left-handed players + Number of left-handed players (excluding goalkeepers) Number ofleft-handers Women's team Confederation Finish 2 Americas – UANA 7th Asia – AASF 9th Europe – LEN 6th Europe – LEN 2nd 1 Oceania – OSA 5th Asia – AASF 8th Europe – LEN 3rd Africa – CANA 10th Americas – UANA 1st 0 Europe – LEN 4th
Player statistics Age records + Top 10 oldest players (as of 23 July 2021) Rk Age Player Women's team Pos Date of birth 1 Pili Peña D 4 April 1986 2 Bronwen Knox D 16 April 1986 3 Joelle Bekhazi D 27 April 1987 4 Anna Timofeeva CB 18 July 1987 5 Evgeniya Ivanova D 26 July 1987 6 Rowena Webster D 27 December 1987 7 Gabriella Szűcs CB 7 March 1988 8 Nadezhda Glyzina D 20 May 1988 9 Evgenia Soboleva CB 26 August 1988 10 Dagmar Genee FP 31 January 1989
+ Top 10 youngest players (as of 23 July 2021) Rk Age Player Women's team Pos Date of birth 1 Elena Ruiz D 29 October 2004 2 Jordan Wedderburn D 30 December 2002 3 Shakira January CB 15 November 2002 4 Eruna Ura D 14 October 2002 5 Boati Motau D 25 September 2002 6 Yanah Gerber CF 16 March 2001 7 Kyoko Kudo D 10 February 2001 8 Maiko Hashida D 23 December 2000 9 Abby Andrews D 28 November 2000 10 Simone van de Kraats FP 15 November 2000
Coach statistics Age Legend – Female head coach
+ Age of head coaches (as of 23 July 2021) Rk Age Head coach Nationality Date of birth Women's team 1 Petar Porobić 28 May 1957 2 Attila Bíró 9 May 1966 3 Makihiro Motomiya 31 December 1968 4 Miki Oca 15 April 1970 5 Alexandr Gaidukov 10 January 1974 6 Predrag Mihailović 24 February 1974 7 Adam Krikorian 22 July 1974 8 Arno Havenga 14 November 1974 9 David Paradelo 7 October 1985 10 Delaine Mentoor 26 May 1993
See also Water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters
References
Sources Water Polo – Athlete Profiles | Tokyo 2020 Olympics Water Polo – Olympic Reports | Tokyo 2020 Olympics Water Polo – Official Results Book | Tokyo 2020 Olympics (archive) Water Polo – Team Rosters | Tokyo 2020 Olympics Australia, Canada, China, Hungary, Japan, Netherlands, ROC, South Africa , Spain, United States
External links Water Polo – Tokyo 2020 (IOC official website) Tokyo 2020 (FINA official website)