List of Olympic medalists in water polo (women)

Women's water polo became an Olympic sport at the 2000 Olympics. Since then, the United States women's team has won six consecutive medals.

There are thirty-five female athletes who have won two or more Olympic medals in water polo. Heather Petri and Brenda Villa of the United States are the only two female athletes to win four Olympic medals in water polo.

Abbreviations Rk Rank Ref Reference LH Left-handed Pos Playing position FP Field player GK Goalkeeper (C) Captain p. page pp. pages

Medalists by tournament 2000 SydneyLiz Weekes (GK)Yvette HigginsGail MillerNaomi CastleBronwyn MayerSimone HankinDanielle Woodhouse (GK)Kate HooperDebbie WatsonTaryn WoodsBridgette GustersonJoanne Fox (LH)Melissa MillsBernice Orwig (GK)Heather PetriEricka LorenzBrenda VillaEllen EstesCoralie SimmonsMaureen O'TooleJulie Ertel (C)Heather MoodyRobin BeauregardNicolle Payne (GK)Kathy SheehyCourtney JohnsonMarina Akobiya (GK)Galina Rytova (GK)Irina TolkunovaEkaterina AnikeevaSvetlana KuzinaElena TokunMaria KorolevaElena SmurovaTatiana PetrovaYuliya PetrovaSofia KonukhEkaterina VassilievaNatalia Kutuzova2004 AthensFrancesca Conti (GK)Martina MiceliCarmela Allucci (C)Silvia BosurgiElena Gigli (GK)Emanuela ZanchiTania Di MarioCinzia RagusaGiusi MalatoAlexandra AraújoMaddalena MusumeciMelania GregoNoémi TóthGeorgia Ellinaki (GK)Dimitra Asilian (C)Antiopi MelidoniAngeliki KarapatakiKyriaki LiosiStavroula KozompoliAikaterini OikonomopoulouAntigoni RoumpesiEvangelia MoraitidouEftychia KaragianniGeorgia LaraAntonia MoraitiAnthoula Mylonaki (GK)Jacqueline Frank (GK)Heather PetriEricka LorenzBrenda VillaEllen EstesNatalie GoldaMargaret DingeldeinKelly RulonHeather Moody (C)Robin BeauregardAmber StachowskiNicolle Payne (GK)Thalia Munro2008 BeijingIlse van der Meijden (GK)Yasemin Smit (C)Mieke CaboutBiurakn HakhverdianMarieke van den Ham (LH)Daniëlle de Bruijn (LH)Iefke van BelkumNoeki KleinGillian van den BergAlette SijbringRianne Guichelaar (LH)Simone KootMeike de Nooy (GK)Elizabeth Armstrong (GK)Heather PetriBrittany Hayes (LH)Brenda Villa (C)Lauren WengerNatalie GoldaPatty CardenasJessica SteffensElsie WindesAlison GregorkaMoriah van NormanKami CraigJaime Komer (GK)Emma Knox (GK)Gemma BeadsworthNikita CuffeRebecca RipponSuzie Fraser (LH)Bronwen KnoxTaniele GofersKate GyntherJenna SantoromitoMia SantoromitoMelissa Rippon (C)Amy HetzelAlicia McCormack (GK)2012 LondonElizabeth Armstrong (GK)Heather PetriMelissa SeidemannBrenda Villa (C)Lauren WengerMaggie SteffensCourtney MathewsonJessica SteffensElsie WindesKelly RulonAnnika DriesKami CraigTumua Anae (GK)Laura Ester (GK)Marta BachAnni EsparRoser TarragóMatilde OrtizJennifer Pareja (C)Lorena MirandaPili Peña (LH)Andrea BlasOna Meseguer (LH)Maica GarcíaLaura LópezAna Copado (GK)Victoria Brown (GK)Gemma BeadsworthSophie SmithHolly Lincoln-SmithJane MoranBronwen KnoxRowena WebsterKate Gynther (C)Glencora RalphAshleigh SouthernMelissa RipponNicola ZagameAlicia McCormack (GK)2016 Rio de JaneiroSamantha Hill (GK)Maddie MusselmanMelissa SeidemannRachel FattalCaroline ClarkMaggie Steffens (C)Courtney MathewsonKiley NeushulAria FischerKaleigh GilchristMakenzie FischerKami CraigAshleigh Johnson (GK)Giulia Gorlero (GK)Chiara TabaniArianna GaribottiElisa QueiroloFederica RadicchiRosaria AielloTania Di Mario (C)Roberta BianconiGiulia Emmolo (LH)Francesca PomeriAleksandra CottiTeresa FrassinettiLaura Teani (GK)Anna Ustyukhina (GK)Nadezhda GlyzinaEkaterina Prokofyeva (C)Elvina KarimovaMaria BorisovaOlga GorbunovaEkaterina LisunovaAnastasia SimanovichAnna TimofeevaEvgenia SobolevaEvgeniya IvanovaAnna GrinevaAnna Karnaukh (GK)2020 TokyoAshleigh Johnson (GK)Maddie MusselmanMelissa SeidemannRachel FattalPaige HauschildMaggie Steffens (C)Stephania Haralabidis (LH)Jamie NeushulAria FischerKaleigh GilchristMakenzie FischerAlys WilliamsAmanda Longan (GK)Laura Ester (GK)Marta BachAnni EsparBeatriz OrtizElena RuizIrene GonzálezClara EsparPili Peña (C, LH)Judith Forca (LH)Roser TarragóMaica GarcíaPaula LeitónElena Sánchez (GK)Edina Gangl (GK)Dorottya SzilágyiVanda VályiGréta GurisattiGabriella SzűcsRebecca ParkesAnna IllésRita Keszthelyi (C)Dóra Leimeter (LH)Anikó GyöngyössyNataša RybanskáKrisztina GardaAlda Magyari (GK)2024 ParisPaula CamusPaula CrespíAnni EsparLaura EsterJudith ForcaMaica García GodoyPaula LeitónBeatriz OrtizPili PeñaNona PérezIsabel PiralkovaElena RuizMartina TerréAbby AndrewsCharlize AndrewsZoe AranciniElle ArmitKeesja GofersSienna GreenBronte HalliganSienna HearnDanijela JackovichMatilda KearnsGenevieve LongmanGabriella PalmAlice WilliamsLaura AartsIris WolvesBrigitte SleekingSabrina van der SlootMaartje KeuningSimone van de KraatsBente RoggeVivian SevenichKitty-Lynn JoustraLieke RoggeLola MoolhuijzenNina ten BroekSarah Buis2028 Los Angeles

Overall multiple medalists As of the 2020 Summer Olympics, 35 female athletes have won three or more Olympic medals in water polo.

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 player (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 10 August 2021.

Legend Team* – Host team

Year Total Four-time Olympic medalist Three-time Olympic medalist Two-time Olympic medalist 2000 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 2004 7 — 0 — 0 : Robin Beauregard, Ellen Estes, Ericka Lorenz, Heather Moody, Nicolle Payne (GK), Heather Petri, Brenda Villa 7 2008 3 — 0 : Heather Petri, Brenda Villa 2 : Natalie Golda 1 2012 13 : Heather Petri, Brenda Villa 2 — 0 : Gemma Beadsworth, Kate Gynther, Bronwen Knox, Alicia McCormack (GK), Melissa Rippon: Elizabeth Armstrong (GK), Kami Craig, Jessica Steffens, Kelly Rulon, Lauren Wenger, Elsie Windes 11 2016 5 — 0 : Kami Craig 1 : Tania Di Mario: Courtney Mathewson, Melissa Seidemann, Maggie Steffens 4 2020 14 — 0 : Melissa Seidemann, Maggie Steffens 2 : Marta Bach, Anni Espar, Laura Ester (GK), Maica García, Pili Peña, Roser Tarragó: Rachel Fattal, Aria Fischer, Makenzie Fischer, Kaleigh Gilchrist, Ashleigh Johnson (GK), Maddie Musselman 12 Year Total Four-time Olympic medalist Three-time Olympic medalist Two-time Olympic medalist Sources: Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 28), 2004 (p. 2), 2008 (p. 2), 2012 (p. 285), 2016 (p. 135), 2020 (p. 156).

By confederation Last updated: 11 August 2021.

Confederation Number of multi-time Olympic medalists Four-time Three-time Two-time Total Africa – CANA 0 0 0 0 Americas – UANA 2 3 18 23 Asia – AASF 0 0 0 0 Europe – LEN 0 0 7 7 Oceania – OSA 0 0 5 5 Total 2 3 30 35

By team Last updated: 11 August 2021.

Women's team Number of multi-time Olympians Confederation Four-time Three-time Two-time Total 0 0 5 5 Oceania – OSA 0 0 1 1 Europe – LEN 0 0 6 6 Europe – LEN 2 3 18 23 Americas – UANA Total 2 3 30 35

By position Last updated: 11 August 2021.

Position Number of multi-time Olympians Four-time Three-time Two-time Total Field player 2 3 25 30 Goalkeeper 0 0 5 5 Total 2 3 30 35

Four or more Olympic medals

Three Olympic medals The following table is pre-sorted by 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 player (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 10 August 2021.

Three female athletes won three Olympic medals in water polo.

Legend – Hosts

+ Female athletes who won three Olympic medals in water polo Rk Player Birth Height Women's team Pos Water polo tournaments Period(age offirst/last) Medals Ref 1 2 3 4 5 G S B T 3 Melissa Seidemann FP 2012 2016 2020 9 years(22/31) 3 0 0 3 Maggie Steffens FP 2012 2016 2020 9 years(19/28) 3 0 0 3 5 Kami Craig FP 2008 2012 2016 8 years(21/29) 2 1 0 3 Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 28), 2004 (p. 2), 2008 (p. 2), 2012 (p. 285), 2016 (p. 135), 2020 (p. 156).

Two Olympic medals The following table is pre-sorted by 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 player (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 11 August 2021.

Thirty female athletes won two Olympic medals in water polo.

Legend – Hosts

+ Female athletes who won two Olympic medals in water polo Rk Player Birth Height Women's team Pos Water polo tournaments Period(age offirst/last) Medals Ref 1 2 3 4 5 G S B T 6 Courtney Mathewson FP 2012 2016 4 years(25/29) 2 0 0 2 Rachel Fattal FP 2016 2020 5 years(22/27) 2 0 0 2 Aria Fischer FP 2016 2020 5 years(17/22) 2 0 0 2 Makenzie Fischer FP 2016 2020 5 years(19/24) 2 0 0 2 Kaleigh Gilchrist FP 2016 2020 5 years(24/29) 2 0 0 2 Ashleigh Johnson GK 2016 2020 5 years(21/26) 2 0 0 2 Maddie Musselman FP 2016 2020 5 years(18/23) 2 0 0 2 13 Elizabeth Armstrong GK 2008 2012 4 years(25/29) 1 1 0 2 Jessica Steffens FP 2008 2012 4 years(21/25) 1 1 0 2 Lauren Wenger FP 2008 2012 4 years(24/28) 1 1 0 2 Elsie Windes FP 2008 2012 4 years(23/27) 1 1 0 2 Tania Di Mario FP 2004 2008 2012 2016 12 years(25/37) 1 1 0 2 18 Kelly Rulon FP 2004 2012 8 years(20/27) 1 0 1 2 19 Marta Bach FP 2012 2016 2020 9 years(19/28) 0 2 0 2 Anni Espar FP 2012 2016 2020 9 years(19/28) 0 2 0 2 Laura Ester GK 2012 2016 2020 9 years(22/31) 0 2 0 2 Maica García FP 2012 2016 2020 9 years(21/30) 0 2 0 2 Pili Peña FP 2012 2016 2020 9 years(26/35) 0 2 0 2 Roser Tarragó FP 2012 2016 2020 9 years(19/28) 0 2 0 2 25 Robin Beauregard FP 2000 2004 4 years(21/25) 0 1 1 2 Ellen Estes FP 2000 2004 4 years(21/25) 0 1 1 2 Ericka Lorenz FP 2000 2004 4 years(19/23) 0 1 1 2 Heather Moody FP 2000 2004 4 years(27/31) 0 1 1 2 Nicolle Payne GK 2000 2004 4 years(24/28) 0 1 1 2 Natalie Golda FP 2004 2008 4 years(22/26) 0 1 1 2 31 Gemma Beadsworth FP 2008 2012 2016 8 years(21/29) 0 0 2 2 Kate Gynther FP 2004 2008 2012 8 years(22/30) 0 0 2 2 Bronwen Knox FP 2008 2012 2016 2020 13 years(22/35) 0 0 2 2 Alicia McCormack GK 2008 2012 4 years(25/29) 0 0 2 2 Melissa Rippon FP 2004 2008 2012 8 years(23/31) 0 0 2 2 Rk Player Birth Height Women's team Pos 1 2 3 4 5 Period(age offirst/last) G S B T Ref Water polo tournaments Medals Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 28), 2004 (p. 2), 2008 (p. 2), 2012 (p. 285), 2016 (p. 135), 2020 (p. 156).

Multiple medalists by team The following tables are 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 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 three-time Olympic medalists: 0 Number of two-time Olympic medalists: 5 Last updated: 11 August 2021.

Legend – Hosts

+ Female athletes who won two or more Olympic medals in water polo Rk Player Birth Height Pos Water polo tournaments Period(age offirst/last) Medals Ref 1 2 3 4 5 G S B T 1 Gemma Beadsworth FP 2008 2012 2016 8 years(21/29) 0 0 2 2 Kate Gynther FP 2004 2008 2012 8 years(22/30) 0 0 2 2 Bronwen Knox FP 2008 2012 2016 2020 13 years(22/35) 0 0 2 2 Alicia McCormack GK 2008 2012 4 years(25/29) 0 0 2 2 Melissa Rippon FP 2004 2008 2012 8 years(23/31) 0 0 2 2

Greece Women's national team: Team appearances: 2 (2004*–2008) As host team: 2004* * Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 0 Number of two-time Olympic medalists: 0 Last updated: 1 May 2021.

Hungary Women's national team: Team appearances: 5 (2004–2020) As host team: — * Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 0 Number of two-time Olympic medalists: 0 Last updated: 7 August 2021.

Italy Women's national team: Team appearances: 4 (2004–2016) As host team: — * Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 0