Australia women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics explained

This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Australia women's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.

The Australia women's national water polo team has participated in 5 of 5 official women's water polo tournaments.

Abbreviations

AppsAppearancesRkRankRefReferenceCap No.Water polo cap number
PosPlaying positionFPField playerGKGoalkeeperISHOFInternational Swimming Hall of Fame
L/RHandednessLLeft-handedRRight-handedOly debutOlympic debut in water polo
(C)Captainp.pagepp.pages

Team statistics

See also: National team appearances in the women's Olympic water polo tournament.

Comprehensive results by tournament

Note: Results of Olympic qualification tournaments are not included. Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend

Number of appearances

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend

Best finishes

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend

Finishes in the top four

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend

Medal table

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Player statistics

Multiple appearances

See also: List of players who have appeared in multiple women's Olympic water polo tournaments.

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 player (in ascending order), respectively.

Multiple medalists

See also: List of Olympic medalists in water polo (women).

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 player (in ascending order), respectively.

Top goalscorers

See also: List of women's Olympic water polo tournament top goalscorers.

The following table is 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.

Goalkeepers

See also: List of women's Olympic water polo tournament 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
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref
2000 1 29 21 46 45.7% Starting goalkeeper
7 31 11 15 73.3%
2004 1 26 12 26 42.9%
11 24 19 31 61.3%
2008 1 Emma Knox (2) 30 16 42 38.1%
13 25 32 59 54.2%
2012 1 27 4 8 50.0%
13 Alicia McCormack (2) 29 40 93 43.0% Starting goalkeeper
2016 1 27 27 46 58.7%
13 25 18 38 47.4%
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref
Source:

Top sprinters

The following table is pre-sorted by number of total sprints won (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), name of the sprinter (in ascending order), respectively.

* Number of sprinters (30+ sprints won): 1

  • Number of sprinters (20–29 sprints won): 0
  • Number of sprinters (10–19 sprints won): 1
  • Number of sprinters (5–9 sprints won): 2
  • Last updated: 15 May 2021.
Legend and abbreviation
  • – Hosts
  • Eff % – Efficiency (Sprints won / Sprints contested)
Female players with 5 or more sprints won at the Olympics
Rk Sprinter Birth Total
sprints
won
Total
sprints
contested
Eff % Water polo tournaments
(sprints won / contested)
Age of
first/last
ISHOF
member
Note Ref
1 2 3 4 5
1 39 58 67.2% 2004
(5/8)
2008
(13/26)
2012
(21/24)
22/30
2 14 15 93.3% 2000
(14/15)
26/26
3 8 10 80.0% 2012
(4/4)
2016
(4/6)
22/25
4 6 11 54.5% 2000
(6/8)
2004
(0/3)
26/30
Source:
  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 96), 2004 (pp. 56–57), 2008 (pp. 56–57), 2012 (pp. 347–348), 2016 (pp. 197–198).

Coach statistics

Most successful coaches

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 winning the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), year of winning the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the coach (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Greg McFadden led Australia women's national team to win two consecutive Olympic bronze medals in 2008 and 2012.

Legend
  • – Hosts

Medals as coach and player

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 winning the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), year of winning the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the person (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 5 May 2021.

With the Hungary men's national water polo team, István Görgényi won a silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He was appointed head coach of the Australia women's national team in 1998. At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, he led the team to win the inaugural women's water polo gold medal.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team

Olympic champions

See also: List of Olympic champions in women's water polo.

2000 Summer Olympics

See also

Sources

ISHOF

External links