List of women's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers explained

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

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

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
	(1st title)	1					21	46	45.7%	Starting GK
		7					11	15	73.3%
	(1st title)	1					39	72	54.2%	Starting GK
		5					0	0	—
	(1st title)	1					45	98	45.9%	Starting GK
		13					0	0	—
	(1st title)	1					53	101	52.5%	Starting GK
		13					0	0	—
	(2nd title)	1					6	10	60.0%
		13					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

See also: List of women's Olympic water polo tournament 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 last Olympic match	Women's team	Date of birth	Date of the last Olympic match	Ref
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3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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Top 3 oldest female water polo goalkeepers, Olympic gold medalists

Rk	Goalkeeper	Age of receiving the last Olympic gold medal	Women's team	Date of birth	Date of receiving the last Olympic gold medal	Ref
1				21 May 1972	26 August 2004
2				23 January 1969	23 September 2000
3				31 January 1983	9 August 2012

Top 3 oldest female water polo goalkeepers, Olympic silver medalists

Rk	Goalkeeper	Age of receiving the last Olympic silver medal	Women's team	Date of birth	Date of receiving the last Olympic silver medal	Ref
1				31 March 1980	9 August 2012
2				28 February 1974	26 August 2004
3				1 September 1981	21 August 2008

Top 3 oldest female water polo goalkeepers, Olympic bronze medalists

Rk	Goalkeeper	Age of receiving the last Olympic bronze medal	Women's team	Date of birth	Date of receiving the last Olympic bronze medal	Ref
1				2 March 1978	21 August 2008
2				7 June 1983	9 August 2012
3				15 July 1976	26 August 2004

Youngest goalkeepers

Legend

• – Host team

Top 10 youngest female water polo goalkeepers

Rk	Goalkeeper	Age of the first Olympic match	Women's team	Date of birth	Date of the first Olympic match	Ref
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Top 3 youngest female water polo goalkeepers, Olympic gold medalists

Rk	Goalkeeper	Age of receiving the first Olympic gold medal	Women's team	Date of birth	Date of receiving the first Olympic gold medal	Ref
1				9 July 1985	26 August 2004
2				22 October 1988	21 August 2008
3				12 September 1994	19 August 2016

Top 3 youngest female water polo goalkeepers, Olympic silver medalists

Rk	Goalkeeper	Age of receiving the first Olympic silver medal	Women's team	Date of birth	Date of receiving the first Olympic silver medal	Ref
1				10 June 1984	26 August 2004
2				22 January 1990	9 August 2012
3				24 November 1976	23 September 2000

Top 3 youngest female water polo goalkeepers, Olympic bronze medalists

Rk	Goalkeeper	Age of receiving the first Olympic bronze medal	Women's team	Date of birth	Date of receiving the first Olympic bronze medal	Ref
1				31 August 1993	19 August 2016
2				1 May 1980	26 August 2004
3				10 September 1975	23 September 2000

Multiple appearances

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

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)
	0	—	0	—	0	—	0
	3	—	0	—	0		3
	5	—	0	—	0		5
	4	—	0		1		3
	5	—	0		1		4
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 of first/last)	Medals				Ref
					1	2	3	4		G	S	B	T
3					2004	2008	2012		8 years (19/27)	1	0	0	1
					2008	2012	2016		8 years (20/28)	0	0	0	0

Multiple medalists

See main article: 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 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 of first/last)	Medals				Ref
					1	2	3	4		G	S	B	T
1					2008	2012			4 years (25/29)	1	1	0	2
2					2000	2004			4 years (24/28)	0	1	1	2
3					2008	2012			4 years (25/29)	0	0	2	2

Most saves

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	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
2016	1			29	34	69	49.3%
	13			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	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
2012	1			22	0	5	0.0%
	13			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	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
2000	1			27	38	88	43.2%		Starting goalkeeper
	3			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	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	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

Sources

ISHOF

External links

• Olympic water polo – Official website