Italy_women's_Olympic_water_polo_team_records_and_statistics
This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Italy women's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
The Italy women's national water polo team has participated in 4 of 5 official women's water polo tournaments.[1]
| Apps | Appearances | Rk | Rank | Ref | Reference | Cap No. | Water polo cap number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Playing position | FP | Field player | GK | Goalkeeper | ISHOF | International Swimming Hall of Fame |
| L/R | Handedness | L | Left-handed | R | Right-handed | Oly debut | Olympic debut in water polo |
| (C) | Captain | p. | page | pp. | pages |
Comprehensive results by tournament
Note: Results of Olympic qualification tournaments are not included. Last updated: 5 May 2021.
- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- 4th – Fourth place
- Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
Number of appearances
Last updated: 5 May 2021.
Best finishes
Last updated: 5 May 2021.
Finishes in the top four
Last updated: 5 May 2021.
Medal table
Last updated: 5 May 2021.
Multiple appearances
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.
- Number of five-time Olympians: 0
- Number of four-time Olympians: 1
- Number of three-time Olympians: 3
- Last updated: 24 January 2021.
- Abbreviation
- HUN – Hungary
- ITA – Italy
| Apps | Player | Birth | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||
| 4 | Tania Di Mario | 1979 | FP | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 25/37 | [2] | |||
| 3 | Anikó Pelle | 1978 | FP | 2004 HUN | 2008 HUN | 2012 ITA | 25/33 | [3] | ||||
| Elena Gigli | 1985 | GK | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 19/27 | [4] | |||||
| Teresa Frassinetti | 1985 | FP | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 22/30 | [5] | |||||
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 player (in ascending order), respectively.
- Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 0
- Number of two-time Olympic medalists: 1
- Last updated: 1 May 2021.
| Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Period (age of first/last) | Medals | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | G | S | B | T | |||||||
| 1 | Tania Di Mario | 1979 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | FP | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 12 years (25/37) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | [2] | |
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.
- Number of goalscorers (40+ goals): 1
- Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
- Number of goalscorers (20–29 goals): 0
- Last updated: 1 April 2021.
| Rk | Player | Birth | L/R | Total goals | Water polo tournaments (goals) | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||
| 1 | Tania Di Mario | 1979 | Right | 47 | 2004 (14) | 2008 (10) | 2012 (18) | 2016 (5) | 25/37 | [6] | |||
Source:
- Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (pp. 72–73), 2008 (pp. 68–69), 2012 (pp. 362–363), 2016 (pp. 212–213).
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.
- Abbreviation
- Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
| Year | Cap No. | Goalkeeper | Birth | Age | Saves | Shots | Eff % | ISHOF member | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2004  | 1 | Francesca Conti | 1972 | 32 | 39 | 72 | 54.2% | Starting goalkeeper | [7] | |
| 5 | Elena Gigli | 1985 | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | [4] | |||
| 2008 | 1 | Elena Gigli (2) | 1985 | 23 | 40 | 79 | 50.6% | Starting goalkeeper | [4] | |
| 13 | Chiara Brancati | 1981 | 27 | 10 | 20 | 50.0% | [8] | |||
| 2012 | 1 | Elena Gigli (3) | 1985 | 27 | 56 | 105 | 53.3% | Starting goalkeeper | [4] | |
| 13 | Giulia Gorlero | 1990 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | [9] | |||
2016  | 1 | Giulia Gorlero (2) | 1990 | 25 | 65 | 106 | 61.3% | Starting goalkeeper | [9] | |
| 13 | Laura Teani | 1991 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | [10] | |||
| Year | Cap No. | Goalkeeper | Birth | Age | Saves | Shots | Eff % | ISHOF member | Note | Ref |
Source:
- Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (pp. 72–73), 2008 (pp. 68–69), 2012 (pp. 362–363), 2016 (pp. 212–213).
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): 0
- Number of sprinters (20–29 sprints won): 1
- Number of sprinters (10–19 sprints won): 0
- Number of sprinters (5–9 sprints won): 1
- Last updated: 15 May 2021.
- Abbreviation
- Eff % – Efficiency (Sprints won / Sprints contested)
- HUN – Hungary
- ITA – Italy
| 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 | Tania Di Mario | 1979 | 23 | 58 | 39.7% | 2004 (7/16) | 2008 (1/10) | 2012 (4/10) | 2016 (11/22) | 25/37 | [2] | |||
| 2 | Anikó Pelle | 1978 | 6 | 12 | 50.0% | 2004 HUN (6/9) | 2008 HUN (0/1) | 2012 ITA (0/2) | 25/33 | [3] | ||||
Source:
- Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (pp. 72–73), 2008 (pp. 68–69), 2012 (pp. 362–363), 2016 (pp. 212–213).
2004 Summer Olympics
- Edition of women's tournament: 2nd
- Host city:
Athens, Greece - Number of participating teams: 8
- Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches
- Champion:
Italy (1st title; 2nd place in preliminary A group)
| Match | Round | Date | Cap color | Opponent | Result | Goals for | Goals against | Goals diff. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/6 | Preliminary round – Group A | 16 August 2004 | Blue |  Australia | Lost | 5 | 6 | -1 |
| Match 2/6 | Preliminary round – Group A | 18 August 2004 | Blue |  Greece | Won | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Match 3/6 | Preliminary round – Group A | 20 August 2004 | White |  Kazakhstan | Won | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Match 4/6 | Quarter-finals | 22 August 2004 | White |  Hungary | Won | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Match 5/6 | Semi-finals | 24 August 2004 | Blue |  United States | Won | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Match 6/6 | Gold medal match | 26 August 2004 | Blue | Greece | Won | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Total | Matches played: 6 • Wins: 5 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 1 • Win %: 83.3% | 44 | 33 | 11 | ||||
Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (pp. 4, 10, 12, 32, 38, 42).
- Head coach: Pierluigi Formiconi (1st title as head coach)
- Assistant coach: Mauro Maugeri
| Cap No. | Player | Pos | L/R | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Age of winning gold | Oly debut | ISHOF member |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francesca Conti | GK | R | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | 21 May 1972 | 32 years, 97 days | Yes | |
| 2 | Martina Miceli | FP | R | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 22 October 1973 | 30 years, 309 days | Yes | |
| 3 | Carmela Allucci (C) | FP | R | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 60 kg (132 lb) | 22 January 1970 | 34 years, 217 days | Yes | |
| 4 | Silvia Bosurgi | FP | R | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 61 kg (134 lb) | 17 April 1979 | 25 years, 131 days | Yes | |
| 5 | Elena Gigli | GK | R | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 70 kg (154 lb) | 9 July 1985 | 19 years, 48 days | Yes | |
| 6 | Emanuela Zanchi | FP | R | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 17 October 1977 | 26 years, 314 days | Yes | |
| 7 | Tania Di Mario | FP | R | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 59 kg (130 lb) | 4 May 1979 | 25 years, 114 days | Yes | |
| 8 | Cinzia Ragusa | FP | R | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 70 kg (154 lb) | 24 May 1977 | 27 years, 94 days | Yes | |
| 9 | Giusi Malato | FP | R | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 9 July 1971 | 33 years, 48 days | Yes | |
| 10 | Alexandra Araújo | FP | R | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 13 July 1972 | 32 years, 44 days | Yes | |
| 11 | Maddalena Musumeci | FP | R | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 26 March 1976 | 28 years, 153 days | Yes | |
| 12 | Melania Grego | FP | R | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 19 June 1973 | 31 years, 68 days | Yes | |
| 13 | Noémi Tóth | FP | R | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 7 June 1976 | 28 years, 80 days | Yes | |
| Average | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 30 October 1975 | 28 years, 301 days | |||||
| Coach | Pierluigi Formiconi | ||||||||
Sources:
- Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (p. 73);
- ISHOF.
- Abbreviation
- MP – Matches played
- Min – Minutes
- G – Goals
- Sh – Shots
- AS – Assists
- TF – Turnover fouls
- ST – Steals
- BL – Blocked shots
- SP – Sprints
- 20S – 20 seconds exclusion
- Pen – Penalty
- EX – Exclusion
| Cap No. | Player | Pos | MP | Minutes played | Goals/Shots | AS | TF | ST | BL | Sprints | Personal fouls | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | % | G | Sh | % | Won | SP | % | 20S | Pen | EX | ||||||||
| 1 | Francesca Conti | GK | 6 | 172 | 98.9% | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Martina Miceli | FP | 6 | 170 | 97.7% | 9 | 25 | 36.0% | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 3 | Carmela Allucci (C) | FP | 6 | 83 | 47.7% | 1 | 8 | 12.5% | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| 4 | Silvia Bosurgi | FP | 6 | 40 | 23.0% | 2 | 7 | 28.6% | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| 5 | Elena Gigli | GK | 6 | 2 | 1.1% | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Emanuela Zanchi | FP | 6 | 163 | 93.7% | 4 | 10 | 40.0% | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 20.0% | 6 | |||
| 7 | Tania Di Mario | FP | 6 | 145 | 83.3% | 14 | 27 | 51.9% | 5 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 43.8% | 7 | 1 | |||
| 8 | Cinzia Ragusa | FP | 6 | 82 | 47.1% | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||||||
| 9 | Giusi Malato | FP | 6 | 119 | 68.4% | 3 | 13 | 23.1% | 1 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||
| 10 | Alexandra Araújo | FP | 6 | 55 | 31.6% | 2 | 5 | 40.0% | 7 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| 11 | Maddalena Musumeci | FP | 6 | 66 | 37.9% | 2 | 3 | 66.7% | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | ||||||
| 12 | Melania Grego | FP | 6 | 83 | 47.7% | 4 | 14 | 28.6% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |||||
| 13 | Noémi Tóth | FP | 6 | 39 | 22.4% | 1 | 5 | 20.0% | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| Total | 6 | 174 | 100% | 44 | 121 | 36.4% | 13 | 59 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 26 | 34.6% | 56 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Against | 33 | 129 | 25.6% | 5 | 45 | 42 | 16 | 17 | 26 | 65.4% | 49 | 3 | 5 | |||||
| Cap No. | Player | Pos | Saves/Shots | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saves | Shots | % | |||
| 1 | Francesca Conti | GK | 39 | 72 | 54.2% |
| 5 | Elena Gigli | GK | |||
| Total | 39 | 72 | 54.2% | ||
Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (p. 72).
Flag bearers
Some sportspeople were chosen to carry the national flag of their country at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games. As of the 2016 Summer Olympics, one female water polo player was given the honour to carry the flag for Italy.
After winning gold in the women's tournament, Carmela Allucci, the captain of the Italian women's water polo team, carried the national flag of Italy at the closing ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics,[11] becoming the first female water polo player to be given the honour.
- Legend
- 2008 O – Opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics
- 2012 C – Closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Flag bearer – Female flag bearer
- Flag bearer‡ – Flag bearer who won the tournament with her team
| # | Year | Country | Flag bearer | Birth | Age | Height | Team | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Period (age of first/last) | Medals | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | G | S | B | T | |||||||||||
| 1 | 2004 C |  Italy | Carmela Allucci‡ | 1970 | 34 | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | Italy | FP | 2004 | 0 years (34/34) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | [11] | ||||
- "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 56. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- "Tania Di Mario". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- "Anikó Pelle". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- "Elena Gigli". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- "Teresa Frassinetti". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- "Tania Di Mario". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- "Francesca Conti". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- "Chiara Brancati". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- "Giulia Gorlero". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- "Laura Teani". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- "Carmela Allucci". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
Official Results Books (IOC)
PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:
- Official Results Book – 2000 Olympic Games – Water Polo (download, archive)
- Official Results Book – 2004 Olympic Games – Water Polo (download, archive)
- Official Results Book – 2008 Olympic Games – Water Polo (download, archive)
PDF documents on the FINA website:
- Official Results Book – 2012 Olympic Games – Diving, Swimming, Synchronised Swimming, Water Polo (archive) (pp. 284–507)
PDF documents in the Olympic World Library:
PDF documents on the International Olympic Committee website:
Official Reports (FINA)
PDF documents on the FINA website:
- HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics (as of September 2019) (archive) (p. 56)
- 1870–2020 | 150 years of Water Polo – Evolution of its rules (archive)
Official website (IOC)
Water polo on the International Olympic Committee website:
Olympedia
Water polo on the Olympedia website:
- Water polo
- Women's water polo
- Athlete count for water polo
- Water polo venues
- Water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics (women's tournament)
- Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics (women's tournament)
- Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics (women's tournament)
- Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics (women's tournament)
- Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics (women's tournament)
- Water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics (women's tournament)
Sports Reference
Water polo on the Sports Reference website:
- Country Medal Leaders & Athlete Medal Leaders (1900–2016) (archived)
- Women's water polo (2000–2016) (archived)
- Water polo at the 2000 Summer Games (women's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 2004 Summer Games (women's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 2008 Summer Games (women's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 2012 Summer Games (women's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 2016 Summer Games (women's tournament) (archived)
Todor66
Water polo on the Todor66 website:
- Water polo at the Summer Games
- Water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics (women's tournament, women's qualification)
- Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics (women's tournament, women's qualification)
- Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics (women's tournament, women's qualification)
- Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics (women's tournament, women's qualification)
- Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics (women's tournament, women's qualification)
- Water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics (women's tournament, women's qualification)
ISHOF
International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) website: