Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters

These are the rosters of all participating teams at the women's water polo tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Abbreviations
Pos. Position Cap number
CF Centre Forward CB Centre Back
D Defense GK Goalkeeper

Pool A

Australia

The following is the Australian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Head coach: Greg McFadden

Name Pos. Height Weight Date of birth 2016 club
1 Lea Yanitsas GK 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 15 March 1989 Sydney Uni Water Polo Club
2 Gemma Beadsworth CF 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 17 July 1987 Fremantle Marlins
3 Hannah Buckling CB 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 3 June 1992 Sydney Uni Water Polo Club
4 Holly Lincoln-Smith CF 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 26 March 1988 Cronulla Sharks
5 Keesja Gofers D 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 64 kg (141 lb) 16 March 1990 Sydney Uni Water Polo Club
6 Bronwen Knox (c) CF 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 16 April 1986 Victorian Tigers
7 Rowena Webster CB 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 64 kg (141 lb) 27 December 1987 Victorian Tigers
8 Glencora Ralph CB 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 8 August 1988 Fremantle Marlins
9 Zoe Arancini D 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 14 July 1991 Fremantle Marlins
10 Ashleigh Southern CF 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 22 October 1992 Brisbane Barracudas
11 Isobel Bishop D 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 8 September 1991 Sydney Uni Water Polo Club
12 Nicola Zagame D 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 11 August 1990 Cronulla Sharks
13 Kelsey Wakefield GK 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 64 kg (141 lb) 1 June 1991 Queensland Breakers

Brazil

The following is the Brazilian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Head coach: Patrick Oaten

Name Pos. Height Weight Date of birth 2016 club
1 Tess Oliveira GK 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) 66 kg (146 lb) 6 January 1987 Pinheiros
2 Diana Abla CF 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 29 July 1995 Pinheiros
3 Marina Zablith (c) CB 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 4 March 1987 Pinheiros
4 Marina Canetti CF 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 66 kg (146 lb) 24 January 1983 Flamengo
5 Lucianne Barroncas D 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 1 April 1988 Pinheiros
6 Izabella Chiappini D 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) 67 kg (148 lb) 28 September 1995 Pinheiros
7 Amanda Oliveira D 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) 66 kg (146 lb) 6 January 1987 Pinheiros
8 Luíza Carvalho CF 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 2 July 1983 Pinheiros
9 Camila Pedrosa CF 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 60 kg (132 lb) 12 March 1975 Paulistano
10 Viviane Bahia CB 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 14 February 1994 Pinheiros
11 Mariana Duarte W 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 66 kg (146 lb) 5 October 1986 Paineiras do Morumby
12 Gabriela Mantellato D 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 28 October 1991 Pinheiros
13 Victória Chamorro GK 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 10 July 1996 Paineiras do Morumby

Italy

The following is the Italian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Head coach: Fabio Conti

Name Pos. Height Weight Date of birth 2016 club
1 Giulia Gorlero GK 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 26 September 1990 Despar Messina
2 Chiara Tabani CB 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 27 August 1994 Mediostar Prato
3 Arianna Garibotti D 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) 64 kg (141 lb) 9 December 1989 Despar Messina
4 Elisa Queirolo CB 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 61 kg (134 lb) 6 March 1991 Plebiscito Padova
5 Federica Radicchi CB 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 21 December 1988 Despar Messina
6 Rosaria Aiello CF 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 12 May 1989 Despar Messina
7 Tania Di Mario (c) D 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 62 kg (137 lb) 4 May 1979 L'Ekipe Orizzonte
8 Roberta Bianconi CB 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 8 July 1989 Olympiacos
9 Giulia Emmolo D 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) 67 kg (148 lb) 16 October 1991 Olympiacos
10 Francesca Pomeri CF 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 18 February 1993 Città di Cosenza
11 Aleksandra Cotti CF 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) 65 kg (143 lb) 13 December 1988 Rapallo Pallanuoto
12 Teresa Frassinetti CF 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 24 December 1985 Rari Nantes Bogliasco
13 Laura Teani GK 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 13 March 1991 Plebiscito Padova

Russia

The following is the Russian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Head coach: Alexandr Gaidukov

Name Pos. Height Weight Date of birth 2016 club
1 Anna Ustyukhina GK 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 18 March 1989 SKIF-CSP Izmailovo
2 Nadezhda Fedotova D 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 20 May 1988 Kinef Kirishi
3 Ekaterina Prokofyeva (c) D 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 13 March 1991 Kinef Kirishi
4 Elvina Karimova D 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) 62 kg (137 lb) 25 March 1994 Uralochka Zlatoust
5 Maria Borisova D 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 28 July 1997 SKIF-CSP Izmailovo
6 Olga Belova CB 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) 60 kg (132 lb) 27 August 1993 Uralochka Zlatoust
7 Ekaterina Lisunova D 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 64 kg (141 lb) 6 October 1989 Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk
8 Anastasia Simanovich CF 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 23 January 1995 Kinef Kirishi
9 Anna Timofeeva CF 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 18 July 1987 Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk
10 Evgenia Soboleva CB 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 26 August 1988 Kinef Kirishi
11 Evgeniya Ivanova D 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 67 kg (148 lb) 26 July 1987 Kinef Kirishi
12 Anna Grineva CB 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 31 January 1988 Spartak Volgograd
13 Anna Karnaukh GK 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 61 kg (134 lb) 31 August 1993 Kinef Kirishi

Pool B

China

The following is the Chinese roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Head coach: Ricardo Azevedo

Name Pos. Height Weight Date of birth 2016 club
1 Yang Jun GK 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 28 April 1988 Tianjin
2 Ma Huanhuan D 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 66 kg (146 lb) 13 January 1990 Guangxi
3 Mei Xiaohan CB 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 11 November 1996 Tianjin
4 Xiong Dunhan CF 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 11 November 1998 Hunan
5 Niu Guannan D 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 10 May 1992 Guangxi
6 Sun Yating CF 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 24 February 1988 Tianjin
7 Song Donglun D 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 28 April 1991 Tianjin
8 Zhang Cong D 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 62 kg (137 lb) 3 May 1990 Tianjin
9 Zhao Zihan D 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 62 kg (137 lb) 4 September 1993 Shanghai
10 Zhang Weiwei D 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 66 kg (146 lb) 7 October 1990 Sichuan
11 Wang Xinyan CB 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 26 April 1991 Shanghai
12 Zhang Jing D 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) 62 kg (137 lb) 16 June 1996 Fujian
13 Peng Lin GK 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 4 April 1995 Hunan

Hungary

The following is the Hungarian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Head coach: Attila Bíró

Name Pos. Height Weight Date of birth 2016 club
1 Edina Gangl GK 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 64 kg (141 lb) 25 June 1990 UVSE
2 Dóra Czigány D 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 60 kg (132 lb) 23 October 1992 Eger
3 Dóra Antal D 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) 62 kg (137 lb) 9 September 1993 UVSE
4 Hanna Kisteleki CF 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 63 kg (139 lb) 10 March 1991 UVSE
5 Gabriella Szűcs D 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 7 March 1988 UVSE
6 Orsolya Takács CB 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 20 May 1985 BVSC
7 Anna Illés CB 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 21 February 1994 California Golden Bears
8 Rita Keszthelyi (c) D 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 67 kg (148 lb) 10 December 1991 UVSE
9 Ildikó Tóth CF 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 23 April 1987 UVSE
10 Barbara Bujka CF 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 5 September 1986 Szeged
11 Dóra Csabai CB 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 63 kg (139 lb) 20 April 1989 UVSE
12 Krisztina Garda CB 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 16 July 1994 Dunaújvárosi Főiskola
13 Orsolya Kasó GK 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 22 November 1988 Dunaújvárosi Főiskola

Spain

The following is the Spanish roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Head coach: Miki Oca

Name Pos. Height Weight Date of birth Club
1 Laura Ester GK 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 56 kg (123 lb) 22 January 1990 Sabadell
2 Marta Bach CB 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 66 kg (146 lb) 17 February 1993 Mataró
3 Anna Espar D 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 66 kg (146 lb) 8 January 1993 Sabadell
4 Beatriz Ortiz D 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 65 kg (143 lb) 21 June 1995 Rubí
5 Matilde Ortiz CB 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 64 kg (141 lb) 16 September 1990 Sabadell
6 Paula Leitón CF 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 27 April 2000 Terrassa
7 Clara Espar D 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 29 September 1994 Sabadell
8 Pilar Peña D 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 61 kg (134 lb) 4 April 1986 Sabadell
9 Judith Forca D 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 66 kg (146 lb) 7 June 1996 Sabadell
10 Roser Tarragó D 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) 61 kg (134 lb) 25 March 1993 Mataró
11 Maica García CF 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 17 October 1990 Sabadell
12 Laura López D 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 63 kg (139 lb) 13 January 1988 Mataró
13 Patricia Herrera GK 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) 59 kg (130 lb) 9 February 1993 Madrid Moscardó

United States

The following is the American roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Head coach: Adam Krikorian

Name Pos. Height Weight Date of birth 2016 club
1 Samantha Hill GK 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 8 June 1992 Santa Barbara WP Foundation
2 Madeline Musselmann D 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 61 kg (134 lb) 16 June 1998 Corona del Mar Aquatics
3 Melissa Seidemann CB 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 26 June 1990 New York Athletic Club
4 Rachel Fattal D 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 66 kg (146 lb) 10 December 1993 SoCal
5 Caroline Clark CB 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 28 June 1990 New York Athletic Club
6 Maggie Steffens (c) CB 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 4 June 1993 New York Athletic Club
7 Courtney Mathewson D 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 71 kg (157 lb) 14 September 1986 New York Athletic Club
8 Kiley Neushul D 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 66 kg (146 lb) 5 March 1993 Santa Barbara WP Foundation
9 Aria Fischer CF 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 65 kg (143 lb) 2 March 1999 SET Water Polo
10 Kaleigh Gilchrist D 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 16 May 1992 New York Athletic Club
11 Makenzie Fischer CB 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 29 March 1997 SET Water Polo
12 Kami Craig CF 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 21 July 1987 New York Athletic Club
13 Ashleigh Johnson GK 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 12 September 1994 New York Athletic Club

See also

References

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