Greece women's national water polo team

Greece
Nickname(s) Galanolefki (The Blue-white)
Ethniki (The National)
Association Hellenic Swimming Federation
Confederation LEN (Europe)
Head coach Giorgos Morfesis
Asst coach Vasiliki Arvanitopoulou
Angeliki Gerolymou
Captain Alexandra Asimaki
FINA code GRE
Olympic Games
Appearances 2 (first in 2004)
Best result (2004)
World Championships
Appearances 10 (first in 1998)
Best result (2011)
World League
Appearances 7 (first in 2004)
Best result (2005)
World Cup
Appearances 5 (first in 1997)
Best result 6th place (1997, 2006)
European Championship
Appearances 14 (first in 1989)
Best result (2010, 2012)

The Greece women's national water polo team represents Greece in international women's water polo competitions. Since the mid-1990s, Greece have emerged as one of the leading powers in the world, becoming World Champions after their gold medal win at the 2011 World Championship. They have also won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the gold medal at the 2005 World League and the silver medals at the 2010 and 2012 European Championships.[1][2]

Honours

Gold medals

Silver medals

Bronze medals

Competition 1st, gold medalist(s) 2nd, silver medalist(s) 3rd, bronze medalist(s) Total
Olympic Games 0 1 0 1
World Championship 1 0 0 1
World League 1 0 3 4
European Championship 0 2 0 2
Total 2 3 3 8

Results

Alexandra Asimaki, 2011 FINA World Player of the Year, led Greece to the 2011 World Championship in Shanghai
Alkisti Avramidou, prominent member of the Greek team that was crowned World Champion in 2011

Olympic Games

Year Position
United States 1996 6th[a]
Greece 2004 2nd, silver medalist(s)
China 2008 8th
Total3/4

World Championship

Year Position
Australia 1998 5th
Japan 2001 7th
Spain 2003 9th
Canada 2005 5th
Australia 2007 8th
Italy 2009 4th
China 2011 1st, gold medalist(s)
Spain 2013 6th
Russia 2015 6th
Hungary 2017 7th
Total10/13

FINA World League

Year Position
United States 2004 6th
Russia 2005 1st, gold medalist(s)
Canada 2007 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
Russia 2009 7th
United States 2010 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
China 2011 4th
China 2012 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
Total7/9

FINA World Cup

Year Position
France 1997 6th
Canada 1999 8th
Australia 2002 7th
China 2006 6th
New Zealand 2010 7th
Total5/15

European Championships

Year Position
West Germany 1989 7th
Greece 1991 7th
United Kingdom 1993 7th
Austria 1995 4th
Spain 1997 7th
Italy 1999 5th
Hungary 2001 4th
Slovenia 2003 5th
Serbia 2006 6th
Spain 2008 6th
Croatia 2010 2nd, silver medalist(s)
Netherlands 2012 2nd, silver medalist(s)
Hungary 2014 6th
Serbia 2016 5th
Total14/16

Note

a. ^ The women had to wait for Olympic recognition by the IOC, and played their own "Olympic Tournament" with twelve competing teams, from May 29 to June 7, 1996 in Emmen, Netherlands.

Team

Current squad

The following is the Greek roster for the 2017 World Championship.[3]

No. Name Date of birth Position L/R Height Weight Club
1Kouvdou, EleniEleni Kouvdou9 August 1989GoalkeeperR175 cm (5 ft 9 in)64 kg (141 lb)Greece Vouliagmeni
2Tsoukala, ChristinaChristina Tsoukala8 July 1991PointR184 cm (6 ft 0 in)74 kg (163 lb)Greece Olympiacos
3Diamantopoulou, VasilikiVasiliki Diamantopoulou12 March 1993PointR180 cm (5 ft 11 in)74 kg (163 lb)Greece Vouliagmeni
4Eleftheriadou, NikoletaNikoleta Eleftheriadou17 January 1998DriverR172 cm (5 ft 8 in)63 kg (139 lb)Greece Olympiacos
5Plevritou, MargaritaMargarita Plevritou17 November 1994Centre ForwardR177 cm (5 ft 10 in)70 kg (150 lb)Greece Olympiacos
6Avramidou, AlkistiAlkisti Avramidou26 February 1988WingR170 cm (5 ft 7 in)58 kg (128 lb)Greece Olympiacos
7Asimaki, AlexandraAlexandra Asimaki28 June 1988Centre ForwardR170 cm (5 ft 7 in)65 kg (143 lb)Greece Olympiacos
8Chydirioti, IoannaIoanna Chydirioti15 April 1997DriverR174 cm (5 ft 9 in)64 kg (141 lb)Greece Vouliagmeni
9Kotsia, ChristinaChristina Kotsia10 July 1994PointR178 cm (5 ft 10 in)77 kg (170 lb)United States Long Beach State
10Manolioudaki, TriantafylliaTriantafyllia Manolioudaki19 March 1986DriverR170 cm (5 ft 7 in)62 kg (137 lb)Greece Olympiacos
11Plevritou, EleftheriaEleftheria Plevritou23 April 1997DriverR177 cm (5 ft 10 in)66 kg (146 lb)Greece Olympiacos
12Xenaki, EleniEleni Xenaki5 July 1997Centre ForwardR177 cm (5 ft 10 in)80 kg (180 lb)Greece Vouliagmeni
13Diamantopoulou, ChrysiChrysi Diamantopoulou21 September 1995GoalkeeperL185 cm (6 ft 1 in)72 kg (159 lb)Greece Olympiacos
Head coach: Giorgos Morfesis

Past squads

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ H αρχηγός της Εθνικής, Αλεξάνδρα Ασημάκη, στο Aquafeed24.com
  3. ↑
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