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 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

Team statistics

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

Legend – Champions – Runners-up – Third place – Fourth place – Qualified for forthcoming tournament – Hosts

Women's team 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 Years 1st 4th 3rd 3rd 6th Q 6 Total teams 6 8 8 8 8 10

Number of appearances Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend Year* – As host team

Women's team Apps Recordstreak Activestreak Debut Mostrecent Best finish Confederation 5 5 5 2000* 2016 Champions Oceania – OSA

Best finishes Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend Year* – As host team

Women's team Best finish Apps Confederation Champions (2000*) 5 Oceania – OSA

Finishes in the top four Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend Year* – As host team

Women's team Total Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place First Last 4 1 (2000*) 2 (2008, 2012) 1 (2004) 2000 2012

Medal table Last updated: 16 October 2024.

Player statistics 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.

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.

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

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 – Hosts Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)

Year CapNo. Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOFmember Note Ref 2000 1 Liz Weekes 29 21 46 45.7% Starting goalkeeper 7 Danielle Woodhouse 31 11 15 73.3% 2004 1 Emma Knox 26 12 26 42.9% 11 Jemma Brownlow 24 19 31 61.3% 2008 1 Emma Knox (2) 30 16 42 38.1% 13 Alicia McCormack 25 32 59 54.2% 2012 1 Victoria Brown 27 4 8 50.0% 13 Alicia McCormack (2) 29 40 93 43.0% Starting goalkeeper 2016 1 Lea Yanitsas 27 27 46 58.7% 13 Kelsey Wakefield 25 18 38 47.4% Year CapNo. Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOFmember Note Ref Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 96), 2004 (pp. 56–57), 2008 (pp. 56–57), 2012 (pp. 347–348), 2016 (pp. 197–198).

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 Totalsprintswon Totalsprintscontested Eff % Water polo tournaments(sprints won / contested) Age offirst/last ISHOFmember Note Ref 1 2 3 4 5 1 Kate Gynther 39 58 67.2% 2004(5/8) 2008(13/26) 2012(21/24) 22/30 2 Melissa Mills 14 15 93.3% 2000(14/15) 26/26 3 Nicola Zagame 8 10 80.0% 2012(4/4) 2016(4/6) 22/25 4 Bronwyn Mayer 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

+ Head coaches who led women's national teams to win two or more Olympic medals Rk Head coach Nationality Birth Age Women's team Tournaments(finish) Period Medals Ref 1 2 3 G S B T 1 Greg McFadden 43–51 2008(3rd) 2012(3rd) 2016(6th) 8years 0 0 2 2

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

Rk Person Birth Height Player Head coach Total medals Ref Age Men's team Pos Medal Age Women's team Medal G S B T 1 István Görgényi 25 FP 1972 53 2000* 1 1 0 2

Olympic champions

2000 Summer Olympics

See also Australia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics List of women's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics Lists of Olympic water polo records and statistics Australia at the Olympics

References

Sources

ISHOF

External links Australia women's national water polo team – Official website Olympic water polo – Official website