Greece women's national water polo team




































































































Greece
Flag of Greece.svg
Nickname(s)
Galanolefki (The Blue-white)
Ethniki (The National)
Association Hellenic Swimming Federation
Confederation
LEN (Europe)
Head coach Giorgos Morfesis
Asst coach Angeliki Gerolymou
Captain Alexandra Asimaki
FINA code GRE
Olympic Games
Appearances 2 (first in 2004)
Best result
Silver medal.svg (2004)
World Championships
Appearances 10 (first in 1998)
Best result
Gold medal world centered-2.svg (2011)
World League
Appearances 7 (first in 2004)
Best result
Gold medal world centered.svg (2005)
World Cup
Appearances 5 (first in 1997)
Best result 6th place (1997, 2006)
European Championship
Appearances 15 (first in 1989)
Best result
Silver medal europe.svg (2010, 2012, 2018)
Europa Cup
Appearances 1 (first in 2018)
Best result
Gold medal europe.svg (2018)
Mediterranean Games
Appearances 1 (first in 2018)
Best result
3rd, bronze medalist(s) (2018)

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, 3 silver medals at the 2010, 2012 and 2018 European Championships[1][2] and the gold medal at the 2018 Europa Cup.




Contents






  • 1 Honours


    • 1.1 Gold medals


    • 1.2 Silver medals


    • 1.3 Bronze medals




  • 2 Results


    • 2.1 Olympic Games


    • 2.2 World Championship


    • 2.3 FINA World League


    • 2.4 FINA World Cup


    • 2.5 European Championships


    • 2.6 LEN Europa Cup


    • 2.7 Mediterranean Games




  • 3 Team


    • 3.1 Current squad




  • 4 Past squads


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Honours



Gold medals




  • World Championship: 2011


  • World League: 2005


  • Europa Cup: 2018



Silver medals




  • Olympic Games: 2004


  • European Championship: 2010, 2012, 2018



Bronze medals




  • World League: 2007, 2010, 2012


  • Mediterranean Games: 2018



























































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 3 0 3

Europa Cup
 1 0 0 1

Mediterranean Games
 0 0 1 1
Total 3 4 4 11


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
 [a]6th[a]

Greece 2004
2nd, silver medalist(s)

China 2008
 8th
Total 3/4


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
Total 10/13


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)
Total 7/9


FINA World Cup































Year
 Position

France 1997
 6th

Canada 1999
 8th

Australia 2002
 7th

China 2006
 6th

New Zealand 2010
 7th
Total 5/15


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

Spain 2018
2nd, silver medalist(s)
Total 15/17


LEN Europa Cup











Year
 Position

Spain 2018
1st, gold medalist(s)


Mediterranean Games











Year
 Position

Spain 2018
3rd, bronze medalist(s)

Note


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



Team



Current squad


The following is the Greek roster for the 2018 Women's European Water Polo Championship.[3]


Head coach: Giorgos Morfesis















































































































































No
 Name
 Date of birth
 Position
 L/R
 Height
 Weight
 Club
1 Chrysi Diamantopoulou
(1995-09-22) 22 September 1995 (age 23)
 Goalkeeper L 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 70 kg (150 lb)
Greece Olympiacos
2 Christina Tsoukala
(1991-07-08) 8 July 1991 (age 27)
 Field player R 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 73 kg (161 lb)
Greece Olympiacos
3 Vasiliki Diamantopoulou
(1993-03-12) 12 March 1993 (age 25)
 Defender R 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 73 kg (161 lb)
Greece NC Vouliagmeni
4 Nikoleta Eleftheriadou
(1998-01-17) 17 January 1998 (age 21)
 Wing R 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 66 kg (146 lb)
Greece Olympiacos
5 Margarita Plevritou
(1994-11-17) 17 November 1994 (age 24)
 Defender R 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 70 kg (150 lb)
Greece Olympiacos
6 Alkisti Avramidou
(1988-02-26) 26 February 1988 (age 30)
 Field player R 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 59 kg (130 lb)
Greece Olympiacos
7
Alexandra Asimaki (C)
(1988-06-28) 28 June 1988 (age 30)
 Centre forward R 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 65 kg (143 lb)
Greece Olympiacos
8 Ioanna Chydirioti
(1997-04-15) 15 April 1997 (age 21)
 Field player R 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 67 kg (148 lb)
Greece NC Vouliagmeni
9 Maria Patra
(1998-10-17) 17 October 1998 (age 20)
 Defender R 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 69 kg (152 lb)
Greece NC Vouliagmeni
10 Elisavet Protopapas
(1999-03-27) 27 March 1999 (age 19)
 Field player R 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) 62 kg (137 lb)
United States California Golden Bears
11 Eleftheria Plevritou
(1997-04-23) 23 April 1997 (age 21)
 Field player R 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 68 kg (150 lb)
Greece Olympiacos
12 Eleni Xenaki
(1997-07-05) 5 July 1997 (age 21)
 Centre forward L 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 79 kg (174 lb)
Greece NC Vouliagmeni
13 Ioanna Stamatopoulou
(1998-06-17) 17 June 1998 (age 20)
 Goalkeeper R 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 69 kg (152 lb)
Greece Olympiacos


Past squads


  • 2004 Olympic Games — Med 2.pngSilver Medal


  • Georgia Ellinaki, Dimitra Asilian, Antiopi Melidoni, Angeliki Karapataki, Kyriaki Liosi, Stavroula Kozompoli, Aikaterini Oikonomopoulou, Antigoni Roumpesi, Evangelia Moraitidou, Eftychia Karagianni, Georgia Lara, Antonia Moraiti, Anthoula Mylonaki. Head Coach: Kyriakos Iosifidis

  • 2005 FINA World League — Med 1.pngGold Medal


  • Georgia Ellinaki, Vasileia Mavrelou, Kelina Kantzou, Sofia Iosifidou, Kyriaki Liosi, Stavroula Kozompoli, Aikaterini Oikonomopoulou, Antigoni Roumpesi, Evangelia Moraitidou, Eftychia Karagianni, Alexandra Asimaki, Georgia Lara, Maria Tsouri. Head Coach: Kyriakos Iosifidis

  • 2010 European Championship — Med 2.pngSilver Medal


  • Maria Tsouri, Christina Tsoukala, Antiopi Melidoni, Ilektra Psouni, Kyriaki Liosi, Alkisti Avramidou, Alexandra Asimaki, Antigoni Roumpesi, Angeliki Gerolymou, Triantafyllia Manolioudaki, Stavroula Antonakou, Georgia Lara, Eleni Kouvdou. Head Coach: Giorgos Morfesis

  • 2011 World Championship — Med 1.pngGold Medal


  • Eleni Kouvdou, Christina Tsoukala, Antiopi Melidoni, Ilektra Psouni, Kyriaki Liosi, Alkisti Avramidou, Alexandra Asimaki, Antigoni Roumpesi, Angeliki Gerolymou, Triantafyllia Manolioudaki, Stavroula Antonakou, Georgia Lara, Eleni Goula. Head Coach: Giorgos Morfesis

  • 2012 European Championship — Med 2.pngSilver Medal


  • Eleni Kouvdou, Christina Tsoukala, Antiopi Melidoni, Ilektra Psouni, Kyriaki Liosi, Alkisti Avramidou, Alexandra Asimaki, Antigoni Roumpesi, Angeliki Gerolymou, Triantafyllia Manolioudaki, Stavroula Antonakou, Georgia Lara, Chrysi Diamantopoulou. Head Coach: Giorgos Morfesis

  • 2018 Europa Cup — Med 1.pngGold Medal


  • Eleni Kouvdou, Christina Tsoukala, Vasiliki Diamantopoulou, Nikoleta Eleftheriadou, Margarita Plevritou, Alkisti Avramidou, Alexandra Asimaki, Ioanna Chydirioti, Maria Patra, Anastasia Kalargirou, Eleftheria Plevritou, Eleni Xenaki, Chrysi Diamantopoulou. Head Coach: Giorgos Morfesis[4]

  • 2018 European Championship — Med 2.pngSilver Medal


  • Chrysi Diamantopoulou, Christina Tsoukala, Vasiliki Diamantopoulou, Nikoleta Eleftheriadou, Margarita Plevritou, Alkisti Avramidou, Alexandra Asimaki, Ioanna Chydirioti, Maria Patra, Elisavet Protopapas, Eleftheria Plevritou, Eleni Xenaki, Ioanna Stamatopoulou. Head Coach: Giorgos Morfesis


References





  1. ^ [1] Archived 31 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine


  2. ^ H αρχηγός της Εθνικής, Αλεξάνδρα Ασημάκη, στο Aquafeed24.com


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  4. ^ LEN Europa Cup 2018 – Final Greece–Russia 9–8





  • FINA[permanent dead link]

  • HistoFINA Volume VIII (Edition 2004)



External links


  • Official website










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