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 , 4 silver medals at the 2010 , 2012 , 2018 European Championships and 2022 European Championships [1] [2] and the gold medal at the 2018 Europa Cup . Since 2021, the head coach of the Greek National Team is Alexia Kammenou , a former water polo player.
Honours Gold medals Silver medals Bronze medals 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 2011Olympic Games World Championship FINA World Cup FINA World League European Championships LEN Europa Cup Mediterranean Games Note
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 Roster for the 2024 World Aquatics Championships .[4]
Head coach: Alexia Kammenou
Past squads
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 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 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 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 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 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 [5] 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 Ioanna Stamatopoulou , Eleftheria Plevritou , Ioanna Chydirioti , Elleni Elliniadi, Margarita Plevritou , Eleni Xenaki , Eirini Ninou , Maria Patra , Foteini Tricha, Vasiliki Plevritou , Athina Giannopoulou, Maria Myriokefalitaki, Stefania Santa, Christina Siouti, Eleni Sotireli, Alexandra Asimaki ; Head Coach: Alexia Kammenou
Under-20 team Greece lastly competed at the 2021 FINA Junior Water Polo World Championships [6] where they won the silver medal.
See also References
^ [1] Archived 31 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine
^ H αρχηγός της Εθνικής, Αλεξάνδρα Ασημάκη, στο Aquafeed24.com
^ a b c d "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF) . fina.org . FINA . September 2019. pp. 56, 57, 67, 78, 83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021 . ^ "21st World Aquatics World Championships Women's Water Polo Team Roster GRE" (PDF) . Omega Timing. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024 . ^ LEN Europa Cup 2018 – Final Greece–Russia 9–8
^ Russia after fourth title at FINA World Women's Junior Water Polo Championship Owen Lloyd (Inside the Games ), 9 October 2021. Accessed 7 November 2021.
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