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| Confederation = LEN
| Confederation = LEN
| Coach = [[Alexia Kammenou]]
| Coach = [[Alexia Kammenou]]
| Asst coach = Anastasios Pyrpyris
| Asst coach = Xenofon Lempesis<br>Anastasios Pyrpyris
| Captain = [[Margarita Plevritou]]
| Captain = [[Margarita Plevritou]]
| Most caps =
| Most caps =
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| Olympics first = 2004
| Olympics first = 2004
| Olympics best = {{silver2}} ([[Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004]])
| Olympics best = {{silver2}} ([[Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004]])
| World champ apps = 13
| World champ apps = 14
| World champ first = 1998
| World champ first = 1998
| World champ best = {{gold1}} ([[Water polo at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament|2011]])
| World champ best = {{gold1}} ([[Water polo at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament|2011]])
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|{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Water polo at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament|2023]] || 8th
|{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Water polo at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament|2023]] || 8th
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|{{flagicon|Qatar}} [[Water polo at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament|2024]] || ''Qualified''
|{{flagicon|Qatar}} [[Water polo at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament|2024]] || 4th
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==Team==
==Team==
===Current squad===
===Current squad===
Roster for the [[Water polo at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2023/WGRE-R.pdf|title=20th World Aquatics World Championships Women's Water Polo Team Roster GRE|publisher=Omega Timing|date=15 July 2023|accessdate=16 July 2023}}</ref>
Roster for the [[Water polo at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament|2024 World Aquatics Championships]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2024/WGRE-R.pdf|title=21st World Aquatics World Championships Women's Water Polo Team Roster GRE|publisher=Omega Timing|date=5 February 2024|accessdate=11 February 2024}}</ref>


Head coach: [[Alexia Kammenou]]
Head coach: [[Alexia Kammenou]]


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*1 [[Chrysi Diamantopoulou]] {{Tooltip|GK|Goalkeeper}}
|-
*2 [[Eleftheria Plevritou]] {{Tooltip|FP|Field player}}
!No
*3 [[Ioanna Chydirioti]] {{Tooltip|FP|Field player}}
!Name
*4 [[Nikoleta Eleftheriadou]] {{Tooltip|FP|Field player}}
!Pos.
*5 [[Margarita Plevritou]] {{Tooltip|FP|Field player}}
!Date of birth
*6 [[Eleni Xenaki]] {{Tooltip|FP|Field player}}
!Height
*7 [[Alexandra Asimaki]] {{Tooltip|FP|Field player}}
!Weight
*8 [[Maria Patra]] {{Tooltip|FP|Field player}}
!Caps
*9 [[Eirini Ninou]] {{Tooltip|FP|Field player}}
!Goals
*10 [[Vasiliki Plevritou]] {{Tooltip|FP|Field player}}
!Club
*11 [[Athina Giannopoulos]] {{Tooltip|FP|Field player}}
|-
*12 [[Maria Myriokefalitaki]] {{Tooltip|FP|Field player}}
| style="text-align:center;"|1 || style="text-align:left;"|[[Chrysi Diamantopoulou]] || style="text-align:center;"|GK || style="text-align:left;"|{{birth date and age|1995|9|22|df=y}} || {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || {{convert|70|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:center;"|187 || style="text-align:center;"|0|| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GRE}} [[NO Vouliagmeni]]
*13 [[Ioanna Stamatopoulou]] {{Tooltip|GK|Goalkeeper}}
|-
*14 [[Eleni Elliniadi]] {{Tooltip|FP|Field player}}
| style="text-align:center;"|2 || style="text-align:left;"|[[Eleftheria Plevritou]] || style="text-align:center;"|W || style="text-align:left;"|{{birth date and age|1997|4|23|df=y}} || {{convert|1.77|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || {{convert|65|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:center;"|210 || style="text-align:center;"|303 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Olympiacos Women's Water Polo Team|Olympiacos]]
*15 [[Foteini Tricha]] {{Tooltip|FP|Field player}}
|-
{{div col end}}
| style="text-align:center;"|3 || style="text-align:left;"|[[Ioanna Chydirioti]] || style="text-align:center;"|FP || style="text-align:left;"|{{birth date and age|1997|4|15|df=y}} || {{convert|1.74|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || {{convert|69|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:center;"|121 || style="text-align:center;"|80 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Olympiacos Women's Water Polo Team|Olympiacos]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|4 || style="text-align:left;"|[[Nikoleta Eleftheriadou]] || style="text-align:center;"|W || style="text-align:left;"|{{birth date and age|1998|1|17|df=y}} || {{convert|1.74|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || {{convert|66|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:center;"|124 || style="text-align:center;"|158 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Olympiacos Women's Water Polo Team|Olympiacos]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|5 || style="text-align:left;"|[[Margarita Plevritou]] (C)|| style="text-align:center;"|DF || style="text-align:left;"|{{birth date and age|1994|11|17|df=y}} || {{convert|1.77|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || {{convert|73|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:center;"|203 || style="text-align:center;"|123 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Olympiacos Women's Water Polo Team|Olympiacos]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|6 || style="text-align:left;"|[[Eleni Xenaki]]|| style="text-align:center;" |CF || style="text-align:left;"|{{birth date and age|1997|7|5|df=y}}|| {{convert|1.77|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}|| {{convert|76|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:center;"|186 || style="text-align:center;" |316 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Olympiacos Women's Water Polo Team|Olympiacos]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|7 || style="text-align:left;"|[[Eirini Ninou]]|| style="text-align:center;" |FP || style="text-align:left;"|{{birth date and age|2002|9|20|df=y}}|| {{convert|1.70 |m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}|| {{convert|62|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}) || style="text-align:center;" |85 || style="text-align:center;"|95 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Ethnikos Piraeus Water Polo Club|Ethnicos]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|8 || style="text-align:left;"|[[Foteini Tricha]]|| style="text-align:center;" |FP || style="text-align:left;"|{{birth date and age|2005|4|26|df=y}}|| {{convert|1.77|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}|| {{convert|73|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:center;"|33 || style="text-align:center;"|16 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Olympiacos Women's Water Polo Team|Olympiacos]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|9 || style="text-align:left;"|[[Christina Siouti]] || style="text-align:center;"|FP || style="text-align:left;"|{{birth date and age|2004|9|1|df=y}} || {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || {{convert|7|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:center;"|34 || style="text-align:center;"| 22|| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Olympiacos Women's Water Polo Team|Olympiacos]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|10 || style="text-align:left;"|[[Vasiliki Plevritou]]|| style="text-align:center;" |W || style="text-align:left;"|{{birth date and age|1998|6|8|df=y}}|| {{convert|1.78|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || {{convert|65|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:center;"|56 || style="text-align:center;"|75 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Olympiacos Women's Water Polo Team|Olympiacos]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|11 || style="text-align:left;"|[[Eleftheria Fountotou]]|| style="text-align:center;" |FP || style="text-align:left;"|{{birth date and age|2002|6|10|df=y}} || {{convert|1.77|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || {{convert|71|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:center;" |17 || style="text-align:center;"|19 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GRE}} [[ANO Glyfada]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|12 || style="text-align:left;"|[[Maria Myriokefalitaki]]|| style="text-align:center;" |CF || style="text-align:left;"|{{birth date and age|2001|1|8|df=y}}|| {{convert|1.78|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}|| {{convert|94|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:center;"|71 || style="text-align:center;" |99 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Olympiacos Women's Water Polo Team|Olympiacos]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|13 || style="text-align:left;"|[[Ioanna Stamatopoulou]] || style="text-align:center;"|GK || style="text-align:left;"|{{birth date and age|1998|6|17|df=y}} || {{convert|1.84|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || {{convert|73|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:center;"|105 || style="text-align:center;"|0 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Olympiacos Women's Water Polo Team|Olympiacos]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| || style="text-align:left;"|[[Eleni Eleniadi]]|| style="text-align:center;" |FP || style="text-align:left;"|{{birth date and age|1999|4|2|df=y}} || {{convert|1.70|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || {{convert|65|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:center;" |37 || style="text-align:center;"|26 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Ethnikos Piraeus Water Polo Club|Ethnicos]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| || style="text-align:left;"|[[Athina Giannopoulou]]|| style="text-align:center;" |FP || style="text-align:left;"|{{birth date and age|2001|12|6|df=y}} || {{convert|1.73|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} || {{convert|64|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:center;" |56 || style="text-align:center;"|75 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Ethnikos Piraeus Water Polo Club|Ethnicos]]
|}


===Past squads===
===Past squads===

Revision as of 11:26, 16 February 2024

Greece
FINA codeGRE
Nickname(s)Galanolefki (The Blue-white)
Ethniki (The National)
AssociationHellenic Swimming Federation
ConfederationLEN (Europe)
Head coachAlexia Kammenou
Asst coachXenofon Lempesis
Anastasios Pyrpyris
CaptainMargarita Plevritou
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current8 (as of 9 August 2021)
Highest5 (2011)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances2 (first in 2004)
Best result2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2004)
World Championship
Appearances14 (first in 1998)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2011)
World Cup
Appearances6 (first in 1997)
Best result5th place (2023)
World League
Appearances7 (first in 2004)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2005)
European Championship
Appearances17 (first in 1989)
Best result2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2010, 2012, 2018, 2022)
Europa Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2018)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2018)
Mediterranean Games
Appearances1 (first in 2018)
Best result3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (2018)
Media
Websitekoe.org.gr

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

Competition 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, 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 4 1 5
Europa Cup 1 0 0 1
Mediterranean Games 0 0 1 1
Total 3 5 4 13

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

Main article: Greece women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
Year[3] Position
United States 1996 6th[a]
Greece 2004 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
China 2008 8th
Total 3/4

World Championship

Year[3] Position
Australia 1998 5th
Japan 2001 7th
Spain 2003 9th
Canada 2005 5th
Australia 2007 8th
Italy 2009 4th
China 2011 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Spain 2013 6th
Russia 2015 6th
Hungary 2017 7th
South Korea 2019 8th
Hungary 2022 7th
Japan 2023 8th
Qatar 2024 4th
Total 14/17

FINA World Cup

Year[3] Position
France 1997 6th
Canada 1999 8th
Australia 2002 7th
China 2006 6th
New Zealand 2010 7th
United States 2023 5th
Total 6/18

FINA World League

Year[3] Position
United States 2004 6th
Russia 2005 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Canada 2007 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Russia 2009 7th
United States 2010 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
China 2011 4th
China 2012 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Greece 2020 6th
Total 8/19

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 place, silver medalist(s)
Netherlands 2012 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Hungary 2014 6th
Serbia 2016 5th
Spain 2018 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Hungary 2020 6th
Croatia 2022 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Netherlands 2024 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Total 18/20

LEN Europa Cup

Year Position
Spain 2018 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Mediterranean Games

Year Position
Spain 2018 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

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

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. ^ [1] Archived 31 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ H αρχηγός της Εθνικής, Αλεξάνδρα Ασημάκη, στο Aquafeed24.com
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "21st World Aquatics World Championships Women's Water Polo Team Roster GRE" (PDF). Omega Timing. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  5. ^ LEN Europa Cup 2018 – Final Greece–Russia 9–8
  6. ^ 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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