Greece women's national water polo team

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.

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

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
Competition1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Total
Olympic Games 0101
World Championship 1001
World League 1034
European Championship 0415
Europa Cup 1001
Mediterranean Games 0011
Total35413

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[3] Position
United States 1996 [a]6th[a]
Greece 20042nd place, silver medalist(s)
China 20088th
Total3/4

World Championship
Year[3] Position
Australia 19985th
Japan 20017th
Spain 20039th
Canada 20055th
Australia 20078th
Italy 20094th
China 20111st place, gold medalist(s)
Spain 20136th
Russia 20156th
Hungary 20177th
South Korea 20198th
Hungary 20227th
Japan 20238th
Qatar 20244th
Total14/17

FINA World Cup
Year[3] Position
France 19976th
Canada 19998th
Australia 20027th
China 20066th
New Zealand 20107th
United States 20235th
Total6/18

FINA World League
Year[3] Position
United States 20046th
Russia 20051st place, gold medalist(s)
Canada 20073rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Russia 20097th
United States 20103rd place, bronze medalist(s)
China 20114th
China 20123rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Greece 20206th
Total8/19

European Championships
Year Position
West Germany 19897th
Greece 19917th
United Kingdom 19937th
Austria 19954th
Spain 19977th
Italy 19995th
Hungary 20014th
Slovenia 20035th
Serbia 20066th
Spain 20086th
Croatia 20102nd place, silver medalist(s)
Netherlands 20122nd place, silver medalist(s)
Hungary 20146th
Serbia 20165th
Spain 20182nd place, silver medalist(s)
Hungary 20206th
Croatia 20222nd place, silver medalist(s)
Netherlands 20243rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Total18/20

LEN Europa Cup
Year Position
Spain 20181st place, gold medalist(s)

Mediterranean Games
Year Position
Spain 20183rd 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

  • 1 Chrysi Diamantopoulou GK
  • 2 Eleftheria Plevritou FP
  • 3 Ioanna Chydirioti FP
  • 4 Nikoleta Eleftheriadou FP
  • 5 Margarita Plevritou FP
  • 6 Eleni Xenaki FP
  • 7 Alexandra Asimaki FP
  • 8 Maria Patra FP
  • 9 Eirini Ninou FP
  • 10 Vasiliki Plevritou FP
  • 11 Athina Giannopoulou FP
  • 12 Maria Myriokefalitaki FP
  • 13 Ioanna Stamatopoulou GK
  • 14 Eleni Elliniadi FP
  • 15 Foteini Tricha FP

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
  • 2018 Europa Cup – Gold 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[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
  • 2022 European Championship – Silver Medal
  • 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
  2. H αρχηγός της Εθνικής, Αλεξάνδρα Ασημάκη, στο Aquafeed24.com
  3. "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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