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This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Italy women's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.

The Italy women's national water polo team has participated in 4 of 5 official women's water polo tournaments.[1]

Abbreviations[edit]

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[edit]

See also: National team appearances in the women's Olympic water polo tournament

Comprehensive results by tournament[edit]

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

Legend
  •  1st  – Champions
  •  2nd  – Runners-up
  •  3rd  – Third place
  •  4th  – Fourth place
  •  Q  – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
Women's team[1] 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 Years
 Italy 1st 6th 7th 2nd 4
Total teams 6 8 8 8 8 10

Number of appearances[edit]

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Women's team[1] Apps Record
streak		 Active
streak		 Debut Most
recent		 Best finish Confederation
 Italy 4 4 4 2004 2016 Champions Europe – LEN

Best finishes[edit]

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Women's team[1] Best finish Apps Confederation
 Italy Champions (2004) 4 Europe – LEN

Finishes in the top four[edit]

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Women's team[1] Total Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place First Last
 Italy 2 1 (2004) 1 (2016) 2004 2016

Medal table[edit]

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Women's teamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
 Italy (ITA)1102

Player statistics[edit]

Multiple appearances[edit]

See also: List of players who have appeared in multiple women's Olympic water polo tournaments

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.

  • Number of five-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 1
  • Number of three-time Olympians: 3
  • Last updated: 24 January 2021.
Abbreviation
  • HUN – Hungary
  • ITA – Italy
Female athletes who competed in water polo at three or more Olympics
Apps Player Birth Pos Water polo tournaments Age of
first/last		 ISHOF
member		 Note Ref
1 2 3 4 5
4 Tania Di Mario 1979 FP 2004 2008 2012 2016 25/37 [2]
3 Anikó Pelle 1978 FP 2004
HUN		 2008
HUN		 2012
ITA		 25/33 [3]
Elena Gigli 1985 GK 2004 2008 2012 19/27 [4]
Teresa Frassinetti 1985 FP 2008 2012 2016 22/30 [5]

Multiple medalists[edit]

See also: List of Olympic medalists in water polo (women)

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.

  • Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 0
  • Number of two-time Olympic medalists: 1
  • Last updated: 1 May 2021.
Female athletes who won two or more Olympic medals in water polo
Rk Player Birth Height Pos Water polo tournaments Period
(age of
first/last)		 Medals Ref
1 2 3 4 5 G S B T
1 Tania Di Mario 1979 1.68 m
(5 ft 6 in)		 FP 2004 2008 2012 2016 12 years
(25/37)		 1 1 0 2 [2]

Top goalscorers[edit]

See also: List of women's Olympic water polo tournament 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.

  • Number of goalscorers (40+ goals): 1
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (20–29 goals): 0
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Female players with 20 or more goals at the Olympics
Rk Player Birth L/R Total
goals		 Water polo tournaments
(goals)		 Age of
first/last		 ISHOF
member		 Note Ref
1 2 3 4 5
1 Tania Di Mario 1979 Right 47 2004
(14)		 2008
(10)		 2012
(18)		 2016
(5)		 25/37 [6]

Source:

  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (pp. 72–73), 2008 (pp. 68–69), 2012 (pp. 362–363), 2016 (pp. 212–213).

Goalkeepers[edit]

See also: List of women's Olympic water polo tournament 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.

Abbreviation
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Year Cap
No.		 Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member		 Note Ref
2004 1 Francesca Conti 1972 32 39 72 54.2% Starting goalkeeper [7]
5 Elena Gigli 1985 19 0 0 — [4]
2008 1 Elena Gigli (2) 1985 23 40 79 50.6% Starting goalkeeper [4]
13 Chiara Brancati 1981 27 10 20 50.0% [8]
2012 1 Elena Gigli (3) 1985 27 56 105 53.3% Starting goalkeeper [4]
13 Giulia Gorlero 1990 21 3 6 50.0% [9]
2016 1 Giulia Gorlero (2) 1990 25 65 106 61.3% Starting goalkeeper [9]
13 Laura Teani 1991 25 0 2 0.0% [10]
Year Cap
No.		 Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member		 Note Ref

Source:

  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (pp. 72–73), 2008 (pp. 68–69), 2012 (pp. 362–363), 2016 (pp. 212–213).

Top sprinters[edit]

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): 0
  • Number of sprinters (20–29 sprints won): 1
  • Number of sprinters (10–19 sprints won): 0
  • Number of sprinters (5–9 sprints won): 1
  • Last updated: 15 May 2021.
Abbreviation
  • Eff % – Efficiency (Sprints won / Sprints contested)
  • HUN – Hungary
  • ITA – Italy
Female players with 5 or more sprints won at the Olympics
Rk Sprinter Birth Total
sprints
won		 Total
sprints
contested		 Eff % Water polo tournaments
(sprints won / contested)		 Age of
first/last		 ISHOF
member		 Note Ref
1 2 3 4 5
1 Tania Di Mario 1979 23 58 39.7% 2004
(7/16)		 2008
(1/10)		 2012
(4/10)		 2016
(11/22)		 25/37 [2]
2 Anikó Pelle 1978 6 12 50.0% 2004
HUN
(6/9)		 2008
HUN
(0/1)		 2012
ITA
(0/2)		 25/33 [3]

Source:

  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (pp. 72–73), 2008 (pp. 68–69), 2012 (pp. 362–363), 2016 (pp. 212–213).

Olympic champions[edit]

See also: List of Olympic champions in women's water polo

2004 Summer Olympics[edit]

Several members of the Italy women's national water polo team with Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi after winning the Olympic gold in 2004.
  • Edition of women's tournament: 2nd
  • Host city: Greece Athens, Greece
  • Number of participating teams: 8
  • Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches
  • Champion:  Italy (1st title; 2nd place in preliminary A group)
Match Round Date Cap
color		 Opponent Result Goals
for		 Goals
against		 Goals
diff.
Match 1/6 Preliminary round – Group A 16 August 2004   Blue  Australia Lost 5 6 -1
Match 2/6 Preliminary round – Group A 18 August 2004   Blue  Greece Won 7 2 5
Match 3/6 Preliminary round – Group A 20 August 2004   White  Kazakhstan Won 8 6 2
Match 4/6 Quarter-finals 22 August 2004   White  Hungary Won 8 5 3
Match 5/6 Semi-finals 24 August 2004   Blue  United States Won 6 5 1
Match 6/6 Gold medal match 26 August 2004   Blue  Greece Won 10 9 1
Total Matches played: 6 • Wins: 5 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 1 • Win %: 83.3% 44 33 11

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (pp. 4, 10, 12, 32, 38, 42).

Roster
Cap
No.		 Player Pos L/R Height Weight Date of birth Age of
winning gold		 Oly
debut		 ISHOF
member
1 Francesca Conti GK R 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 71 kg (157 lb) 21 May 1972 32 years, 97 days Yes
2 Martina Miceli FP R 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 65 kg (143 lb) 22 October 1973 30 years, 309 days Yes
3 Carmela Allucci (C) FP R 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) 60 kg (132 lb) 22 January 1970 34 years, 217 days Yes
4 Silvia Bosurgi FP R 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 61 kg (134 lb) 17 April 1979 25 years, 131 days Yes
5 Elena Gigli GK R 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 9 July 1985 19 years, 48 days Yes
6 Emanuela Zanchi FP R 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 65 kg (143 lb) 17 October 1977 26 years, 314 days Yes
7 Tania Di Mario FP R 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) 59 kg (130 lb) 4 May 1979 25 years, 114 days Yes
8 Cinzia Ragusa FP R 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 24 May 1977 27 years, 94 days Yes
9 Giusi Malato FP R 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 9 July 1971 33 years, 48 days Yes
10 Alexandra Araújo FP R 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) 67 kg (148 lb) 13 July 1972 32 years, 44 days Yes
11 Maddalena Musumeci FP R 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 63 kg (139 lb) 26 March 1976 28 years, 153 days Yes
12 Melania Grego FP R 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 19 June 1973 31 years, 68 days Yes
13 Noémi Tóth FP R 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 67 kg (148 lb) 7 June 1976 28 years, 80 days Yes
Average 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 67 kg (148 lb) 30 October 1975 28 years, 301 days
Coach Pierluigi Formiconi

Sources:

Abbreviation
  • MP – Matches played
  • Min – Minutes
  • G – Goals
  • Sh – Shots
  • AS – Assists
  • TF – Turnover fouls
  • ST – Steals
  • BL – Blocked shots
  • SP – Sprints
  • 20S – 20 seconds exclusion
  • Pen – Penalty
  • EX – Exclusion
Statistics
Cap
No.		 Player Pos MP Minutes played Goals/Shots AS TF ST BL Sprints Personal fouls
Min % G Sh % Won SP % 20S Pen EX
1 Francesca Conti GK 6 172 98.9% 1 2
2 Martina Miceli FP 6 170 97.7% 9 25 36.0% 2 4 8 4 5 1 1
3 Carmela Allucci (C) FP 6 83 47.7% 1 8 12.5% 3 1 3 1 3
4 Silvia Bosurgi FP 6 40 23.0% 2 7 28.6% 1 1 3
5 Elena Gigli GK 6 2 1.1%
6 Emanuela Zanchi FP 6 163 93.7% 4 10 40.0% 5 3 3 2 10 20.0% 6
7 Tania Di Mario FP 6 145 83.3% 14 27 51.9% 5 12 7 16 43.8% 7 1
8 Cinzia Ragusa FP 6 82 47.1% 2 4 50.0% 3 1 3 6
9 Giusi Malato FP 6 119 68.4% 3 13 23.1% 1 20 3 1 4
10 Alexandra Araújo FP 6 55 31.6% 2 5 40.0% 7 1 3
11 Maddalena Musumeci FP 6 66 37.9% 2 3 66.7% 3 3 8 1
12 Melania Grego FP 6 83 47.7% 4 14 28.6% 1 1 1 8 1
13 Noémi Tóth FP 6 39 22.4% 1 5 20.0% 1 3
Total 6 174 100% 44 121 36.4% 13 59 25 12 9 26 34.6% 56 1 4
Against 33 129 25.6% 5 45 42 16 17 26 65.4% 49 3 5
Cap
No.		 Player Pos Saves/Shots
Saves Shots %
1 Francesca Conti GK 39 72 54.2%
5 Elena Gigli GK
Total 39 72 54.2%

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (p. 72).

Water polo people at the opening and closing ceremonies[edit]

Flag bearers[edit]

See also: Water polo at the Summer Olympics § Flag bearers

Some sportspeople were chosen to carry the national flag of their country at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games. As of the 2016 Summer Olympics, one female water polo player was given the honour to carry the flag for Italy.

After winning gold in the women's tournament, Carmela Allucci, the captain of the Italian women's water polo team, carried the national flag of Italy at the closing ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics,[11] becoming the first female water polo player to be given the honour.

Legend
  •  2008 O  – Opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics
  •  2012 C  – Closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics
  •  Flag bearer  – Female flag bearer
  • Flag bearer‡ – Flag bearer who won the tournament with her team
Water polo people who were flag bearers at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games
# Year Country Flag bearer Birth Age Height Team Pos Water polo tournaments Period
(age of
first/last)		 Medals Ref
1 2 3 4 5 G S B T
1 2004 C Italy Carmela Allucci‡ 1970 34 1.67 m
(5 ft 6 in)		  Italy FP 2004 0 years
(34/34)		 1 0 0 1 [11]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 56. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Tania Di Mario". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Anikó Pelle". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d "Elena Gigli". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Teresa Frassinetti". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Tania Di Mario". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Francesca Conti". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Chiara Brancati". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Giulia Gorlero". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Laura Teani". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  11. ^ a b "Carmela Allucci". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 25 January 2021.

Sources[edit]

Official Results Books (IOC)[edit]

PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:

PDF documents on the FINA website:

PDF documents in the Olympic World Library:

PDF documents on the International Olympic Committee website:

Official Reports (FINA)[edit]

PDF documents on the FINA website:

Official website (IOC)[edit]

Water polo on the International Olympic Committee website:

Olympedia[edit]

Water polo on the Olympedia website:

Sports Reference[edit]

Water polo on the Sports Reference website:

Todor66[edit]

Water polo on the Todor66 website:

ISHOF[edit]

International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) website:

External links[edit]

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