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Greece women's national water polo team

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FieldValue
Genderwomen
NameGreece
FINA codeGRE
Nickname*Galanolefki* (The Blue-white)
*Ethniki* (The National)
ImageFlag of Greece.svg
AssociationHellenic Swimming Federation
ConfederationEuropean Aquatics
CoachCharis Pavlidis
Asst coachGrigorios Dedes
Antonios Vlontakis
CaptainEleftheria Plevritou
FINA ranking3
FINA ranking date19 January 2026
FINA highest3
FINA highest year2026
Olympics apps3
Olympics first2004
Olympics best(2004)
World champ apps15
World champ first1998
World champ best(2011, 2025)
World cup apps7
World cup first1997
World cup best([2025](2025-fina-women-s-water-polo-world-cup))
World league apps7
World league first2004
World league best([2005](2005-fina-women-s-water-polo-world-league))
Regional cup nameEuropean Championship
Regional cup apps17
Regional cup first[1989](1989-women-s-european-water-polo-championship)
Regional cup best([2010](2010-women-s-european-water-polo-championship), [2012](2012-women-s-european-water-polo-championship), [2018](2018-women-s-european-water-polo-championship), [2022](2022-women-s-european-water-polo-championship))
2ndRegional cup nameEuropa Cup
2ndRegional cup apps1
2ndRegional cup first2018
2ndRegional cup best([2018](2018-len-women-s-europa-cup))
3rdRegional cup nameMediterranean Games
3rdRegional cup apps1
3rdRegional cup first2018
3rdRegional cup best(2018)
Website

Ethniki (The National) Antonios Vlontakis 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. 14 years later again in Asia, in Singapore this time they repeated their triumph by beating Hungary in the final of the 2025 World Championship. Greece women's national water polo team is the only team in the nation's sport history to have won gold medals (at least once) in world championships competitions at any olympic team sport.

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 and the gold medal at the 2018 Europa Cup.

Honours

Gold medals

  • World Championship: 2011, 2025
  • World League: 2005
  • Europa Cup: 2018
  • World Cup: 2025

Silver medals

Bronze medals

  • World League: 2007, 2010, 2012
  • Mediterranean Games: 2018
  • European Championship: 2024

Overview

CompetitionTotalTotal55515
Olympic Games0101
World Championship2002
World Cup1001
World League1034
European Championship0415
Europa Cup1001
Mediterranean Games0011

Results

Olympic Games

Main article: Greece women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics

pages=wntformat=dmy }}PositionTotal3/7
United States 1996 (unofficial competition)6th
Greece 2004
China 20088th
France 20247th

World Championship

YearPositionTotal15/18
Australia [1998](1998-fina-women-s-world-water-polo-championship)5th
Japan [2001](2001-fina-women-s-world-water-polo-championship)7th
Spain [2003](2003-fina-women-s-world-water-polo-championship)9th
Canada [2005](2005-fina-women-s-world-water-polo-championship)5th
Australia [2007](2007-fina-women-s-world-water-polo-championship)8th
Italy 20094th
China 2011
Spain 20136th
Russia 20156th
Hungary 20177th
South Korea 20198th
Hungary 20227th
Japan 20238th
Qatar 20244th
Singapore 2025

FINA World Cup

YearPositionTotal7/19
France [1997](1997-fina-women-s-water-polo-world-cup)6th
Canada [1999](1999-fina-women-s-water-polo-world-cup)8th
Australia [2002](2002-fina-women-s-water-polo-world-cup)7th
China [2006](2006-fina-women-s-water-polo-world-cup)6th
New Zealand [2010](2010-fina-women-s-water-polo-world-cup)7th
United States [2023](2023-fina-women-s-water-polo-world-cup)5th
CHN [2025](2025-fina-women-s-water-polo-world-cup)

FINA World League

YearPositionTotal8/19
United States [2004](2004-fina-women-s-water-polo-world-league)6th
Russia [2005](2005-fina-women-s-water-polo-world-league)
Canada [2007](2007-fina-women-s-water-polo-world-league)
Russia [2009](2009-fina-women-s-water-polo-world-league)7th
United States [2010](2010-fina-women-s-water-polo-world-league)
China [2011](2011-fina-women-s-water-polo-world-league)4th
China [2012](2012-fina-women-s-water-polo-world-league)
Greece [2020](2020-fina-women-s-water-polo-world-league)6th

European Championships

YearPositionTotal19/21
West Germany [1989](1989-women-s-european-water-polo-championship)7th
Greece [1991](1991-women-s-european-water-polo-championship)7th
United Kingdom [1993](1993-women-s-european-water-polo-championship)7th
Austria [1995](1995-women-s-european-water-polo-championship)4th
Spain [1997](1997-women-s-european-water-polo-championship)7th
Italy [1999](1999-women-s-european-water-polo-championship)5th
Hungary [2001](2001-women-s-european-water-polo-championship)4th
Slovenia [2003](2003-women-s-european-water-polo-championship)5th
Serbia [2006](2006-women-s-european-water-polo-championship)6th
Spain [2008](2008-women-s-european-water-polo-championship)6th
Croatia [2010](2010-women-s-european-water-polo-championship)
Netherlands [2012](2012-women-s-european-water-polo-championship)
Hungary [2014](2014-women-s-european-water-polo-championship)6th
Serbia [2016](2016-women-s-european-water-polo-championship)5th
Spain [2018](2018-women-s-european-water-polo-championship)
Hungary [2020](2020-women-s-european-water-polo-championship)6th
Croatia [2022](2022-women-s-european-water-polo-championship)
Netherlands [2024](2024-women-s-european-water-polo-championship)
Portugal [2026](2026-women-s-european-water-polo-championship)*Qualified*

LEN Europa Cup

YearPosition
Spain [2018](2018-len-women-s-europa-cup)
Italy [2019](2019-len-women-s-europa-cup)6th

Mediterranean Games

YearPosition
Spain 2018

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

Roster for the 2026 European Championship.

Head coach: Charis Pavlidis

  • 1 Ioanna Stamatopoulou GK
  • 2 Eleftheria Plevritou CF
  • 3 Foteini Tricha CF
  • 4 Eleni Grigoropoulou W
  • 5 Eleftheria Fountotou CF
  • 6 Eleni Xenaki W
  • 7 Eirini Ninou CF
  • 8 Maria Patra D
  • 9 Christina Siouti {Tooltip|D| Defender}}
  • 10 Vasiliki Plevritou CF
  • 11 Sofia Tornarou {Tooltip|D| Defender}}
  • 12 Maria Myriokefalitaki CF
  • 13 Evangelia Karytsa GK
  • 14 Afroditi Bitsakou CF
  • 15 Androniki Karagianni CF

Past squads

  • '*2004 Olympic Games – [[Image:Med 2.png]] Silver 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 – [[Image:Med 1.png]] Gold 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 – [[Image:Med 2.png]] *Silver 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 – [[Image:Med 1.png]] Gold 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 – [[Image:Med 2.png]] Silver 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 – [[Image:Med 1.png]] 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

  • '*2018 European Championship – [[Image:Med 2.png]] *Silver 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

  • '*2022 European Championship – [[Image:Med 2.png]] *Silver Medal''''' :*Ioanna Stamatopoulou, Eleftheria Plevritou, Ioanna Chydirioti, Eleni Elliniadi, Margarita Plevritou, Eleni Xenaki, Eirini Ninou, Maria Patra, Foteini Tricha, Vasiliki Plevritou, Athina Dimitra Giannopoulou, Maria Myriokefalitaki, Stefania Santa, Christina Siouti, Eleni Sotireli, Alexandra Asimaki. Head Coach: Alexia Kammenou

  • '*2025 World Cup – [[Image:Med 1.png]] *Gold Medal''''' :*Maria Kotsioni, Eleftheria Plevritou (C), Foteini Tricha, Stefania Santa, Athina Dimitra Giannopoulou, Eleni Xenaki, Eirini Ninou, Eleftheria Fountotou. Christina Siouti, Vasiliki Plevritou, Sofia Tornarou, Maria Myriokefalitaki, Alexia Evgenia Tzourka, Dionysia Koureta, Foivi Angelidi. Head coach: Charis Pavlidis

  • '*2025 World Championship – [[Image:Med 1.png]] *Gold Medal''''' :*Ioanna Stamatopoulou, Eleftheria Plevritou, Foteini Tricha, Stefania Santa, Athina Giannopoulou, Eleni Xenaki, Eirini Ninou, Maria Patra, Christina Siouti, Vasiliki Plevritou, Sofia Tornarou, Maria Myriokefalitaki, Alexia Evgenia Tzourka, Dionysia Koureta, Nefeli Anna Krassa. Head coach: Charis Pavlidis

Under-20 team

Greece lastly competed at the 2021 FINA Junior Water Polo World Championships where they won the silver medal.

References

References

  1. [http://www.len.eu/Press/Flash%20Quotes%20D7%20W%20-%20Greece%20v%20Turkey%2028-3,%20Group%20A.aspx] {{webarchive. link. (31 January 2016)
  2. [http://aquafeed24.com/alexandra-asimaki-interview-aquafeed24/ H αρχηγός της Εθνικής, Αλεξάνδρα Ασημάκη, στο Aquafeed24.com]
  3. {{Cite HistoFINA wp
  4. (11 July 2025). "Women's 2026 Water Polo European Championship - Teams Rosters". European Aquatics.
  5. [http://www.microplustiming.com/leneuropacupW/index_web.php?c=ASF&g=1&t=A81&gr=1&s1=GRE&s2=RUS&st=2 LEN Europa Cup 2018 – Final Greece–Russia 9–8]
  6. [https://www.worldaquatics.com/competitions/4968/women-s-water-polo-world-cup-2025-final/results?event=571dc585-3d41-4ce0-ba08-ecf093b4880b 2025 World Cup - Greece Roster]
  7. "2025 Women's Water Polo Team Roster GRE". Omega Timing.
  8. [https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1113997/2021-fina-world-womens-junior-water-polo 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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