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

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

Abbreviations

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

Comprehensive results by tournament

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
  •     – Hosts
Women's team[1] 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 Years
 Australia 1st4th3rd3rd6thQ6
Total teams 6888810

Number of appearances

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
Women's team[1]AppsRecord
streak		Active
streak		DebutMost
recent		Best finishConfederation
 Australia5552000*2016ChampionsOceania – OSA

Best finishes

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
Women's team[1]Best finishAppsConfederation
 AustraliaChampions (2000*)5Oceania – OSA

Finishes in the top four

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
Women's team[1]TotalChampionsRunners-upThird placeFourth placeFirstLast
 Australia41 (2000*)2 (2008, 2012)1 (2004)20002012

Medal table

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Women's teamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
 Australia (AUS)1023

Player statistics

Multiple appearances

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 four-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of three-time Olympians: 4
  • Last updated: 26 July 2021.
Legend
  •     – Hosts
Female athletes who competed in water polo at three or more Olympics
AppsPlayerBirthPosWater polo tournamentsAge of
first/last		ISHOF
member		NoteRef
12345
3Melissa Rippon1981FP20042008201223/31[2]
Kate Gynther1982FP20042008201222/30[3]
Bronwen Knox1986FP20082012201622/30[4]
Gemma Beadsworth1987FP20082012201621/29[5]

Multiple medalists

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: 5
  • Last updated: 11 August 2021.
Legend
  •     – Hosts
Female athletes who won two or more Olympic medals in water polo
RkPlayerBirthHeightPosWater polo tournamentsPeriod
(age of
first/last)		MedalsRef
12345GSBT
1Gemma Beadsworth19871.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)		FP2008201220168 years
(21/29)		0022[5]
Kate Gynther19821.75 m
(5 ft 9 in)		FP2004200820128 years
(22/30)		0022[3]
Bronwen Knox19861.82 m
(6 ft 0 in)		FP200820122016202013 years
(22/35)		0022[4]
Alicia McCormack19831.68 m
(5 ft 6 in)		GK200820124 years
(25/29)		0022[6]
Melissa Rippon19811.69 m
(5 ft 7 in)		FP2004200820128 years
(23/31)		0022[2]

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): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 1
  • Number of goalscorers (20–29 goals): 4
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Legend
  •     – Hosts
Female players with 20 or more goals at the Olympics
RkPlayerBirthL/RTotal
goals		Water polo tournaments
(goals)		Age of
first/last		ISHOF
member		NoteRef
12345
1Kate Gynther1982Right302004
(7)		2008
(13)		2012
(10)		22/30[7]
2Ashleigh Southern1992Right262012
(12)		2016
(14)		19/23[8]
3Rowena Webster1987Right232012
(12)		2016
(11)		24/28[9]
4Gemma Beadsworth1987Right202008
(9)		2012
(10)		2016
(1)		21/29[10]
Bronwen Knox1986Right202008
(12)		2012
(4)		2016
(4)		22/30[11]

Source:

  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 96), 2004 (pp. 56–57), 2008 (pp. 56–57), 2012 (pp. 347–348), 2016 (pp. 197–198).

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.

Legend and abbreviation
  •     – Hosts
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
YearCap
No.		GoalkeeperBirthAgeSavesShotsEff %ISHOF
member		NoteRef
2000 1Liz Weekes197129214645.7%Starting goalkeeper[12]
7Danielle Woodhouse196931111573.3%[13]
20041Emma Knox197826122642.9%[14]
11Jemma Brownlow197924193161.3%[15]
2008 1Emma Knox (2)197830164238.1%[14]
13Alicia McCormack198325325954.2%[6]
2012 1Victoria Brown1985274850.0%[16]
13Alicia McCormack (2)198329409343.0%Starting goalkeeper[6]
20161Lea Yanitsas198927274658.7%[17]
13Kelsey Wakefield199125183847.4%[18]
YearCap
No.		GoalkeeperBirthAgeSavesShotsEff %ISHOF
member		NoteRef

Source:

  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 96), 2004 (pp. 56–57), 2008 (pp. 56–57), 2012 (pp. 347–348), 2016 (pp. 197–198).

Top sprinters

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): 1

  • Number of sprinters (20–29 sprints won): 0
  • Number of sprinters (10–19 sprints won): 1
  • Number of sprinters (5–9 sprints won): 2
  • Last updated: 15 May 2021.
Legend and abbreviation
  •     – Hosts
  • Eff % – Efficiency (Sprints won / Sprints contested)
Female players with 5 or more sprints won at the Olympics
RkSprinterBirthTotal
sprints
won		Total
sprints
contested		Eff %Water polo tournaments
(sprints won / contested)		Age of
first/last		ISHOF
member		NoteRef
12345
1Kate Gynther1982395867.2%2004
(5/8)		2008
(13/26)		2012
(21/24)		22/30[3]
2Melissa Mills1973141593.3%2000
(14/15)		26/26[19]
3Nicola Zagame199081080.0%2012
(4/4)		2016
(4/6)		22/25[20]
4Bronwyn Mayer197461154.5%2000
(6/8)		2004
(0/3)		26/30[21]

Source:

  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 96), 2004 (pp. 56–57), 2008 (pp. 56–57), 2012 (pp. 347–348), 2016 (pp. 197–198).

Coach statistics

Most successful coaches

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 winning the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), year of winning the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the coach (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Greg McFadden led Australia women's national team to win two consecutive Olympic bronze medals in 2008 and 2012.[22]

Legend
  •     – Hosts
Head coaches who led women's national teams to win two or more Olympic medals
RkHead coachNationalityBirthAgeWomen's teamTournaments
(finish)		PeriodMedalsRef
123GSBT
1Greg McFadden Australia196443–51 Australia2008
(3rd)		2012
(3rd)		2016
(6th)		8
years		0022[23]
[22]

Medals as coach and player

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 winning the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), year of winning the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the person (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 5 May 2021.

With the Hungary men's national water polo team, István Görgényi won a silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He was appointed head coach of the Australia women's national team in 1998. At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, he led the team to win the inaugural women's water polo gold medal.[24][25]

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
RkPersonBirthHeightPlayerHead coachTotal medalsRef
AgeMen's teamPosMedalAgeWomen's teamMedalGSBT
1István Görgényi19461.87 m
(6 ft 2 in)		25 HungaryFP1972 53 Australia2000* 1102[24]
[25]

Olympic champions

2000 Summer Olympics

  • Edition of women's tournament: 1st
  • Host city: Australia Sydney, Australia
  • Number of participating teams: 6
  • Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches
  • Champion:  Australia (1st title; 1st place in preliminary A group)
MatchRoundDateCap
color		OpponentResultGoals
for		Goals
against		Goals
diff.
Match 1/7Preliminary round – Group A16 September 2000  Blue KazakhstanWon927
Match 2/7Preliminary round – Group A17 September 2000  White RussiaWon633
Match 3/7Preliminary round – Group A18 September 2000  Blue NetherlandsLost45-1
Match 4/7Preliminary round – Group A19 September 2000  Blue United StatesWon761
Match 5/7Preliminary round – Group A20 September 2000  Blue CanadaWon945
Match 6/7Semi-finals22 September 2000  White RussiaWon761
Match 7/7Gold medal match23 September 2000  White United StatesWon431
TotalMatches played: 7 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 1 • Win %: 85.7%462917

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 103, 106, 108, 111, 115, 119, 121).

Roster
Cap
No.		PlayerPosL/RHeightWeightDate of birthAge of
winning gold		Oly
debut		ISHOF
member
1Liz WeekesGKR1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)68 kg (150 lb)22 September 197129 years, 1 dayYes
2Yvette HigginsFPR1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)73 kg (161 lb)5 January 197822 years, 262 daysYes
3Gail MillerFPR1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)65 kg (143 lb)30 November 197623 years, 298 daysYes
4Naomi CastleFPR1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)72 kg (159 lb)29 May 197426 years, 117 daysYes
5Bronwyn MayerFPR1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)65 kg (143 lb)3 July 197426 years, 82 daysYes
6Simone HankinFPR1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)80 kg (176 lb)28 February 197327 years, 208 daysYes
7Danielle WoodhouseGKR1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)68 kg (150 lb)23 January 196931 years, 244 daysYes
8Kate HooperFPR1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)73 kg (161 lb)26 February 197822 years, 210 daysYes
9Debbie WatsonFPR1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)71 kg (157 lb)28 September 196534 years, 361 daysYes2008
10Taryn WoodsFPR1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)76 kg (168 lb)12 August 197525 years, 42 daysYes
11Bridgette GustersonFPR1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)74 kg (163 lb)7 February 197327 years, 229 daysYes2017
12Joanne FoxFPL1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)72 kg (159 lb)12 June 197921 years, 103 daysYes
13Melissa MillsFPR1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)67 kg (148 lb)26 December 197326 years, 272 daysYes
Average1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)71 kg (157 lb)21 February 197426 years, 215 days
CoachIstván Görgényi1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)2 November 194653 years, 326 days

Note: Bridgette Gusterson and Danielle Woodhouse are sisters; Bronwyn Mayer and Taryn Woods are cousins.
Sources:

Abbreviation
  • MP – Matches played
  • 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.		PlayerPosMPGoals/ShotsASTFSTBLSprintsPersonal fouls
GSh %WonSP %20SPenEX
1Liz WeekesGK73
2Yvette HigginsFP781844.4%3522
3Gail MillerFP72450.0%3934580.0%3
4Naomi CastleFP732213.6%621538
5Bronwyn MayerFP761154.5%3396875.0%3
6Simone HankinFP741822.2%3867
7Danielle WoodhouseGK71
8Kate HooperFP7
9Debbie WatsonFP731030.0%12634
10Taryn WoodsFP732213.6%11410
11Bridgette GustersonFP7113036.7%6433
12Joanne FoxFP721020.0%2929
13Melissa MillsFP741625.0%5151141593.3%3
Total74616128.6%30297212242885.7%5200
Against2911625.0%1243501042814.3%5150
Cap
No.		PlayerPosSaves/Shots
SavesShots %
1Liz WeekesGK214645.7%
7Danielle WoodhouseGK111573.3%
Total326152.5%

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 96).

See also

References

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