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

The Netherlands women's national water polo team has participated in 2 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
Women's team[1] 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 Years
 Netherlands 4th1st6th3
Total teams 6888810

Number of appearances

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Women's team[1]AppsRecord
streak		Active
streak		DebutMost
recent		Best finishConfederation
 Netherlands21020002020ChampionsEurope – LEN

Best finishes

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Women's team[1]Best finishAppsConfederation
 NetherlandsChampions (2008)2Europe – LEN

Finishes in the top four

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Women's team[1]TotalChampionsRunners-upThird placeFourth placeFirstLast
 Netherlands21 (2008)1 (2000)20002008

Medal table

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Women's teamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
 Netherlands (NED)1001

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 three-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of two-time Olympians: 2
  • Last updated: 26 July 2021.
Female athletes who competed in water polo at two or more Olympics
AppsPlayerBirthPosWater polo tournamentsAge of
first/last		ISHOF
member		NoteRef
12345
2Gillian van den Berg1971FP2000200829/36[2]
Daniëlle de Bruijn1978FP2000200822/30[3]

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: 0
  • Last updated: 1 May 2021.

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): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (20–29 goals): 1
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
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
1Daniëlle de Bruijn1978Left282000
(11)		2008
(17)		22/30[4]

Source:

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)
YearCap
No.		GoalkeeperBirthAgeSavesShotsEff %ISHOF
member		NoteRef
20001Karla Plugge196831458155.6%Starting goalkeeper[5]
6Hellen Boering19643600—[6]
2008 1Ilse van der Meijden198819459845.9%Starting goalkeeper[7]
13Meike de Nooy19832500—[8]
YearCap
No.		GoalkeeperBirthAgeSavesShotsEff %ISHOF
member		NoteRef

Source:

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): 0

  • Number of sprinters (20–29 sprints won): 1
  • Number of sprinters (10–19 sprints won): 0
  • Number of sprinters (5–9 sprints won): 0
  • Last updated: 15 May 2021.
Abbreviation
  • 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
1Daniëlle de Bruijn1978244553.3%2000
(9/23)		2008
(15/22)		22/30[3]

Source:

Olympic champions

2008 Summer Olympics

  • Edition of women's tournament: 3rd
  • Host city: China Beijing, China
  • Number of participating teams: 8
  • Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches
  • Champion:  Netherlands (1st title; 3rd place in preliminary B group)
MatchRoundDateCap
color		OpponentResultGoals
for		Goals
against		Goals
diff.
Match 1/6Preliminary round – Group B11 August 2008  Blue HungaryLost911-2
Match 2/6Preliminary round – Group B13 August 2008  Blue GreeceWon963
Match 3/6Preliminary round – Group B15 August 2008  White AustraliaLost910-1
Match 4/6Quarter-finals17 August 2008  Blue ItalyWon13112
Match 5/6Semi-finals19 August 2008  Blue HungaryWon871
Match 6/6Gold medal match21 August 2008  Blue United StatesWon981
TotalMatches played: 6 • Wins: 4 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 2 • Win %: 66.7%57534

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2008 (pp. 17, 23, 25, 33, 37, 43).

Daniëlle de Bruijn scored 17 goals at the 2008 Olympics, including seven goals in the gold medal match, helping the Netherlands win gold.
  • Head coach: Netherlands Robin van Galen (1st title as head coach)
  • Assistant coach: Netherlands Ilse Sindorf
Roster
Cap
No.		PlayerPosL/RHeightWeightDate of birthAge of
winning gold		Oly
debut		ISHOF
member
1Ilse van der MeijdenGKR1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)71 kg (157 lb)22 October 198819 years, 304 daysYes
2Yasemin Smit (C)FPR1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)70 kg (154 lb)21 November 198423 years, 274 daysYes
3Mieke CaboutFPR1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)70 kg (154 lb)30 March 198622 years, 144 daysYes
4Biurakn HakhverdianFPR1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)65 kg (143 lb)4 October 198522 years, 322 daysYes
5Marieke van den HamFPL1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)80 kg (176 lb)21 January 198325 years, 213 daysYes
6Daniëlle de BruijnFPL1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)68 kg (150 lb)13 February 197830 years, 190 daysNo
7Iefke van BelkumFPR1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)75 kg (165 lb)22 July 198622 years, 30 daysYes
8Noeki KleinFPR1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)80 kg (176 lb)28 April 198325 years, 115 daysYes
9Gillian van den BergFPR1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)66 kg (146 lb)8 September 197136 years, 348 daysNo
10Alette SijbringFPR1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)68 kg (150 lb)20 March 198226 years, 154 daysYes
11Rianne GuichelaarFPL1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)63 kg (139 lb)16 August 198325 years, 5 daysYes
12Simone KootFPR1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)65 kg (143 lb)12 November 198027 years, 283 daysYes
13Meike de NooyGKR1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)73 kg (161 lb)2 May 198325 years, 111 daysYes
Average1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)70 kg (154 lb)17 December 198225 years, 248 days
CoachRobin van Galen

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.		PlayerPosMPMinutes playedGoals/ShotsASTFSTBLSprintsPersonal fouls
Min %GSh %WonSP %20SPenEX
1Ilse van der MeijdenGK6198100%010.0%131
2Yasemin Smit (C)FP613166.2%21216.7%41453101
3Mieke CaboutFP617889.9%104422.7%11093020.0%52
4Biurakn HakhverdianFP63015.2%010.0%521
5Marieke van den HamFP610653.5%92045.0%1445
6Daniëlle de BruijnFP617789.4%173351.5%2543152268.2%91
7Iefke van BelkumFP618995.5%103627.8%18777
8Noeki KleinFP6126.1%3
9Gillian van den BergFP612563.1%4944.4%531
10Alette SijbringFP69246.5%41822.2%1412721
11Rianne GuichelaarFP69749.0%1137.7%1433
12Simone KootFP65125.8%010.0%23020.0%
13Meike de NooyGK600.0%
Team12
Total6198100%5718830.3%10874418152657.7%4853
Against5315933.3%16954126112642.3%5335
Cap
No.		PlayerPosSaves/Shots
SavesShots %
1Ilse van der MeijdenGK459845.9%
13Meike de NooyGK
Total459845.9%

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2008 (p. 71).

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "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. ↑ "Gillian van den Berg". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Daniëlle de Bruijn". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Daniëlle de Bruijn". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "Karla Plugge". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "Hellen Boering". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  7. ↑ "Ilse van der Meijden". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  8. ↑ "Meike de Nooy". olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

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