This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Spain women's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
The Spain women's national water polo team has participated in 3 of 6 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
editComprehensive results by tournament
editNote: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spain
|
2nd | 5th | 2nd | 3 | |||
| Total teams | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | |
Number of appearances
editLast updated: 11 August 2021.
| Women's team[1] | Apps | Record streak |
Active streak |
Debut | Most recent |
Best finish | Confederation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain |
3 | 3 | 3 | 2012 | 2020 | Runners-up | Europe – LEN |
Best finishes
editLast updated: 11 August 2021.
| Women's team[1] | Best finish | Apps | Confederation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain |
Runners-up (2012, 2020) | 3 | Europe – LEN |
Finishes in the top four
editLast updated: 11 August 2021.
| Women's team[1] | Total | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain |
2 | 2 (2012, 2020) | 2012 | 2020 |
Medal table
editLast updated: 11 August 2021.
| Women's team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain (ESP) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Player statistics
editMultiple appearances
editThe 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: 0
- Last updated: 26 July 2021.
Multiple medalists
editThe 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: 6
- Last updated: 10 August 2021.
- Legend
- – Hosts
| 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 | Marta Bach | 1993 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
FP | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 9 years (19/28) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | [2] | ||
| Anni Espar | 1993 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
FP | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 9 years (19/28) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | [3] | |||
| Laura Ester | 1990 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
GK | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 9 years (22/31) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | [4] | |||
| Maica García | 1990 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
FP | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 9 years (21/30) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | [5] | |||
| Pili Peña | 1986 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
FP | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 9 years (26/35) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | [6] | |||
| Roser Tarragó | 1993 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
FP | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 9 years (19/28) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | [7] | |||
Top goalscorers
editThe 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: 12 August 2021.
| 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 | Anni Espar | 1993 | Right | 37 | 2012 (15) |
2016 (7) |
2020 (15) |
19/28 | [3] | ||||
| 2 | Roser Tarragó | 1993 | Right | 29 | 2012 (5) |
2016 (15) |
2020 (9) |
19/28 | [7] | ||||
| 3 | Maica García | 1990 | Right | 27 | 2012 (7) |
2016 (11) |
2020 (9) |
21/30 | [5] | ||||
| 4 | Beatriz Ortiz | 1995 | Right | 23 | 2016 (5) |
2020 (18) |
21/26 | [8] | |||||
| 5 | Judith Forca | 1996 | Left | 21 | 2016 (7) |
2020 (14) |
20/25 | [9] | |||||
Source:
- Official Results Books (PDF): 2012 (pp. 353–354), 2016 (pp. 206–207), 2020 (pp. 251–252).
Goalkeepers
editThe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012  |
1 | Laura Ester | 1990 | 22 | 36 | 86 | 41.9% | Starting goalkeeper | [4] | |
| 13 | Ana Copado | 1980 | 32 | 0 | 0 | — | [10] | |||
| 2016 | 1 | Laura Ester (2) | 1990 | 26 | 41 | 94 | 43.6% | Starting goalkeeper | [4] | |
| 13 | Patricia Herrera | 1993 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 20.0% | [11] | |||
| Year | Cap No. |
Goalkeeper | Birth | Age | Saves | Shots | Eff % | ISHOF member |
Note | Ref |
Source:
- Official Results Books (PDF): 2012 (pp. 353–354), 2016 (pp. 206–207).
Top sprinters
editThe 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): 1
- Number of sprinters (5–9 sprints won): 0
- Last updated: 15 May 2021.
- Abbreviation
- Eff % – Efficiency (Sprints won / Sprints contested)
| 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 | Jennifer Pareja | 1984 | 21 | 24 | 87.5% | 2012 (21/24) |
28/28 | [12] | ||||||
| 2 | Roser Tarragó | 1993 | 13 | 20 | 65.0% | 2012 (0/0) |
2016 (13/20) |
19/23 | [7] | |||||
Source:
- Official Results Books (PDF): 2012 (pp. 353–354), 2016 (pp. 206–207).
Coach statistics
editMedals as coach and player
editThe 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.
Spanish water polo player Miki Oca won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Four years later, he won a gold medal at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. As a head coach, he guided Spain women's national water polo team to a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics.[13]
- Legend
- Year* – As host team
| Rk | Person | Birth | Height | Player | Head coach | Total medals | Ref | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Men's team | Pos | Medal | Age | Women's team | Medal | G | S | B | T | |||||
| 1 | Miki Oca | 1970 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
22–26 | Spain |
FP | 1992* , 1996  |
42 | Spain |
2012 , 2020 |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | [13] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Marta Bach". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Anni Espar". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Laura Ester". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Maica García". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Pili Peña". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Roser Tarragó". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "Beatriz Ortiz". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Judith Forca". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Ana Copado". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Patricia Herrera". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Jennifer Pareja". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Miki Oca". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
Sources
editOfficial Results Books (IOC)
editPDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:
- Official Results Book – 2000 Olympic Games – Water Polo (download, archive)
- Official Results Book – 2004 Olympic Games – Water Polo (download, archive)
- Official Results Book – 2008 Olympic Games – Water Polo (download, archive)
PDF documents on the FINA website:
- Official Results Book – 2012 Olympic Games – Diving, Swimming, Synchronised Swimming, Water Polo (archive) (pp. 284–507)
PDF documents in the Olympic World Library:
PDF documents on the International Olympic Committee website:
Official Reports (FINA)
editPDF documents on the FINA website:
- HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics (as of September 2019) (archive) (p. 56)
- 1870–2020 | 150 years of Water Polo – Evolution of its rules (archive)
Official website (IOC)
editWater polo on the International Olympic Committee website:
Olympedia
editWater polo on the Olympedia website:
- Water polo
- Women's water polo
- Athlete count for water polo
- Water polo venues
- Water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics (women's tournament)
- Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics (women's tournament)
- Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics (women's tournament)
- Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics (women's tournament)
- Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics (women's tournament)
- Water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics (women's tournament)
Sports Reference
editWater polo on the Sports Reference website:
- Country Medal Leaders & Athlete Medal Leaders (1900–2016) (archived)
- Women's water polo (2000–2016) (archived)
- Water polo at the 2000 Summer Games (women's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 2004 Summer Games (women's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 2008 Summer Games (women's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 2012 Summer Games (women's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 2016 Summer Games (women's tournament) (archived)
Todor66
editWater polo on the Todor66 website:
- Water polo at the Summer Games
- Water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics (women's tournament, women's qualification)
- Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics (women's tournament, women's qualification)
- Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics (women's tournament, women's qualification)
- Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics (women's tournament, women's qualification)
- Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics (women's tournament, women's qualification)
- Water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics (women's tournament, women's qualification)
ISHOF
editInternational Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) website: