Italy women's national water polo team
Appearance
FINA code | ITA |
---|---|
Association | Italian Swimming Federation |
Confederation | LEN (Europe) |
Head coach | Carlo Silipo |
Asst coach | Cosimino Di Cecca Elena Gigli |
Captain | Valeria Palmieri |
FINA ranking (since 2008) | |
Current | 10 (as of 9 August 2021) |
Highest | 2 (2016) |
Lowest | 10 (2021) |
Olympic Games (team statistics) | |
Appearances | 5 (first in 2004) |
Best result | (2004) |
World Championship | |
Appearances | 15 (first in 1994) |
Best result | (1998, 2001) |
World Cup | |
Appearances | 9 (first in 1989) |
Best result | (1993, 2006) |
World League | |
Appearances | 10 (first in 2004) |
Best result | (2006,2011,2014,2019) |
European Championship | |
Appearances | 17 (first in 1989) |
Best result | (1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2012) |
Media | |
Website | federnuoto.it |
The Italy women's national water polo team represents Italy in international women's water polo competitions and friendly matches. The team is one of the leading teams in Europe since the mid-1990s, claiming the title at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The squad is nicknamed the "Setterosa" (lit. 'Pink Seven', a pun on Settebello, the nickname of the male team).
Palmarès
[edit]Competition | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Olympic Games | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
World Championship | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
World Cup | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
World League | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
European Championship | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
Universiade | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Mediterranean Games | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 8 | 12 | 8 | 28 |
Results
[edit]Olympic Games
[edit]Year[1] | Position | Pld | W | D | L |
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2000 | did not qualify | ||||
2004 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
2008 | 6th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
2012 | 7th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
2016 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
2020 | did not qualify | ||||
2024 | 6th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Total | 5/6 | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 |
Olympic Year Tournament
[edit]World Championship
[edit]FINA World Cup
[edit]FINA World League
[edit]European Championship
[edit]- 1989 – 4th place
- 1991 – Bronze medal
- 1993 – 4th place
- 1995 – Gold medal
- 1997 – Gold medal
- 1999 – Gold medal
- 2001 – Silver medal
- 2003 – Gold medal
- 2006 – Silver medal
- 2008 – 4th place
- 2010 – 4th place
- 2012 – Gold medal
- 2014 – 4th place
- 2016 – Bronze medal
- 2018 – 6th place
- 2020 – 5th place
- 2022 – Bronze medal
- 2024 – 4th place
LEN Europa Cup
[edit]Year | Position |
---|---|
2018 | 5th place |
Team
[edit]Current squad
[edit]Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
The roster was announced on 11 July 2024.[2]
Head coach: Carlo Silipo[3]
- 1 Aurora Condorelli GK
- 2 Chiara Tabani CB
- 3 Giuditta Galardi CF
- 4 Silvia Avegno W
- 5 Sofia Giustini W
- 6 Dafne Bettini W
- 7 Domitilla Picozzi W
- 8 Roberta Bianconi W
- 9 Valeria Palmieri (c) CF
- 10 Claudia Marletta W
- 11 Agnese Cocchiere CF
- 12 Giulia Viacava CB
- 13 Caterina Banchelli GK
Past squads
[edit]- 1991 European Championship – Bronze Medal
- 1993 FINA World Cup – Silver Medal
- 1994 World Championship – Bronze Medal
- 1995 European Championship – Gold Medal
- 1996 Olympic Year Tournament – Bronze Medal
- 1997 European Championship – Gold Medal
- 1998 World Championship – Gold Medal
- 1999 FINA World Cup – Bronze Medal
- 1999 European Championship – Gold Medal
- 2001 European Championship – Silver Medal
- 2001 World Championship – Gold Medal
- 2001 Holiday Cup – Bronze Medal
- 2003 European Championship – Gold Medal
- 2003 World Championship – Silver Medal
- 2003 Holiday Cup – Silver Medal
- 2004 FINA World League – Bronze Medal
- 2004 Holiday Cup – Silver Medal
- 2004 Olympic Games – Gold Medal
- 2006 FINA World League – Silver Medal
- 2006 FINA World Cup – Silver Medal
- 2006 European Championship – Silver Medal
- 2007 Holiday Cup – Gold Medal
- 2008 FINA Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Gold Medal
- 2012 European Championship – Gold Medal
- 2015 World Championship – Bronze Medal
- 2016 European Championship – Bronze Medal
Under-20 team
[edit]Italy lastly competed at the 2021 FINA Junior Water Polo World Championships[4] where they finished fourth.
See also
[edit]- Italy women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- Italy men's national water polo team
- List of Olympic champions in women's water polo
- List of women's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics
- List of world champions in women's water polo
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 56, 57, 67, 78, 83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Trofeo di Rotterdam. Grecia-Italia 5–11. Chiusura con l'Australia". federnuoto.it. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Team roster: Italy" (PDF). Olympics.com. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ 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.
External links
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