Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters

This is a list of the players who were on the rosters of the given teams who participated in the 2008 Beijing Olympics for women's water polo. The women's tournament included eight teams, with a maximum of thirteen players per team.

Pool A

Abbreviations

Pos.	Position	№	Cap number
CF	Centre Forward	CB	Centre Back
D	Defense	GK	Goalkeeper

 China

The following is the Chinese roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1]

№	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Club
1	Yang Jun	GK	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	28 April 1988	Tianjin
2	Teng Fei	D	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	23 January 1988	Tianjin
3	Liu Ping	CB	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	1 May 1987	Tianjin
4	Sun Yujun	D	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	30 January 1987	Tianjin
5	He Jin	CF	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	3 May 1987	Tianjin
6	Sun Yating	CF	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	24 February 1988	Tianjin
7	Wang Ying	CB	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	7 August 1988	Guangxi
8	Gao Ao	D	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	26 July 1990	Tianjin
9	Wang Yi	D	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	29 July 1987	Guangxi
10	Ma Huanhuan	CB	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	13 January 1990	Guangxi
11	Sun Huizi	CB	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	11 June 1990	Sichuan
12	Qiao Leiying	D	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	24 August 1989	Sichuan
13	Tan Ying	GK	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	30 June 1987	Sichuan

Head coach: Juan Jane Giralt

 Italy

The following is the Italian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1]

№	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Club
1	Elena Gigli	GK	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	9 July 1985	Giotti Fiorentina
2	Martina Miceli	D	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	22 October 1973	Geymonat Orizzonte
3	Elisa Casanova	CF	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	26 November 1973	Giotti Fiorentina
4	Silvia Bosurgi	D	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)	59 kg (130 lb)	17 April 1979	Geymonat Orizzonte
5	Erzsebet Valkai	CF	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	6 March 1979	Ecofim Roma
6	Manuela Zanchi	D	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	17 October 1977	Geymonat Orizzonte
7	Tania di Mario	D	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	53 kg (117 lb)	5 April 1979	Geymonat Orizzonte
8	Cinzia Ragusa	CB	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	24 May 1977	Geymonat Orizzonte
9	Francesca Pavan	D	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	24 April 1979	Plebiscito Padova
10	Federica Rocco	CB	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	25 November 1984	Plebiscito Padova
11	Maddalena Musumeci	CB	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	26 March 1976	Geymonat Orizzonte
12	Teresa Frassinetti	CF	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	24 December 1985	Giotti Fiorentina
13	Chiara Brancati	GK	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	20 July 1981	Geymonat Orizzonte

Head coach: Mauro Maugeri

 Russia

The following is the Russian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1]

№	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Club
1	Valentina Vorontsova	GK	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	26 July 1982	Kinef Kirishi
2	Natalia Shepelina	D	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	24 February 1981	Uralochka Zlatoust
3	Ekaterina Prokofyeva	D	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	13 March 1991	Yunost Volgograd
4	Sofia Konukh	CB	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	61 kg (134 lb)	9 March 1980	Kinef Kirishi
5	Alena Vylegzhanina	CB	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	14 August 1987	Uralochka Zlatoust
6	Nadezda Glyzina	D	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	20 May 1988	Kinef Kirishi
7	Ekaterina Pantyulina	D	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	6 October 1989	Kinef Kirishi
8	Evgenia Soboleva	CB	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	26 August 1988	Kinef Kirishi
9	Oleksandra Karpovich	CF	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)	55 kg (121 lb)	6 June 1986	SKIF Moscow
10	Olga Belyaeva	CF	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	64 kg (141 lb)	18 March 1985	Kinef Kirishi
11	Elena Smurova	CB	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)	60 kg (130 lb)	18 January 1974	Kinef Kirishi
12	Olga Turova	CF	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	60 kg (130 lb)	13 March 1983	Yunost Volgograd
13	Evgeniya Protsenko	GK	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	64 kg (141 lb)	25 November 1983	Uralochka Zlatoust

Head coach: Alexander Kleymenov

 United States

The following is the American roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1]

№	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Club
1	Elizabeth Armstrong	GK	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	31 January 1983	Great Lakes Ann Arbor
2	Heather Petri	D	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	13 June 1978	The New York Athletic Club
3	Brittany Hayes	D	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	7 February 1985	Socal Tustin
4	Brenda Villa	D	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	18 April 1980	Orizzonta Catania
5	Lauren Wenger	CF	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	11 March 1984	Glyfada Athens
6	Natalie Golda	CB	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	28 December 1981	The New York Athletic Club
7	Patty Cardenas	D	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	19 August 1984	Commerce
8	Jessica Steffens	CF	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	7 April 1987	Sunset San Diego
9	Elsie Windes	CB	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	17 June 1985	Tualatin Hills
10	Alison Gregorka	CB	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	29 June 1985	Great Lakes Ann Arbor
11	Moriah van Norman	CF	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	30 May 1984	The New York Athletic Club
12	Kami Craig	CF	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	21 July 1987	Santa Barbara
13	Jamie Hipp	GK	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	1 September 1981	CN Ondaretta Alcorcón

Head coach: Guy Baker

Group B

 Australia

The following is the Australian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1]

№	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Club
1	Emma Knox	GK	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	2 March 1978	Fremantle Perth
2	Gemma Beadsworth	CF	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	17 July 1987	Fremantle Perth
3	Nikita Cuffe	CF	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	26 September 1979	Sydney Uni
4	Rebecca Rippon	D	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	26 December 1978	Balmain Tigers
5	Suzie Fraser	D	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	27 August 1983	KFC Breakers Brisbane
6	Bronwen Knox	CF	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	16 April 1986	KFC Breakers Brisbane
7	Taniele Gofers	CF	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	12 June 1985	Sydney Uni
8	Kate Gynther	D	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	5 July 1982	Brisbane Barras
9	Jenna Santoromito	D	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	21 January 1987	Cronulla Sharks
10	Mia Santoromito	CB	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	29 March 1985	Cronulla Sharks
11	Melissa Rippon	D	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	20 January 1981	Brisbane Barras
12	Amy Hetzel	D	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	27 April 1983	KFC Breakers Brisbane
13	Alicia McCormack	GK	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	7 June 1983	Cronulla Sharks

Head coach: Greg McFadden

 Greece

The following is the Greek roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1]

№	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Club
1	Georgia Ellinaki	GK	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	64 kg (141 lb)	28 February 1974	Ethnikos Piraeus
2	Christina Tsoukala	CB	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	8 July 1991	Vouliagmeni
3	Angeliki Gerolymou	D	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	22 June 1982	Vouliagmeni
4	Sofia Iosifidou	CB	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	61 kg (134 lb)	13 January 1981	Ethnikos Piraeus
5	Kyriaki Liosi	D	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	30 October 1979	Vouliagmeni
6	Stavroula Kozompoli	CF	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	14 January 1974	Nireas Chalandriou
7	Aikaterini Oikonomopoulou	CB	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	60 kg (130 lb)	16 February 1978	ANO Glyfada
8	Antigoni Roumpesi	D	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	19 July 1983	Vouliagmeni
9	Evangelia Moraitidou	CB	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	16 March 1975	ANO Glyfada
10	Alexandra Asimaki	CF	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	61 kg (134 lb)	28 June 1988	Vouliagmeni
11	Stavroula Antonakou	D	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	57 kg (126 lb)	2 May 1982	Ethnikos Piraeus
12	Georgia Lara	CF	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	31 May 1980	Vouliagmeni
13	Maria Tsouri	GK	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)	60 kg (130 lb)	25 May 1986	ANO Glyfada

Head coach: Kyriakos Iosifidis

 Hungary

The following is the Hungarian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1]

№	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Club
1	Patricia Horvath	GK	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	7 December 1977	Honvéd-Domino
2	Krisztina Szremkó	CB	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	6 January 1972	Szentes
3	Anett Györe	D	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	10 December 1981	Honvéd-Domino
4	Dóra Kisteleki	D	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	11 May 1983	Honvéd-Domino
5	Mercédesz Stieber	D	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	4 September 1974	Florence
6	Orsolya Takács	D	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	20 May 1985	Ocmino-Erse
7	Rita Drávucz	D	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	66 kg (146 lb)	14 April 1980	Florence
8	Krisztina Zantleitner	CB	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	8 May 1974	Osc Budapest
9	Fruzsina Brávik	D	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	6 October 1986	Dove Dunaújváros
10	Anikó Pelle	D	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	28 September 1978	Siracusa
11	Ágnes Valkai	D	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	64 kg (141 lb)	27 February 1981	Rome
12	Ágnes Primász	D	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	5 March 1980	Osc Budapest
13	Ildikó Zirighné Sós	GK	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	27 December 1976	Osc Budapest

Head coach: Gabor Godova

 Netherlands

The following is the Dutch roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1]

№	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Club
1	Ilse van der Meijden	GK	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	71 kg (157 lb)	22 October 1988	Brandenburg Bilthoven
2	Yasemin Smit	CB	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	21 November 1984	Het Ravijn Nijverdal
3	Mieke Cabout	D	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	30 March 1986	ZVL Leiden
4	Biurakn Hakhverdian	D	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	4 October 1985	Polar Bears
5	Marieke van den Ham	D	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	21 January 1983	Polar Bears
6	Daniëlle de Bruijn	D	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	13 February 1978	Widex GZC Donk Gouda
7	Iefke van Belkum	CF	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	22 July 1986	ZVL Leiden
8	Noeki Klein	CF	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	28 April 1983	ZVL Leiden
9	Gillian van den Berg	D	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	66 kg (146 lb)	8 September 1971	De Gouwe Waddinxveen
10	Alette Sijbring	CB	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	20 March 1982	TWZ Zaandam
11	Rianne Guichelaar	D	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	16 August 1983	Het Ravijn Nijverdal
12	Simone Koot	D	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	12 November 1980	Brandenburg Bilthoven
13	Meike de Nooy	GK	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	2 May 1983	Het Ravijn Nijverdal

Head coach: Robin van Galen

See also

Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters

References

1. 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling, LA84 Foundation.