Italy women's national water polo team

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Italy
Flag of Italy.svg
FINA codeITA
AssociationItalian Swimming Federation
ConfederationLEN (Europe)
Head coach
Asst coachMauro De Paolis
CaptainElisa Queirolo
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current10 (as of 9 August 2021)
Highest2 (2016)
Lowest10 (2021)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances4 (first in 2004)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2004)
World Championship
Appearances11 (first in 1994)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1998, 2001)
World Cup
Appearances8 (first in )
Best result2nd place, silver medalist(s) (, 2006)
World League
Appearances10 (first in 2004)
Best result2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2006,2011,2014,2019)
European Championship
Appearances16 (first in )
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2012)
Media
Websitefedernuoto.it
Tania Di Mario (3rd standing from left) and Setterosa, with Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi after Olympic gold medal at Quirinale in 2004.

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.

Palmarès[]

Competition 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Olympic Games 1 1 0 2
World Championship 2 1 2 5
World Cup 0 2 1 3
World League 0 4 1 5
European Championship 5 2 1 8
Universiade 0 1 1 2
Mediterranean Games 0 1 0 1
Total 8 12 6 26

Results[]

Olympic Games[]

Main article: Italy women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
Year[1] Position Pld W D L
Australia 2000 Did not qualify
Greece 2004 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 5 0 1
China 2008 6th 5 2 2 1
United Kingdom 2012 7th 6 2 0 4
Brazil 2016 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 5 0 1
Japan 2020 Did not qualify
Total 4/5 23 14 2 7

Olympic Year Tournament[]

  • – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal[1]

World Championship[]

FINA World Cup[]

  • – 8th place[1]
  • – 5th place
  • – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • – 5th place
  • – 4th place
  • 1999 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal
  • 2002 – 5th place
  • 2006 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal

FINA World League[]

European Championship[]

  • – 4th place
  • – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal
  • – 4th place
  • 1995 – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 1997 – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 1999 – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 2001 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 2003 – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 2006 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 2008 – 4th place
  • 2010 – 4th place
  • 2012 – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 2014 – 4th place
  • 2016 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal
  • 2018 – 6th place
  • 2020 – 5th place
  • 2022 – Qualified

LEN Europa Cup[]

Year Position
Spain 2018 5th place

Team[]

Current squad[]

Roster for the 2020 Women's European Water Polo Championship.[2]

Head coach:

No Name Pos. Date of birth Height Weight L/R Caps Club
1 Giulia Gorlero GK (1990-09-26) 26 September 1990 (age 31) 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 70 kg (154 lb) R 278 Italy Ekipe Orizzonte Catania
2 Chiara Tabani DF (1994-08-27) 27 August 1994 (age 27) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 73 kg (161 lb) R 152 Italy
3 Arianna Garibotti W (1989-12-09) 9 December 1989 (age 32) 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) 71 kg (157 lb) R 239 Italy Ekipe Orizzonte Catania
4 W (1997-06-15) 15 June 1997 (age 24) 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 66 kg (146 lb) R 59 Italy
5 Elisa Queirolo (C) W (1991-03-06) 6 March 1991 (age 31) 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 63 kg (139 lb) R 216 Italy CS Plebiscito Padova
6 Rosaria Aiello CF (1989-05-12) 12 May 1989 (age 32) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 74 kg (163 lb) R 275 Italy Ekipe Orizzonte Catania
7 CF (1995-11-23) 23 November 1995 (age 26) 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) R Italy Ekipe Orizzonte Catania
8 Roberta Bianconi W (1995-07-08) 8 July 1995 (age 26) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 76 kg (168 lb) R 286 Italy
9 Giulia Emmolo W (1991-10-16) 16 October 1991 (age 30) 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 66 kg (146 lb) L 268 Greece Olympiacos
10 CF (1993-10-18) 18 October 1993 (age 28) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 102 kg (225 lb) R 96 Italy Ekipe Orizzonte Catania
11 Izabella Chiappini W (1995-09-28) 28 September 1995 (age 26) 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) 67 kg (148 lb) R Italy
12 AR (1995-07-08) 8 July 1995 (age 26) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) R Italy
13 GK (1995-05-12) 12 May 1995 (age 26) 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 74 kg (163 lb) R Italy

Past squads[]

  • – Med 3.png Bronze Medal
  • – Med 2.png Silver Medal
  • – Med 3.png Bronze Medal
  • – Med 3.png Bronze Medal
  • – Med 2.png Silver Medal
  • – Med 2.png Silver Medal
  • 2007 Holiday Cup – Med 1.png Gold Medal

Under-20 team[]

Italy lastly competed at the 2021 FINA Junior Water Polo World Championships[3] where they finished fourth.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Team Roster" (PDF). wp2020budapest.microplustiming.com. 12 January 2020. p. 8.
  3. ^ 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.

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