Russia women's national water polo team

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Russia
Flag of Russia.svg
FINA codeRUS
AssociationRussian Water Polo Federation
ConfederationLEN (Europe)
Head coachAlexander Gaidukov
Asst coachAndrey Belofastov
CaptainEkaterina Prokofyeva
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current4 (as of 9 August 2021)
Highest2 (2017, 2018, 2019)
Lowest7 (2008)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances5 (first in 2000)
Best result3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (2000, 2016)
World Championship
Appearances12 (first in 1994)
Best result3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2017)
World Cup
Appearances7 (first in )
Best result2nd place, silver medalist(s) ()
World League
Appearances15 (first in 2004)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2008)
European Championship
Appearances14 (first in )
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2006, 2008, 2010)
Media
Websitewaterpolo.ru
Russia women's national water polo team
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Belgrade
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Shenzhen
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Gwangju
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Naples
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku Team

The Russia women's national water polo team represents Russia in international women's water polo competitions and friendly matches. The team is one of the leading teams in Europe since the mid-1990s.

History[]

In the Russian Empire[]

Water polo in Russia dates back to 1910, when the sport was included into the national water sports programme. The Shuvalov school was opened back then, featuring rules that differed from the international rules. In 1913, the first water polo tournament was played between the Shuvalov school and Moscow, with the first winning 3–2. The new sport progressed in Russia, as all swimming organizations included this sport into their programme. P. Erofeev and A. Shemansky further populized water polo by publishing brochures with rules and hints.[1]

In the Soviet Union[]

As previously, water polo was predominant in Moscow and Leningrad (formerly known as St. Petersburg). However, this changed when the water polo teams of the Black Sea Fleet, Baltic Fleet and Caspian Flotilla further spread water polo in Russia. In the early history, water polo was popular especially among sailors. The strongest teams were Delfin of Leningrad and the Moscow Life Saving Society and the Yacht-Club. Following the resolution by the organizing bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1925, physical culture has been greatly propagated in Russia, stimulating water polo as well.[2]

The first championship took place in 1925. Apart from the teams of Leningrad, Moscow and Kyiv, the tournament featured teams from the Caucasus, Crimea, Ural, as well as the aforementioned fleet teams. Three years later, water polo was included in the All-Union Spartakiade (sports festival). The team of Leningrad dominated in Russian water polo until 1933, as the city had winter water pools and so had more training opportunities. In 1946, the USSR Water Polo Cup was introduced. One year later, the Soviet Union was selected into the FINA. The national water polo then debuted at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Helsinki.[2]

Results[]

Olympic Games[]

Main article: Russia women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
Year[3] Position
Australia 2000 Bronze medal icon.svg
Greece 2004 5th
China 2008 7th
United Kingdom 2012 6th
Brazil 2016 Bronze medal icon.svg
Japan 2020 4th

World Championship[]

Year[3] Position
Italy 1994 7th
Australia 1998 4th
Japan 2001 6th
Spain 2003 Bronze medal icon.svg
Canada 2005 4th
Australia 2007 Bronze medal icon.svg
Italy 2009 Bronze medal icon.svg
China 2011 Bronze medal icon.svg
Spain 2013 4th
Russia 2015 8th
Hungary 2017 Bronze medal icon.svg
South Korea 2019 5th

FINA World Cup[]

  • – 4th place[3]
  • – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 1999 – 7th place
  • 2002 – 4th place
  • 2006 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal
  • 2010 – 4th place
  • 2014 – 6th place
  • 2018 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal

FINA World League[]

European Championship[]

Year Position
United Kingdom Silver medal icon.svg
Austria 1995 6th
Spain 1997 Silver medal icon.svg
Italy 1999 Bronze medal icon.svg
Hungary 2001 Bronze medal icon.svg
Slovenia 2003 Bronze medal icon.svg
Serbia 2006 Gold medal icon.svg
Spain 2008 Gold medal icon.svg
Croatia 2010 Gold medal icon.svg
Netherlands 2012 4th
Hungary 2014 5th
Serbia 2016 6th
Spain 2018 5th
Hungary 2020 Silver medal icon.svg

LEN Europa Cup[]

Year Position
Spain 2018 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Team[]

Current squad[]

Roster for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Head coach: Alexandr Gaidukov[4]

No. Player Pos. L/R Height Weight Date of birth (age) Apps OG/
Goals 		Club Ref
1 Evgeniia Golovina 10GK 2R 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 68 kg (150 lb) (1999-07-14)14 July 1999 (aged 22) 2 0/0 Russia Dinamo-Uralochka Zlatoust [5]
2 Maria Bersneva 50D 2R 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 61 kg (134 lb) (1998-12-17)17 December 1998 (aged 22) 20 0/0 Russia Dinamo-Uralochka Zlatoust [6]
3 Ekaterina Prokofyeva (C) 40CF 2R 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 70 kg (154 lb) (1991-03-13)13 March 1991 (aged 30) 150 3/20 Russia Kinef-Surgutneftegaz [7]
4 Elvina Karimova 50D 2R 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) 62 kg (137 lb) (1994-03-25)25 March 1994 (aged 27) 50 1/5 Russia Dinamo-Uralochka Zlatoust [8]
5 Veronika Vakhitova 20CB 2R 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 71 kg (157 lb) (1998-06-13)13 June 1998 (aged 23) 60 0/0 Russia SKIF-CSP Moskomsporta [9]
6 Anastasia Fedotova 50D 2R 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 61 kg (134 lb) (1998-11-30)30 November 1998 (aged 22) 27 0/0 Russia Spartak Volgograd [10]
7 Alena Serzhantova 50D 2R 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 72 kg (159 lb) (1998-05-06)6 May 1998 (aged 23) 25 0/0 Russia SKIF-CSP Moskomsporta [11]
8 Anastasia Simanovich 20CB 2R 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 70 kg (154 lb) (1995-01-23)23 January 1995 (aged 26) 100 1/10 Russia Kinef-Surgutneftegaz [12]
9 Anna Timofeeva 20CB 2R 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 87 kg (192 lb) (1987-07-18)18 July 1987 (aged 34) 45 1/3 Russia Yugra [13]
10 Evgeniya Soboleva 20CB 2R 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 75 kg (165 lb) (1988-08-26)26 August 1988 (aged 32) 120 3/6 Russia Kinef-Surgutneftegaz [14]
11 Evgeniya Ivanova 50D 2R 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 70 kg (154 lb) (1987-07-26)26 July 1987 (aged 33) 80 2/16 Russia Kinef-Surgutneftegaz [15]
12 Nadezhda Glyzina 50D 2R 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 68 kg (150 lb) (1988-05-20)20 May 1988 (aged 33) 167 3/18 Russia Kinef-Surgutneftegaz [16]
13 Anna Karnaukh 10GK 2R 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 61 kg (134 lb) (1993-08-31)31 August 1993 (aged 27) 101 2/0 Russia Kinef-Surgutneftegaz [17]
Average 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 27 years, 246 days 73

Note: Age as of 23 July 2021
Source: ROC Women | Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Past squads[]

Under-20 team[]

Russia's women have won three titles at the FINA Junior Water Polo World Championships, including back-to-back titles at the 2017 and 2019 events. Its first crown came in 2009 at home in Khanty-Mansiysk, beating the Dutch in the final.[18]

At the most recent 2021 event, Russia headlined Group D, which also featured Hungary, Brazil and .[18]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ РАЗВИТИЕ ВОДНОГО ПОЛО В РОССИЙСКОЙ ИМПЕРИИ
  2. ^ a b РАЗВИТИЕ ВОДНОГО ПОЛО В СССР
  3. ^ a b c d "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.
  4. ^ "Water Polo - GAIDUKOV Aleksandr". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  5. ^ "GOLOVINA Evgeniia". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  6. ^ "BERSNEVA Maria". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  7. ^ "PROKOFYEVA Ekaterina". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  8. ^ "KARIMOVA Elvina". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  9. ^ "VAKHITOVA Veronika". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  10. ^ "FEDOTOVA Anastasia". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  11. ^ "SERZHANTOVA Alena". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  12. ^ "SIMANOVICH Anastasia". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  13. ^ "TIMOFEEVA Anna". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  14. ^ "SOBOLEVA Evgeniya". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  15. ^ "IVANOVA Evgeniya". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  16. ^ "GLYZINA Nadezhda". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  17. ^ "KARNAUKH Anna". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  18. ^ a b 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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