Spain women's national water polo team

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Spain
Flag of Spain.svg
FINA codeESP
AssociationRoyal Spanish Swimming Federation
ConfederationLEN (Europe)
Head coachMiki Oca
Asst coachÁngel Andreo
Jordi Valls
CaptainPili Peña
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current3 (as of 9 August 2021)
Highest1 (2013)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances3 (first in 2012)
Best result2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2012, 2020)
World Championship
Appearances10 (first in 1998)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2013)
World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2014)
Best result3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2014
World League
Appearances14 (first in 2005)
Best result2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2016)
European Championship
Appearances14 (first in 1993)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2014, 2020)
Media
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The Spain women's national water polo team represents Spain in women's international water polo competitions and it is controlled by Real Federación Española de Natación.

Line-up of the Spanish water polo selection at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona.

Spain has won one World and two European Championships, making them one of the most successful women's water polo teams in the last decade. They also have won 2 Olympic, 3 World Championship, 1 World Cup, 1 World League, 3 European Championships and 1 Europa Cup medals.

Results[]

Olympic Games[]

Main article: Spain women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
Year[1] Position
Australia 2000 Did not qualify
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Brazil 2016 5th
Japan 2020 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Total 3/6

World Championship[]

Year[1] Position
Australia 1998 9th
Japan 2001 Did not qualify
Spain 2003 8th
Canada 2005 11th
Australia 2007 7th
Italy 2009 8th
China 2011 11th
Spain 2013 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Russia 2015 7th
Hungary 2017 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
South Korea 2019 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Total 10/14

World Cup[]

World League[]

  • 2005 – Preliminary round[1]
  • 2006 – Preliminary round
  • 2007 – 5th place
  • 2008 – 6th place
  • 2009 – 4th place
  • 2010 – Preliminary round
  • 2011 – 8th place
  • 2012 – Preliminary round
  • 2013 – 5th place
  • 2014 – 5th place
  • 2015 – Preliminary round
  • 2016 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 2017 – Did not participate
  • 2018 – 5th place
  • 2019 – Preliminary round
  • 2020 – 5th place

European Championship[]

Year Position
United Kingdom 9th
Austria 1995 9th
Spain 1997 4th
Italy 1999 6th
Hungary 2001 6th
Slovenia 2003 6th
Serbia 2006 4th
Spain 2008 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Croatia 2010 6th
Netherlands 2012 5th
Hungary 2014 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Serbia 2016 4th
Spain 2018 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Hungary 2020 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Total 14/14

Europa Cup[]

  • 2018 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal
  • 2019 – 5th place

Mediterranean Games[]

Team[]

Current squad[]

Roster for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Head coach: Miki Oca[2]

No. Player Pos. L/R Height Weight Date of birth (age) Apps OG/
Goals 		Club Ref
1 Laura Ester 10GK 2R 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 58 kg (128 lb) (1990-01-22)22 January 1990 (aged 31) 309 2/0 Spain Sabadell [3]
2 Marta Bach 20CB 2R 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 67 kg (148 lb) (1993-02-17)17 February 1993 (aged 28) 232 2/0 Spain Mataró [4]
3 Anni Espar 50D 2R 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 66 kg (146 lb) (1993-01-08)8 January 1993 (aged 28) 259 2/22 Spain Mataró [5]
4 Beatriz Ortiz 50D 2R 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 64 kg (141 lb) (1995-06-21)21 June 1995 (aged 26) 118 1/6 Spain Terrassa [6]
5 Elena Ruiz 50D 2R 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 66 kg (146 lb) (2004-10-29)29 October 2004 (aged 16) 0 0/0 Spain [7]
6 Irene González 20CB 2R 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 64 kg (141 lb) (1996-07-23)23 July 1996 (aged 25) 18 0/0 Spain Sabadell [8]
7 Clara Espar 50D 2R 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 68 kg (150 lb) (1994-09-29)29 September 1994 (aged 26) 133 1/0 Spain Mediterrani [9]
8 Pili Peña (C) 50D 1L 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 63 kg (139 lb) (1986-04-04)4 April 1986 (aged 35) 433 2/8 Spain Terrassa [10]
9 Judith Forca 50D 1L 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 70 kg (154 lb) (1996-06-07)7 June 1996 (aged 25) 116 1/7 Spain Sabadell [11]
10 Roser Tarragó 50D 2R 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) 62 kg (137 lb) (1993-03-25)25 March 1993 (aged 28) 189 2/20 Spain Mediterrani [12]
11 Maica García 40CF 2R 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (198 lb) (1990-10-17)17 October 1990 (aged 30) 322 2/20 Spain Sabadell [13]
12 Paula Leitón 40CF 2R 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 98 kg (216 lb) (2000-04-27)27 April 2000 (aged 21) 111 1/2 Spain Terrassa [14]
13 Elena Sánchez 10GK 2R 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 64 kg (141 lb) (1994-10-22)22 October 1994 (aged 26) 88 0/0 Spain Mataró [15]
Average 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 26 years, 354 days 179

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

Former squads[]

Olympic Games[]

  • 2012 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver Medal
  • 2020 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver Medal

World Aquatics Championships[]

  • 2017 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver Medal
  • 2019 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver Medal

European Championships[]

  • 2008 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver Medal
  • 2018 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Medal

Other tournaments[]

Youth teams[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Water Polo - OCA GAIA Miguel Angel". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  3. ^ "ESTER RAMOS Laura". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  4. ^ "BACH Marta". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  5. ^ "ESPAR LLAQUET Anna". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  6. ^ "ORTIZ Bea". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  7. ^ "RUIZ Elena". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  8. ^ "GONZALEZ LOPEZ Irene". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  9. ^ "ESPAR LLAQUET Clara". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  10. ^ "PENA Pili". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  11. ^ "FORCA ARIZA Judith". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  12. ^ "TARRAGO AYMERICH Roser". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  13. ^ "GARCIA GODOY Maica". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  14. ^ "LEITON ARRONES Paula". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  15. ^ "SANCHEZ GONZALEZ Maria Elena". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

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