# Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters

These are the rosters of all participating teams at the women's water polo tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

## Pool A

Abbreviations :
| Pos. | Position | № | Cap number |
| CF | Centre forward | CB | Centre back |
| D | Defense | GK | Goalkeeper |

### Australia

The following is the Australian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: István Gorgenyi
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | 2004 club |
| 1 | Emma Knox | GK | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 2 March 1978 | UWA Torpedoes |
| 2 | Rebecca Rippon | D | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 26 December 1978 | Balmain Tigers |
| 3 | Nikita Cuffe | CF | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 26 September 1979 | KFC Queensland Breakers |
| 4 | Naomi Castle (C) | CB | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 29 May 1974 | KFC Queensland Breakers |
| 5 | Bronwyn Smith | D | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 3 July 1974 | KFC Queensland Breakers |
| 6 | Belinda Brooks | CB | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 3 February 1977 | Fremantle Marlins |
| 7 | Jodie Stuhmcke | CF | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 21 November 1980 | KFC Queensland Breakers |
| 8 | Kate Gynther | D | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | 5 July 1982 | Brisbane Barracudas |
| 9 | Elise Norwood | D | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 18 June 1981 | Sydney University Lions |
| 10 | Kelly Heuchan | D | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 30 January 1980 | Fremantle Marlins |
| 11 | Jemma Brownlow | GK | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 14 November 1979 | Balmain Tigers |
| 12 | Joanne Fox | CB | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 12 June 1979 | Balmain Tigers |
| 13 | Melissa Rippon | D | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 20 January 1981 | Brisbane Barracudas |

### Greece

The following is the Greek roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Kyriakos Iosifidis
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | 2004 club |
| 1 | Georgia Ellinaki | GK | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 28 February 1974 | ANO Glyfada |
| 2 | Dimitra Asilian (C) | D | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 10 July 1972 | Olympiacos |
| 3 | Aniopi Melidoni | CB | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 11 October 1977 | NC Vouliagmeni |
| 4 | Angeliki Karapataki | D | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 58 kg (128 lb) | 19 February 1975 | ANO Glyfada |
| 5 | Kyriaki Liosi | D | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 30 October 1979 | ANO Glyfada |
| 6 | Stavroula Kozompoli | CF | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 14 January 1974 | ANO Glyfada |
| 7 | Aikaterini Oikonomopoulou | CB | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 16 February 1978 | ANO Glyfada |
| 8 | Antigoni Roumpesi | D | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 19 July 1983 | NC Vouliagmeni |
| 9 | Evangelia Moraitidou | CB | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 26 March 1975 | NC Vouliagmeni |
| 10 | Eftychia Karagianni | D | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 61 kg (134 lb) | 10 October 1973 | ANO Glyfada |
| 11 | Georgia Lara | CF | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 31 May 1980 | NC Vouliagmeni |
| 12 | Antonia Moraiti | D | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 54 kg (119 lb) | 2 May 1977 | ANO Glyfada |
| 13 | Anthoula Mylonaki | GK | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 10 June 1984 | NC Vouliagmeni |

### Italy

The following is the Italian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Pierluigi Formiconi
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | 2004 club |
| 1 | Francesca Conti | GK | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | 21 May 1972 | Geymonat Orizzonte |
| 2 | Martina Miceli | D | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 22 October 1973 | Firenze Pallanuoto |
| 3 | Carmela Allucci (C) | D | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 22 January 1970 | Firenze Pallanuoto |
| 4 | Silvia Bosurgi | D | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 61 kg (134 lb) | 17 April 1979 | Geymonat Orizzonte |
| 5 | Elena Gigli | GK | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 9 July 1985 | AS Certaldo |
| 6 | Manuela Zanchi | D | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 17 October 1977 | Rari Nantes Pescara |
| 7 | Tania di Mario | D | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 59 kg (130 lb) | 4 May 1979 | Geymonat Orizzonte |
| 8 | Cinzia Ragusa | CB | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 24 May 1977 | Geymonat Orizzonte |
| 9 | Giusi Malato | CF | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 9 July 1971 | Geymonat Orizzonte |
| 10 | Alexandra Araujo | CF | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 13 July 1972 | GIFA Città di Palermo |
| 11 | Maddalena Musumeci | CF | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 26 March 1976 | Geymonat Orizzonte |
| 12 | Melania Grego | D | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 19 June 1973 | Volturno SC |
| 13 | Noémi Tóth | CB | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 7 June 1976 | Volturno SC |

### Kazakhstan

The following is the Kazakh roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Stanislav Pivovarov
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | 2004 club |
| 1 | Galina Rytova | GK | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | 10 September 1975 | Rari Nantes-Città di Augusta |
| 2 | Anna Zubkova | D | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 3 February 1980 | Uralochka Zlatoust |
| 3 | Tatyana Gubina | CB | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 15 December 1977 | Eurasia Rakhat |
| 4 | Svetlana Khapsalis | GK | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 15 June 1973 | Eurasia Rakhat |
| 5 | Svetlana Koroleva | D | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 7 September 1973 | Eurasia Rakhat |
| 6 | Natalya Krassilnikova | CB | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 2 January 1982 | Eurasia Rakhat |
| 7 | Alyona Klimenko | D | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 56 kg (123 lb) | 19 September 1982 | Eurasia Rakhat |
| 8 | Yekaterina Gariyeva | CF | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 11 June 1981 | Eurasia Rakhat |
| 9 | Assel Jakayeva (C) | CF | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 14 March 1980 | Kinef Kirishi |
| 10 | Marina Gritsenko | D | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 17 August 1980 | Eurasia Rakhat |
| 11 | Larissa Mikhailova | D | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 13 July 1981 | Uralochka Zlatoust |
| 12 | Natalya Ignatyeva | D | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 56 kg (123 lb) | 17 August 1978 | Eurasia Rakhat |
| 13 | Irina Tolkunova | D | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 58 kg (128 lb) | 2 June 1971 | Volturno SC |

## Pool B
### Canada

The following is the Canadian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Patrick Oaten
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | 2004 club |
| 1 | Whynter Lamarre | GK | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 14 January 1979 | Dollard Water Polo Club |
| 2 | Rachel Riddell | GK | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 5 September 1984 | Pacific Storm Water Polo |
| 3 | Marianne Illing | D | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 12 February 1974 | Ottawa Titans |
| 4 | Susan Gardiner | CF | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 13 April 1980 | Pacific Storm Water Polo |
| 5 | Andrea Dewar | CF | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 9 July 1979 | Dollard Water Polo Club |
| 6 | Marie Luc Arpin | D | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 4 July 1978 | Sainte-Foy |
| 7 | Cora Campbell | D | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 28 May 1974 | Calgary Renegades |
| 8 | Melissa Collins | D | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 61 kg (134 lb) | 25 September 1976 | Dollard Water Polo Club |
| 9 | Ann Dow (C) | CB | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | 59 kg (130 lb) | 1 May 1971 | Club Aquatique de Montreal |
| 10 | Jana Salat | CB | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 6 April 1979 | Sainte-Foy |
| 11 | Valérie Dionne | D | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 29 July 1980 | Sainte-Foy |
| 12 | Christine Robinson | CF | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 17 May 1984 | Dollard Water Polo Club |
| 13 | Johanne Bégin | CF | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 21 October 1971 | Sainte-Foy |

### Hungary

The following is the Hungarian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Tamás Faragó
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | 2004 club |
| 1 | Ildikó Zirighné Sós | GK | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 27 December 1976 | Dunaújvárosi FVE |
| 2 | Zsuzsanna Tiba | CF | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 31 March 1976 | Dunaújvárosi FVE |
| 3 | Anett Györe | D | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 10 December 1981 | BVSC Vízilabda |
| 4 | Dóra Kisteleki | CF | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 11 May 1983 | Vasas SC |
| 5 | Mercédesz Stieber (C) | D | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 4 September 1974 | Rari Nantes Pescara |
| 6 | Erzsébet Valkai | CB | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 6 March 1979 | Rari Nantes Pescara |
| 7 | Rita Dravucz | D | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 14 April 1980 | Geymonat Orizzonte |
| 8 | Krisztina Zantleitner | CB | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 8 May 1974 | Dunaújvárosi FVE |
| 9 | Krisztina Szremkó | CB | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 6 January 1972 | Szentesi VK |
| 10 | Anikó Pelle | CF | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 28 September 1978 | Geymonat Orizzonte |
| 11 | Ágnes Valkai | CF | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 27 February 1981 | Rari Nantes Pescara |
| 12 | Ágnes Primász | CF | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 5 March 1980 | Dunaújvárosi FVE |
| 13 | Andrea Tóth | GK | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 7 August 1981 | Dunaújvárosi FVE |

### Russia

The following is the Russian roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Alexander Kleymenov
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | 2004 club |
| 1 | Valentina Vorontsova | GK | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 26 July 1982 | SKIF-CSP Izmailovo |
| 2 | Natalia Shepelina | D | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | 61 kg (134 lb) | 24 February 1981 | Uralochka Zlatoust |
| 3 | Ekaterina Salimova | CB | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 2 April 1982 | Uralochka Zlatoust |
| 4 | Sofia Konukh (C) | CB | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 9 March 1980 | Kinef Kirishi |
| 5 | Elena Smurova | CF | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 18 January 1974 | Diana Saint Petersburg |
| 6 | Galina Zlotnikova | GK | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 24 April 1984 | Kinef Kirishi |
| 7 | Anastasia Zubkova | CB | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 3 February 1980 | Uralochka Zlatoust |
| 8 | Svetlana Bogdanova | D | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 3 October 1976 | Kinef Kirishi |
| 9 | Tatiana Petrova | D | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 22 May 1973 | Uralochka Zlatoust |
| 10 | Olga Turova | CF | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 13 March 1983 | Kinef Kirishi |
| 11 | Ekaterina Shishova | CB | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 59 kg (130 lb) | 13 September 1978 | Uralochka Zlatoust |
| 12 | Ekaterina Vasilieva | D | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 30 May 1976 | SKIF-CSP Izmailovo |
| 13 | Maria Yaina | D | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 25 January 1982 | SKIF-CSP Izmailovo |

### United States

The following is the American roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Guy Baker
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | 2004 club |
| 1 | Jacqueline Frank | GK | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | May 1, 1980 | Golden West Water Polo |
| 2 | Heather Petri | D | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | June 13, 1978 | Unattached |
| 3 | Ericka Lorenz | D | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | February 18, 1981 | Unattached |
| 4 | Brenda Villa | D | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | April 18, 1980 | Commerce Water Polo |
| 5 | Ellen Estes | CF | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | October 13, 1978 | Unattached |
| 6 | Natalie Golda | CB | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | December 18, 1981 | New York Athletic Club |
| 7 | Margaret Dingeldein | D | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 58 kg (128 lb) | May 30, 1980 | Unattached |
| 8 | Kelly Rulon | D | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | August 16, 1984 | San Diego Shores Water Polo |
| 9 | Heather Moody (C) | CF | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | August 21, 1973 | New York Athletic Club |
| 10 | Robin Beauregard | CB | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | February 23, 1979 | New York Athletic Club |
| 11 | Amber Stachowski | CB | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | March 14, 1983 | Unattached |
| 12 | Nicolle Payne | GK | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | July 15, 1976 | New York Athletic Club |
| 13 | Thalia Munro | CB | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | March 8, 1982 | Unattached |