# Italy women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics

This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Italy women's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
The Italy women's national water polo team has participated in 4 of 5 official women's water polo tournaments.

## Abbreviations

| Apps | Appearances | Rk | Rank | Ref | Reference | Cap No. | Water polo cap number |
| Pos | Playing position | FP | Field player | GK | Goalkeeper | ISHOF | International Swimming Hall of Fame |
| L/R | Handedness | L | Left-handed | R | Right-handed | Oly debut | Olympic debut in water polo |
| (C) | Captain | p. | page | pp. | pages | | |

## Team statistics
### Comprehensive results by tournament

Note: Results of Olympic qualification tournaments are not included. Last updated: 5 May 2021.

#### Legend

* 1st – Champions
* 2nd – Runners-up
* 3rd – Third place
* 4th – Fourth place
* Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
| Women's team | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | Years |
| Italy | | 1st | 6th | 7th | 2nd | | 4 |
| Total teams | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | |

### Number of appearances

Last updated: 5 May 2021.
| Women's team | Apps | Record streak | Active streak | Debut | Most recent | Best finish | Confederation |
| Italy | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2004 | 2016 | Champions | Europe – LEN |

### Best finishes

Last updated: 5 May 2021.
| Women's team | Best finish | Apps | Confederation |
| Italy | Champions (2004) | 4 | Europe – LEN |

### Finishes in the top four

Last updated: 5 May 2021.
| Women's team | Total | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | First | Last |
| Italy | 2 | 1 (2004) | 1 (2016) | | | 2004 | 2016 |

### Medal table

Last updated: 5 May 2021.
| Women's team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |

## Player statistics
### Multiple appearances

The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic appearances (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), date of birth (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.
* Number of five-time Olympians: 0
* Number of four-time Olympians: 1
* Number of three-time Olympians: 3
* Last updated: 24 January 2021.

#### Abbreviation

* HUN – Hungary
* ITA – Italy
Female athletes who competed in water polo at three or more Olympics :
| Apps | Player | Birth | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Water polo tournaments | Water polo tournaments | Water polo tournaments | Water polo tournaments | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref |
| Apps | Player | Birth | Pos | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref |
| 4 | Tania Di Mario | 1979 | FP | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | | 25/37 | | | |
| 3 | Anikó Pelle | 1978 | FP | 2004 HUN | 2008 HUN | 2012 ITA | | | 25/33 | | | |
| 3 | Elena Gigli | 1985 | GK | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | | | 19/27 | | | |
| 3 | Teresa Frassinetti | 1985 | FP | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | | | 22/30 | | | |

### Multiple medalists

The following table is pre-sorted by total number of Olympic medals (in descending order), number of Olympic gold medals (in descending order), number of Olympic silver medals (in descending order), year of receiving the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), year of receiving the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.
* Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 0
* Number of two-time Olympic medalists: 1
* Last updated: 1 May 2021.
Female athletes who won two or more Olympic medals in water polo :
| Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Water polo tournaments | Water polo tournaments | Water polo tournaments | Water polo tournaments | Period (age of first/last) | Medals | Medals | Medals | Medals | Ref |
| Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Pos | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Period (age of first/last) | G | S | B | T | Ref |
| 1 | Tania Di Mario | 1979 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | FP | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | | 12 years (25/37) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |

### Top goalscorers

The following table is pre-sorted by number of total goals (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.
* Number of goalscorers (40+ goals): 1
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (20–29 goals): 0
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Female players with 20 or more goals at the Olympics :
| Rk | Player | Birth | L/R | Total goals | Water polo tournaments (goals) | Water polo tournaments (goals) | Water polo tournaments (goals) | Water polo tournaments (goals) | Water polo tournaments (goals) | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref |
| Rk | Player | Birth | L/R | Total goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref |
| 1 | Tania Di Mario | 1979 | Right | 47 | 2004 (14) | 2008 (10) | 2012 (18) | 2016 (5) | | 25/37 | | | |
Source:
* Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (pp. 72–73), 2008 (pp. 68–69), 2012 (pp. 362–363), 2016 (pp. 212–213).

### Goalkeepers

The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), cap number or name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively.
Last updated: 1 April 2021.

#### Abbreviation

* Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
| Year | Cap No. | Goalkeeper | Birth | Age | Saves | Shots | Eff % | ISHOF member | Note | Ref |
| 2004 | 1 | Francesca Conti | 1972 | 32 | 39 | 72 | 54.2% | | Starting goalkeeper | |
| 2004 | 5 | Elena Gigli | 1985 | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | | | |
| 2008 | 1 | Elena Gigli (2) | 1985 | 23 | 40 | 79 | 50.6% | | Starting goalkeeper | |
| 2008 | 13 | Chiara Brancati | 1981 | 27 | 10 | 20 | 50.0% | | | |
| 2012 | 1 | Elena Gigli (3) | 1985 | 27 | 56 | 105 | 53.3% | | Starting goalkeeper | |
| 2012 | 13 | Giulia Gorlero | 1990 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | | | |
| 2016 | 1 | Giulia Gorlero (2) | 1990 | 25 | 65 | 106 | 61.3% | | Starting goalkeeper | |
| 2016 | 13 | Laura Teani | 1991 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | | | |
| Year | Cap No. | Goalkeeper | Birth | Age | Saves | Shots | Eff % | ISHOF member | Note | Ref |
Source:
* Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (pp. 72–73), 2008 (pp. 68–69), 2012 (pp. 362–363), 2016 (pp. 212–213).

### Top sprinters

The following table is pre-sorted by number of total sprints won (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), name of the sprinter (in ascending order), respectively.
* Number of sprinters (30+ sprints won): 0
* Number of sprinters (20–29 sprints won): 1
* Number of sprinters (10–19 sprints won): 0
* Number of sprinters (5–9 sprints won): 1
* Last updated: 15 May 2021.

#### Abbreviation

* Eff % – Efficiency (Sprints won / Sprints contested)
* HUN – Hungary
* ITA – Italy
Female players with 5 or more sprints won at the Olympics :
| Rk | Sprinter | Birth | Total sprints won | Total sprints contested | Eff % | Water polo tournaments (sprints won / contested) | Water polo tournaments (sprints won / contested) | Water polo tournaments (sprints won / contested) | Water polo tournaments (sprints won / contested) | Water polo tournaments (sprints won / contested) | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref |
| Rk | Sprinter | Birth | Total sprints won | Total sprints contested | Eff % | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref |
| 1 | Tania Di Mario | 1979 | 23 | 58 | 39.7% | 2004 (7/16) | 2008 (1/10) | 2012 (4/10) | 2016 (11/22) | | 25/37 | | | |
| 2 | Anikó Pelle | 1978 | 6 | 12 | 50.0% | 2004 HUN (6/9) | 2008 HUN (0/1) | 2012 ITA (0/2) | | | 25/33 | | | |
Source:
* Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (pp. 72–73), 2008 (pp. 68–69), 2012 (pp. 362–363), 2016 (pp. 212–213).

## Olympic champions
### 2004 Summer Olympics

* Edition of women's tournament: 2nd
* Host city: Athens, Greece
* Number of participating teams: 8
* Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches
* Champion: Italy (1st title; 2nd place in preliminary A group)
| Match | Round | Date | Cap color | Opponent | Result | Goals for | Goals against | Goals diff. |
| Match 1/6 | Preliminary round – Group A | 16 August 2004 | Blue | Australia | Lost | 5 | 6 | -1 |
| Match 2/6 | Preliminary round – Group A | 18 August 2004 | Blue | Greece | Won | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Match 3/6 | Preliminary round – Group A | 20 August 2004 | White | Kazakhstan | Won | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Match 4/6 | Quarter-finals | 22 August 2004 | White | Hungary | Won | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Match 5/6 | Semi-finals | 24 August 2004 | Blue | United States | Won | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Match 6/6 | Gold medal match | 26 August 2004 | Blue | Greece | Won | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Total | Matches played: 6 • Wins: 5 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 1 • Win %: 83.3% | Matches played: 6 • Wins: 5 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 1 • Win %: 83.3% | Matches played: 6 • Wins: 5 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 1 • Win %: 83.3% | Matches played: 6 • Wins: 5 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 1 • Win %: 83.3% | Matches played: 6 • Wins: 5 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 1 • Win %: 83.3% | 44 | 33 | 11 |
Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (pp. 4, 10, 12, 32, 38, 42).
* Head coach: Pierluigi Formiconi (1st title as head coach)
* Assistant coach: Mauro Maugeri
Roster :
| Cap No. | Player | Pos | L/R | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Age of winning gold | Oly debut |
| 1 | Francesca Conti | GK | R | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | 21 May 1972 | 32 years, 97 days | Yes |
| 2 | Martina Miceli | FP | R | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 22 October 1973 | 30 years, 309 days | Yes |
| 3 | Carmela Allucci (C) | FP | R | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 60 kg (132 lb) | 22 January 1970 | 34 years, 217 days | Yes |
| 4 | Silvia Bosurgi | FP | R | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 61 kg (134 lb) | 17 April 1979 | 25 years, 131 days | Yes |
| 5 | Elena Gigli | GK | R | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 70 kg (154 lb) | 9 July 1985 | 19 years, 48 days | Yes |
| 6 | Emanuela Zanchi | FP | R | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 17 October 1977 | 26 years, 314 days | Yes |
| 7 | Tania Di Mario | FP | R | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 59 kg (130 lb) | 4 May 1979 | 25 years, 114 days | Yes |
| 8 | Cinzia Ragusa | FP | R | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 70 kg (154 lb) | 24 May 1977 | 27 years, 94 days | Yes |
| 9 | Giusi Malato | FP | R | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 9 July 1971 | 33 years, 48 days | Yes |
| 10 | Alexandra Araújo | FP | R | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 13 July 1972 | 32 years, 44 days | Yes |
| 11 | Maddalena Musumeci | FP | R | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 26 March 1976 | 28 years, 153 days | Yes |
| 12 | Melania Grego | FP | R | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 19 June 1973 | 31 years, 68 days | Yes |
| 13 | Noémi Tóth | FP | R | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 7 June 1976 | 28 years, 80 days | Yes |
| Average | Average | Average | Average | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 30 October 1975 | 28 years, 301 days | |
| Coach | Pierluigi Formiconi | Pierluigi Formiconi | Pierluigi Formiconi | | | | | |
Sources:
* Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (p. 73);
* ISHOF.

#### Abbreviation

* MP – Matches played
* Min – Minutes
* G – Goals
* Sh – Shots
* AS – Assists
* TF – Turnover fouls
* ST – Steals
* BL – Blocked shots
* SP – Sprints
* 20S – 20 seconds exclusion
* Pen – Penalty
* EX – Exclusion
Statistics :
| Cap No. | Player | Pos | MP | Minutes played | Minutes played | Goals/Shots | Goals/Shots | Goals/Shots | AS | TF | ST | BL | Sprints | Sprints | Sprints | Personal fouls | Personal fouls | Personal fouls |
| Cap No. | Player | Pos | MP | Min | % | G | Sh | % | AS | TF | ST | BL | Won | SP | % | 20S | Pen | EX |
| 1 | Francesca Conti | GK | 6 | 172 | 98.9% | | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Martina Miceli | FP | 6 | 170 | 97.7% | 9 | 25 | 36.0% | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | | | | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Carmela Allucci (C) | FP | 6 | 83 | 47.7% | 1 | 8 | 12.5% | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | | 3 | | |
| 4 | Silvia Bosurgi | FP | 6 | 40 | 23.0% | 2 | 7 | 28.6% | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | |
| 5 | Elena Gigli | GK | 6 | 2 | 1.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Emanuela Zanchi | FP | 6 | 163 | 93.7% | 4 | 10 | 40.0% | | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 20.0% | 6 | | |
| 7 | Tania Di Mario | FP | 6 | 145 | 83.3% | 14 | 27 | 51.9% | 5 | 12 | | | 7 | 16 | 43.8% | 7 | | 1 |
| 8 | Cinzia Ragusa | FP | 6 | 82 | 47.1% | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | | 3 | 1 | 3 | | | | 6 | | |
| 9 | Giusi Malato | FP | 6 | 119 | 68.4% | 3 | 13 | 23.1% | 1 | 20 | 3 | 1 | | | | 4 | | |
| 10 | Alexandra Araújo | FP | 6 | 55 | 31.6% | 2 | 5 | 40.0% | | 7 | 1 | | | | | 3 | | |
| 11 | Maddalena Musumeci | FP | 6 | 66 | 37.9% | 2 | 3 | 66.7% | | 3 | 3 | | | | | 8 | | 1 |
| 12 | Melania Grego | FP | 6 | 83 | 47.7% | 4 | 14 | 28.6% | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | 8 | | 1 |
| 13 | Noémi Tóth | FP | 6 | 39 | 22.4% | 1 | 5 | 20.0% | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | |
| Total | Total | Total | 6 | 174 | 100% | 44 | 121 | 36.4% | 13 | 59 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 26 | 34.6% | 56 | 1 | 4 |
| Against | Against | Against | Against | Against | Against | 33 | 129 | 25.6% | 5 | 45 | 42 | 16 | 17 | 26 | 65.4% | 49 | 3 | 5 |
| Cap No. | Player | Pos | Saves/Shots | Saves/Shots | Saves/Shots |
| Cap No. | Player | Pos | Saves | Shots | % |
| 1 | Francesca Conti | GK | 39 | 72 | 54.2% |
| 5 | Elena Gigli | GK | | | |
| Total | Total | Total | 39 | 72 | 54.2% |
Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (p. 72).

## Water polo people at the opening and closing ceremonies
### Flag bearers

Some sportspeople were chosen to carry the national flag of their country at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games. As of the 2016 Summer Olympics, one female water polo player was given the honour to carry the flag for Italy.
After winning gold in the women's tournament, Carmela Allucci, the captain of the Italian women's water polo team, carried the national flag of Italy at the closing ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics, becoming the first female water polo player to be given the honour.

#### Legend

* 2008 O – Opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics
* 2012 C – Closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics
* Flag bearer – Female flag bearer
* Flag bearer$^‡$ – Flag bearer who won the tournament with her team
Water polo people who were flag bearers at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games :
| # | Year | Country | Flag bearer | Birth | Age | Height | Team | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Water polo tournaments | Water polo tournaments | Water polo tournaments | Water polo tournaments | Period (age of first/last) | Medals | Medals | Medals | Medals | Ref |
| # | Year | Country | Flag bearer | Birth | Age | Height | Team | Pos | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Period (age of first/last) | G | S | B | T | Ref |
| 1 | 2004 C | Italy | Carmela Allucci$^‡$ | 1970 | 34 | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | Italy | FP | 2004 | | | | | 0 years (34/34) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |