# Greece women's national water polo team

The Greece women's national water polo team represents Greece in international women's water polo competitions. Since the mid-1990s, Greece have emerged as one of the leading powers in the world, becoming World Champions after their gold medal win at the 2011 World Championship.
They have also won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the gold medal at the 2005 World League, 4 silver medals at the 2010, 2012, 2018 European Championships and 2022 European Championships and the gold medal at the 2018 Europa Cup. Since 2021, the head coach of the Greek National Team is Alexia Kammenou, a former water polo player.

## Honours
### Gold medals

* World Championship: 2011
* World League: 2005
* Europa Cup: 2018

### Silver medals

* Olympic Games: 2004
* European Championship: 2010, 2012, 2018, 2022

### Bronze medals

* World League: 2007, 2010, 2012
* Mediterranean Games: 2018
* European Championship: 2024
| Competition | | | | Total |
| Olympic Games | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| World Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| World League | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| European Championship | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Europa Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mediterranean Games | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 |

## Results
### Olympic Games

| Year | Position |
| 1996 (unofficial competition) | 6th |
| 2004 | |
| 2008 | 8th |
| 2024 | 7th |
| Total | 3/7 |

### World Championship

| Year | Position |
| 1998 | 5th |
| 2001 | 7th |
| 2003 | 9th |
| 2005 | 5th |
| 2007 | 8th |
| 2009 | 4th |
| 2011 | |
| 2013 | 6th |
| 2015 | 6th |
| 2017 | 7th |
| 2019 | 8th |
| 2022 | 7th |
| 2023 | 8th |
| 2024 | 4th |
| Total | 14/17 |

### FINA World Cup

| Year | Position |
| 1997 | 6th |
| 1999 | 8th |
| 2002 | 7th |
| 2006 | 6th |
| 2010 | 7th |
| 2023 | 5th |
| 2025 | Qualified |
| Total | 7/19 |

### FINA World League

| Year | Position |
| 2004 | 6th |
| 2005 | |
| 2007 | |
| 2009 | 7th |
| 2010 | |
| 2011 | 4th |
| 2012 | |
| 2020 | 6th |
| Total | 8/19 |

### European Championships

| Year | Position |
| 1989 | 7th |
| 1991 | 7th |
| 1993 | 7th |
| 1995 | 4th |
| 1997 | 7th |
| 1999 | 5th |
| 2001 | 4th |
| 2003 | 5th |
| 2006 | 6th |
| 2008 | 6th |
| 2010 | |
| 2012 | |
| 2014 | 6th |
| 2016 | 5th |
| 2018 | |
| 2020 | 6th |
| 2022 | |
| 2024 | |
| Total | 18/20 |

### LEN Europa Cup

| Year | Position |
| 2018 | |

### Mediterranean Games

| Year | Position |
| 2018 | |
Note
    a. $^^$ The women had to wait for Olympic recognition by the IOC, and played their own "Olympic Tournament" with twelve competing teams, from 29 May to 7 June 1996 in Emmen, Netherlands.

## Team
### Current squad

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
The roster was announced on 4 July 2024.
Head coach: Alexia Kammenou
* 1 Chrysi Diamantopoulou GK
* 2 Eleftheria Plevritou D
* 3 Ioanna Chydirioti W
* 4 Nikoleta Eleftheriadou W
* 5 Margarita Plevritou (c) CB
* 6 Eleni Xenaki CF
* 7 Alexandra Asimaki CF
* 8 Maria Patra CB
* 9 Eirini Ninou D
* 10 Vasiliki Plevritou D
* 11 Athina Giannopoulou D
* 12 Maria Myriokefalitaki CF
* 13 Ioanna Stamatopoulou GK

### Past squads

* 2004 Olympic Games – Silver Medal
   * Georgia Ellinaki, Dimitra Asilian, Antiopi Melidoni, Angeliki Karapataki, Kyriaki Liosi, Stavroula Kozompoli, Aikaterini Oikonomopoulou, Antigoni Roumpesi, Evangelia Moraitidou, Eftychia Karagianni, Georgia Lara, Antonia Moraiti, Anthoula Mylonaki. Head Coach: Kyriakos Iosifidis
* 2005 FINA World League – Gold Medal
   * Georgia Ellinaki, Vasileia Mavrelou, Kelina Kantzou, Sofia Iosifidou, Kyriaki Liosi, Stavroula Kozompoli, Aikaterini Oikonomopoulou, Antigoni Roumpesi, Evangelia Moraitidou, Eftychia Karagianni, Alexandra Asimaki, Georgia Lara, Maria Tsouri. Head Coach: Kyriakos Iosifidis
* 2010 European Championship – Silver Medal
   * Maria Tsouri, Christina Tsoukala, Antiopi Melidoni, Ilektra Psouni, Kyriaki Liosi, Alkisti Avramidou, Alexandra Asimaki, Antigoni Roumpesi, Angeliki Gerolymou, Triantafyllia Manolioudaki, Stavroula Antonakou, Georgia Lara, Eleni Kouvdou. Head Coach: Giorgos Morfesis
* 2011 World Championship – Gold Medal
   * Eleni Kouvdou, Christina Tsoukala, Antiopi Melidoni, Ilektra Psouni, Kyriaki Liosi, Alkisti Avramidou, Alexandra Asimaki, Antigoni Roumpesi, Angeliki Gerolymou, Triantafyllia Manolioudaki, Stavroula Antonakou, Georgia Lara, Eleni Goula. Head Coach: Giorgos Morfesis
* 2012 European Championship – Silver Medal
   * Eleni Kouvdou, Christina Tsoukala, Antiopi Melidoni, Ilektra Psouni, Kyriaki Liosi, Alkisti Avramidou, Alexandra Asimaki, Antigoni Roumpesi, Angeliki Gerolymou, Triantafyllia Manolioudaki, Stavroula Antonakou, Georgia Lara, Chrysi Diamantopoulou. Head Coach: Giorgos Morfesis
* 2018 Europa Cup – Gold Medal
   * Eleni Kouvdou, Christina Tsoukala, Vasiliki Diamantopoulou, Nikoleta Eleftheriadou, Margarita Plevritou, Alkisti Avramidou, Alexandra Asimaki, Ioanna Chydirioti, Maria Patra, Anastasia Kalargirou, Eleftheria Plevritou, Eleni Xenaki, Chrysi Diamantopoulou. Head Coach: Giorgos Morfesis
* 2018 European Championship – Silver Medal
   * Chrysi Diamantopoulou, Christina Tsoukala, Vasiliki Diamantopoulou, Nikoleta Eleftheriadou, Margarita Plevritou, Alkisti Avramidou, Alexandra Asimaki, Ioanna Chydirioti, Maria Patra, Elisavet Protopapas, Eleftheria Plevritou, Eleni Xenaki, Ioanna Stamatopoulou. Head Coach: Giorgos Morfesis
* 2022 European Championship – Silver Medal
   * Ioanna Stamatopoulou, Eleftheria Plevritou, Ioanna Chydirioti, Eleni Elliniadi, Margarita Plevritou, Eleni Xenaki, Eirini Ninou, Maria Patra, Foteini Tricha, Vasiliki Plevritou, Athina Giannopoulou, Maria Myriokefalitaki, Stefania Santa, Christina Siouti, Eleni Sotireli, Alexandra Asimaki; Head Coach: Alexia Kammenou

## Under-20 team

Greece lastly competed at the 2021 FINA Junior Water Polo World Championships where they won the silver medal.