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

This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the China women's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
The China women's national water polo team has participated in 3 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
* – Hosts
| Women's team | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | Years |
| China | | | 5th | 5th | 7th | Q | 4 |
| Total teams | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | |

### Number of appearances

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

#### Legend

* Year$^*$ – As host team
| Women's team | Apps | Record streak | Active streak | Debut | Most recent | Best finish | Confederation |
| China | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2008$^*$ | 2016 | Fifth place | Asia – AASF |

### Best finishes

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

#### Legend

* Year$^*$ – As host team
| Women's team | Best finish | Apps | Confederation |
| China | Fifth place (2008$^*$, 2012) | 3 | Asia – AASF |

### Finishes in the top four

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

#### Legend

* Year$^*$ – As host team
| Women's team | Total | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | First | Last |
| China | 0 | | | | | — | — |

### Medal table

Last updated: 5 May 2021.
| Women's team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## 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 four-time Olympians: 0
* Number of three-time Olympians: 3
* Last updated: 26 July 2021.

#### Legend

* – Hosts
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 |
| 3 | Sun Yating | 1988 | FP | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | | | 20/28 | | | |
| 3 | Yang Jun | 1988 | GK | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | | | 20/28 | | | |
| 3 | Ma Huanhuan | 1990 | FP | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | | | 18/26 | | | |

### 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): 0
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 1
* Number of goalscorers (20–29 goals): 0
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.

#### Legend

* – Hosts
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 | Ma Huanhuan | 1990 | Right | 37 | 2008 (7) | 2012 (19) | 2016 (11) | | | 18/26 | | | |
Source:
* Official Results Books (PDF): 2008 (pp. 59–60), 2012 (pp. 350–351), 2016 (pp. 203–204).

### 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.

#### Legend and abbreviation

* – Hosts
* Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
| Year | Cap No. | Goalkeeper | Birth | Age | Saves | Shots | Eff % | ISHOF member | Note | Ref |
| 2008 | 1 | Yang Jun | 1988 | 20 | 39 | 89 | 43.8% | | Starting goalkeeper | |
| 2008 | 13 | Tan Ying | 1987 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | | | |
| 2012 | 1 | Yang Jun (2) | 1988 | 24 | 44 | 106 | 41.5% | | Starting goalkeeper | |
| 2012 | 13 | Wang Ying | 1988 | 24 | 17 | 25 | 68.0% | | | |
| 2016 | 1 | Yang Jun (3) | 1988 | 28 | 55 | 118 | 46.6% | | Starting goalkeeper | |
| 2016 | 13 | Peng Lin | 1995 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | | | |
| Year | Cap No. | Goalkeeper | Birth | Age | Saves | Shots | Eff % | ISHOF member | Note | Ref |
Source:
* Official Results Books (PDF): 2008 (pp. 59–60), 2012 (pp. 350–351), 2016 (pp. 203–204).

### 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): 1
* Number of sprinters (20–29 sprints won): 0
* Number of sprinters (10–19 sprints won): 0
* Number of sprinters (5–9 sprints won): 1
* Last updated: 15 May 2021.

#### Legend and abbreviation

* – Hosts
* Eff % – Efficiency (Sprints won / Sprints contested)
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 | Wang Yi | 1987 | 35 | 47 | 74.5% | 2008 (18/19) | 2012 (17/28) | | | | 21/25 | | | |
| 2 | Niu Guannan | 1992 | 9 | 22 | 40.9% | 2016 (9/22) | | | | | 24/24 | | | |
Source:
* Official Results Books (PDF): 2008 (pp. 59–60), 2012 (pp. 350–351), 2016 (pp. 203–204).