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

This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Spain women's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
The Spain women's national water polo team has participated in 3 of 6 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 |
| Spain | | | | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | 3 |
| Total teams | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | |

### Number of appearances

Last updated: 11 August 2021.
| Women's team | Apps | Record streak | Active streak | Debut | Most recent | Best finish | Confederation |
| Spain | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2012 | 2020 | Runners-up | Europe – LEN |

### Best finishes

Last updated: 11 August 2021.
| Women's team | Best finish | Apps | Confederation |
| Spain | Runners-up (2012, 2020) | 3 | Europe – LEN |

### Finishes in the top four

Last updated: 11 August 2021.
| Women's team | Total | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | First | Last |
| Spain | 2 | | 2 (2012, 2020) | | | 2012 | 2020 |

### Medal table

Last updated: 11 August 2021.
| Women's team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Spain (ESP) | 0 | 2 | 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 four-time Olympians: 0
* Number of three-time Olympians: 0
* Last updated: 26 July 2021.

### 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: 6
* Last updated: 10 August 2021.

#### Legend

* – Hosts
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 | Marta Bach | 1993 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | FP | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | | | 9 years (19/28) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1 | Anni Espar | 1993 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | FP | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | | | 9 years (19/28) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1 | Laura Ester | 1990 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | GK | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | | | 9 years (22/31) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1 | Maica García | 1990 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | FP | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | | | 9 years (21/30) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1 | Pili Peña | 1986 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | FP | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | | | 9 years (26/35) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1 | Roser Tarragó | 1993 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | FP | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | | | 9 years (19/28) | 0 | 2 | 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): 0
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 1
* Number of goalscorers (20–29 goals): 4
* Last updated: 12 August 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 | Anni Espar | 1993 | Right | 37 | 2012 (15) | 2016 (7) | 2020 (15) | | | 19/28 | | | |
| 2 | Roser Tarragó | 1993 | Right | 29 | 2012 (5) | 2016 (15) | 2020 (9) | | | 19/28 | | | |
| 3 | Maica García | 1990 | Right | 27 | 2012 (7) | 2016 (11) | 2020 (9) | | | 21/30 | | | |
| 4 | Beatriz Ortiz | 1995 | Right | 23 | 2016 (5) | 2020 (18) | | | | 21/26 | | | |
| 5 | Judith Forca | 1996 | Left | 21 | 2016 (7) | 2020 (14) | | | | 20/25 | | | |
Source:
* Official Results Books (PDF): 2012 (pp. 353–354), 2016 (pp. 206–207), 2020 (pp. 251–252).

### 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 |
| 2012 | 1 | Laura Ester | 1990 | 22 | 36 | 86 | 41.9% | | Starting goalkeeper | |
| 2012 | 13 | Ana Copado | 1980 | 32 | 0 | 0 | — | | | |
| 2016 | 1 | Laura Ester (2) | 1990 | 26 | 41 | 94 | 43.6% | | Starting goalkeeper | |
| 2016 | 13 | Patricia Herrera | 1993 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 20.0% | | | |
| Year | Cap No. | Goalkeeper | Birth | Age | Saves | Shots | Eff % | ISHOF member | Note | Ref |
Source:
* Official Results Books (PDF): 2012 (pp. 353–354), 2016 (pp. 206–207).

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

#### Abbreviation

* 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 | Jennifer Pareja | 1984 | 21 | 24 | 87.5% | 2012 (21/24) | | | | | 28/28 | | | |
| 2 | Roser Tarragó | 1993 | 13 | 20 | 65.0% | 2012 (0/0) | 2016 (13/20) | | | | 19/23 | | | |
Source:
* Official Results Books (PDF): 2012 (pp. 353–354), 2016 (pp. 206–207).

## Coach statistics
### Medals as coach and player

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 winning the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), year of winning the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the person (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 5 May 2021.
Spanish water polo player Miki Oca won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Four years later, he won a gold medal at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. As a head coach, he guided Spain women's national water polo team to a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics.

#### Legend

* Year$^*$ – As host team
| Rk | Person | Birth | Height | Player | Player | Player | Player | Head coach | Head coach | Head coach | Total medals | Total medals | Total medals | Total medals | Ref |
| Rk | Person | Birth | Height | Age | Men's team | Pos | Medal | Age | Women's team | Medal | G | S | B | T | Ref |
| 1 | Miki Oca | 1970 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 22–26 | Spain | FP | 1992$^*$ , 1996 | 42 | Spain | 2012 , 2020 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |