# Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters

This is a list of the players who were on the rosters of the given teams who participated in the 2008 Beijing Olympics for women's water polo. The women's tournament included eight teams, with a maximum of thirteen players per team.
Abbreviations :
| Pos. | Position | № | Cap number |
| CF | Centre forward | CB | Centre back |
| D | Defense | GK | Goalkeeper |

## Pool A
### China

The following is the Chinese roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
| 1 | Yang Jun | GK | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 28 April 1988 | Tianjin |
| 2 | Teng Fei | D | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 23 January 1988 | Tianjin |
| 3 | Liu Ping | CB | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 1 May 1987 | Tianjin |
| 4 | Sun Yujun | D | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 30 January 1987 | Tianjin |
| 5 | He Jin | CF | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 3 May 1987 | Tianjin |
| 6 | Sun Yating | CF | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 24 February 1988 | Tianjin |
| 7 | Wang Ying | CB | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 7 August 1988 | Guangxi |
| 8 | Gao Ao | D | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 26 July 1990 | Tianjin |
| 9 | Wang Yi | D | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 29 July 1987 | Guangxi |
| 10 | Ma Huanhuan | CB | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 13 January 1990 | Guangxi |
| 11 | Sun Huizi | CB | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 11 June 1990 | Sichuan |
| 12 | Qiao Leiying | D | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 24 August 1989 | Sichuan |
| 13 | Tan Ying | GK | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 30 June 1987 | Sichuan |
       Head coach: Juan Jane Giralt

### Italy

The following is the Italian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
| 1 | Elena Gigli | GK | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 9 July 1985 | Giotti Fiorentina |
| 2 | Martina Miceli | D | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 22 October 1973 | Geymonat Orizzonte |
| 3 | Elisa Casanova | CF | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 26 November 1973 | Giotti Fiorentina |
| 4 | Silvia Bosurgi | D | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | 59 kg (130 lb) | 17 April 1979 | Geymonat Orizzonte |
| 5 | Erzsebet Valkai | CF | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 6 March 1979 | Ecofim Roma |
| 6 | Manuela Zanchi | D | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 17 October 1977 | Geymonat Orizzonte |
| 7 | Tania di Mario | D | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 53 kg (117 lb) | 5 April 1979 | Geymonat Orizzonte |
| 8 | Cinzia Ragusa | CB | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 24 May 1977 | Geymonat Orizzonte |
| 9 | Francesca Pavan | D | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 24 April 1979 | Plebiscito Padova |
| 10 | Federica Rocco | CB | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 25 November 1984 | Plebiscito Padova |
| 11 | Maddalena Musumeci | CB | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 26 March 1976 | Geymonat Orizzonte |
| 12 | Teresa Frassinetti | CF | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 24 December 1985 | Giotti Fiorentina |
| 13 | Chiara Brancati | GK | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 20 July 1981 | Geymonat Orizzonte |
       Head coach: Mauro Maugeri

### Russia

The following is the Russian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
| 1 | Valentina Vorontsova | GK | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 26 July 1982 | Kinef Kirishi |
| 2 | Natalia Shepelina | D | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 24 February 1981 | Uralochka Zlatoust |
| 3 | Ekaterina Prokofyeva | D | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 13 March 1991 | Yunost Volgograd |
| 4 | Sofia Konukh | CB | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 61 kg (134 lb) | 9 March 1980 | Kinef Kirishi |
| 5 | Alena Vylegzhanina | CB | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 14 August 1987 | Uralochka Zlatoust |
| 6 | Nadezda Glyzina | D | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 20 May 1988 | Kinef Kirishi |
| 7 | Ekaterina Pantyulina | D | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 6 October 1989 | Kinef Kirishi |
| 8 | Evgenia Soboleva | CB | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 26 August 1988 | Kinef Kirishi |
| 9 | Oleksandra Karpovich | CF | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | 55 kg (121 lb) | 6 June 1986 | SKIF Moscow |
| 10 | Olga Belyaeva | CF | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 18 March 1985 | Kinef Kirishi |
| 11 | Elena Smurova | CB | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 18 January 1974 | Kinef Kirishi |
| 12 | Olga Turova | CF | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 13 March 1983 | Yunost Volgograd |
| 13 | Evgeniya Protsenko | GK | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 25 November 1983 | Uralochka Zlatoust |
       Head coach: Alexander Kleymenov

### United States

The following is the American roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
| 1 | Elizabeth Armstrong | GK | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 31 January 1983 | Great Lakes Ann Arbor |
| 2 | Heather Petri | D | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 13 June 1978 | The New York Athletic Club |
| 3 | Brittany Hayes | D | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 7 February 1985 | Socal Tustin |
| 4 | Brenda Villa | D | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 18 April 1980 | Orizzonta Catania |
| 5 | Lauren Wenger | CF | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 11 March 1984 | Glyfada Athens |
| 6 | Natalie Golda | CB | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 28 December 1981 | The New York Athletic Club |
| 7 | Patty Cardenas | D | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 19 August 1984 | Commerce |
| 8 | Jessica Steffens | CF | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 7 April 1987 | Sunset San Diego |
| 9 | Elsie Windes | CB | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 17 June 1985 | Tualatin Hills |
| 10 | Alison Gregorka | CB | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 29 June 1985 | Great Lakes Ann Arbor |
| 11 | Moriah van Norman | CF | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 30 May 1984 | The New York Athletic Club |
| 12 | Kami Craig | CF | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 21 July 1987 | Santa Barbara |
| 13 | Jamie Hipp | GK | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 1 September 1981 | CN Ondaretta Alcorcón |
       Head coach: Guy Baker

## Group B
### Australia

The following is the Australian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
| 1 | Emma Knox | GK | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 2 March 1978 | Fremantle Perth |
| 2 | Gemma Beadsworth | CF | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 17 July 1987 | Fremantle Perth |
| 3 | Nikita Cuffe | CF | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 26 September 1979 | Sydney Uni |
| 4 | Rebecca Rippon | D | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 26 December 1978 | Balmain Tigers |
| 5 | Suzie Fraser | D | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 27 August 1983 | KFC Breakers Brisbane |
| 6 | Bronwen Knox | CF | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 16 April 1986 | KFC Breakers Brisbane |
| 7 | Taniele Gofers | CF | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 12 June 1985 | Sydney Uni |
| 8 | Kate Gynther | D | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 5 July 1982 | Brisbane Barras |
| 9 | Jenna Santoromito | D | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 21 January 1987 | Cronulla Sharks |
| 10 | Mia Santoromito | CB | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 29 March 1985 | Cronulla Sharks |
| 11 | Melissa Rippon | D | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 20 January 1981 | Brisbane Barras |
| 12 | Amy Hetzel | D | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 27 April 1983 | KFC Breakers Brisbane |
| 13 | Alicia McCormack | GK | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 7 June 1983 | Cronulla Sharks |
       Head coach: Greg McFadden

### Greece

The following is the Greek roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
| 1 | Georgia Ellinaki | GK | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 28 February 1974 | Ethnikos Piraeus |
| 2 | Christina Tsoukala | CB | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 8 July 1991 | Vouliagmeni |
| 3 | Angeliki Gerolymou | D | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 22 June 1982 | Vouliagmeni |
| 4 | Sofia Iosifidou | CB | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 61 kg (134 lb) | 13 January 1981 | Ethnikos Piraeus |
| 5 | Kyriaki Liosi | D | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 30 October 1979 | Vouliagmeni |
| 6 | Stavroula Kozompoli | CF | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 14 January 1974 | Nireas Chalandriou |
| 7 | Aikaterini Oikonomopoulou | CB | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 16 February 1978 | ANO Glyfada |
| 8 | Antigoni Roumpesi | D | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 19 July 1983 | Vouliagmeni |
| 9 | Evangelia Moraitidou | CB | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 16 March 1975 | ANO Glyfada |
| 10 | Alexandra Asimaki | CF | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 61 kg (134 lb) | 28 June 1988 | Vouliagmeni |
| 11 | Stavroula Antonakou | D | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 57 kg (126 lb) | 2 May 1982 | Ethnikos Piraeus |
| 12 | Georgia Lara | CF | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 31 May 1980 | Vouliagmeni |
| 13 | Maria Tsouri | GK | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 25 May 1986 | ANO Glyfada |
       Head coach: Kyriakos Iosifidis

### Hungary

The following is the Hungarian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
| 1 | Patricia Horvath | GK | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 7 December 1977 | Honvéd-Domino |
| 2 | Krisztina Szremkó | CB | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 6 January 1972 | Szentes |
| 3 | Anett Györe | D | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 10 December 1981 | Honvéd-Domino |
| 4 | Dóra Kisteleki | D | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 11 May 1983 | Honvéd-Domino |
| 5 | Mercédesz Stieber | D | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 4 September 1974 | Florence |
| 6 | Orsolya Takács | D | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 20 May 1985 | Ocmino-Erse |
| 7 | Rita Drávucz | D | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 14 April 1980 | Florence |
| 8 | Krisztina Zantleitner | CB | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 8 May 1974 | Osc Budapest |
| 9 | Fruzsina Brávik | D | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 6 October 1986 | Dove Dunaújváros |
| 10 | Anikó Pelle | D | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 28 September 1978 | Siracusa |
| 11 | Ágnes Valkai | D | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 27 February 1981 | Rome |
| 12 | Ágnes Primász | D | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 5 March 1980 | Osc Budapest |
| 13 | Ildikó Zirighné Sós | GK | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 27 December 1976 | Osc Budapest |
       Head coach: Gabor Godova

### Netherlands

The following is the Dutch roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
| 1 | Ilse van der Meijden | GK | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | 22 October 1988 | Brandenburg Bilthoven |
| 2 | Yasemin Smit | CB | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 21 November 1984 | Het Ravijn Nijverdal |
| 3 | Mieke Cabout | D | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 30 March 1986 | ZVL Leiden |
| 4 | Biurakn Hakhverdian | D | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 4 October 1985 | Polar Bears |
| 5 | Marieke van den Ham | D | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 21 January 1983 | Polar Bears |
| 6 | Daniëlle de Bruijn | D | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 13 February 1978 | Widex GZC Donk Gouda |
| 7 | Iefke van Belkum | CF | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 22 July 1986 | ZVL Leiden |
| 8 | Noeki Klein | CF | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 28 April 1983 | ZVL Leiden |
| 9 | Gillian van den Berg | D | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 8 September 1971 | De Gouwe Waddinxveen |
| 10 | Alette Sijbring | CB | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 20 March 1982 | TWZ Zaandam |
| 11 | Rianne Guichelaar | D | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 16 August 1983 | Het Ravijn Nijverdal |
| 12 | Simone Koot | D | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 12 November 1980 | Brandenburg Bilthoven |
| 13 | Meike de Nooy | GK | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 2 May 1983 | Het Ravijn Nijverdal |
       Head coach: Robin van Galen