# Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters

These are the rosters of all participating teams at the women's water polo tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Abbreviations :
| Pos. | Position | № | Cap number |
| CF | Centre Forward | CB | Centre Back |
| D | Defense | GK | Goalkeeper |

## Pool A
### Australia

The following is the Australian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Greg McFadden
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | 2016 club |
| 1 | Lea Yanitsas | GK | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 15 March 1989 | Sydney Uni Water Polo Club |
| 2 | Gemma Beadsworth | CF | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 17 July 1987 | Fremantle Marlins |
| 3 | Hannah Buckling | CB | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 3 June 1992 | Sydney Uni Water Polo Club |
| 4 | Holly Lincoln-Smith | CF | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 26 March 1988 | Cronulla Sharks |
| 5 | Keesja Gofers | D | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 16 March 1990 | Sydney Uni Water Polo Club |
| 6 | Bronwen Knox (c) | CF | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 16 April 1986 | Victorian Tigers |
| 7 | Rowena Webster | CB | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 27 December 1987 | Victorian Tigers |
| 8 | Glencora Ralph | CB | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 8 August 1988 | Fremantle Marlins |
| 9 | Zoe Arancini | D | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 70 kg (154 lb) | 14 July 1991 | Fremantle Marlins |
| 10 | Ashleigh Southern | CF | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 22 October 1992 | Brisbane Barracudas |
| 11 | Isobel Bishop | D | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 8 September 1991 | Sydney Uni Water Polo Club |
| 12 | Nicola Zagame | D | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 11 August 1990 | Cronulla Sharks |
| 13 | Kelsey Wakefield | GK | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 1 June 1991 | Queensland Breakers |

### Brazil

The following is the Brazilian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Patrick Oaten
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | 2016 club |
| 1 | Tess Oliveira | GK | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 6 January 1987 | Pinheiros |
| 2 | Diana Abla | CF | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 70 kg (154 lb) | 29 July 1995 | Pinheiros |
| 3 | Marina Zablith (c) | CB | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 4 March 1987 | Pinheiros |
| 4 | Marina Canetti | CF | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 24 January 1983 | Flamengo |
| 5 | Lucianne Barroncas | D | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 1 April 1988 | Pinheiros |
| 6 | Izabella Chiappini | D | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 28 September 1995 | Pinheiros |
| 7 | Amanda Oliveira | D | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 6 January 1987 | Pinheiros |
| 8 | Luíza Carvalho | CF | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 2 July 1983 | Pinheiros |
| 9 | Camila Pedrosa | CF | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 60 kg (132 lb) | 12 March 1975 | Paulistano |
| 10 | Viviane Bahia | CB | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 14 February 1994 | Pinheiros |
| 11 | Mariana Duarte | W | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 5 October 1986 | Paineiras do Morumby |
| 12 | Gabriela Mantellato | D | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 28 October 1991 | Pinheiros |
| 13 | Victória Chamorro | GK | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 70 kg (154 lb) | 10 July 1996 | Paineiras do Morumby |

### Italy

The following is the Italian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Fabio Conti
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | 2016 club |
| 1 | Giulia Gorlero | GK | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 26 September 1990 | Despar Messina |
| 2 | Chiara Tabani | CB | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 27 August 1994 | Mediostar Prato |
| 3 | Arianna Garibotti | D | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 9 December 1989 | Despar Messina |
| 4 | Elisa Queirolo | CB | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 61 kg (134 lb) | 6 March 1991 | Plebiscito Padova |
| 5 | Federica Radicchi | CB | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 70 kg (154 lb) | 21 December 1988 | Despar Messina |
| 6 | Rosaria Aiello | CF | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 12 May 1989 | Despar Messina |
| 7 | Tania Di Mario (c) | D | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 4 May 1979 | L'Ekipe Orizzonte |
| 8 | Roberta Bianconi | CB | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 8 July 1989 | Olympiacos |
| 9 | Giulia Emmolo | D | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 16 October 1991 | Olympiacos |
| 10 | Francesca Pomeri | CF | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 18 February 1993 | Città di Cosenza |
| 11 | Aleksandra Cotti | CF | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 13 December 1988 | Rapallo Pallanuoto |
| 12 | Teresa Frassinetti | CF | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 24 December 1985 | Rari Nantes Bogliasco |
| 13 | Laura Teani | GK | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 13 March 1991 | Plebiscito Padova |

### Russia

The following is the Russian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Alexandr Gaidukov
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | 2016 club |
| 1 | Anna Ustyukhina | GK | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 70 kg (154 lb) | 18 March 1989 | SKIF-CSP Izmailovo |
| 2 | Nadezhda Fedotova | D | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 20 May 1988 | Kinef Kirishi |
| 3 | Ekaterina Prokofyeva (c) | D | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 70 kg (154 lb) | 13 March 1991 | Kinef Kirishi |
| 4 | Elvina Karimova | D | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 25 March 1994 | Uralochka Zlatoust |
| 5 | Maria Borisova | D | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 28 July 1997 | SKIF-CSP Izmailovo |
| 6 | Olga Belova | CB | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | 60 kg (132 lb) | 27 August 1993 | Uralochka Zlatoust |
| 7 | Ekaterina Lisunova | D | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 6 October 1989 | Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk |
| 8 | Anastasia Simanovich | CF | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 23 January 1995 | Kinef Kirishi |
| 9 | Anna Timofeeva | CF | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 18 July 1987 | Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk |
| 10 | Evgenia Soboleva | CB | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 26 August 1988 | Kinef Kirishi |
| 11 | Evgeniya Ivanova | D | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 26 July 1987 | Kinef Kirishi |
| 12 | Anna Grineva | CB | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 31 January 1988 | Spartak Volgograd |
| 13 | Anna Karnaukh | GK | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 61 kg (134 lb) | 31 August 1993 | Kinef Kirishi |

## Pool B
### China

The following is the Chinese roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Ricardo Azevedo
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | 2016 club |
| 1 | Yang Jun | GK | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 28 April 1988 | Tianjin |
| 2 | Ma Huanhuan | D | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 13 January 1990 | Guangxi |
| 3 | Mei Xiaohan | CB | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 11 November 1996 | Tianjin |
| 4 | Xiong Dunhan | CF | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 11 November 1998 | Hunan |
| 5 | Niu Guannan | D | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 10 May 1992 | Guangxi |
| 6 | Sun Yating | CF | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 24 February 1988 | Tianjin |
| 7 | Song Donglun | D | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 28 April 1991 | Tianjin |
| 8 | Zhang Cong | D | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 3 May 1990 | Tianjin |
| 9 | Zhao Zihan | D | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 4 September 1993 | Shanghai |
| 10 | Zhang Weiwei | D | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 7 October 1990 | Sichuan |
| 11 | Wang Xinyan | CB | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 26 April 1991 | Shanghai |
| 12 | Zhang Jing | D | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 16 June 1996 | Fujian |
| 13 | Peng Lin | GK | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 4 April 1995 | Hunan |

### Hungary

The following is the Hungarian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Attila Bíró
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | 2016 club |
| 1 | Edina Gangl | GK | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 25 June 1990 | UVSE |
| 2 | Dóra Czigány | D | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 60 kg (132 lb) | 23 October 1992 | Eger |
| 3 | Dóra Antal | D | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 9 September 1993 | UVSE |
| 4 | Hanna Kisteleki | CF | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 10 March 1991 | UVSE |
| 5 | Gabriella Szűcs | D | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 7 March 1988 | UVSE |
| 6 | Orsolya Takács | CB | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 20 May 1985 | BVSC |
| 7 | Anna Illés | CB | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 21 February 1994 | California Golden Bears |
| 8 | Rita Keszthelyi (c) | D | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 10 December 1991 | UVSE |
| 9 | Ildikó Tóth | CF | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 23 April 1987 | UVSE |
| 10 | Barbara Bujka | CF | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 5 September 1986 | Szeged |
| 11 | Dóra Csabai | CB | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 20 April 1989 | UVSE |
| 12 | Krisztina Garda | CB | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 16 July 1994 | Dunaújvárosi Főiskola |
| 13 | Orsolya Kasó | GK | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 22 November 1988 | Dunaújvárosi Főiskola |

### Spain

The following is the Spanish roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Miki Oca
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
| 1 | Laura Ester | GK | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 56 kg (123 lb) | 22 January 1990 | Sabadell |
| 2 | Marta Bach | CB | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 17 February 1993 | Mataró |
| 3 | Anna Espar | D | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 8 January 1993 | Sabadell |
| 4 | Beatriz Ortiz | D | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 21 June 1995 | Rubí |
| 5 | Matilde Ortiz | CB | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 16 September 1990 | Sabadell |
| 6 | Paula Leitón | CF | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 27 April 2000 | Terrassa |
| 7 | Clara Espar | D | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 70 kg (154 lb) | 29 September 1994 | Sabadell |
| 8 | Pilar Peña | D | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 61 kg (134 lb) | 4 April 1986 | Sabadell |
| 9 | Judith Forca | D | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 7 June 1996 | Sabadell |
| 10 | Roser Tarragó | D | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 61 kg (134 lb) | 25 March 1993 | Mataró |
| 11 | Maica García | CF | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 90 kg (198 lb) | 17 October 1990 | Sabadell |
| 12 | Laura López | D | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 13 January 1988 | Mataró |
| 13 | Patricia Herrera | GK | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | 59 kg (130 lb) | 9 February 1993 | Madrid Moscardó |

### United States

The following is the American roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Adam Krikorian
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | 2016 club |
| 1 | Samantha Hill | GK | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 8 June 1992 | Santa Barbara WP Foundation |
| 2 | Madeline Musselmann | D | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 61 kg (134 lb) | 16 June 1998 | Corona del Mar Aquatics |
| 3 | Melissa Seidemann | CB | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 104 kg (229 lb) | 26 June 1990 | New York Athletic Club |
| 4 | Rachel Fattal | D | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 10 December 1993 | SoCal |
| 5 | Caroline Clark | CB | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 28 June 1990 | New York Athletic Club |
| 6 | Maggie Steffens (c) | CB | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 70 kg (154 lb) | 4 June 1993 | New York Athletic Club |
| 7 | Courtney Mathewson | D | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | 14 September 1986 | New York Athletic Club |
| 8 | Kiley Neushul | D | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 5 March 1993 | Santa Barbara WP Foundation |
| 9 | Aria Fischer | CF | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 2 March 1999 | SET Water Polo |
| 10 | Kaleigh Gilchrist | D | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 16 May 1992 | New York Athletic Club |
| 11 | Makenzie Fischer | CB | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 29 March 1997 | SET Water Polo |
| 12 | Kami Craig | CF | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 21 July 1987 | New York Athletic Club |
| 13 | Ashleigh Johnson | GK | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 12 September 1994 | New York Athletic Club |