Italy women's national water polo team

Italy
FINA codeITA
AssociationItalian Swimming Federation
ConfederationLEN (Europe)
Head coachCarlo Silipo
Asst coachCosimino Di Cecca
Elena Gigli
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current10 (as of 9 August 2021)
Highest2 (2016)
Lowest10 (2021)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances4 (first in 2004)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2004)
World Championship
Appearances15 (first in 1994)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1998, 2001)
World Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1989)
Best result2nd place, silver medalist(s) (1993, 2006)
World League
Appearances10 (first in 2004)
Best result2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2006,2011,2014,2019)
European Championship
Appearances17 (first in 1989)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2012)
Media
Websitefedernuoto.it
Tania Di Mario (3rd standing from left) and Setterosa, with Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi after Olympic gold medal at Quirinale in 2004.

The Italy women's national water polo team represents Italy in international women's water polo competitions and friendly matches. The team is one of the leading teams in Europe since the mid-1990s, claiming the title at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The squad is nicknamed the Setterosa.

Palmarès

Competition 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Olympic Games 1 1 0 2
World Championship 2 1 3 6
World Cup 0 2 1 3
World League 0 4 1 5
European Championship 5 2 2 9
Universiade 0 1 1 2
Mediterranean Games 0 1 0 1
Total 8 12 8 28

Results

Olympic Games

Year[1] Position Pld W D L
Australia 2000 did not qualify
Greece 2004 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 5 0 1
China 2008 6th 5 2 2 1
United Kingdom 2012 7th 6 2 0 4
Brazil 2016 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 5 0 1
Japan 2020 did not qualify
France 2024 qualified
Total 5/6 23 14 2 7

Olympic Year Tournament

  • 1996 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal[1]

World Championship

FINA World Cup

  • 1989 – 8th place[1]
  • 1991 – 5th place
  • 1993 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 1995 – 5th place
  • 1997 – 4th place
  • 19993rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal
  • 2002 – 5th place
  • 20062nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 2023 – 6th place

FINA World League

European Championship

  • 1989 – 4th place
  • 1991 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal
  • 1993 – 4th place
  • 19951st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 19971st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 19991st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 20012nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 20031st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 20062nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 2008 – 4th place
  • 2010 – 4th place
  • 20121st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 2014 – 4th place
  • 20163rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal
  • 2018 – 6th place
  • 2020 – 5th place
  • 20223rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal
  • 2024 – 4th place

LEN Europa Cup

Year Position
Spain 2018 5th place

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2024 World Aquatics Championships.[2]

Head coach: Carlo Silipo

  • 1 Aurora Condorelli GK
  • 2 Chiara Tabani FP
  • 3 Giuditta Galardi FP
  • 4 Silvia Avegno FP
  • 5 Sofia Giustini FP
  • 6 Dafne Bettini FP
  • 7 Domitilla Picozzi FP
  • 8 Roberta Bianconi FP
  • 9 Valeria Palmieri FP
  • 10 Claudia Marletta FP
  • 11 Agnese Cocchiere FP
  • 12 Giulia Viacava FP
  • 13 Caterina Banchelli GK
  • 14 Lucrezia Cergol FP
  • 15 Veronica Gant FP

Past squads

  • 1991 European Championship – Bronze Medal
  • Nicoletta Abbate, Carmela Allucci, Monica Canetti, Cristina Consoli, Francesca Conti, Antonella Di Giacinto, Stefania Lariucci, Sonia Magarelli, Giusi Malato, Neira Marsili, Martina Miceli, Monica Petrucci, Monica Vaillant, Flavia Villa, and Claudia Vinciguerra. Head Coach: Roberto Fiori.
  • 1993 FINA World Cup – Silver Medal
  • 1996 Olympic Year Tournament – Bronze Medal
  • 2001 Holiday Cup – Bronze Medal
  • 2003 Holiday Cup – Silver Medal
  • 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
  • 2004 Holiday Cup – Silver Medal

Under-20 team

Italy lastly competed at the 2021 FINA Junior Water Polo World Championships[3] where they finished fourth.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 56, 57, 67, 78, 83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ "21st World Aquatics World Championships Women's Water Polo Team Roster ITA" (PDF). Omega Timing. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  3. ^ Russia after fourth title at FINA World Women's Junior Water Polo Championship Owen Lloyd (Inside the Games), 9 October 2021. Accessed 7 November 2021.

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