Spain women's national water polo team

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Spain
Flag of Spain.svg
FINA codeESP
AssociationRoyal Spanish Swimming Federation
ConfederationLEN (Europe)
Head coachMiki Oca
Asst coachÁngel Andreo
Jordi Valls
CaptainPili Peña
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current3 (as of 9 August 2021)
Highest1 (2013)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances3 (first in 2012)
Best result2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2012, 2020)
World Championship
Appearances10 (first in 1998)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2013)
World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2014)
Best result3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2014
World League
Appearances14 (first in 2005)
Best result2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2016)
European Championship
Appearances14 (first in 1993)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2014, 2020)
Media
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The Spain women's national water polo team represents Spain in women's international water polo competitions and it is controlled by Real Federación Española de Natación.

Line-up of the Spanish water polo selection at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona.

Spain has won one World and two European Championships, making them one of the most successful women's water polo teams in the last decade. They also have won 2 Olympic, 3 World Championship, 1 World Cup, 1 World League, 3 European Championships and 1 Europa Cup medals.

Results[edit]

Olympic Games[edit]

Main article: Spain women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
Year[1] Position
Australia 2000 Did not qualify
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Brazil 2016 5th
Japan 2020 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Total 3/6

World Championship[edit]

Year[1] Position
Australia 1998 9th
Japan 2001 Did not qualify
Spain 2003 8th
Canada 2005 11th
Australia 2007 7th
Italy 2009 8th
China 2011 11th
Spain 2013 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Russia 2015 7th
Hungary 2017 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
South Korea 2019 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Total 10/14

World Cup[edit]

World League[edit]

  • 2005 – Preliminary round[1]
  • 2006 – Preliminary round
  • 2007 – 5th place
  • 2008 – 6th place
  • 2009 – 4th place
  • 2010 – Preliminary round
  • 2011 – 8th place
  • 2012 – Preliminary round
  • 2013 – 5th place
  • 2014 – 5th place
  • 2015 – Preliminary round
  • 2016 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 2017 – Did not participate
  • 2018 – 5th place
  • 2019 – Preliminary round
  • 2020 – 5th place

European Championship[edit]

Year Position
United Kingdom1993 9th
Austria 1995 9th
Spain 1997 4th
Italy 1999 6th
Hungary 2001 6th
Slovenia 2003 6th
Serbia 2006 4th
Spain 2008 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Croatia 2010 6th
Netherlands 2012 5th
Hungary 2014 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Serbia 2016 4th
Spain 2018 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Hungary 2020 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Total 14/14

Europa Cup[edit]

  • 2018 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal
  • 2019 – 5th place

Mediterranean Games[edit]

Team[edit]

Current squad[edit]

Roster for the 2020 Summer Olympics[2] Head coach: Miki Oca

No Name Pos. Date of birth Height Weight L/R Caps Club
1 Laura Ester GK (1990-01-22) 22 January 1990 (age 31) 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 53 kg (117 lb) R 309 Spain CN Sabadell
2 Marta Bach CB (1993-02-17) 17 February 1993 (age 28) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 67 kg (148 lb) R 232 Spain CN Mataró
3 Anni Espar D (1993-01-08) 8 January 1993 (age 28) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 63 kg (139 lb) R 259 Spain CN Mataró
4 Bea Ortiz D (1995-06-21) 21 June 1995 (age 26) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 64 kg (141 lb) R 118 Spain CN Terrassa
5 Elena Ruiz D (2004-10-29) 29 October 2004 (age 16) 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) R Spain CN Rubí
6 Irene González CB (1996-07-23) 23 July 1996 (age 25) 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) R Spain CN Sabadell
7 Clara Espar D (1994-09-29) 29 September 1994 (age 26) 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 64 kg (141 lb) R 133 Spain CE Mediterrani
8 Pili Peña (C) D (1986-04-04) 4 April 1986 (age 35) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 61 kg (134 lb) L 433 Spain CN Terrassa
9 Judith Forca D (1996-06-07) 7 June 1996 (age 25) 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 65 kg (143 lb) L 116 Spain CN Sabadell
10 Roser Tarragó D (1993-03-25) 25 March 1993 (age 28) 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) 62 kg (137 lb) R 189 Spain CE Mediterrani
11 Maica García CF (1990-10-17) 17 October 1990 (age 30) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 75 kg (165 lb) R 322 Spain CN Sabadell
12 Paula Leitón CF (2000-04-27) 27 April 2000 (age 21) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 96 kg (212 lb) R 111 Spain CN Terrassa
13 Elena Sánchez GK (1994-10-22) 22 October 1994 (age 26) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 64 kg (141 lb) R 88 Spain CN Mataró

Former squads[edit]

Olympic Games[edit]

  • 2012 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver Medal
  • 2020 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver Medal

World Aquatics Championships[edit]

  • 2017 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver Medal
  • 2019 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver Medal

European Championships[edit]

  • 2008 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver Medal
  • 2018 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Medal

Other tournaments[edit]

Youth teams[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "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. ^ "Olympic Athletes". tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 29 July 2021.

External links[edit]

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