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The U.S. has been the dominant force in women’s water polo for more than a decade, winning gold medals in the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Olympics (postponed a year due to COVID).
Sabrina van der Sloot's sixth goal of the match with one second to play finished off a Netherlands comeback over the U.S., 11-10, to win the bronze medal in Olympic women's water polo on Saturday.
The U.S. women’s water polo team suffered a heartbreaking loss in the bronze medal match at the Paris Olympics, missing the podium after a goal from the Netherlands in the final second secured ...
Women's water polo became an Olympic sport at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.. As of 2016, women's teams from Europe, North America and Oceania won all five gold medals. [1]The United States is the most successful country in the women's Olympic water polo tournament, with three Olympic gold medals.
The following table shows results of Olympic champions in women's water polo by tournament. Last updated: 7 August 2021. Legend 6 – Winning 6 matches during the tournament 4 – Drawing 4 matches during the tournament 2 – Losing 2 matches during the tournament 100.0% – Winning all matches during the tournament
A women's water polo tournament was introduced for the 2000 Summer Olympics. Hungary has been the most successful country in men's tournament, while the United States is the only team to win multiple times at the women's tournament since its introduction. Italy was the first to win both the men's and women's water polo tournaments.
Goalkeeper Ashleigh Johnson made 11 saves as the U.S. women's water polo team easily beat Spain 14-5 to win its third consecutive Olympic gold medal.
The women's tournament of water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics at Tokyo, Japan was played from 24 July to 7 August 2021 at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center. [1] It was the sixth appearance of the women's tournament, which had been held consecutively since 2000 and also was the first time on history that the tournament had 10 ...