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The Greece women's national water polo team represents Greece in international women's water polo competitions. Since the mid-1990s, Greece have emerged as one of the leading powers in the world, becoming World Champions after their gold medal win at the 2011 World Championship.
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FINA code | GRE |
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Nickname(s) | Galanolefki (The Blue-white) Ethniki (The National) |
Association | Hellenic Swimming Federation |
Confederation | LEN (Europe) |
Head coach | Alexia Kammenou |
Asst coach | Xenofon Lempesis Anastasios Pyrpyris |
Captain | Margarita Plevritou |
FINA ranking (since 2008) | |
Current | 7 (as of 1 August 2023) |
Highest | 5 (2011) |
Olympic Games (team statistics) | |
Appearances | 3 (first in 2004) |
Best result | ![]() |
World Championship | |
Appearances | 14 (first in 1998) |
Best result | ![]() |
World Cup | |
Appearances | 6 (first in 1997) |
Best result | 5th place (2023) |
World League | |
Appearances | 7 (first in 2004) |
Best result | ![]() |
European Championship | |
Appearances | 17 (first in 1989) |
Best result | ![]() |
Europa Cup | |
Appearances | 1 (first in 2018) |
Best result | ![]() |
Mediterranean Games | |
Appearances | 1 (first in 2018) |
Best result | ![]() |
Media | |
Website | koe.org.gr |
They have also won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the gold medal at the 2005 World League, 4 silver medals at the 2010, 2012, 2018 European Championships and 2022 European Championships[1][2] and the gold medal at the 2018 Europa Cup. Since 2021, the head coach of the Greek National Team is Alexia Kammenou, a former water polo player.
Competition | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Total |
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Olympic Games | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
World Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
World League | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
European Championship | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Europa Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mediterranean Games | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
Year | Position |
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Year | Position |
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Note
Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
The roster was announced on 4 July 2024.[4]
Head coach: Alexia Kammenou[5]
Greece lastly competed at the 2021 FINA Junior Water Polo World Championships[7] where they won the silver medal.
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