Water Polo — Water Polo, Women
| Times held | 8 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 499 |
| Total countries | 17 |
Participants
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | Water Polo, Women | Olympic (non-medal) | 14 | 1 |
| 2000 | Water Polo, Women | Olympic | 78 | 6 |
| 2004 | Water Polo, Women | Olympic | 101 | 8 |
| 2008 | Water Polo, Women | Olympic | 103 | 8 |
| 2012 | Water Polo, Women | Olympic | 102 | 8 |
| 2016 | Water Polo, Women | Olympic | 104 | 8 |
| 2020 | Water Polo, Women | Olympic | 130 | 10 |
| 2024 | Water Polo, Women | Olympic | 129 | 10 |
Medal winners
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Australia |  AUS |
United States |  USA |
Russian Federation |  RUS |
| 2004 | Italy |  ITA |
Greece |  GRE |
United States | USA |
| 2008 | Netherlands |  NED |
United States | USA |
Australia | AUS |
| 2012 | United States | USA |
Spain |  ESP |
Australia | AUS |
| 2016 | United States | USA |
Italy | ITA |
Russian Federation | RUS |
| 2020 | United States | USA |
Spain | ESP |
Hungary |  HUN |
| 2024 | Spain | ESP |
Australia | AUS |
Netherlands | NED |
Medals by country
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | USA |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Spain | ESP |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Australia | AUS |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Italy | ITA |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Netherlands | NED |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Greece | GRE |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Russian Federation | RUS |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Hungary | HUN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Top medallists
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Seidemann | USA |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Maggie Steffens | USA |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kami Craig | USA |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Courtney Mathewson | USA |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Aria Fischer | USA |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ashleigh Johnson | USA |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kaleigh Gilchrist | USA |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Maddie Musselman | USA |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Makenzie Fischer | USA |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rachel Fattal | USA |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Participation by year
| Country | # | 1920 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | AUS |
7 | — | Gold | 4 | Bronze | Bronze | 6 | 5 | Silver |
| Brazil |  BRA |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — |
| Canada |  CAN |
4 | — | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | 7 | 8 |
| France |  FRA |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| Great Britain |  GBR |
1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — |
| Greece | GRE |
3 | — | — | Silver | 8 | — | — | — | 7 |
| Hungary | HUN |
6 | — | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Bronze | 5 |
| Italy | ITA |
5 | — | — | Gold | 6 | 7 | Silver | — | 6 |
| Japan |  JPN |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — |
| Kazakhstan |  KAZ |
2 | — | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Netherlands | NED |
5 | =1, =1 | 4 | — | Gold | — | — | 6 | Bronze |
| People's Republic of China |  CHN |
5 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| ROC |  ROC |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
| Russian Federation | RUS |
5 | — | Bronze | 5 | 7 | 6 | Bronze | — | — |
| South Africa |  RSA |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — |
| Spain | ESP |
4 | — | — | — | — | Silver | 5 | Silver | Gold |
| United States | USA |
7 | — | Silver | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Gold | Gold | 4 |