Water polo Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with th ...

at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

took place at the Olympic Aquatic Centre where women competed for only the second time in the event at the

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. Twelve teams competed in the men's event, where

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-ei ...

was trying to avenge their defeat by

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Cr ...

at the

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. There were eight teams in the women's event, where holders

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by ...

were hoping to retain the title. __NOTOC__ Men's teams
''Group A:''

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Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of ...

and

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.
''Group B:''

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning the North Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via a land bridg ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwee ...

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders wi ...

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

and

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , ...

Women's teams
''Group A:''

and

.
''Group B:''

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by to ...

and

Qualification

Men`s

Women`s

* Canada took the place of the African team.

Medalists

Men's

Women's

Teams

Men's rosters

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by ...

* Pietro Figlioli, Trent Franklin, Toby Jenkins, Craig Miller, Sam McGegor, Tim Neesham, Aleksandr Osadchuk, Dean Semmens, James Stanton, Rafael Sterk, Nathan Thomas,

Thomas Whalan Thomas Whalan (born 13 October 1980) is an Australian water polo player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics, in the 2004 Summer Olympics (Vice-Captain), in the 2008 Summer Olympics (Captain) and in the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 ...

and Gavin Woods. * Head Coach:

Erkin Shagaev Erkin Maksudovich Shagayev (russian: Эркин Максудович Шагаев , born February 12, 1959), was an Uzbekistani water polo player who was the part of the Soviet water polo team which won the gold medal in the 1980 Summer Oly ...

Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = " Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capi ...

* Samir Barač, Damir Burić, Elvis Fatović, Nikola Franković, Igor Hinić,

Vjekoslav Kobeščak Vjekoslav or Vekoslav is a male Slavic given name, meaning "''glorious through the ages''" . People * Vjekoslav Banovic - Croatian Australian football player * Vjekoslav Bastl - Croatian architect *Vjekoslav Bevanda - Former prime minister of Bo ...

, Danijel Premuš, Dubravko Šimenc, Mile Smodlaka,

Ratko Štritof Ratko Štritof (born 14 January 1972) is a water polo player from Croatia, who was a member of the national team that won the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He was born in Rijeka Rijeka ( , , ; also known a ...

, Frano Vićan, Goran Volarević and Tihomil Vranješ. * Head Coach:

Zoran Roje Zoran Roje (born 7 October 1955) is a Croatian former professional water polo player and coach. As a member of the Yugoslavia national team, he won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the silver medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Born ...

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning the North Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via a land bridg ...

* Ragy Abdel Hady, Karim Abdelmohsen, Ahmed abdo, Ahmed Badr, Ahmed El khouly, Shady El Helw, Omar El Sammany, Mohamed Gamaleldin, Sherif Khalil, Bassel Mashhour, Mohamed Rateb, Mohamed Mekkawi, Amr Mohamed, Walid Rezk, Hassan Sultan, Bassem Hemdan and Ibrahim Zaher * Head Coach: Adel Shamala.

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwee ...

* Steffen Dierolf, Lukasz Kieloch, Tobias Kreuzmann, Soeren Mackeben, Heiko Nossek, Jens Pohlmann,

Marc Politze Marc Torsten Politze (born 20 October 1977 in Hannover) is a German male former water polo player. He was part of the Germany men's national water polo team in the 2004 Summer Olympics and in the 2008 Summer Olympics. He competed also at the 201 ...

, Thomas Schertwitis, Fabian Schroedter, Alexander Tchigir, Patrick Weissinger, Tim Wollthan and Michael Zellmer. * Head Coach: Hagen Stamm.

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders wi ...

Christos Afroudakis Christos Afroudakis (born 23 May 1984) is a Greek water polo player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2008 Summer Olympics, and the 2012 Summer Olympics. He was the captain of the team that competed for Greece at the 2016 Summer Ol ...

Georgios Afroudakis Georgios Afroudakis (born 17 October 1976) is a Greek water polo player. He played in five consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country from 1996 to 2012. He is, jointly with Croat Igor Hinić and Hungarian Tamás Kásás, the tenth athlete ...

Theodoros Chatzitheodorou Theodoros "Thodoris" Chatzitheodorou ( el, Θεόδωρος Χατζηθεοδώρου , born 1 October 1976) is a retired Greek water polo player and current coach. Chatzitheodorou started his career at Ilisiakos and then moved to Olympiacos w ...

Nikolaos Deligiannis Nikolaos Petrou Deligiannis (Greek : Νικόλαος Πέτρου Δηλιγιάννης, 1845, Athens – 5 January 1910, Paris) was the caretaker Prime Minister of Greece from January to June 1895. Biography Born in Athens, he is the son o ...

Theodoros Kalakonas Theodoros "Thodoris" Kalakonas (born 28 October 1974) is a Greek water polo player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics (6th place), and in the 2004 Summer Olympics (4th place) with the Greece men's national water polo team. He was part of ...

, Konstantinos Loudis, Dimitrios Mazis, Georgios Reppas, Stefanos Santa, Anastasios Schizas, Argyris Theodoropoulos, Ioannis Thomakos and Antonios Vlontakis. * Head Coach: Alessandro Campagna.

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Cr ...

* Tibor Benedek,

Péter Biros Péter Biros (born 5 April 1976) is a Hungarian former water polo player, who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics, which makes him one of six male athletes who won three Oly ...

Rajmund Fodor Rajmund Fodor (born 21 February 1976 in Szeged) is a Hungarian water polo player, who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. He is nicknamed ''Rajmi'', and made his debut for the national team in 199 ...

, István Gergely,

Tamás Kásás Tamás Kásás (; born 20 July 1976) is a retired Hungarian water polo player. Kásás is often described as the best defensive player of his era, if not the best overall. He is known for his ability to spring out of the water and block shots, ...

, Gergely Kiss,

Norbert Madaras Norbert Madaras (born 1 December 1979 in Eger) is a Hungarian water polo player, who won the gold medal with the men's national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics. He also was on the squad that claimed the title at the 20 ...

Tamás Molnár Tamás Molnár (born August 2, 1975) is a Hungarian former water polo player, who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics. He is one of ten male athletes who won three Olympic ...

Ádám Steinmetz Ádám Steinmetz (born 11 August 1980 in Budapest) is a Hungarian water polo player, Olympic champion, and politician, who played for Hungarian Championship outfit Vasas SC. He has a brother, Barnabás Steinmetz, who is also a water polo player ...

Barnabás Steinmetz Barnabás Steinmetz (born 6 October 1975 in Budapest) is a Hungarian water polo player who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. He is nicknamed ''Barney'' and ''Sema'', and made his debut for the n ...

Zoltán Szécsi Zoltán Szécsi (born 22 December 1977) is a Hungarian former water polo goalkeeper, who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics. He is one of ten male athletes who won three O ...

, Tamás Varga and

Attila Vári Attila Vári (born 26 February 1976 in Budapest), nicknamed ''Doki'', is a Hungarian water polo player, who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. Vári began his athletic career with modern pentath ...

* Head Coach:

Dénes Kemény Dénes Kemény (born 14 June 1954 in Budapest) is a former Hungarian water polo player who was the trainer and president of the Hungary men's national water polo team from 1997 to 2012. During his reign the Hunga ...

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

Alberto Angelini Alberto Angelini (born 28 September 1974 in Savona) is a retired water polo player from Italy, who represented his native country at four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 ( Atlanta, Georgia). He was a member of the men's national ...

Fabio Bencivenga Fabio Bencivenga (born 20 January 1976 in Curti) is a retired water polo player from Italy, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 ( Mars, Sol). He was a member of the Men's National ...

Leonardo Binchi Leonardo Binchi (born 27 August 1975) is an Italian water polo player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics, in the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially th ...

Fabrizio Buonocore Fabrizio Buonocore (born 28 April 1977) is an Italian water polo player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics and in the 2008 Summer Olympics. See also * List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo This is a list of Wor ...

Alessandro Calcaterra Alessandro Calcaterra (born 26 May 1975 in Civitavecchia) is an Italian water polo player, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 ( Atlanta, Georgia). He was a member of the men's national team ...

Roberto Calcaterra Roberto Calcaterra (born 6 February 1972 in Civitavecchia) is a retired water polo defense player from Italy, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he won the bronze medal with the men's na ...

Maurizio Felugo Maurizio Felugo (born 4 March 1981) is an Italian male water polo player. He was a member of the Italy men's national water polo team, playing as a driver. Biography Born at Rapallo, he currently plays for Pro Recco and the Italia ...

Goran Fiorentini Goran Fiorentini (born 21 November 1981) is a Croatian- Italian former water polo player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics. He is the elder brother of Deni Fiorentini and son of Yugoslavia player Branko Jovanović. Like his brother h ...

Marco Gerini Marco Gerini (born 5 August 1971) is an Italian water polo player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics. See also * Italy men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics * List of Olympic medalists ...

Francesco Postiglione Francesco Postiglione (born 29 April 1972 in Naples) is a former swimmer and water polo player from Italy, who represented his native country at four Summer Olympics: 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004. At his Olympic debut he competed as a brea ...

Bogdan Rath Bogdan Rath (born 28 June 1972) is a Romanian and later Italian water polo player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics (for Romania) and in the 2004 Summer Olympics (for Italy). See also * List of sportspeople who competed for more th ...

Carlo Silipo Carlo Silipo (born September 10, 1971 in Naples) is a retired water polo player from Italy, who represented his native country at three Summer Olympics: 1992, 1996 and 2004. After having won the gold medal in Barcelona, Spain, he won bronze with ...

and

Stefano Tempesti Stefano Tempesti (born 9 June 1979) is an Italian water polo goalkeeper. He competed at five consecutive Olympics between 2000 and 2016 and won a silver medal in 2012 and a bronze in 2016. He is the second water polo goalkeeper to compete at fiv ...

. * Head Coach: Paolo de Crescenzo.

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

* Daniyar Abulgazin, Sergey Drozdov, Alexandr Elke, Alexandr Gaidukov, Sergey Gorovoy, Alexandr Polukhin, Artemiy Sevostyanov, Alexandr Shidlovskiy, Alexandr Shvedov, Yuriy Smolovyy, Igor Zagoruiko, Ivan Zaytsev and Yevgeniy Zhilyayev. * Head Coach: Askar Orazalinov.

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-ei ...

* Roman Balashov, Revaz Tchomakhidze, Alexander Yerishev, Aleksandr Fyodorov,

Serguei Garbouzov Sergey Garbuzov (born January 13, 1974 in Moscow) is a Russian water polo player who played on the silver medal squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the bronze medal squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics. See also * Russia men's Olympic wat ...

Dmitry Gorshkov Dmitry Gorshkov (born 29 April 1967 in Moscow) is a Russian water polo player who played on the silver medal squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the bronze medal squads at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. At the 2000 Summer ...

Nikolay Kozlov Nikolay Nikolaevich Kozlov (russian: Николай Николаевич Козлов; born 21 July 1972) is a retired Russian water polo player. He competed at the 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympics and won one silver and two bronze medals. Se ...

Nikolai Maximov Nikolay Mikhaylovich Maksimov (russian: Николай Михайлович Максимов; born 15 November 1972) is a Russian water polo goalkeeper, who played at the 1996 Summer Olympics, on the silver medal squad at the 2000 Summer Olympic ...

Andrei Reketchinski Andrei Rekechinski (born 7 January 1981) is a retired Russian water polo player who played on the silver medal squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the bronze medal squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Since 2016-2022, he worked as a general dire ...

Dmitri Stratan Dmitri Ivanovich Stratan (russian: Дмитрий Иванович Стратан; born 24 January 1975) is a Soviet and Russian water polo forward. He competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics for the Ukrainian team that finished in 12th place. At th ...

, Vitaly Yurchik,

Marat Zakirov Marat Sagitovich Zakirov (russian: Марат Сагитович Закиров, born November 8, 1973 in Nizhnekamsk, Tatar ASSR) is a Russian water polo player who played on the silver medal squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the bronze med ...

and Irek Zinnurov. * Head Coach:

Aleksandr Kabanov Aleksandr Sergeyevich Kabanov (russian: Александр Серге́евич Кабанов, 14 June 1948 – 30 June 2020) was a Soviet and Russian water polo player and head coach of the Russian water polo team. He is one of a few sportspeop ...

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , ...

* Ángel Andreo,

Daniel Ballart Daniel Ballart Sans (born 17 March 1973 in Barcelona, Catalonia) is a water polo player from Spain. He was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Four years earlier, w ...

, Xavier García, Salvador Gómez, Gabriel Hernández Paz, Gustavo Marcos,

Guillermo Molina Guillermo Molina Ríos (born 16 March 1984 in Ceuta) is a Spanish water polo player who competed for the Spain men's national water polo team in four consecutive Summer Olympics ( 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing, 2012 London and 2016 Rio. He was th ...

, Daniel Moro,

Iván Moro Iván Moro Fernández (born December 25, 1974, in Madrid) is a water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He also competed for his native country ...

Sergi Pedrerol Sergi Pedrerol Cavallé (born 16 December 1969 in Molins de Rei, Catalonia) is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the golden medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Four years ...

, Iván Pérez, Jesús Rollán and Javier Sanchez Toril. * Head Coach: Joan Jane.

Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of ...

Aleksandar Ćirić Aleksandar Ćirić ( sr-cyrl, Александар Ћирић, born 30 December 1977 in Belgrade) is a Serbian retired water polo player and current head coach of European powerhouse Olympiacos Women's Water Polo Team, who played for two Olympic ...

, Vladimir Gojković,

Danilo Ikodinović Danilo “Dača” Ikodinović ( sr-cyrl, Данило Дача Икодиновић, born 4 October 1976) is a Serbian former professional water polo player who played on the bronze medal squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics (with Yugoslavia) and t ...

Viktor Jelenić Viktor Jelenić ( sr-cyr, Виктор Јеленић; born 31 October 1970 in Belgrade, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a former Serbian water polo player. He was part of the gold medal winning team of Yugoslavia at the 1991 World Cha ...

Predrag Jokić Predrag Jokić ( sr-cyrl, Предраг Јокић; born 3 February 1983 in Kotor) is a Montenegrin 1.88 m tall water polo player. He is a member of the Montenegro men's national water polo team at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2012 ...

Nikola Kuljača Nikola Kuljača (born 16 August 1974 in Belgrade, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian water polo goalkeeper who played for the team of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro on the bronze medal squad at the 2000 Summe ...

Slobodan Nikić Slobodan Nikić ( Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан Никић; born 25 January 1983) is a Serbian professional water polo player. He is currently free agent and he is a long-standing member of the Serbia men's national water polo team. His mos ...

, Aleksandar Šapić, Dejan Savić,

Denis Šefik Denis Šefik ( sr-cyr, Денис Шефик; born 20 September 1976) is Serbian water polo player who plays for VK Radnički. He represented the Serbia and Montenegro national team until 2006, Serbian national team until 2008 and since 2010, r ...

, Petar Trbojević,

Vanja Udovičić Vanja Udovičić ( sr-Cyrl, Вања Удовичић, ; born 12 September 1982) is a Serbian politician and former professional water polo player who served as minister of youth and sports from 2013 to 2022. An independent politician, he is a ...

and Vladimir Vujasinović. * Head Coach: Nenad Manojlović.

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continental United States, primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., ...

* Omar Amr,

Tony Azevedo Anthony Lawrence Azevedo (born November 21, 1981) is a Brazilian-born American water polo player. He is a 2008 Olympic silver medalist and a five-time Olympian (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016). Azevedo ranks fourth on the all-time scoring list ...

, Ryan Bailey,

Layne Beaubien Ronald Layne Beaubien (born July 4, 1976) is an American water polo player. He was a member of the United States men's national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. In the championship game, the USA team won the silver medal, after defe ...

Brandon Brooks Brandon Brooks (born August 19, 1989) is a former American football guard who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons with the Houston Texans and Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at Miami (OH) and was draft ...

Genai Kerr Genai Kerr is an American water polo player. He is a member of the United States men's national water polo team and played in the 2004 Athens Olympics.Daniel Klatt, Brett Ormsby, Jeffrey Powers, Christopher Segesman, Jesse Smith,

Wolf Wigo Wolf Wigo (b. May 8, 1973) is an American water polo player and water polo coach. He has played competitive water polo at the national level since age 13. Wigo was a four-year All-America collegiate water polo player and led his Stanford Universit ...

and Adam Wright. * Head Coach: Ratko Rudić.

Women's rosters

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by ...

* Belinda Brooks, Naomi Castle, Nikita Cuffe, Joanne Fox,

Jemma Brownlow Jemma Brownlow (born 14 November 1979) is an Australian former water polo player. She was a member of the Australia women's national water polo team, playing as a goalkeeper. She was a part of the team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. On club leve ...

Kate Gynther Kate Maree Gynther (born 5 July 1982) is an Australian water polo player. She plays for the Brisbane Barracudas in the National Water Polo League. She represented Australia as a member of the women's senior national team at the 2004 Summer Ol ...

, Kelly Heuchan, Emma Knox,

Elise Norwood Elise Simone Ashton ( Norwood, born 18 June 1981 in Sydney) is a former captain of the Australian women's water polo team. She is a right-handed utility and played her 100th international game on 20 August 2005 against the Netherlands during t ...

, Melissa Rippon,

Rebecca Rippon Rebecca Marie Rippon (born 26 December 1978) is an Australian water polo player. She represented Australia as a member of the Australia women's national water polo team at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a ...

, Bronwyn Smith and Jodie Stuhmcke. * Head Coach: István Gorgenyi.

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by to ...

* Marie Luc Arpin, Johanne Begin, Cora Campbell, Melissa Collins,

Andrea Dewar Andrea Dewar (born July 9, 1979) is a Canadian water polo player. She is a graduate of McGill University in physical therapy, 2001. She was part of the bronze medal-winning women's water polo team at the 2001 world championships in Fukuoka, ...

, Valerie Dionne, Ann Dow, Susan Gardiner, Marianne Illing, Whynter Lamarre, Rachel Riddell,

Christine Robinson Christine Robinson (born May 17, 1984, in Pointe-Claire, Quebec) is a Canadian water polo player. She is a student at McGill University. She was part of the 7th place women's water polo team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She won a gold medal at ...

and Jana Salat. * Head Coach: Patrick Oaten.

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders wi ...

* Dimitra Asilian, Georgia Ellinaki, Eftychia Karagianni, Angeliki Karapataki,

Stavroula Kozompoli Stavroula "Voula" Kozomboli ( el, Σταυρούλα "Βούλα" Κοζομπόλη, born 14 January 1974) is a female Greek water polo player and Olympic silver medalist with the Greece women's national water polo team. She received a ...

Georgia Lara Giouli "Georgia" Lara ( el, Γιούλη Λάρα, born 31 May 1980) is a female Greek water polo player and Olympic silver medalist with the Greece women's national water polo team. She received a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olym ...

, Kyriaki Liosi, Antiopi Melidoni, Antonia Moraiti, Evangelia Moraitidou,

Anthoula Mylonaki Anthoula "Anthi" Mylonaki ( el, Ανθούλα Μυλωνάκη, born 10 June 1984) is a female Greek water polo player and Olympic silver medalist. She is part of the Greece women's national water polo team. Career Mylonaki received a silver m ...

Aikaterini Oikonomopoulou Aikaterini Oikonomopoulou or Katerina Oikonomopoulou ( gr, Κατερίνα Οικονομοπούλου; born February 16, 1978) is a female Greek water polo player and Olympic silver medalist with the Greece women's national water polo team. S ...

and

Antigoni Roumpesi Antigoni Roumpesi or Antigoni Roumbesi ( gr, Αντιγόνη Ρουμπέση, born 19 July 1983 in Athens) is a Greek water polo player, World Aquatics gold champion and Olympic silver medalist with the Greece women's national water polo tea ...

. * Head Coach:

Kyriakos Iosifidis Kyriakos "Koulis" Iosifidis ( el, Κυριάκος Ιωσηφίδης, born 27 January 1946 in Piraeus) is a retired Greek water polo player and water polo coach. As a player, he was part of the Greece men's national water polo team at the 1968 ...

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Cr ...

Rita Dravucz Rita may refer to: People * Rita (given name) * Rita (Indian singer) (born 1984) * Rita (Israeli singer) (born 1962) * Rita (Japanese singer) * Eliza Humphreys (1850–1938), wrote under the pseudonym Rita Places * Djarrit, also known as Rit ...

, Anett Gyore, Dora Kisteleki, Aniko Pelle,

Ágnes Primász Ágnes Primász (born 5 March 1980 in Dunaújváros) is a female water polo player from Hungary, who competed for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Primász became top scorer with fourteen goals at the 2001 Wo ...

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, Krisztina Szremko, Zsuzsanna Tiba, Andrea Toth, Agnes Valkay, Erzsebet Valkay,

Krisztina Zantleitner Krisztina Zantleitner (born 8 May 1974) is a Hungarian female water polo player. She was a member of the Hungary women's national water polo team, playing as a centre back. She was a part of the team at the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer ...

and Ildiko Zirighne Sos. * Head Coach:

Tamás Faragó Tamás Faragó (born 5 August 1952) is a former Hungarian water polo player. He competed in all major international tournaments between 1970 and 1980 and won three medals at the Summer Olympics and five at the world and European championships. ...

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Carmela Allucci Carmela Allucci (born 22 January 1970 in Naples) is a female water polo midfielder from Italy, who won the gold medal with the Women's National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Allucci was given the honour to carry the n ...

, Alexandra Araujo,

Silvia Bosurgi Silvia Bosurgi (born 17 April 1979 in Messina) is a water polo forward from Italy, who won the gold medal with the Women's National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. She participated at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships, ...

Francesca Conti Francesca Cristiana Conti (born 21 May 1972 in Genzano di Roma) is a female water polo goalkeeper from Italy, who won the gold medal with the Women's National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. See also * Italy women's Olymp ...

, Tania di Mario, Elena Gigli, Melania Grego, Martina Miceli, Giusi Malato, Maddalena Musumeci, Cinzia Ragusa, Noémi Tóth and Manuela Zanchi. * Head Coach: Pierluigi Formiconi.

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

* Yekaterina Gariyeva, Marina Gritsenko, Tatyana Gubina, Natalya Ignatyeva, Assel Jakayeva, Svetlana Khapsalis, Alyona Klimenko, Svetlana Koroleva (water polo), Svetlana Koroleva, Natalya Krassilnikova, Larissa Mikhailova, Galina Rytova, Irina Tolkunova and Anna Zubkova. * Head Coach: Stanislav Pivovarov.

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-ei ...

* Svetlana Bogdanova (water polo), Svetlana Bogdanova, Sofya Konukh, Tatiana Petrova, Ekaterina Salimova, Natalia Shepelina, Ekaterina Shishova, Elena Smurova, Olga Turova, Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Vasilieva, Ekaterina Vassilieva, Valentina Vorontsova, Maria Yaina, Galina Zlotnikova and Anastassia Zoubkova. * Head Coach: Alexander Kleymenov.

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* Robin Beauregard, Margaret Dingeldein, Ellen Estes, Jacqueline Frank, Natalie Golda, Ericka Lorenz, Heather Moody, Thalia Munro, Nicolle Payne, Heather Petri, Kelly Rulon, Amber Stachowski and Brenda Villa. * Head Coach: Guy Baker.

References

Sources

* PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation]
Digital Library
*
Official Results Book – 2004 Olympic Games – Water Polodownloadarchive
* Water polo on the Olympedi
website
*
Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympicsmen's tournamentwomen's tournament
* Water polo on the Sports Reference]
website
*
Water polo at the 2004 Summer Games
(archived)

External links

result book – Water Polo
{{Water polo at the Summer Olympics Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics events 2004 in water polo, O International water polo competitions hosted by Greece, 2004 Water polo at the Summer Olympics, 2004