These are the rosters of all participating teams at the women's water polo tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
| Pos. | Position | № | Cap number |
|---|---|---|---|
| CF | Centre Forward | CB | Centre Back |
| D | Defense | GK | Goalkeeper |
Pool A edit
Australia edit
The following is the Australian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1]
Head coach: Greg McFadden
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | 2016 club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lea Yanitsas | GK | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 15 March 1989 |  Sydney Uni Water Polo Club
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| 2 | Gemma Beadsworth | CF | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 17 July 1987 | Fremantle Marlins
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| 3 | Hannah Buckling | CB | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 3 June 1992 | Sydney Uni Water Polo Club
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| 4 | Holly Lincoln-Smith | CF | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 26 March 1988 | Cronulla Sharks
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| 5 | Keesja Gofers | D | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 16 March 1990 | Sydney Uni Water Polo Club
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| 6 | Bronwen Knox (c) | CF | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 16 April 1986 | Victorian Tigers
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| 7 | Rowena Webster | CB | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 27 December 1987 | Victorian Tigers
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| 8 | Glencora Ralph | CB | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 8 August 1988 | Fremantle Marlins
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| 9 | Zoe Arancini | D | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 70 kg (154 lb) | 14 July 1991 | Fremantle Marlins
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| 10 | Ashleigh Southern | CF | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 22 October 1992 | Brisbane Barracudas
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| 11 | Isobel Bishop | D | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 8 September 1991 | Sydney Uni Water Polo Club
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| 12 | Nicola Zagame | D | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 11 August 1990 | Cronulla Sharks
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| 13 | Kelsey Wakefield | GK | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 1 June 1991 | Queensland Breakers
|
Brazil edit
The following is the Brazilian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2]
Head coach: 
Patrick Oaten
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | 2016 club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tess Oliveira | GK | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 6 January 1987 |  Pinheiros
|
| 2 | Diana Abla | CF | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 70 kg (154 lb) | 29 July 1995 | Pinheiros
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| 3 | Marina Zablith (c) | CB | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 4 March 1987 | Pinheiros
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| 4 | Marina Canetti | CF | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 24 January 1983 | Flamengo
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| 5 | Lucianne Barroncas | D | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 1 April 1988 | Pinheiros
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| 6 | Izabella Chiappini | D | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 28 September 1995 | Pinheiros
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| 7 | Amanda Oliveira | D | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 6 January 1987 | Pinheiros
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| 8 | Luíza Carvalho | CF | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 2 July 1983 | Pinheiros
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| 9 | Camila Pedrosa | CF | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 60 kg (132 lb) | 12 March 1975 | Paulistano
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| 10 | Viviane Bahia | CB | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 14 February 1994 | Pinheiros
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| 11 | Mariana Duarte | W | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 5 October 1986 | Paineiras do Morumby
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| 12 | Gabriela Mantellato | D | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 28 October 1991 | Pinheiros
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| 13 | Victória Chamorro | GK | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 70 kg (154 lb) | 10 July 1996 | Paineiras do Morumby
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Italy edit
The following is the Italian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]
Head coach: Fabio Conti
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | 2016 club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giulia Gorlero | GK | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 26 September 1990 |  Despar Messina
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| 2 | Chiara Tabani | CB | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 27 August 1994 | Mediostar Prato
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| 3 | Arianna Garibotti | D | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 9 December 1989 | Despar Messina
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| 4 | Elisa Queirolo | CB | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 61 kg (134 lb) | 6 March 1991 | Plebiscito Padova
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| 5 | Federica Radicchi | CB | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 70 kg (154 lb) | 21 December 1988 | Despar Messina
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| 6 | Rosaria Aiello | CF | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 12 May 1989 | Despar Messina
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| 7 | Tania Di Mario (c) | D | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 4 May 1979 | L'Ekipe Orizzonte
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| 8 | Roberta Bianconi | CB | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 8 July 1989 |  Olympiacos
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| 9 | Giulia Emmolo | D | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 16 October 1991 | Olympiacos
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| 10 | Francesca Pomeri | CF | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 18 February 1993 | Città di Cosenza
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| 11 | Aleksandra Cotti | CF | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 13 December 1988 | Rapallo Pallanuoto
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| 12 | Teresa Frassinetti | CF | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 24 December 1985 | Rari Nantes Bogliasco
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| 13 | Laura Teani | GK | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 13 March 1991 | Plebiscito Padova
|
Russia edit
The following is the Russian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4]
Head coach: Alexandr Gaidukov
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | 2016 club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anna Ustyukhina | GK | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 70 kg (154 lb) | 18 March 1989 |  SKIF-CSP Izmailovo
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| 2 | Nadezhda Fedotova | D | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 20 May 1988 | Kinef Kirishi
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| 3 | Ekaterina Prokofyeva (c) | D | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 70 kg (154 lb) | 13 March 1991 | Kinef Kirishi
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| 4 | Elvina Karimova | D | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 25 March 1994 | Uralochka Zlatoust
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| 5 | Maria Borisova | D | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 28 July 1997 | SKIF-CSP Izmailovo
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| 6 | Olga Belova | CB | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | 60 kg (132 lb) | 27 August 1993 | Uralochka Zlatoust
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| 7 | Ekaterina Lisunova | D | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 6 October 1989 | Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk
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| 8 | Anastasia Simanovich | CF | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 23 January 1995 | Kinef Kirishi
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| 9 | Anna Timofeeva | CF | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 18 July 1987 | Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk
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| 10 | Evgenia Soboleva | CB | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 26 August 1988 | Kinef Kirishi
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| 11 | Evgeniya Ivanova | D | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 26 July 1987 | Kinef Kirishi
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| 12 | Anna Grineva | CB | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 31 January 1988 | Spartak Volgograd
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| 13 | Anna Karnaukh | GK | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 61 kg (134 lb) | 31 August 1993 | Kinef Kirishi
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Pool B edit
China edit
The following is the Chinese roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[5]
Head coach: Ricardo Azevedo
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | 2016 club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yang Jun | GK | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 28 April 1988 |  Tianjin
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| 2 | Ma Huanhuan | D | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 13 January 1990 | Guangxi
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| 3 | Mei Xiaohan | CB | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 11 November 1996 | Tianjin
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| 4 | Xiong Dunhan | CF | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 11 November 1998 | Hunan
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| 5 | Niu Guannan | D | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 10 May 1992 | Guangxi
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| 6 | Sun Yating | CF | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 24 February 1988 | Tianjin
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| 7 | Song Donglun | D | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 28 April 1991 | Tianjin
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| 8 | Zhang Cong | D | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 3 May 1990 | Tianjin
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| 9 | Zhao Zihan | D | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 4 September 1993 | Shanghai
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| 10 | Zhang Weiwei | D | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 7 October 1990 | Sichuan
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| 11 | Wang Xinyan | CB | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 26 April 1991 | Shanghai
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| 12 | Zhang Jing | D | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 16 June 1996 | Fujian
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| 13 | Peng Lin | GK | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 4 April 1995 | Hunan
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Hungary edit
The following is the Hungarian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[6]
Head coach: Attila Bíró
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | 2016 club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edina Gangl | GK | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 25 June 1990 |  UVSE
|
| 2 | Dóra Czigány | D | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 60 kg (132 lb) | 23 October 1992 | Eger
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| 3 | Dóra Antal | D | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 9 September 1993 | UVSE
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| 4 | Hanna Kisteleki | CF | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 10 March 1991 | UVSE
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| 5 | Gabriella Szűcs | D | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 7 March 1988 | UVSE
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| 6 | Orsolya Takács | CB | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 20 May 1985 | BVSC
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| 7 | Anna Illés | CB | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 21 February 1994 |  California Golden Bears
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| 8 | Rita Keszthelyi (c) | D | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 10 December 1991 | UVSE
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| 9 | Ildikó Tóth | CF | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 23 April 1987 | UVSE
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| 10 | Barbara Bujka | CF | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 5 September 1986 | Szeged
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| 11 | Dóra Csabai | CB | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 20 April 1989 | UVSE
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| 12 | Krisztina Garda | CB | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 16 July 1994 | Dunaújvárosi Főiskola
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| 13 | Orsolya Kasó | GK | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 22 November 1988 | Dunaújvárosi Főiskola
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Spain edit
The following is the Spanish roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[7]
Head coach: Miki Oca
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laura Ester | GK | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 56 kg (123 lb) | 22 January 1990 |  Sabadell
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| 2 | Marta Bach | CB | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 17 February 1993 | Mataró
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| 3 | Anna Espar | D | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 8 January 1993 | Sabadell
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| 4 | Beatriz Ortiz | D | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 21 June 1995 | Rubí
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| 5 | Matilde Ortiz | CB | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 16 September 1990 | Sabadell
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| 6 | Paula Leitón | CF | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 27 April 2000 | Terrassa
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| 7 | Clara Espar | D | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 70 kg (154 lb) | 29 September 1994 | Sabadell
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| 8 | Pilar Peña | D | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 61 kg (134 lb) | 4 April 1986 | Sabadell
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| 9 | Judith Forca | D | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 7 June 1996 | Sabadell
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| 10 | Roser Tarragó | D | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 61 kg (134 lb) | 25 March 1993 | Mataró
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| 11 | Maica García | CF | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 90 kg (198 lb) | 17 October 1990 | Sabadell
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| 12 | Laura López | D | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 13 January 1988 | Mataró
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| 13 | Patricia Herrera | GK | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | 59 kg (130 lb) | 9 February 1993 | Madrid Moscardó
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United States edit
The following is the American roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[8]
Head coach: Adam Krikorian
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | 2016 club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samantha Hill | GK | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 8 June 1992 | Santa Barbara WP Foundation
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| 2 | Madeline Musselmann | D | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 61 kg (134 lb) | 16 June 1998 | Corona del Mar Aquatics
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| 3 | Melissa Seidemann | CB | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 104 kg (229 lb) | 26 June 1990 | New York Athletic Club
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| 4 | Rachel Fattal | D | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 10 December 1993 | SoCal
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| 5 | Caroline Clark | CB | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 28 June 1990 | New York Athletic Club
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| 6 | Maggie Steffens (c) | CB | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 70 kg (154 lb) | 4 June 1993 | New York Athletic Club
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| 7 | Courtney Mathewson | D | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | 14 September 1986 | New York Athletic Club
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| 8 | Kiley Neushul | D | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 5 March 1993 | Santa Barbara WP Foundation
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| 9 | Aria Fischer | CF | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 2 March 1999 | SET Water Polo
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| 10 | Kaleigh Gilchrist | D | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 16 May 1992 | New York Athletic Club
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| 11 | Makenzie Fischer | CB | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 29 March 1997 | SET Water Polo
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| 12 | Kami Craig | CF | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 21 July 1987 | New York Athletic Club
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| 13 | Ashleigh Johnson | GK | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 12 September 1994 | New York Athletic Club
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Sydney golden girls help announce Rio women's water polo team". Australian Olympic Committee. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ^ "Seleções de polo aquático são definidas para os Jogos Olímpicos Rio 2016" [Water polo teams are determined for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Olympic Committee. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ "Olimpiadi. Il Setterosa per Rio de Janeiro" [Olympics: Setterosa to Rio de Janeiro] (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Nuoto. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ "Стал известен состав женской сборной по водному поло" [The composition of the women's national water polo team identified] (in Russian). Sport Express. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ "2016里约奥运中国水球大名单 中国女水整装待发" [2016 Rio Olympics: The list of Chinese water polo players announced] (in Chinese). Sohu. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ "Irány, Rio!" [Off to Rio!] (in Hungarian). Magyar Vízilabda Szövetség. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ "Las 13 que estaran en Rio" [13 players will be in Rio] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Swimming Federation. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ McDougall, Chrös (16 June 2016). "Four Returning Olympians Lead 2016 U.S. Olympic Women's Water Polo Team". United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on June 23, 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.