The Italy women's national water polo team represents Italy in international women's water polo competitions and friendly matches. The team is one of the leading teams in Europe since the mid-1990s, claiming the title at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The squad is nicknamed the Setterosa.
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| FINA code | ITA |
|---|---|
| Association | Italian Swimming Federation |
| Confederation | LEN (Europe) |
| Head coach | Carlo Silipo |
| Asst coach | Cosimino Di Cecca Elena Gigli |
| FINA ranking (since 2008) | |
| Current | 10 (as of 9 August 2021) |
| Highest | 2 (2016) |
| Lowest | 10 (2021) |
| Olympic Games (team statistics) | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2004) |
| Best result |  (2004) |
| World Championship | |
| Appearances | 15 (first in 1994) |
| Best result | (1998, 2001) |
| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 9 (first in 1989) |
| Best result |  (1993, 2006) |
| World League | |
| Appearances | 10 (first in 2004) |
| Best result | (2006,2011,2014,2019) |
| European Championship | |
| Appearances | 17 (first in 1989) |
| Best result | (1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2012) |
| Media | |
| Website | federnuoto.it |
Palmarès edit
| Competition | |
|
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Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| World Championship | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| World Cup | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| World League | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| European Championship | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Universiade | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mediterranean Games | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 12 | 8 | 28 |
Results edit
Olympic Games edit
| Year[1] | Position | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2000 |
did not qualify | ||||
 2004 |
|
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
 2008 |
6th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
 2012 |
7th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
 2016 |
|
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
 2020 |
did not qualify | ||||
 2024 |
qualified | ||||
| Total | 5/6 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 7 |
Olympic Year Tournament edit
World Championship edit
FINA World Cup edit
FINA World League edit
European Championship edit
- 1989 – 4th place
- 1991 –
Bronze medal - 1993 – 4th place
- 1995 –
Gold medal - 1997 – Gold medal
- 1999 – Gold medal
- 2001 –
Silver medal - 2003 – Gold medal
- 2006 – Silver medal
- 2008 – 4th place
- 2010 – 4th place
- 2012 – Gold medal
- 2014 – 4th place
- 2016 – Bronze medal
- 2018 – 6th place
- 2020 – 5th place
- 2022 – Bronze medal
- 2024 – 4th place
LEN Europa Cup edit
| Year | Position |
|---|---|
 2018 |
5th place |
Team edit
Current squad edit
Roster for the 2024 World Aquatics Championships.[2]
Head coach: Carlo Silipo
- 1 Aurora Condorelli GK
- 2 Chiara Tabani FP
- 3 Giuditta Galardi FP
- 4 Silvia Avegno FP
- 5 Sofia Giustini FP
- 6 Dafne Bettini FP
- 7 Domitilla Picozzi FP
- 8 Roberta Bianconi FP
- 9 Valeria Palmieri FP
- 10 Claudia Marletta FP
- 11 Agnese Cocchiere FP
- 12 Giulia Viacava FP
- 13 Caterina Banchelli GK
- 14 Lucrezia Cergol FP
- 15 Veronica Gant FP
Past squads edit
- 1991 European Championship –
Bronze Medal
- 1993 FINA World Cup –
Silver Medal
- 1994 World Championship – Bronze Medal
- 1995 European Championship –
Gold Medal
- 1996 Olympic Year Tournament – Bronze Medal
- 1997 European Championship – Gold Medal
- 1998 World Championship – Gold Medal
- 1999 FINA World Cup – Bronze Medal
- 1999 European Championship – Gold Medal
- 2001 European Championship – Silver Medal
- 2001 World Championship – Gold Medal
- 2001 Holiday Cup – Bronze Medal
- 2003 European Championship – Gold Medal
- 2003 World Championship – Silver Medal
- 2003 Holiday Cup – Silver Medal
- 2004 FINA World League – Bronze Medal
- 2004 Holiday Cup – Silver Medal
- 2004 Olympic Games – Gold Medal
- 2006 FINA World League – Silver Medal
- 2006 FINA World Cup – Silver Medal
- 2006 European Championship – Silver Medal
- 2007 Holiday Cup – Gold Medal
- 2008 FINA Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Gold Medal
- 2012 European Championship – Gold Medal
- 2015 World Championship – Bronze Medal
- 2016 European Championship – Bronze Medal
Under-20 team edit
Italy lastly competed at the 2021 FINA Junior Water Polo World Championships[3] where they finished fourth.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 56, 57, 67, 78, 83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "21st World Aquatics World Championships Women's Water Polo Team Roster ITA" (PDF). Omega Timing. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ Russia after fourth title at FINA World Women's Junior Water Polo Championship Owen Lloyd (Inside the Games), 9 October 2021. Accessed 7 November 2021.
External links edit
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