Russia women's national water polo team

Russia
Association All Russian Swimming Federation
Confederation LEN (Europe)
Head coach Alexander Gaidukov
Captain Ekaterina Prokofyeva
FINA code RUS
Olympic Games
Appearances 6 (first in 2000)
Best result 3rd, bronze medalist(s) (2000, 2016)
World Championships
Appearances 10 (first in 1994)
Best result 3rd, bronze medalist(s) (2003, 2007, 2009, 2011)
World League
Appearances 3 (first in 2004)
Best result 1st, gold medalist(s) (2008)
World Cup
Appearances 6 (first in 1995)
Best result 2nd, silver medalist(s) (1997)
European Championship
Appearances 12 (first in 1993)
Best result 1st, gold medalist(s) (2006, 2008, 2010)

The Russia women's national water polo team represents Russia in international women's water polo competitions and friendly matches. The team is one of the leading teams in Europe since the mid-1990s.

Results

Olympic Games

World Championship

FINA World League

FINA World Cup

European Championship

Team

Current squad

The following is the Russian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1]

Head coach: Alexandr Gaidukov

Name Pos. Height Weight Date of birth 2016 club
1 Ustyukhina, AnnaAnna Ustyukhina GK 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)70 kg (154 lb) 18 March 1989Russia SKIF-CSP Izmailovo
2 Fedotova, NadezhdaNadezhda Fedotova D 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)68 kg (150 lb) 20 May 1988Russia Kinef Kirishi
3 Prokofyeva, EkaterinaEkaterina Prokofyeva (c) D 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)70 kg (154 lb) 13 March 1991Russia Kinef Kirishi
4 Karimova, ElvinaElvina Karimova D 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)62 kg (137 lb) 25 March 1994Russia Uralochka Zlatoust
5 Borisova, MariaMaria Borisova D 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)95 kg (209 lb) 28 July 1997Russia SKIF-CSP Izmailovo
6 Belova, OlgaOlga Belova CB 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)60 kg (132 lb) 27 August 1993Russia Uralochka Zlatoust
7 Lisunova, EkaterinaEkaterina Lisunova D 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)64 kg (141 lb) 6 October 1989Russia Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk
8 Simanovich, AnastasiaAnastasia Simanovich CF 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)69 kg (152 lb) 23 January 1995Russia Kinef Kirishi
9 Timofeeva, AnnaAnna Timofeeva CF 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)86 kg (190 lb) 18 July 1987Russia Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk
10 Soboleva, EvgeniaEvgenia Soboleva CB 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)75 kg (165 lb) 26 August 1988Russia Kinef Kirishi
11 Ivanova, EvgeniyaEvgeniya Ivanova D 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)67 kg (148 lb) 26 July 1987Russia Kinef Kirishi
12 Grineva, AnnaAnna Grineva CB 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)87 kg (192 lb) 31 January 1988Russia Spartak Volgograd
13 Karnaukh, AnnaAnna Karnaukh GK 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)61 kg (134 lb) 31 August 1993Russia Kinef Kirishi

Past squads

  • Maria Bersneva, Anastasia Fedotova, Daria Gerzanich, Evgenia Golovina, Anna Isakova, Polina Kempf, Bella Khamzaeva (c), Elena Kotanchyan, Alena Serzhantova, Svetlana Stepakhina, Veronika Vakhitova, Elizaveta Zaplatina, Aleksandra Zelenkovskaya. Coaches: Andrei Belofastov, Alexander Fedoseev.

References

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