Italy women's national water polo team
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| Association | Italian Swimming Federation |
|---|---|
| Confederation | LEN (Europe) |
| Head coach | Fabio Conti |
| Asst coach | Paolo Zizza |
| Captain | Tania Di Mario |
| FINA code | ITA |
| Olympic Games | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2004) |
| Best result |
 (2004) |
| World Championships | |
| Appearances | 10 (first in 1994) |
| Best result |
(1998, 2001) |
| World League | |
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2004) |
| Best result |
 (2006) |
| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1989) |
| Best result |
(1993, 2006) |
| European Championship | |
| Appearances | 14 (first in 1989) |
| Best result |
(1995, 1997, 1999, 2012) |
Tania Di Mario (3rd standing from left) and Setterosa, with Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi after Olympic gold medal at Quirinale in 2004.
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.
Palmarès
| Competition | | |  | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| World Championship | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| European Championship | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Universiade | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mediterranean Games | not yet disputed | |||
| Total | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
Results
Olympic Games
Olympic Year Tournament
- 1996 — Bronze medal
World Championship
- 1994 — Bronze medal
- 1998 — Gold medal
- 2001 — Gold medal
- 2003 — Silver medal
- 2005 — 7th place
- 2007 — 5th place
- 2011 — 4th place
- 2013 — 10th place
- 2015 — Bronze medal
FINA World League
- 2004 — Bronze medal
- 2005 — 8th
- 2006 — Silver medal
- 2009 — 8th
- 2011 — Silver medal
- 2012 — 8th
- 2013 — 6th
- 2014 — Silver medal
- 2015 — 7th
- 2016 — 5th
FINA World Cup
- 1989 — 8th place
- 1991 — 5th place
- 1993 — Silver medal
- 1995 — 5th place
- 1997 — 4th place
- 1999 — Bronze medal
- 2002 — 5th place
- 2006 — Silver medal
European Championship
- 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
Team
Current squad
The following is the Italian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1]
Head coach: Fabio Conti
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | 2016 club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gorlero, GiuliaGiulia Gorlero | GK | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 26 September 1990 | Despar Messina |
| 2 | Tabani, ChiaraChiara Tabani | CB | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 27 August 1994 | Mediostar Prato |
| 3 | Garibotti, AriannaArianna Garibotti | D | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 9 December 1989 | Despar Messina |
| 4 | Queirolo, ElisaElisa Queirolo | CB | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 61 kg (134 lb) | 6 March 1991 | Plebiscito Padova |
| 5 | Radicchi, FedericaFederica Radicchi | CB | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 70 kg (154 lb) | 21 December 1988 | Despar Messina |
| 6 | Aiello, RosariaRosaria Aiello | CF | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 12 May 1989 | Despar Messina |
| 7 | Di Mario, TaniaTania Di Mario (c) | D | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 4 May 1979 | L’Ekipe Orizzonte |
| 8 | Bianconi, RobertaRoberta Bianconi | CB | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 8 July 1989 |  Olympiacos |
| 9 | Emmolo, Giulia EnricaGiulia Enrica Emmolo | D | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 16 October 1991 | Olympiacos |
| 10 | Pomeri, FrancescaFrancesca Pomeri | CF | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 18 February 1993 | Città di Cosenza |
| 11 | Cotti, AleksandraAleksandra Cotti | CF | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 13 December 1988 | Rapallo Pallanuoto |
| 12 | Frassinetti, TeresaTeresa Frassinetti | CF | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 24 December 1985 | Rari Nantes Bogliasco |
| 13 | Teani, LauraLaura Teani | GK | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 13 March 1991 | Plebiscito Padova |
Past squads
- 1991 European Championship —
Bronze Medal
- Nicoletta Abbate, Carmela Allucci, Monica Canetti, Cristina Consoli, Francesca Conti, Antonella Di Giacinto, Stefania Lariucci, Sonia Magarelli, Giusi Malato, Neira Marsili, Martina Miceli, Monica Petrucci, Monica Vaillant, Flavia Villa, and Claudia Vinciguerra. Head Coach: Roberto Fiori.
- 1993 FINA World Cup —
Silver Medal
- Nicoletta Abbate, Carmela Allucci, Cristina Consoli, Francesca Conti, Antonella Di Giacinto, Melania Grego, Stefania Lariucci, Giusi Malato, Claudia Mori, Paola Sabbatini, Greta Righi, Monica Vaillant, and Claudia Vinciguerra.
- 1994 World Championship — Bronze Medal
- Nicoletta Abbate, Carmela Allucci, Cristina Consoli, Francesca Conti, Antonella Di Giacinto, Melania Grego, Stefania Lariucci, Giusi Malato, Martina Miceli, Paola Sabbatini, Oriana Di Siena, Monica Vaillant, and Milena Virzì.
- 1995 European Championship —
Gold Medal
- Carmela Allucci, Marica Carrozzi, Cristina Consoli, Francesca Conti, Antonella Di Giacinto, Melania Grego, Stefania Lariucci, Giusi Malato, Martina Miceli, Maddalena Musumeci, Francesca Romano, Paola Sabbatini, Daria Starace, Monica Vaillant, and Milena Virzì. Head Coach: Pierluigi Formiconi.
- 1996 Olympic Year Tournament — Bronze Medal
- Carmela Allucci, Alexandra Araujo, Cristina Consoli, Francesca Conti, Antonella Di Giacinto, Melania Grego, Stefania Lariucci, Giusi Malato, Martina Miceli, Silvia Moriconi, Maddalena Musumeci, Monica Vaillant, and Milena Virzì. Head Coach: Pierluigi Formiconi.
- 1997 European Championship — Gold Medal
- Carmela Allucci, Alexandra Araujo, Cristina Consoli, Francesca Conti, Antonella Di Giacinto, Melania Grego, Stefania Lariucci, Stefania Lavorini, Giusi Malato, Martina Miceli, Silvia Moriconi, Maddalena Musumeci, Cinzia Ragusa, Monica Vaillant, and Milena Virzì. Head Coach: Pierluigi Formiconi.
- 1998 World Championship — Gold Medal
- Carmela Allucci, Alexandra Araujo, Cristina Consoli, Francesca Conti, Eleonora Gay, Antonella Di Giacinto, Melania Grego, Stefania Lariucci, Giusi Malato, Martina Miceli, Maddalena Musumeci, Monica Vaillant, and Milena Virzi. Head Coach: Pierluigi Formiconi.
- 1999 FINA World Cup — Bronze Medal
- Carmela Allucci, Alexandra Araujo, Tatiana Baianova, Cristina Consoli, Francesca Conti, Eleonora Gay, Melania Grego, Tania di Mario, Martina Miceli, Maddalena Musumeci, Gabriella Sciolti, Monica Vaillant, and Claudia Vinciguerra. Head Coach: Pierluigi Formiconi.
- 1999 European Championship — Gold Medal
- Carmela Allucci, Alexandra Araujo, Tatiana Baianova, Silvia Bosurgi, Cristina Consoli, Francesca Conti, Tania di Mario, Melania Grego, Giusi Malato, Martina Miceli, Silvia Moriconi, Maddalena Musumeci, Martina Schiavon, Gabriella Sciolti, and Monica Vaillant. Head Coach: Pierluigi Formiconi.
- 2001 European Championship — Silver Medal
- Simona Abbate, Carmela Allucci, Alexandra Araujo, Silvia Bosurgi, Cristina Consoli, Francesca Conti, Melania Grego, Tania Di Mario, Giusi Malato, Martina Miceli, Maddalena Musumeci, Cinzia Ragusa, Gabriella Sciolti, Paola Sabbatini, and Manuela Zanchi. Head Coach: Pierluigi Formiconi.
- 2001 World Championship — Gold Medal
- Carmela Allucci, Alexandra Araujo, Silvia Bosurgi, Cristina Consoli, Francesca Conti, Melania Grego, Giusi Malato, Tania di Mario, Martina Miceli, Maddalena Musumeci, Paola Sabbatini, Gabriella Sciolti, and Monica Vaillant. Head Coach: Pierluigi Formiconi.
- 2001 Holiday Cup — Bronze Medal
- Carmela Allucci, Alexandra Araujo, Silvia Bosurgi, Francesca Conti, Cristina Consoli, Melania Grego, Giusi Malato, Tania di Mario, Martina Miceli, Maddalena Musumeci, Paola Sabbatini, Gabriella Sciolti, and Monica Vaillant.
- 2003 European Championship — Gold Medal
- Carmela Allucci, Alexandra Araujo, Silvia Bosurgi, Francesca Conti, Melania Grego, Erika Lava, Daniela Lavorini, Giusi Malato, Tania di Mario, Martina Miceli, Maddalena Musumeci, Cinzia Ragusa, Gabriella Sciolti, Noémi Tóth, and Manuela Zanchi.
- 2003 World Championship — Silver Medal
- 2003 Holiday Cup — Silver Medal
- Carmela Allucci, Alexandra Araujo, Silvia Bosurgi, Francesca Conti, Elena Gigli, Melania Grego, Daniela Lavorini, Tania di Mario, Martina Miceli, Maddalena Musumeci, Cinzia Ragusa, Gabriella Sciolti, Noémi Tóth, and Manuela Zanchi.
- 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
- 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
- Annalisa Bosello, Silvia Bosurgi, Elisa Casanova, Marta Colaiocco, Teresa Frassinetti, Eleonora Gay, Elena Gigli, Tania di Mario, Martina Miceli, Maddalena Musumeci, Francesca Pavan, Cinzia Ragusa, Erzsébet Valkay, and Manuela Zanchi. Head Coach: Mauro Maugeri.
- 2008 FINA Olympic Qualifying Tournament — Gold Medal
- Elena Gigli, Martina Miceli, Elisa Casanova, Silvia Bosurgi, Erzsébet Valkay, Manuela Zanchi, Tania di Mario, Cinzia Ragusa, Marta Colaiocco, Federica Rocco, Maddalena Musumeci, Teresa Frassinetti, and Chiara Brancati. Head Coach: Mauro Maugeri.
- 2012 European Championship — Gold Medal
- 2015 World Championship — Bronze Medal
- 2016 European Championship — Bronze Medal
References
- ↑ "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.
Notes
- HistoFINA Volume VIII (Edition 2004)
External links
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