Australia women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics

This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Australia women's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.

The Australia women's national water polo team has participated in 5 of 5 official women's water polo tournaments.

Comprehensive results by tournament
Note: Results of Olympic qualification tournaments are not included. Last updated: 5 May 2021.


 * Legend
 * – Champions
 * – Runners-up
 * – Third place
 * – Fourth place
 * – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
 * – Hosts

Number of appearances
Last updated: 5 May 2021.


 * Legend
 * Year* – As host team

Best finishes
Last updated: 5 May 2021.


 * Legend
 * Year* – As host team

Finishes in the top four
Last updated: 5 May 2021.


 * Legend
 * Year* – As host team

Medal table
Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Multiple appearances
The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic appearances (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), date of birth (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

Multiple medalists
The following table is pre-sorted by total number of Olympic medals (in descending order), number of Olympic gold medals (in descending order), number of Olympic silver medals (in descending order), year of receiving the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), year of receiving the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

Top goalscorers
The following table is pre-sorted by number of total goals (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

Goalkeepers
The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), cap number or name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively.

Last updated: 1 April 2021.


 * Legend and abbreviation
 * – Hosts
 * Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)

Source:
 * Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 96), 2004 (pp. 56–57), 2008 (pp. 56–57), 2012 (pp. 347–348), 2016 (pp. 197–198).

Top sprinters
The following table is pre-sorted by number of total sprints won (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), name of the sprinter (in ascending order), respectively.

* Number of sprinters (30+ sprints won): 1
 * Number of sprinters (20–29 sprints won): 0
 * Number of sprinters (10–19 sprints won): 1
 * Number of sprinters (5–9 sprints won): 2
 * Last updated: 15 May 2021.


 * Legend and abbreviation
 * – Hosts
 * Eff % – Efficiency (Sprints won / Sprints contested)

Source:
 * Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 96), 2004 (pp. 56–57), 2008 (pp. 56–57), 2012 (pp. 347–348), 2016 (pp. 197–198).

Most successful coaches
The following table is pre-sorted by total number of Olympic medals (in descending order), number of Olympic gold medals (in descending order), number of Olympic silver medals (in descending order), year of winning the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), year of winning the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the coach (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Greg McFadden led Australia women's national team to win two consecutive Olympic bronze medals in 2008 and 2012.


 * Legend
 * – Hosts

Medals as coach and player
The following table is pre-sorted by total number of Olympic medals (in descending order), number of Olympic gold medals (in descending order), number of Olympic silver medals (in descending order), year of winning the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), year of winning the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the person (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 5 May 2021.

With the Hungary men's national water polo team, István Görgényi won a silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He was appointed head coach of the Australia women's national team in 1998. At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, he led the team to win the inaugural women's water polo gold medal.


 * Legend
 * Year* – As host team