China women's national water polo team

China
FINA code	CHN
Association	Chinese Swimming Association
Confederation	AASF (Asia)
Head coach	Juan Jané
Asst coach	Salvador Gómez; Wu Zhiyu
Captain	Zhang Jing
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current	10 (as of 9 August 2021)
Highest	2 (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
Lowest	10 (2021)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances	5 (first in 2008)
Best result	5th (2008)
World Championship
Appearances	10 (first in 2005)
Best result	(2011)
World Cup
Appearances	4 (first in 2006)
Best result	(2010)
World League
Appearances	12 (first in 2007)
Best result	(2013)
Asian Games
Appearances	4 (first in 2010)
Best result	(2010, 2014, 2018, 2023)
Asian Swimming Championships
Best result	(2012, 2016)
Asian Water Polo Championship
Best result	(2009, 2012, 2015)
Asian Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2013)
Best result	(2013)

The China women's national water polo team represents China in international women's water polo competitions and friendly matches. It is one of the leading teams in Asia.

Results

Olympic Games

2008 – 5th place^[1]
2012 – 5th place
2016 – 7th place
2020 – 8th place
2024 – qualified

World Championship

2005 – 16th place^[1]
2007 – 14th place
2009 – 11th place
2011 – Silver medal
2013 – 9th place
2015 – 5th place
2017 – 10th place
2019 – 11th place
2022 – Withdrawn^[2]
2023 – 13th place
2024 – 10th place

World Cup

2006 – 8th place^[1]
2010 – Bronze medal
2014 – 4th place
2018 – 5th place

World League

2007 – 6th place^[1]
2008 – 5th place
2009 – 5th place
2010 – 5th place
2011 – 4th place
2012 – 4th place
2013 – Gold medal
2014 – 4th place
2015 – 4th place
2016 – 4th place
2017 – 6th place
2018 – 6th place

Asian Games

2010 – Gold medal
2014 – Gold medal
2018 – Gold medal
2023 – Gold medal

Asian Swimming Championships

2012 – Gold medal^[3]
2016 – Gold medal

Asian Water Polo Championship

2009 – Gold medal^[3]
2012 – Gold medal
2015 – Gold medal

Asian Cup

2013 – Gold medal^[3]

Current squad

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

The roster was announced on 13 July 2024.^[4]

Head coach: Juan Jané^[5]

1 Deng Zewen GK
2 Yan Siya D
3 Yan Jing CF
4 Xiong Dunhan CF
5 Zhong Qiyun W
6 Wang Xuan CB
7 Lu Yiwen W
8 Wang Huan W
9 Dong Wenxin D
10 Nong Sanfeng CB
11 Chen Xiao CF
12 Zhang Jing (c) D
13 Shen Yineng GK

Under-20 team

China's women finished as runner-up at the 2007 FINA Junior Water Polo World Championships.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "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.
^ "Draw for World Championships: Four debutants in Budapest". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Competitions for Water polo". asiaswimmingfederation.org. Asia Swimming Federation. 2019. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019.
^ "Chinese delegation members for Paris 2024 (part 1)". english.news.cn. 13 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
^ "Team roster: China" (PDF). Olympics.com. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
^ Russia after fourth title at FINA World Women's Junior Water Polo Championship Owen Lloyd (Inside the Games), 9 October 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.

External links

Official website

[HistoFINA_PDF-1] "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.

[2] "Draw for World Championships: Four debutants in Budapest". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 11 April 2022.

[AASF-3] "Competitions for Water polo". asiaswimmingfederation.org. Asia Swimming Federation. 2019. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019.

[4] "Chinese delegation members for Paris 2024 (part 1)". english.news.cn. 13 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.

[5] "Team roster: China" (PDF). Olympics.com. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.

[6] Russia after fourth title at FINA World Women's Junior Water Polo Championship Owen Lloyd (Inside the Games), 9 October 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.

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