China women's national water polo team

China
FINA code	CHN
Association	Chinese Swimming Association
Confederation	AASF (Asia)
Head coach	Gong Dali
Asst coach	Ge Weiqing
Captain	Zhao Zihan
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current	8 (as of February 2020)
Highest	2 (2011, 2015)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances	3 (first in 2008)
Best result	5th (2008)
World Championship
Appearances	7 (first in 2005)
Best result	(2011)
World Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 2006)
Best result	(2010)
World League
Appearances	11 (first in 2007)
Best result	(2013)
Asian Games
Appearances	3 (first in 2010)
Best result	(2010, 2014, 2018)
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 – 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

World Cup

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

Asian Swimming Championships

2012 – Gold medal^[2]
2016 – Gold medal

Asian Water Polo Championship

2009 – Gold medal^[2]
2012 – Gold medal
2015 – Gold medal

Asian Cup

2013 – Gold medal^[2]

Current squad

Squad for the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.^[3]

Head coach: Gong Dali

№	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	L/R	Date of birth
1	Peng Lin	GK	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	R	4 April 1995
2	Bi Yanan	CF			R	6 December 1998
3	Mei Xiaohan	CB	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	97 kg (214 lb)	R	11 November 1996
4	Xiong Dunhan	CF	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	R	11 November 1998
5	Niu Guannan	D	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	69 kg (152 lb)	R	10 May 1992
6	Guo Ning	D			R	23 January 1995
7	Nong Sanfeng	CB			R	11 February 1998
8	Zhang Cong	D	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	R	3 May 1990
9	Zhao Zihan (c)	D	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	61 kg (134 lb)	L	4 September 1993
10	Zhang Danyi	D	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	R	23 January 1995
11	Chen Xiao	CF			R	11 March 1999
12	Zhang Jing	D	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	L	16 June 1996
13	Shen Yineng	GK	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	80 kg (176 lb)	R	18 January 1995

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics – Download" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2017. pp. 54, 55, 64, 74. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Competitions for Water polo". asiaswimmingfederation.org. Asia Swimming Federation. 2019. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019.
^ "Budapest 2017 Chinese Women's Water Polo Team" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 25 July 2017.

[HistoFINA_PDF-1] "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics – Download" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2017. pp. 54, 55, 64, 74. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2020.

[AASF-2] "Competitions for Water polo". asiaswimmingfederation.org. Asia Swimming Federation. 2019. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019.

[3] "Budapest 2017 Chinese Women's Water Polo Team" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 25 July 2017.

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