Alexandra Asimaki
Asimaki in 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Greek |
| Born | 28 June 1988 Athens, Greece |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Greece |
| Sport | Water polo |
Alexandra Asimaki (Greek: Αλεξάνδρα Ασημάκη; pronounced [alexandra asimaki]; born 28 June 1988) is a Greek water polo player considered one of the best female water polo players in the world in the 21st century.[1]
Asimaki was part of the Greece women's national water polo team awarded the Gold Medal at the 2011 World Championship which took place in Shanghai in July 2011. After her outstanding performance in this tournament, she was named best European[2] and World Female Water Polo Player of the Year 2011.[3][4]
Club career
- 2004–2006 Nautical Club of Vouliagmeni
- 2006–2007 CN Ciudad de Alcorcón
- 2007–2014 Nautical Club of Vouliagmeni
- 2014–2020 Olympiacos Piraeus
- 2021–today Alimos
Club honours
Vouliagmeni
- LEN Champions Cups
- 2009 and 2010
- LEN Super Cups
- 2009 and 2010
- Greek Championships
- 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012 and 2013
Olympiacos
- LEN Euro League
- 2015
- LEN Super Cup
- 2015
- Greek Championships
- 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020
- Greek Cups
- 2018 and 2020
Alcorcón
- Spanish Cup
- 2007
National team honours
- Gold medals
- Silver medals
- European Championship: 2010, 2012 and 2018.
- Bronze medals
Individual awards
- FINA World Water Polo Player of the Year
- 2011
- LEN European Water Polo Player of the Year
- 2011
See also
- List of world champions in women's water polo
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
References
- ^ "Great Greek star Alexandra Asimaki retires at age of 32". Total Waterpolo. 1 September 2020.
- ^ LEN European Athlete of the Year – Previous winners: 2011 MEN – Stefano Tempesti (ITA) / WOMEN – Alexandra Asimaki (GRE) Archived 6 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Waterpoloworld.com, 2 December 2013
- ^ http://www.len.eu/cms?disciplines+waterpolo+pr+a=0083 Archived 21 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine ; 2011 LEN Awards, 28 October 2011.
- ^ http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2669:pr-72-fina-selected-this-years-best-in-the-five-disciplines&catid=275:2011&Itemid=246 Archived 4 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine ; 2011 FINA Awards, 5 December 2011