Germany women's national water polo team
| FINA code | GER |
|---|---|
| Association | German Swimming Federation |
| Confederation | LEN (Europe) |
| Head coach | Sven Schulz |
| Asst coach | Georgios Triantafyllou |
| Captain | Gesa Deike |
| FINA ranking (since 2008) | |
| Current | 17 (as of 9 August 2021) |
| World Championship | |
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1986) |
| Best result | 6th place |
| World League | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2012) |
| Best result | 6th place (2012) |
| European Championship | |
| Appearances | 18 (first in 1985) |
| Best result | (1985) |
| Media | |
| Website | dsv.de/wasserball |
The Germany women's national water polo team represents Germany in international women's water polo competitions and friendly matches.
Results
All results before 1990 are for the West German team.
World Championship
World League
European Championship
- 1985 – Bronze medal
- 1987 – 4th place
- 1989 – 5th place
- 1991 – 6th place
- 1993 – 6th place
- 1995 – 7th place
- 1997 – 6th place
- 1999 – 7th place
- 2001 – 7th place
- 2003 – 7th place
- 2006 – 7th place
- 2008 – 7th place
- 2010 – 7th place
- 2012 – 8th place
- 2016 – 8th place
- 2018 – 8th place
- 2020 – 11th place
- 2022 – 10th place
- 2024 – 11th place
- 2026 – Qualified
Current squad
Roster for the 2020 Women's European Water Polo Championship.[2]
Head coach: Arno Troost
| No | Name | Pos. | Date of birth | Height | Weight | L/R | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felicitas Saurusajtis | GK | 23 January 1995 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | R | 27 | Blau-Weiß Bochum |
| 2 | Belen Vosseberg | W | 15 December 1997 | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | 60 kg (132 lb) | L | 55 | Wasserfreunde Spandau 04 |
| 3 | Maren Hinz | DF | 6 November 1997 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 80 kg (176 lb) | R | 20 | Eimsbütteler TV |
| 4 | Sophia Eggert | CF | 5 March 1999 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | R | 9 | Bayer Uerdingen |
| 5 | Gesa Deike (C) | W | 26 June 1995 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | R | 52 | Bayer Uerdingen |
| 6 | Ira Deike | W | 30 April 1998 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 55 kg (121 lb) | R | 20 | Bayer Uerdingen |
| 7 | Nicole Vunder | W | 18 April 2002 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 70 kg (154 lb) | R | 10 | Wasserfreunde Spandau 04 |
| 8 | Aylin Fry | W | 1 December 1999 | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | R | 40 | Bayer Uerdingen |
| 9 | Jennifer Stiefel | W | 13 July 1992 | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | 60 kg (132 lb) | R | 57 | Wasserfreunde Spandau 04 |
| 10 | Fabienne Heerdt | W | 6 May 1997 | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | R | 2 | SV Nikar Heidelberg |
| 11 | Pauline Pannasch | AR | 16 June 1999 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | L | 2 | Eimsbütteler TV |
| 12 | Lynn Krukenberg | CF | 14 June 1998 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 80 kg (176 lb) | R | 15 | Wasserfreunde Spandau 04 |
| 13 | Ronja Kerßenboom | GK | 17 October 1996 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | R | 20 | Bayer Uerdingen |
Under-20 team
Germany lastly competed at the 2021 FINA Junior Water Polo World Championships.[3]
References
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Team Roster" (PDF). wp2020budapest.microplustiming.com. 12 January 2020. p. 4.
- ^ Russia after fourth title at FINA World Women's Junior Water Polo Championship Owen Lloyd (Inside the Games), 9 October 2021. Accessed 7 November 2021.