WOMEN
- 2000
GOLD Australia
SILVER United States
BRONZE Russia - 2004
GOLD Italy
SILVER Greece
BRONZE United States - 2008
GOLD Netherlands
SILVER United States
BRONZE Australia
Olympic Water Polo Medalists - Women
Women's Gold, Silver, And Bronze Olympic Water Polo Teams
By Mat Luebbers, About.com
The Italian team celebrate winning gold after the medal ceremony for women's Water Polo on August 26, 2004 during the Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games.
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While the men have won Olympic water polo medals since 1900, the women's first Olympic water polo medals were awarded in 2000.
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