Alexandra Asimaki

Alexandra Asimaki

Asimaki in 2015
Personal information
Nationality	Greek
Born	(1988-06-28) 28 June 1988 (age 36) Athens, Greece
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Country	Greece
Sport	Water polo
Medal record Women's water polo Representing  Greece World Championship 2011 Shanghai Team European Championship 2010 Zagreb 2012 Eindhoven 2018 Barcelona 2024 Eindhoven FINA World League 2005 Kirishi 2010 La Jolla 2012 Changshu LEN Europa Cup 2018 Pontevedra Mediterranean Games 2018 Tarragona

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
  • World Championship: 2011.
  • World League: 2005.
  • Europa Cup: 2018.
• Silver medals
  • European Championship: 2010, 2012 and 2018.
• Bronze medals
  • European Championship: 2024
  • World League: 2010 and 2012.
  • Mediterranean Games: 2018.

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

1. "Great Greek star Alexandra Asimaki retires at age of 32". Total Waterpolo. 1 September 2020.
2. 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
3. http://www.len.eu/cms?disciplines+waterpolo+pr+a=0083 Archived 21 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine ; 2011 LEN Awards, 28 October 2011.
4. 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

External links

• Alexandra Asimaki at World Aquatics
• Alexandra Asimaki at Olympedia (archive)
• Alexandra Asimaki at Olympics.com
• Alexandra Asimaki at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
• Alexandra Asimaki – athlete profile at Olympiacos SFP website^{[dead link‍]}

Awards
Preceded by Elizabeth Armstrong	FINA Water Polo Player of the Year 2011	Succeeded by Maggie Steffens

Awards
Preceded by Sofia Konukh	LEN Water Polo Player of the Year 2011	Succeeded by Anni Espar