Alexandra Asimaki

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.

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 and World Female Water Polo Player of the Year 2011.

Club career

2004–2006 Nautical Club of Vouliagmeni

2006–2007 CN Ciudad de Alcorcón

2007–2014 Nautical Club of Vouliagmeni

2014–2020 Olympiacos Piraeus

2022-today Olympiacos Alimou

Club honours

Vouliagmeni

2 LEN Champions Cups

2009 and 2010. 2 LEN Super Cups 2009 and 2010. 5 Greek Championships 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012 and 2013.

Olympiacos

1 LEN Euro League

2015. 1 LEN Super Cup 2015. 6 Greek Championships 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. 2 Greek Cups 2018 and 2020.

Alcorcón

1 Spanish Cup

2007.

National team honours

Gold medals

World Championship (1): 2011. World League (1): 2005. Europa Cup (1): 2018. Silver medals European Championship (3): 2010, 2012 and 2018. Bronze medals World League (2): 2010 and 2012. Mediterranean Games (1): 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

External links

Alexandra Asimaki – athlete profile at Olympiacos SFP website

1988 births

Living people

Greek female water polo players

Olympiacos women's water polo team players

Olympic water polo players for Greece

Water polo players at the 2008 Summer Olympics

World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo

Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games

Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Greece

Mediterranean Games medalists in water polo

Water polo players from Athens

21st-century Greek women