Maria Myriokefalitaki
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| Nationality | Greek | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 January 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Water polo player | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Maria Myriokefalitaki (born 8 January 2001 in Rethymno) is an international Greek water polo player,[1] who plays as a centre forward and is a key member of the Olympiacos SFP women's water polo team as well as the Greek national team.[2][3][4]
She is regarded as one of the best center forwards in world water polo.[5][6][7]
Career
Myriokefalitaki began her career in 2011 in Rethymno with the Nautical Club of Rethymno (N.O.R.). In 2013, she made her first appearance with the club's women's team, and in 2016 she helped the club secure third place in the national championship, and the same year, she made her European debut. In 2017, she joined Olympiacos Piraeus, contributing to the team's successes. In 2019, she became the top scorer at the Youth World Championship in Belgrade, scoring 29 goals in 6 matches. In the third-place match, she scored five goals against Australia, helping Greece win the bronze medal.
In the 2022 Euro League final, she scored three goals playing a decisive role in Olympiacos' trophy win. In 2021, she renewed her contract with Olympiacos for four more years, until the summer of 2025.
Myriokefalitaki plays a key role as a basic member of the Greek national team as a center forward. In the match against Hungary, during the 2025 World Cup qualifiers, she was named the Most Valuable Player. In the 2025 World Cup semifinal in Chengdu, she scored five goals against Italy, helping Greece advance to the final.[8][9]
Titles and achievements
With Olympiacos Piraeus
- Greek Championships: 7 (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
- Greek Cups: 6 (2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025)
- Greek Super Cup: 2 (2020, 2024)
- Euro League: 2 (2021, 2022)
- LEN Super Cup: 2 (2021, 2022)
With Greek national team
- Silver medal at the Women's Youth World Championship (2017)
- Bronze medal at the Youth World Championship (2019)
- Silver medal at the Women's Youth World Championship (2021)
- Silver medal at the European Championship (2022)
- 7th place at the Summer Olympics: Paris (2024)
- Gold medal at the Water Polo World Cup (2025)
- Gold medal at the World Aquatics Championships (2025)
References
- ^ "Maria MYRIOKEFALITAKI". World Aquatics. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ^ "Greece best women's water polo team in the world". World Aquatics. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ "Μαρία Μυριοκεφαλιτάκη". Σύλλογος Ελλήνων Ολυμπιονικών (ΣΕΟ) (in Greek). 7 August 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ^ "Μυριοκεφαλιτάκη-Ξενάκη στο Gazzetta: «Πρωτόγνωρο και τρομερό συναίσθημα, κάναμε λάθη αλλά προχωράμε για το επόμενο παιχνίδι»". Gazzetta (in Greek). 27 July 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ^ "Νίκη με MVP τη Μυριοκεφαλιτάκη η Εθνική". Athlitiko.gr (in Greek). 14 January 2025. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ^ "Who are the golden girls of Water Polo – The stories of the 15 Women who took Greece to the Top of the World". ProtoThema English. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ "Από το Ρέθυμνο στην κορυφή του κόσμου «Η πορεία μιας αθλήτριας που δεν σταματά να ονειρεύεται»". Best Magazine (in Greek). 23 April 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ "Singapore 2025: Greece's water polo women back on top of the world". European Aquatics®. 24 July 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ Ζαχαρακης, Ανεστης (23 July 2025). "Το "θηρίο" πρώτο και στους πανηγυρισμούς: Η Μυριοκεφαλιτάκη το γιόρτασε παίρνοντας αγκαλιά τη Γιαννοπούλου και μετά δάκρυσε". SPORT24 (in Greek). Retrieved 29 January 2026.
External links
- Maria Myriokefalitaki at World Aquatics
- Maria Myriokefalitaki at Olympics.com
- Maria Myriokefalitaki at Olympedia
- Maria Myriokefalitaki at InterSportStats
- Maria Myriokefalitaki on Instagram
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