Greece’s women’s water polo team defeated Italy by a comfortable 15-8 on Thursday at the European Championship in Madeira, Portugal to place third and pick up the bronze medals.

The team, coached by Haris Pavlidis, was a favorite in the third-place game.

In the 20-plus years since the Olympic Games in Athens, the women’s team in the demanding sport has picked up numerous “silverware” in European, World and Olympic competitions:

2004: Silver – Olympic Games

2005: Gold – World Cup

2007: Bronze – World Cup

2010: Silver – European Championships

2010: Bronze – World Cup

2011: Gold – World Aquatics Championships

2012: Silver – European Championships

2012: Bronze – World Cup

2018: Silver – European Championships

2018: Bronze – Mediterranean Games

2022: Silver – European Championships

2024: Bronze – European Championships

2025: Gold – World Cup

2025: Gold – World Aquatics Championships

2026: Bronze – European Championships