Bruce Bradley (water polo)

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Bruce Bradley
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Full nameMyron Bruce Bradley
BornJanuary 15, 1947 (1947-01-15) (age 77)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Medal record
Men's water polo
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Myron Bruce Bradley (born January 15, 1947), known as Bruce Bradley, is a retired water polo player from the United States, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1968. [1] He won the bronze medal with the Men's National Team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. [1] In 1984, he was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame. [2] [3] Bradley was born in Los Angeles, California, [1] and is now living in Long Beach, California.

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