Christopher Dorst

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Christopher Dorst
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Kim Peyton-McDonald, Drew McDonald, Barbara Peyton and Chris Dorst shown here with their Olympic medals. circa Fall 1984
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NationalityAmerican
BornJune 5, 1956 (1956-06-05) (age 67)
Medal record
Men's water polo
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1984 Los Angeles Men's water polo

Christopher Dorst (born June 5, 1956) [1] is an American former water polo player who won a silver medal for the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. He was slated to go with the US Olympic Team to the 1980 Summer Olympics where they were the favorites for winning the gold medal, but the team ended up not competing because of the US boycott of the Olympics that year.

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He is a graduate of Stanford University and Menlo-Atherton High School [2] and is a member of the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame and the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame. [3] [4]

He is married to former Stanford swimmer Marybeth Linzmeier. [5]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chris Dorst". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  2. "Stanford Men's Water Polo Media Guide" (PDF). Stanford University. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
  3. "Chris Dorst (1989)". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Archived from the original on 2020-04-04. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  4. "Hall of Fame Inductees". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Archived from the original on 2019-05-31. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  5. Reid, Scott M. (July 16, 2010). "1980 Olympic profile: Dorst, Linzmeier". Orange County Register . Retrieved August 14, 2012.