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| Born | April 11, 1995 Berkeley, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Water polo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Drew Holland (born April 11, 1995) is an American water polo player. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics. [1] He played college water polo at Stanford University. [2] Now he plays in Telimar Waterpolo
Anthony Lawrence Azevedo is a Brazilian-born American water polo player. He is a 2008 Olympic silver medalist and a five-time Olympian. Azevedo ranks fourth on the all-time scoring list in Olympic history, with 61 goals. Nicknamed "The Savior" at one point, he is considered to be one of the best American water polo players in recent memory. He was the former captain of the U.S. National Men's Water Polo Team. He is also a graduate of Stanford University.
Water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since the second games, in 1900. A women's water polo tournament was introduced for the 2000 Summer Olympics. Hungary has been the most successful country in men's tournament, while the United States is the only team to win multiple times at the women's tournament since its introduction. Italy was the first to win both the men's and women's water polo tournaments.
Andrew John "Drew" McDonald is a former water polo player who won a silver medal for the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. He attended Stanford University, where he graduated with a degree in psychology in 1977 and a Master of Science in industrial engineering 1980. He was named to the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame in 1982 and USA Water Polo Hall of Fame in 1991.
James Wallace O'Connor was an American competition swimmer and water polo player for Stanford University who played internationally for the United States at four Olympiads: at the 1924, 1928, 1932 and 1936. He won a gold medal in the 1924 Paris Olympics for swimming in the world record setting U.S. 4x200 freestyle relay, and took home a bronze medal for Water Polo in both the 1924 and 1932 Olympics. He is rated by many sports historians as the greatest American Water Polo player of all time.
Filip Filipović is a Serbian professional water polo player widely considered to be one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. He was a member of the Serbia men's national water polo teams that won bronze medals at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics and gold medals in 2016 and 2020. He also held the world title in 2009 and 2015 and the European title in 2003, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018. He was named Most Valuable Player at the 2011 World Championships. He was also voted as the male water polo "World Player of the Year" in 2009, 2011, 2014 and 2021 by the FINA magazine. He played for Pro Recco in Italy and won three LEN Champions League and three LEN Super Cup with them. Currently, he plays for Novi Beograd.
Margaret Ann Steffens is an American professional water polo player. She won the gold medal with the United States at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Steffens set a new Olympic record for the most goals scored by an individual player in women's water polo at the Olympic Games.
Gurpreet Sohi is a Canadian water polo player from Delta, British Columbia. She is a member of the Canada women's national water polo team. She participated in the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Kyra Christmas is a Canadian water polo player who is a member of the Canada women's national water polo team. She was part of the team at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships and 2019 Pan American Games. She was part of the team in the women's water polo tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Elyse Lemay-Lavoie is a Canadian water polo player who is a member of the Canada women's national water polo team. She was part of the team at the 2017 FINA World League, 2017 World Aquatics Championships, 2018 FINA World League, 2019 FINA World League, and 2019 Pan-American Games. She was part of the team in the women's water polo tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Hayley McKelvey is a Canadian water polo player who is a member of the Canada women's national water polo team. She was part of the team at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships and 2019 Pan American Games. She was part of the team in the women's water polo tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Johnny Hooper is an American water polo player who competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics and the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Dylan Woodhead is an American water polo player. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics. He played college water polo at Stanford University.
Max Irving is an American water polo player. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Takuma Yoshida is a Japanese water polo player. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Mitsuru Takata is a Japanese water polo player. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Miroslav Perković is a Montenegrin water polo player. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Marko Petković is a Montenegrin water polo player. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Vlado Popadić is a Montenegrin water polo player. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Stefan Vidović is a Montenegrin water polo player. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Dušan Matković is a Montenegrin water polo player. He competed in the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics.
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