Kathy Sheehy

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Kathy Sheehy
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Born (1970-04-26) April 26, 1970 (age 54)
Moraga, California, United States
Sport
Sport Water polo
Medal record
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Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Sydney Team competition

Kathy Sheehy (born April 26, 1970), nicknamed "Gubba", is an American water polo player, who won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics and was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame in 2010. [1] [2]

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Kathy attended San Diego State University. She coached the U.S. Senior B national team, and coaches high school teams. [3]

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References

  1. "Kathy 'Gubba' Sheehy (2010)". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  2. "Hall of Fame Inductees". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. "Water polo Olympian being inducted into Hall of fame". San Diego Union-Tribune. 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2019-07-05.