Steven Barnett (water polo)

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Steven Barnett
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Full nameSteven William Barnett
BornJune 6, 1943 (1943-06-06) (age 79)
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Steven William Barnett (born June 6, 1943) is a retired water polo player from the United States, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1968. He won the bronze medal with the Men's National Team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.

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Barnett played college water polo for California State University, Long Beach. He coached the water polo team and the swimming and diving team at Cupertino and Lynbrook High Schools in Cupertino and San Jose, California.

In 1982, he was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Steven W Barnett (1982)". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  2. "Hall of Fame Inductees". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved 18 September 2020.