Gavin Arroyo

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Gavin Arroyo
Personal information
Full nameGavin Arroyo
BornMay 10, 1972 (1972-05-10) (age 51)
Orange, California, U.S.
Sport
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Sport Water polo
Medal record
Men's water polo
Representing the Flag of the United States.svg  United States
FINA World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Athens Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Mar del Plata Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Winnipeg Team

Gavin Arroyo (born May 10, 1972, in Orange, California) is a former water polo defender from the United States, who competed in two Summer Olympics (1996 and 2000) for his native country. [1] He was part of the United States national team that won the gold medal in the 1997 FINA World Cup in Athens. [2]

At club level, he played overseas in Greece for Olympiacos, Vouliagmeni, Glyfada and in Spain for Barcelona and CN Atlètic-Barceloneta. [3] As a member of Olympiacos from 1997 to 1999, Arroyo won the Greek Championship (1999), the Greek Cup (1998) and the Greek Super Cup (1998) and was twice runner-up of the LEN Cup Winners' Cup in 1998 and 1999. [4]

In 2020, Arroyo was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame. [5] [6]

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References

  1. "Gavin Arroyo". olympic.org. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  2. "Interview with Gavin Arroyo Coach of Long Beach State University". waterpoloplanet.com. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  3. "Gavin Arroyo". longbeachstate.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  4. ΑΘΛΗΤΙΚΗ ΗΧΩ, 17/03/1999, σελ. 34, "Ο Ολυμπιακός συνέτριψε την ιταλική Φλωρεντία κι είναι από χτες μ'ένα πόδι στον τελικό του Κυπελλούχων" (in Greek)
  5. "Gavin Arroyo (2020)". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  6. "Hall of Fame Inductees". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved December 16, 2020.