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Chris Humbert
Christopher A. Humbert (born December 27, 1969 in Modesto, California) is a former water polo center forward from the United States, who competed in three Summer Olympics ( 1992, 1996 and 2000) for his native country. He was part of the United States national team squads that won the gold medal in the 1991 FINA World Cup in Barcelona and the gold medal in the 1997 FINA World Cup in Athens. At club level, he played overseas in Italy and Greece. From 1992 to 1994 he played for Italian giants Posillipo, with whom he won 2 Italian Championships. In 2002–03 season, he played for Greek powerhouse Olympiacos, with whom he won the LEN Super Cup, the Greek Championship and the Greek Cup. In 2018, he was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame. See also * List of men's Olympic water polo tournament top goalscorers This is a list of top goalscorers in the men's Olympic water polo tournament since the inaugural official edition in 1900. Abbreviations Overall top goalsco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modesto, California
Modesto () is the county seat and largest city of Stanislaus County, California, United States. With a population of 218,464 at the 2020 census, it is the 19th largest city in the state of California and forms part of the Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto Combined Statistical Area. Modesto is located in the Central Valley, south of Sacramento and north of Fresno. Distances from other places include: north of Merced, California, east of San Francisco, west of Yosemite National Park, and south of Stockton. The city is surrounded by rich farmland. Stanislaus County ranks sixth among California counties in farm production. It is home to Gallo Family Winery, the largest family-owned winery in the United States. Led by milk, almonds, chickens, walnuts, and corn silage, the county grossed nearly $3.1 billion in agricultural production in 2011. The farm-to-table movement plays a central role in Modesto living as in the Central Valley. Modesto has been honored as a Tree Ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barcelona
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within city limits,Barcelona: Población por municipios y sexo – Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (National Statistics Institute) its urban area extends to numerous neighbouring municipalities within the and is home to around 4.8 million people, making it the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1969 Births
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to London's Gatwick Airport, killing 50 of the 62 people on board and two of the home's occupants. * January 14 – An explosion aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65), USS ''Enterprise'' near Hawaii kills 27 and injures 314. * January 19 – End of the siege of the University of Tokyo, marking the beginning of the end for the 1968–69 Japanese university protests. * January 20 – Richard Nixon is First inauguration of Richard Nixon, sworn in as the 37th President of the United States. * January 22 – Attempted assassination of Leonid Brezhnev, An assassination attempt is carried out on Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev by deserter Viktor Ilyin. One person is killed, several are injured. Leonid Brezhnev, Brezhnev es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Men's Olympic Water Polo Tournament Top Goalscorers
This is a list of top goalscorers in the men's Olympic water polo tournament since the inaugural official edition in 1900. Abbreviations Overall top goalscorers As of 2016, 57 male players have scored 30 or more goals at the Summer Olympics. By confederation Last updated: 1 April 2021. By team Last updated: 1 April 2021. ;Legend * ''Team''† – Defunct team Notes: * Dmitry Apanasenko (40 goals) is counted as a Russian player. * Armando Fernández (37 goals) is counted as a West German player. * Pietro Figlioli (47 goals) is counted as an Italian player. * Frank Otto (38 goals) is counted as a German player. * Iván Pérez (31 goals) is counted as a Spanish player. * Felipe Perrone (42 goals) is counted as a Spanish player. * Aleksandar Šapić (64 goals) is counted as a Serbian player. * Dubravko Šimenc (30 goals) is counted as a Croatian player. * Hagen Stamm (45 goals) is counted as a German player. * Vladimir Vujasinović (34 goals) is counted as a Serbian playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USA Water Polo Hall Of Fame
The USA Water Polo Hall of Fame, located in Irvine, California, is a hall of fame dedicated to honoring players, coaches and officials who have contributed greatly to the game of water polo in the United States of America. It was established in 1976 by the USA Water Polo, which is the national governing body in the country. Committee * Brent Bohlender, Chair * Adam Wright * Brenda Villa * Dion Gray * Heather Moody * Kirk Everist * Natalie Golda Benson * Scot Schulte Inductees As of 2020, 230 individuals have been elected. 1970s Class of 1976 # Kenneth M. Beck # Lemoine S. Case # Austin R. Clapp # John J. Curren # Harold N. Dash # Phillip B. Daubenspeck # Dixon Fiske # Samuel J. Greller # Lou DeBrenda Handley # Robert E. Hughes # Edward L. Jaworski # William A. Kooistra # Michael J. McDermott # Perry McGillivray # Jay-Ehret Mahoney # Wallace O'Connor # John Robinson # Urho (Whitney) Saari # George E. Schroth # James R. Smith # Frank Sullivan # Vernon "Vern" T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Water Polo Cup
The Greek Water Polo cup is the second most important competition of Greece, Greek men's waterpolo and is organised by Hellenic Swimming Federation, KOE (Hellenic Swimming Federation). It was first held in 1953. Initially started as a competition in memory of Pantelis Psychas, Greek athlete of the swimming. The competition was interrupted from 1959 to 1983. Moreover, it wasn't held in 1993-94 season. From 1998-99 season the Final Four system was instituted. Olympiacos Water Polo Club, Olympiacos Piraeus have won the most titles (23), followed by Ethnikos Piraeus Water Polo Club, Ethnikos Piraeus (12). Olympiacos is the team with the most appearances in finals (30) while Ethnikos has the record of successive wins (8). Title holders * 1953 Ethnikos Piraeus Water Polo Club, Ethnikos Piraeus * 1954 Ethnikos Piraeus Water Polo Club, Ethnikos Piraeus * 1955 Ethnikos Piraeus Water Polo Club, Ethnikos Piraeus * 1956 Ethnikos Piraeus Water Polo Club, Ethnikos Piraeus * 1957 Ethni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A1 Greek Water Polo
The A1 Ethniki ( el, Α1 Εθνική Κατηγορία), often referred to as the Greek Water Polo League, is the highest professional water polo league in Greece. It is run by the Hellenic Swimming Federation. It is considered one of the top national leagues in European water polo, as its clubs have made significant success in European competitions. Ethnikos is the team with the most championships, having 38. Ethnikos also has the record for consecutive championships, with 18. History * 1923-27: ''Panhellenic Championship'' (held by SEGAS) * 1927–28 to 1965-66: ''Panhellenic Championship'' (held by Hellenic Swimming Federation) * 1966–67 to 1985-86: ''A Ethniki (held by Hellenic Swimming Federation)'' * 1986–87 to present: ''A1 Ethniki (held by Hellenic Swimming Federation)'' Title holders * 1922–23 Peiraikos * 1925–26 Ethnikos Piraeus * 1926–27 Olympiacos Piraeus * 1927–28 Aris Thessaloniki * 1928–29 Aris Thessaloniki (2) * 1929–30 Aris Thessalo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LEN Super Cup
The LEN Super Cup is an annual water polo match organized by LEN and contested by the reigning champions of the two European club competitions, the LEN Champions League and the LEN Euro Cup. From 1976 to 2002, the LEN Super Cup was contested between the winners of the European Champions Cup/LEN Champions League and the winners of the LEN Cup Winners' Cup. After the discontinuation of the LEN Cup Winners' Cup, it has been contested by the winners of the LEN Champions League and the winners of the LEN Trophy, which was renamed the LEN Euro Cup in 2011. Title holders * 1976 Mladost * 1977 CSK VMF Moscow * 1978 Ferencváros * 1979 OSC Budapest * 1980 Ferencváros * 1981 CSK VMF Moscow * 1982 Barcelona * 1983 CSK VMF Moscow * 1984 POŠK * 1985 Vasas * 1986 Spandau 04 * 1987 Spandau 04 * 1988 Pescara * 1989 ''Not held'' * 1990 Mladost * 1991 Partizan * 1992 Catalunya * 1993 Pescara * 1994 Újpest * 1995 Catalunya * 1996 Mladost * 1997–2001 ''Not held' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympiacos Water Polo Club
Olympiacos Men's Waterpolo ( el, Ολυμπιακός, ), commonly referred to as Olympiacos, Olympiacos Piraeus or with its full name as Olympiacos CFP, is the men's water polo department of the major Greek multi-sport club, Olympiacos CFP, based in Piraeus, Greece. The department was founded in 1925, one of the founding members of the Hellenic Swimming Federation, and their home ground is the Papastrateio Pool in Piraeus. Olympiacos is one of the most successful teams in Europe and a traditional powerhouse of continental water polo, having won 2 LEN Champions Leagues ( 2001–02, 2017–18), 1 LEN Super Cup (2002) and 2 Triple Crowns (2002, 2018), the only Greek club to have been crowned European Champions. They have also been six times runners-up (counting nine European finals overall), three in the LEN Champions League ( 2000–01, 2015–16, 2018–19), two in the LEN Cup Winners' Cup (1997–98, 1998–99) and one more in the LEN Super Cup (2018). In 2001–02, Olymp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serie A1 (water Polo)
The Serie A1 di pallanuoto maschile is the premier division of the Italian water polo male national championship. First held in 1912, it is currently contested by twelve teams. Pro Recco is Serie A1's most successful club with 32 titles since 1959, followed by CN Posillipo with eleven. Current teams The following 14 clubs compete in the Serie A1 during the 2022–23 season: Previous winners * 1912: Genoa * 1913: Genoa * 1914: Genoa * 1915-18 – ''Not held due to World War I'' * 1919: Genoa * 1920: Rari Nantes Milano * 1921: Andrea Doria * 1922: Andrea Doria * 1923: Sportiva Sturla * 1924 – ''Not played'' * 1925: Andrea Doria * 1926: Andrea Doria * 1927: Andrea Doria * 1928: Andrea Doria * 1929: Triestina * 1930: Andrea Doria * 1931: Andrea Doria * 1932: Rari Nantes Milano * 1933: Rari Nantes Florentia * 1934: Rari Nantes Florentia * 1935: Rari Nantes Camogli * 1936: Rari Nantes Florentia * 1937: Rari Nantes Florentia * 1938: Rari Nan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CN Posillipo
Circolo Nautico Posillipo is an Italian water polo club from Naples established in 1925. It is one of the most laureated Italian clubs, having won three LEN Euroleague, Euroleague, in prowaterpolo.com one LEN Cup Winners' Cup, Cup Winners' Cup and eleven Serie A1 (water polo), Italian Championships between 1985 and 2005. Titles * LEN Euroleague, Euroleague (3) ** 1997, 1998, 2005 * LEN Euro Cup, Euro Cup (1) ** 2015 * LEN Cup Winners' Cup, Cup Winners' Cup (2) ** 1988, 2003 * LEN Super Cup ** 2005 * Serie A1 (water polo), Serie A1 (11) ** 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2004 * Coppa Italia (water polo), Coppa Italia (1) ** 1987Famous players * Tamás Kásás * Fabio Bencivenga * Fabrizio Bu ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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