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Jesús Rollán
Jesús Miguel Rollán Prada (4 April 1968 – 11 March 2006) was a water polo goalkeeper from Spain who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Four years earlier, when Barcelona hosted the Summer Olympics, he was on the squad that captured the silver medal. Born in Madrid, Rollán competed in five Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. He is among four Spanish water polo players, all in the 1992 and 1996 medal winning teams, to have competed at five Olympics, the others being Manuel Estiarte, Chiqui Sans and Chava Gomez. Rollán is the first water polo goalkeeper of either gender to compete at five Olympics. He was also known as a close friend of Infanta Cristina, whom he introduced to her future husband Iñaki Urdangarin. On 11 March 2006, three weeks and three days before his 38th birthday, Rollán died after a fall from a terrace at a spa near Barcelona. He was at the spa receiving treatment for depression. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo
Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the most goals at the end of the game wins the match. Each team is made up of six field players and one goalkeeper. Excluding the goalkeeper, players participate in both offensive and defensive roles. It is typically played in an all-deep pool where players cannot touch the bottom. A game consists mainly of the players swimming to move about the pool, treading water (mainly using the eggbeater kick), passing the ball, and shooting at the goal. Teamwork, tactical thinking and awareness are also highly important aspects. Water polo is a highly physical and demanding sport and has frequently been cited as one of the most difficult to play. Special equipment for water polo includes a water polo ball, a ball of varying colors which floats on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its monocentric metropolitan area is the third-largest in the EU.United Nations Department of Economic and Social AffairWorld Urbanization Prospects (2007 revision), (United Nations, 2008), Table A.12. Data for 2007. The municipality covers geographical area. Madrid lies on the River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula. Capital city of both Spain (almost without interruption since 1561) and the surrounding autonomous community of Madrid (since 1983), it is also the political, economic and cultural centre of the country. The city is situated on an elevated plain about from the closest seaside location. The climate of Madrid features hot summers and cool winters. The Madrid urban agglomeration has the second-large ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Men's Olympic Water Polo Tournament Goalkeepers
This is a list of male goalkeepers who have been named in the national water polo team at the Summer Olympics. Abbreviations Winning goalkeepers The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), cap number or name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021. ;Legend and abbreviation * – Olympic winning streak (winning three or more Olympic titles in a row) * – Winning all matches during the tournament * – Host team * ''Team''† – Defunct team * Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots) Sources: * Official Reports (PDF): 1908 (pp. 360–361), 1912 (pp. 1022, 1024, 1033), 1920 (p. 130), 1924 (pp. 488, 490, 492), 1928 (pp. 803–804, 806), 1932 (pp. 646, 649–650), 1936 (pp. 347, 349, 355), 1948 (pp. 643, 645–646), 1952 (pp. 602–603, 606–608), 1956 (pp. 625–626), 1960 (pp. 618–619, 627–628, 631), 1964 (pp. 685, 687, 691, 69 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Olympic Medalists In Water Polo (men)
Men's water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since 1900. Hungary men's national water polo team has won sixteen Olympic medals, becoming the most successful country in men's tournament. There are fifty-nine male athletes who have won three or more Olympic medals in water polo. Dezső Gyarmati of Hungary is the only athlete of either gender to win five Olympic medals in water polo. Abbreviations Medalists by tournament Overall multiple medalists As of the 2020 Summer Olympics, 59 male athletes have won three or more Olympic medals in water polo. By tournament The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), name of the team (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 11 August 2021. ;Legend * Team* – Host team Sources: * Sports Reference: Athlete Medal Leaders (1900–2016); * Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 27), 2004 (p. 89), 2008 (p. 79), 2012 (p.&nbs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Olympic Champions In Men's Water Polo
This is a list of Olympic champions in men's water polo since the inaugural official edition in 1900. Abbreviations History Men's water polo tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1900. At the 1904 Summer Olympics, a water polo tournament was contested, but only American contestants participated. Currently International Swimming Federation (FINA) considers water polo event as part of unofficial program in 1904. As of the 2020 Summer Olympics, men's water polo teams from ten European countries won all 27 official tournaments. From 1908 to 1920, the Great Britain men's national water polo team won three consecutive gold medals at the Olympics, becoming the first team to have an Olympic winning streak in water polo. Hungary is the most successful country in the men's Olympic water polo tournament, with nine Olympic gold medals. The team won three gold medals in a row between 2000 and 2008, becoming the second water polo team to have an Olympic winning streak. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Players Who Have Appeared In Multiple Men's Olympic Water Polo Tournaments
This is a list of male players who have been named in the national water polo team squad in at least three or four Olympic tournaments since the inaugural official edition in 1900. Abbreviations Overall multi-time Olympians As of the 2020 Summer Olympics, 87 male players have been named in the national water polo team squad in four or more men's Olympic tournaments. By tournament The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), name of the team (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 27 July 2021. ;Legend * Team* – Host team By confederation Last updated: 27 July 2021. By team Last updated: 27 July 2021. ;Legend * ''Team''† – Defunct team By position Last updated: 27 July 2021. Five-time Olympians Multi-time Olympians by team The following tables are pre-sorted by number of Olympic appearances (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending orde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Athletes With The Most Appearances At Olympic Games
A small fraction of the world's population ever competes at the Olympic Games; an even smaller fraction ever competes in multiple Games. 849 athletes (260 women and 589 men) have participated in at least five Olympics from Athens 1896 to Beijing 2022, but excluding the 1906 Intercalated Games. 215 of these have gone on to make at least a sixth Olympic appearance. Multiple appearances Several athletes would have made more appearances at the Olympics but for reasons out of their control, such as World Wars (no Olympics were held in 1916, 1940 or 1944), politically motivated boycotts, financial difficulties, or ill-timed injuries. Canadian equestrian athlete Ian Millar has competed at ten Olympic games. Austrian sailor Hubert Raudaschl, Latvian shooter Afanasijs Kuzmins (representing Soviet Union until 1988) and Georgian sports shooter Nino Salukvadze (representing Soviet Union in 1988 and Unified Team in 1992) have each made nine Olympic appearances. Well over half of six-time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spain Men's Olympic Water Polo Team Records And Statistics
This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Spain men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics. The Spain men's national water polo team has participated in 18 of 27 official men's water polo tournaments. Abbreviations Team statistics Comprehensive results by tournament Notes: * Results of Olympic qualification tournaments are not included. Numbers refer to the final placing of each team at the respective Games. * At the 1904 Summer Olympics, a water polo tournament was contested, but only American contestants participated. Currently the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Swimming Federation (FINA) consider water polo event as part of unofficial program in 1904. * Last updated: 5 May 2021. ;Legend * – Champions * – Runners-up * – Third place * – Fourth place * – The nation did not participate in the Games * – Qualified for forthcoming tournament * – Hosts Number of appearances Las ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iñaki Urdangarin
Iñaki Urdangarin Liebaert (born 15 January 1968) is a retired Spanish handball player turned entrepreneur and the husband of Infanta Cristina, younger daughter of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía. He was the brother-in-law of King Felipe VI. Urdangarin was convicted of embezzling about 6 million euros in public funds for sporting events since 2004 through his nonprofit foundation, the so-called Nóos case, and of political corruption by using his former courtesy title of consort Duke of Palma de Mallorca as the husband of Infanta Cristina. In June 2018 he was sentenced to 5 years and 10 months in prison; he was initially imprisoned in Ávila, but as of 2021, he is now on supervised release. Early life and education Iñaki Urdangarin was born on 15 February 1968 in Zumárraga, Basque Country, the son of Juan María Urdangarin Berriochoa (b. Zumárraga, 19 September 1932 – d. Vitoria-Gasteiz, 10 May 2012), engineer and businessman in the chemical and the banking industries, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infanta Cristina
Infanta Cristina of Spain (Cristina Federica Victoria Antonia de la Santísima Trinidad de Borbón y de Grecia, born 13 June 1965) is the younger daughter of the former King and Queen of Spain Juan Carlos I and Sofía. she is sixth in the line of succession to the Spanish throne, after her brother King Felipe VI's children, her sister Elena, and Elena's children. From 2013 she was investigated and later tried for fraud and acquitted of corruption involving a company owned by Cristina and her husband. Despite the acquittal, she was nonetheless stripped of her title of Duchess of Palma de Mallorca by her brother King Felipe VI as a result of the case. Early life Cristina de Borbón was born on 13 June 1965 at Our Lady of Loreto Hospital, now known as ORPEA Madrid Loreto in Madrid and was baptized into the Church at the Palacio de La Zarzuela by the Archbishop of Madrid. Her godparents were Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz (her first cousin once removed), and Infanta Maria Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chava Gomez
Eve is an English given name for a female, derived from the Latin name Eva, in turn originating with the Hebrew (Chavah/Havah – ''chavah'', ''to breathe'', and ''chayah'', ''to live'', or ''to give life''). The traditional meaning of Eve is ''life'' or "living". It can also mean ''full of life'' and ''mother of life''. History The name has much religious significance in the Abrahamic religions. Eve, according to Abrahamic tradition, is widely beloved as the mother of all of mankind. She was the first woman that God created, and she was both the wife and companion of Adam. Eve is described as being named ''Havah'' in thTorah The Catholic Church by ancient tradition recognizes both Adam and Eve (in Latin: ''Adam et Eva'') as saints. And the traditional liturgical feast of Saints Adam and Eve was celebrated on December 24 since the Middle Ages. Eve is first found as a name being used in England in the 12th century. However, the name did not gain much popularity until the Protes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiqui Sans
Jordi "Chiqui" Sans Juan (born August 3, 1965 in Barcelona, Catalonia) is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Four years earlier, when his home town of Barcelona hosted the Games, he was on the side that captured the silver medal. Sans played in five consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country from 1984 to 2000. He is, jointly with Greek Georgios Mavrotas, the fifth athlete to compete in water polo at five Olympics, after Briton Paul Radmilovic, Hungarian Dezső Gyarmati, Italian Gianni De Magistris, and fellow Spaniard Manuel Estiarte. He is also, jointly with fencer Antonio García and shooter Jorge González, the seventh Spaniard to compete at five Olympics, after shooter Eladio Vallduvi, equestrian Luis Álvarez de Cervera, shooter Juan Seguí, water polo player Manuel Estiarte, hurdler Carlos Sala, and sailor José Luis Doreste. See al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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