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United States Men's Olympic Water Polo Team Statistics (goalkeepers)
This article contains lists of Goalkeeper (water polo), goalkeepers for the United States men's national water polo team at the Water polo at the Summer Olympics, Summer Olympics, and is part of the United States men's Olympic water polo team statistics series. The lists are updated as of March 30, 2020. Abbreviations By tournament The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), number of matches played (in descending order), Water polo cap, Cap number or name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively. *1980 Summer Olympics boycott, Qualified but withdrew. Appearances The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic appearances (in descending order), date of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), date of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively. Ten American goalkeepers have each made at least two Olympic appearances. Craig Wilson (water polo), Cra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goalkeeper (water Polo)
In water polo, the goalkeeper occupies a position as the last line of defense between the opponent's offence and their own team's goal, which is . The goalkeeper position is unique; they possess certain privileges and are subject to different restrictions than those of field players. Accordingly , they possess different skills than those of the field players. Goalkeepers often have longer playing careers than field players because they need mental power rather than physical power. In water polo, the goalkeeper is commonly known as the ''goalie'' or ''keeper'' and may also be known as ''the man/woman in the cage''. Burckett, p. 3 History The position of the goalkeeper has existed since the game of water polo originated. At that time, the object of the game was to touch the ball on the opponent's end of the pool. Wilson, pp. 4–5 The goalkeeper would wait at the end of the pool until an opposing player approached the goal, when the goalkeeper would try to stop that player, f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Stransky
George Stransky (born January 16, 1944) is an American water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics. In 1984, he was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame. See also * 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 ... References External links * 1944 births Living people People from Stockbridge, Massachusetts American male water polo players Water polo goalkeepers Olympic water polo players for the United States Water polo players at the 1964 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Massachusetts {{US-waterpolo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McQuin Baron
McQuin Baron (born 27 October 1995) is a water polo player from the United States. He was part of the American team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where the team finished in tenth place. See also * 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 ... References External links * Living people 1995 births American male water polo players Water polo goalkeepers Olympic water polo players for the United States Water polo players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in water polo Water polo players at the 2015 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games {{US-waterpolo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chay Lapin
Chay Thomas Lapin (born February 25, 1987) is an American water polo goalkeeper. While playing at the University of California, Los Angeles, he set the school's all-time saves record. He also played for the United States national team at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Career High school Lapin played water polo at Long Beach Wilson High School from 2001 to 2004. In 2004, he was named to the California-Hawaii All-America first team and was also named the CIF player of the year."Chay Lapin" . usawaterpolo.org. Retrieved August 23, 2012. College Lapin then went to UCLA, where he redshirted the 2005 season. In 2006, he started 15 games at goalkeeper and had a 4.87 goals against average. The following year, he started 21 games, had a 6.90 goals against average, and was named to the ACWPC All-America th ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merrill Moses
Merrill M. Moses (born August 13, 1977) is a United States Olympic silver medalist, three-time Olympian, and three-time Pan American Games gold medalist water polo goalkeeper. He played college water polo for Pepperdine University, where he was an All-American and helped lead the team to the 1997 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship. Moses is now Associate Head Coach in water polo at Pepperdine. Early and personal life Moses was born in Harbor City, California, to Max, an orthopedic surgeon, and Marlene Moses. He is Jewish. He grew up in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. He is an Eagle Scout. He has five older siblings. Moses has a six-foot-eight-inch wingspan. He and his wife Laura have three children, Adrianna Nicole, Makenna Merrill, and Brooklyn Ann. The family lives in Newbury Park, California. Water polo career High school Moses attended Peninsula High School ('95). As a teenager, he switched from football to water polo, and moved to goalkeeper in his sophomore year. Whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genai Kerr
Genai Kerr is an American water polo player. He is a member of the United States men's national water polo team and played in the 2004 Athens Olympics. Genai was a member of the United States Men's National Water Polo Team for 12 years and played in the 2004 Athens Olympics, 2003 & 2007 Pan American Gold medal games, and multiple World Championships. He is one of the only athletes in history to compete internationally as a goalie and as a field player. Most recently he was named MVP of the 2012 US Open after he helped Newport Water Polo Foundation win the national championship. Genai has coached at every level, from age group to Division 1 college programs. Over the last 15 years he has run hundreds of camps with Nike 5meter Water Polo Camps. Early years ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon Brooks (water Polo)
Brandon Brooks (born April 29, 1981), who played water polo as a goalie for UCLA and the 2004 and 2008 United States National teams, was the head coach of the women's water polo team at UCLA until 2017. The women's team won the 2008 and 2009 NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship, and one of his players, Courtney Mathewson, captured the Peter J. Cutino Award as the player-of-the year in 2008. On June 3, 2009, Brooks was named the head coach of the UCLA Bruins women's water polo team, having served as its men's and women's water polo team assistant coach. He was also named as an assistant coach to the USA water polo women's senior national team for the 2009 FINA World Championships. Early years Brooks is the oldest in his family of three children. He has twin sisters. He was born in Rock Island, Illinois, but was educated in Honolulu, Hawaii, and attended Punahou School. At Punahou, he played both basketball and water polo. College He was the goalkeeper at UCLA for four years an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Nolan (water Polo)
Sean Nolan (born July 18, 1972) is an American water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 .... See also * List of men's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers References External links * 1972 births Living people Sportspeople from Palo Alto, California American male water polo players Water polo goalkeepers Olympic water polo players for the United States Water polo players at the 2000 Summer Olympics FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States Universiade medalists in water polo {{US-waterpolo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Hackett
Daniel Hackett (born September 11, 1970) is an American water polo player. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 .... See also * List of men's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers References External links * 1970 births Living people Sportspeople from Syracuse, New York American male water polo players Water polo goalkeepers Olympic water polo players for the United States Water polo players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Water polo players at the 1995 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in water polo Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games {{US-waterpolo-bio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Duplanty
Christopher David "Chris" Duplanty (born October 21, 1965, in Palo Alto, California) is a former water polo goalkeeper from the United States, who competed in three Summer Olympics (1988, 1992 and 1996) for his native country. He won the silver medal with the US Men's National Team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. In 2001, he was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame. See also * List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) * List of men's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers References External links * Chris Duplantyprofile at The Washington Post ''The Washington Post'' (also known as the ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'') is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper within the Washington metropolitan area and has a large nati ... 1965 births Living people People from the San Francisco Bay Area American male water polo players Water polo goalkeepers Water polo players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Wilson (water Polo)
Craig Martin Wilson (born February 5, 1957) is an American former water polo player who was a member of the United States men's national water polo team and two-time Olympic silver medalist. He is considered to be the best goalkeeper in the history of the sport. Playing career Youth and collegiate Wilson moved to California at the age of four, eventually settling in Davis, California where he played at Davis Senior High School and was named a high school Honorable Mention All American his Senior year in 1975. Wilson then moved to Santa Barbara where he spent 2 years at Santa Barbara City College (they had no water polo program at this time) before transferring to the University of California, Santa Barbara. Entering UC Santa Barbara, Wilson was a walk on to the varsity team. Upon arrival, he started as the 5th string goalkeeper, eventually becoming a member of the UC Santa Barbara men's water polo for the 1978 and 1979 seasons. The Gauchos won the 1979 NCAA Division ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Hamann
''yes'Steve is a masculine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Steven or Stephen Notable people with the name include: steve jops * Steve Abbott (other), several people * Steve Adams (other), several people * Steve Alaimo (born 1939), American singer, record & TV producer, label owner * Steve Albini (born 1961), American musician, record producer, audio engineer, and music journalist * Steve Allen (1921–2000), American television personality, musician, composer, comedian and writer * Steve Armitage (born 1944), British-born Canadian sports reporter * Steve Armstrong (born 1965), American professional wrestler * Steve Antin (born 1958), American actor * Steve Augarde (born 1950),arab author, artist, and eater * Steve Augeri (born 1959), American singer * Steve August (born 1954), American football player * Stone Cold Steve Austin (born 1964), American professional wrestler * Steve Aylett (born 1967), English author of satiric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
