Ericka Denise Lorenz (born February 18, 1981) is an American

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player, who won the silver medal at the

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. She also won a bronze medal at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

. Lorenz was born in

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d "E", she attended

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and was named first team All-American in water polo in 1997, '98 and '99. She was also two-time first team All-

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in volleyball and a four-time team offensive

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in softball. She attended

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in the fall of 1999 and was selected to the US National Team, along with teammate

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. She was the youngest member (19) of the United States Olympic Team that competed in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. As a first year collegiate player in 2001, Lorenz led the

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women's team in scoring with 44 goals and was named first team All-American. In the summer of 2001, she was the United States' leading scorer with 14 goals during the

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in Fukuoka, Japan. At the 2003 FINA Water Polo World Championship, Lorenz established herself as one of the world's most prominent outside shooters, helping the US team earn a gold medal with her 4 goals in the final game. Lorenz also won a gold medal at the 2001 World Junior Championships in

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, Australia. When not competing for Team USA, Lorenz is now a professional water polo player for an Italian team, Ortigia-Siracusa.

References

UC Berkeley team bio

US Water Polo profile, 5/26/06

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* 1981 births American female water polo players Living people California Golden Bears women's water polo players Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in water polo Olympic silver medalists for the United States in water polo Water polo players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 2004 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo Sportspeople from San Diego {{US-waterpolo-Olympic-medalist-stub

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