Gary Lee Figueroa (born September 28, 1956, in

Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix ( ; nv, Hoozdo; es, Fénix or , yuf-x-wal, Banyà:nyuwá) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of cities and towns in Arizona#List of cities and towns, most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona, with 1 ...

) is a former

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 ...

player from the

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, who won the silver medal with ''Team USA'' at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

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. In 1992, he was inducted into the

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. He currently coaches boys water polo at York School in Monterey, California .

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* 1956 births Living people American male water polo players Olympic silver medalists for the United States in water polo Water polo players at the 1984 Summer Olympics University of California, Irvine alumni Sportspeople from Phoenix, Arizona Place of birth missing (living people) California State University, Monterey Bay Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics American water polo coaches {{US-waterpolo-Olympic-medalist-stub

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