Gavin Arroyo (born May 10, 1972, in

Orange, California Orange is a city located in North Orange County, California. It is approximately north of the county seat, Santa Ana, California, Santa Ana. Orange is unusual in this region because many of the homes in its Old Town District were built before ...

) is a former

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defender from the

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, who competed in two

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(

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and

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) for his native country. He was part of the United States national team that won the gold medal in the 1997 FINA World Cup in

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. At club level, he played overseas in

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for

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and in

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for

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and

CN Atlètic-Barceloneta Club Natació Atlètic-Barceloneta (CNAB) is a Spanish water polo club from Barcelona, established in 1913. The club is the result of the merge of Club Natació Atlètic, founded in 1913, and Barceloneta Amateur Club, founded in 1929 and renamed ...

. As a member of Olympiacos from 1997 to 1999, Arroyo won the

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(1999), the

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(1998) and the Greek Super Cup (1998) and was twice runner-up of the LEN Cup Winners' Cup in 1998 and 1999. In 2020, Arroyo was inducted into the

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 ...

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Gavin Arroyo
profile at h2opolo.com 1972 births Living people American male water polo players Olympic water polo players of the United States Water polo players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympiacos Water Polo Club players Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in water polo Sportspeople from Orange, California Water polo players at the 1995 Pan American Games Water polo players at the 1999 Pan American Games American water polo coaches Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games {{US-waterpolo-bio-stub