James W. "J.W." Krumpholz (born September 22, 1987) is an American
water polo player. He is a member of the
United States men's national water polo team at the
2008 Beijing Olympics
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. In the championship game, the USA team won the silver medal, defeated by Hungary.
Krumpholz was born in
Orange County, California. He attended
Foothill High School in
Tustin, California, and moved on to the
University of Southern California.
[USC OLYMPIANS: 1904–2008]
, USC Trojans Athletic Department, accessed August 26, 2008. Krumpholz's father,
Kurt Krumpholz, is a former world-record holder in the 400-meter freestyle.
Awards and honors
His USC Trojans men's water polo team won the 2008
National Collegiate Men's Water Polo Championship on December 7, 2008, at the Avery Aquatics Center, Stanford, California. The team beat Stanford, 7-5. Krumpholz was named the
MVP of the NCAA Tournament.
He,
UCLA senior
Krsto Sbutega, and
Stanford
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's
Jimmie Sandman
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were the three finalists for the 2009
Peter J. Cutino Award The Peter J. Cutino Award, named after former college water polo player and UC Berkeley coach Peter J. Cutino, is considered the most prestigious individual award in American collegiate water polo. It is given annually to the top male and female pla ...
, an accolade presented annually to the outstanding female and male collegiate water polo players in the United States.
Krumpholz and fellow Trojan
Kami Craig won the 2009
awards
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.
See also
*
List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
References
External links
*
USC player bio
1987 births
Living people
American male water polo players
Water polo centre forwards
USC Trojans men's water polo players
Water polo players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for the United States in water polo
Water polo players at the 2011 Pan American Games
Pan American Games medalists in water polo
Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games
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