Javier Sánchez Toril del Pino (born 16 June 1975) is a Spanish

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 and

bronze medal A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receive ...

ist at the

1997 Mediterranean Games The XIII Mediterranean Games, commonly known as the 1997 Mediterranean Games, were the 13th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Bari, Italy, from 13 to 25 June 1997, where 2,956 athletes (2,166 men and 790 women) from 21 countries partici ...

. He was a member of the

Spain men's national water polo team The Spain men's national water polo team (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Selección de polo acuático España'') represents Spain in men's international water polo competitions and it is controlled by Real Federación Española de Natación. Spain ...

, playing as a

centre forward Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals as well as assisting them. As with any attacking player, the role ...

. He was a part of the team 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 ...

and

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), ...

. On club level he played for

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 ...

in Spain.

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* 1975 births Living people Spanish male water polo players Water polo players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic water polo players for Spain Water polo players from Madrid Competitors at the 1997 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in water polo Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Spain {{Spain-waterpolo-bio-stub

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