Joan Serra Llobet (8 July 1927 – 24 January 2015) was 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 who competed in the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

. He was born in Sabadell, Catalonia. He was part of the Spanish team which finished eighth in the 1948 tournament. He played all seven matches as goalkeeper. In 1951 won the gold medal in the

Mediterranean Games The Mediterranean Games is a multi-sport event organised by the International Committee of Mediterranean Games (CIJM). It is held every four years among athletes from countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea in Africa, Asia and Europe. The fir ...

. He died in

Sabadell Sabadell () is a city in Catalonia, Spain. It is in the south of the ''comarca'' of Vallès Occidental and its joint capital (co-capital), on the River Ripoll, north of Barcelona. Sabadell is located above sea level. Sabadell pioneered the Ind ...

on 24 January 2015, aged 87.Notice of death of Joan Serra
mundodeportivo.com; accessed 26 January 2015.

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1927 births 2015 deaths Water polo players from Catalonia Spanish male water polo players Water polo goalkeepers Water polo players at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic water polo players for Spain Sportspeople from Sabadell Water polo players at the 1951 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Spain Mediterranean Games medalists in water polo {{Catalonia-sport-bio-stub

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