Jordan Raney (born June 2, 1996) is an American
water polo
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player who is a member of the
United States women's national water polo team
The United States women's national water polo team represents the United States in international women's water polo competitions and friendly matches. It is one of the leading teams in the world since the late 1990s.
On March 27, 2009, USA Wate ...
.
She was part of the gold medal-winning American team at the
in
Budapest
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.
College career
Raney played water polo at
Stanford University where she helped lead the
Cardinal to NCAA Championships in 2015 and 2017. In 2018 Raney was 1st Team All-American and 1st Team All-MPSF.
International career
Raney made her Senior National Team debut in 2017,
winning the
FINA World League Super Final. A standout defender, she made her professional debut competing for
NC Vouliagmeni
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in Greece alongside Team USA teammates
Ashleigh Johnson
Ashleigh Elizabeth Johnson (born September 12, 1994) is an American water polo player considered by many to be the best goalkeeper in the world. She was part of the American team that won the gold medal at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships. I ...
and
Stephania Haralabidis.
She currently plays for
Greek
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powerhouse
Olympiacos Piraeus, with whom she won the
2021–22 LEN Euro League.
She trained full-time with the U.S. team for two years with the goal of competing at the
2020 Summer Olympics
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Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 ...
, but she didn't make the final roster.
In 2022, Raney led Team USA with 12 goals as well as being named the Media All-Star Team at the 2022 FINA World League Super Final in
Santa Cruz de Tenerife. At the 2022 FINA Championships in Budapest, Raney scored 5 goals for Team USA.
International Competition Highlights
* 2022 FINA World League Super Final,
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, 3rd Place
* 2022 FINA World Championships,
Budapest, Hungary, 1st Place
* 2021 FINA World League Super Final,
Athens, Greece, 1st Place
* 2019 Holiday Cup,
Princeton, NJ, 1st Place
* 2019 Canada Cup,
Montreal, Canada
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, 1st Place
* 2019 FINA World Championships,
Budapest, Hungary, 1st Place
* 2019 FINA International Tournament,
Perth, Australia
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, 1st Place
* 2018 FINA World Cup,
Surgut, Russia, 1st Place
* 2018 FINA World League Super Final,
Kunshan
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Name
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, China, 1st Place
* 2017 FINA World Championships,
Budapest, Hungary, 1st Place
* 2017 FINA World League Super Final,
Shanghai, China
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, 1st Place
* 2015 FINA Junior World Championships,
Volos, Greece, 1st Place
* 2015 World University Games,
Gwangju, South Korea
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, 5th Place
* 2014 FINA Youth World Championships,
Madrid, Spain
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, 1st Place
* 2014 UANA Youth Pan American Championship,
Riverside, California
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, 1st Place
* 2011 UANA Youth Pan American Championships,
Puerto Rico
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, 1st
References
External links
*
Stanford Cardinal bio
1996 births
Living people
American female water polo players
World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
Olympiacos women's water polo team players
Sportspeople from Santa Monica, California
Stanford Cardinal women's water polo players
Expatriate water polo players
American expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Water polo players at the 2023 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in water polo
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