Joëlle Stephanie Békhazi (born April 27, 1987) is a female

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 from

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. She was a member of the

Canada women's national water polo team The Canada women's national water polo team ( French: ''Équipe féminine de water-polo du Canada'') represents Canada in women's international water polo competitions and friendly matches. The team is overseen by Water Polo Canada, a member of t ...

that claimed the silver medal at the

2007 Pan American Games The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Com ...

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. In June 2021, Bekhazi was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team.

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* * 1987 births Living people Canadian female water polo players Aquatic sportspeople from Ontario Olympic water polo players for Canada Sportspeople from Hamilton, Ontario Water polo players at the 2007 Pan American Games Water polo players at the 2011 Pan American Games World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in water polo Water polo players at the 2015 Pan American Games Water polo players at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Water polo players at the 2020 Summer Olympics {{canada-waterpolo-bio-stub

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