Lauren Ashley Wenger (born March 11, 1984, in
Long Beach, California
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) is an American
water polo
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player for the
University of Southern California
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, who received the 2006
Peter J. Cutino Award as the best collegiate water polo player among Division I NCAA teams. Her position is two-meter defender.
Wenger was
All-America
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n at
Wilson Classical High School
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in Long Beach, California, and earned a scholar-athlete award all four years. In 2002, she played on the US National Team that won the Pan-American Championship. From 2003 to 2006 she attended
USC, where in her senior year she led her
Trojans
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team in steals and assists, becoming no. 8 all-time scorer with 127 career goals. Wenger is a member of the U.S National Team, helping Team USA win silver at the 2005
Water Polo World Championship
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. At USC, she majored in policy, planning and development.
Career
She played her first international season for the Greek powerhouse
Olympiacos
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in
Greece
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in 2006–2007.
At the 2008 China Summer Olympic games, she and the American team lost 8-9 in the
championship game
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to the Netherlands and took home the silver medal.
In June, 2009, Wenger was named to the
USA water polo women's senior national team for the
2009 FINA World Championships
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.
In August 2012, she won the gold medal in London 2012 Olympic Games with the US team, defeating Spain in the final match.
Awards
In 2019, Wenger was inducted into the
USA Water Polo Hall of Fame The USA Water Polo Hall of Fame, located in Irvine, California, is a hall of fame dedicated to honoring players, coaches and officials who have contributed greatly to the game of water polo in the United States of America. It was established in 197 ...
.
See also
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List of Olympic champions in women's water polo
This is a list of Olympic champions in women's water polo since the inaugural official edition in 2000.
Abbreviations
History
Women's water polo became an Olympic sport at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
As of 2016, women's teams from Europe, Nort ...
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List of Olympic medalists in water polo (women)
Women's water polo became an Olympic sport at the 2000 Olympics. Since then, the United States women's team has won six consecutive medals.
There are thirty-five female athletes who have won two or more Olympic medals in water polo. Heather Pet ...
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List of world champions in women's water polo
This is a list of world champions in women's water polo since the inaugural official edition in 1986.
Abbreviations
History
The 1986 Women's World Water Polo Championship was the first edition of the women's water polo tournament at the World ...
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References
External links
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Lauren Wenger: USC player biography
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1984 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Long Beach, California
American female water polo players
Water polo drivers
Water polo players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Water polo players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for the United States in water polo
Olympic silver medalists for the United States in water polo
World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
Water polo players at the 2007 Pan American Games
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
Olympiacos Women's Water Polo Team players
USC Trojans women's water polo players
Wilson Classical High School alumni
Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games