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Rachel Riddell (born September 5, 1984 in
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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 ...
goaltender. She participated at the
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), ...
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Life

Riddell was a student at
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, and
Concordia University Concordia University ( French: ''Université Concordia'') is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1974 following the merger of Loyola College and Sir George Williams University, Concordia is one of the t ...
. She was part of the 4th place women's water polo team at the 2003 world championships in
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. She was awarded best goalkeeper at the 2003 World Junior Championships in
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, Alberta, Canada, when the Canadian team won the gold medal. Since 2003 Rachel Riddell has been a member of Canada's senior women's water polo team. At the 2005 Fina aquatic games, in Montreal, Canada, she won acclaim for her play in the bronze medal winning game for Canada. In 2006, she helped Canada win silver at the Commonwealth games in Melbourne, Australia. Riddell was awarded best goalkeeper of the 2009 World Championships in
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, when Canada won the silver medal.


See also

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Canada women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Canada women's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics. The Canada women's national water polo team has participated in 2 of 5 official women's water polo to ...
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List of women's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers This is a list of female goalkeepers who have been named in the national water polo team for the Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred ...
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List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo This is a list of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo. Men Medalists by tournament ;Abbreviation and legend * * – Host team * † – ''Defunct team'' * (C) – Captain * (GK) – Goalkeeper * (LH) – Left-handed Multiple ...


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* 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Winnipeg Canadian female water polo players Water polo goalkeepers Olympic water polo players for Canada Water polo players at the 2004 Summer Olympics 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 Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Loyola Marymount University alumni {{Canada-waterpolo-bio-stub