Robin Mary Beauregard (born February 23, 1979 in

Long Beach, California Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 466,742 as of 2020. A charter city, Long Beach is the seventh-most populous city in California. Incorporate ...

) is an American

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 won the silver medal at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

. She also won a bronze medal 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), ...

. Beauregard plays the position of center defender. In addition to playing for the national team, Beauregard also played for

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. She was named the Most Outstanding Player at the 2003 NCAA Championships, where UCLA beat

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by a score of 4-3. She was named 1st Team NCAA All-American three times while at UCLA. Beauregard attended Marina High School, which did not have a female water polo team until her junior year, and she played on its team of mostly male players. In 2011, she 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 1976 ...

Performances

* Olympic Games: Silver Medal (2000), Bronze Medal (2004) * World Championships: Gold Medal (2003) * Pan American Games: Second Place (1999) * FINA World Cup: Second Place (2002) * FINA World Championships: Fourth Place (2001) * NCAA National Championship Team: 1998, 2001, 2003

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Robin Beauregard's U.S. Olympic Team bio

1979 births Living people American female water polo players UCLA Bruins women's water polo players Water polo players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States in water polo Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in water polo Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Long Beach, California {{US-waterpolo-Olympic-medalist-stub

Performances

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