Matilde Ortiz Reyes (born 16 September 1990 in
Veracruz
Veracruz (), formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave), is one of the 31 states which, along with Me ...
,
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
) is a Spanish
water polo
Water polo is a competitive sport, 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 water polo ball, ball into the oppo ...
player of
Mexican descent. At the
2012 Summer Olympics, she won a silver medal competing for the
Spain women's national water polo team
The Spain women's national water polo team represents Spain in women's international water polo competitions and it is controlled by Real Federación Española de Natación.
Spain has won one World and three European Championships, making them ...
in the
women's event. She also competed for Spain at the
2016 Summer Olympics. She is 5 ft 8.5 inches tall. She plays for the Spanish club
CN Sabadell
Club Natació Sabadell is a Spanish aquatic sports club from Sabadell.
Founded in 1916, it is best known for its women's water polo team, which has been the most successful team in the national championship in recent years with nine titles since ...
, and is studying journalism at the
Autonomous University of Barcelona
The Autonomous University of Barcelona ( ca, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; , es, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona; UAB), is a public university mostly located in Cerdanyola del Vallès, near the city of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain.
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.
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See also
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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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1990 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Veracruz
Spanish female water polo players
Water polo centre backs
Water polo players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Water polo players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Spain in water polo
World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
Autonomous University of Barcelona alumni
21st-century Spanish women
Naturalised citizens of Spain
Mexican emigrants to Spain
Sportswomen from Catalonia
Water polo players from Catalonia
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