Shea Buckner (born December 12, 1986) is an American Olympian

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player and actor. He is known for The Rookie (2023), The Blacklist (2021), The Equalizer (2021), Power Book II: Ghost (2020), Mom (2018), Animal Kingdom (2016), Survive the Night (2020), Get Christie Love (2017), Escape Plan: Extractors (2019), and Escape Plan 2: Hades (2018). He won two

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while playing for the

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. He also competed for the United States national team at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Career

High school

Buckner played water polo at

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, where he scored 364 career goals. He was named to the All-American first team twice. In 2004, he was the CIF Division II Player of the Year, Orange County Register Player of the Year, and Century League MVP."Shea Buckner Profile"
usctrojans.com. Retrieved August 23, 2012.

College

Buckner started his college career at the

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in 2005. He scored 22 goals that season. He then transferred to the University of Southern California and did not compete in 2006. In 2007, he scored 24 goals to rank second on the team. In 2008, Buckner scored 42 goals to rank second on the team again. He helped USC win the NCAA Championship, scoring three goals in the final match against Stanford. He was also named to the All-American first team and the NCAA Tournament first team. The following year, Buckner led the Trojans with 44 goals. He was again named to the All-American first team and the NCAA Tournament first team, and USC repeated as national champions.

International

Buckner played for the U.S. national team at the 2010, 2011, and 2012 FINA World League Super Finals, the 2011 FINA World Championships, and the 2012 Summer Olympics. He scored two goals at the Olympics, as the U.S. finished in eighth place."Shea Buckner"
. usawaterpolo.org. Retrieved August 23, 2012.

Professional

Buckner plays professionally for Italy's Latina Pallanuoto.

Personal

Buckner was born in Huntington Beach, California, on December 12, 1986. He is 6 feet, 3 inches tall. He resides in

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."Shea Buckner"
/ref> Two of his siblings, Patrick and Shannon, played water polo for USC.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Buckner, Shea 1986 births Living people Olympic water polo players for the United States Water polo players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Huntington Beach, California