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Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Index Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held from 10 August to 24 August 2008 at the Ying Tung Natatorium in Beijing, People's Republic of China. [1]

87 relations: Adam Wright (water polo), Aleksandar Ćirić, Aleksandar Šapić, Alette Sijbring, Alicia McCormack, Alison Gregorka, Amy Hetzel, Andrija Prlainović, Živko Gocić, Beijing, Biurakn Hakhverdian, Brandon Brooks (water polo), Branko Peković, Brenda Villa, Brittany Hayes, Bronwen Knox, China, Daniëlle de Bruijn, Dániel Varga, Dénes Varga, Dejan Savić, Denis Šefik, Duško Pijetlović, Elizabeth Armstrong, Elsie Windes, Emma Knox, Filip Filipović (water polo), Gábor Kis, Gemma Beadsworth, Gergely Kiss, Gillian van den Berg, Greg McFadden, Guy Baker, Heather Petri, Iefke van Belkum, Ilse van der Meijden, István Gergely, J. W. Krumpholz, Jaime Komer, Jeff Powers, Jenna Santoromito, Jesse Smith (water polo), Jessica Steffens, Kami Craig, Kate Gynther, Lauren Wenger, Layne Beaubien, Marieke van den Ham, Meike de Nooy, Melissa Rippon, ..., Merrill Moses, Mia Santoromito, Mieke Cabout, Moriah van Norman, Natalie Golda, Nikita Cuffe, Nikola Rađen, Noeki Klein, Norbert Hosnyánszky, Norbert Madaras, Patty Cardenas, Péter Biros, Peter Hudnut, Peter Varellas, Rebecca Rippon, Rianne Guichelaar, Rick Merlo, Ryan Bailey (water polo), Simone Koot, Slobodan Soro, Suzie Fraser, Tamás Kásás, Tamás Molnár, Tamás Varga (water polo), Taniele Gofers, Tibor Benedek, Tim Hutten, Tony Azevedo, Vanja Udovičić, Vladimir Vujasinović, Water polo, Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Yasemin Smit, Ying Tung Natatorium, Zoltán Szécsi, 2008 Summer Olympics. Expand index (37 more) »

Adam Wright (water polo)

Adam Wright (born May 4, 1977) is an American water polo player and a college water polo head coach.

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Aleksandar Ćirić

Aleksandar Ćirić (Александар Ћирић, born 30 December 1977 in Belgrade) is a Serbian water polo player who played for two Olympic bronze medal squads, one for FR Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sidney, the other for Serbia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and one silver medal squad for Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

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Aleksandar Šapić

Aleksandar Šapić (Александар Шапић; born 1 June 1978) is a Serbian politician and former professional water polo player.

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Alette Sijbring

Alette Sijbring (born 20 March 1982 in Zierikzee) is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.

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Alicia McCormack

Alicia McCormack (born 7 June 1983 in Helensburgh, New South Wales) is an Australian water polo goalkeeper.

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Alison Gregorka

Alison Gregorka (born June 29, 1985 in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is an American water polo player.

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Amy Hetzel

Amy Hetzel (born 27 April 1983 in Rockhampton, Queensland) is an Australian former water polo player and television sports presenter.

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Andrija Prlainović

Andrija Prlainović (Андрија Прлаиновић; born 28 April 1987) is a Croatian-born Serbian water polo player.

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Živko Gocić

Živko Gocić (Живко Гоцић; born 22 August 1982) is a former Serbian water polo player.

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Beijing

Beijing, formerly romanized as Peking, is the capital of the People's Republic of China, the world's second most populous city proper, and most populous capital city.

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Biurakn Hakhverdian

Biurakn Hakhverdian (Բյուրակն Հախվերդյան; born 4 October 1985 in Leiden) is a Dutch water polo player who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.

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Brandon Brooks (water polo)

Brandon Brooks (born April 29, 1981), who played water polo as a goalie for UCLA and the 2004 and 2008 United States National teams, was the head coach of the women's water polo team at UCLA until 2017.

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Branko Peković

Branko Peković is a Serbian water polo player now representing Kazakhstan.

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Brenda Villa

Brenda Villa (born April 18, 1980) is an accomplished American water polo player.

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Brittany Hayes

Brittany Hayes (born February 7, 1985) is an American water polo player.

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Bronwen Knox

Bronwen Knox (born 16 April 1986 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian water polo centre back/centre forward.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a unitary one-party sovereign state in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around /1e9 round 3 billion.

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Daniëlle de Bruijn

Daniëlle de Bruijn (born 13 February 1978 in Vlaardingen) is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.

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Dániel Varga

Dániel Rudolf Varga (born 25 September 1983) is a Hungarian water polo player, currently playing for Ferencvárosi Torna Club.

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Dénes Varga

Dénes Andor Varga (born 29 March 1987) is a Hungarian water polo player, currently playing for Ferencváros.He was a member of the gold medal winning Hungary men's national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, together with his older brother Dániel.

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Dejan Savić

Dejan Savić (Serbian Cyrillic: Дејан Савић) (born 24 April 1975) is former Yugoslavian and Serbian water polo player who played for the bronze medal squad of FR Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the silver medal squad of Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

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Denis Šefik

Denis Šefik (Денис Шефик; born September 20, 1976 in Belgrade, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is Serbian-Montenegrin water polo player who played for Serbia and Montenegro national team, then for Serbian national team until 2008 and since 2010, for Montenegrin national team.

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Duško Pijetlović

Duško Pijetlović (Serbian Cyrillic: Душко Пијетловић, 25 April 1985) is a Serbian water polo center forward.

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Elizabeth Armstrong

Elizabeth Anne "Betsey" Armstrong (born January 31, 1983) is an American water polo goalkeeper, who won gold medals with the United States women's national water polo team at the 2012 Olympics, 2007 and 2011 Pan American Games, and 2007 and 2009 world championships.

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Elsie Windes

Elsie Ann Windes (born June 17, 1985) is an American water polo player.

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Emma Knox

Emma Knox (born 2 March 1978) is an Australian water polo player.

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Filip Filipović (water polo)

Filip Filipović (Serbian Cyrillic: Филип Филиповић; born 2 May 1987) is a Serbian water polo player.

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Gábor Kis

Gábor Kis (born 27 September 1982 in Budapest) is a Hungarian water polo player who plays for Szolnoki Vízilabda SC.

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Gemma Beadsworth

Gemma Jane Beadsworth (born 17 July 1987) is an Australian water polo centre forward.

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Gergely Kiss

Gergely Kiss (born 21 September 1977) is a Hungarian water polo player who plays for Vasas SC in the Hungarian Championship.

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Gillian van den Berg

Gillian van den Berg (born 8 September 1971, in Gouda) is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.

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Greg McFadden

Gregory James "Greg" McFadden (born 28 August 1964 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian water polo player.

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Guy Baker

Guy Baker was the head coach for the United States women's national water polo team competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympic games.

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Heather Petri

Heather Danielle Petri (born June 13, 1978) is an American water polo player, who won the silver medal with the US women's national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics, a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, a silver medal in Beijing in 2008 and the gold medal in London 2012.

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Iefke van Belkum

Iefke van Belkum (born 22 July 1986 in Leiden) is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.

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Ilse van der Meijden

Ilse Suzanne van der Meijden (born 22 October 1988 in Baarn) is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.

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István Gergely

István Gergely (born August 20, 1976 in Dunajská Streda, Czechoslovakia) is a Hungarian water polo player.

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J. W. Krumpholz

James W. "J.W." Krumpholz (born September 22, 1987) is an American water polo player.

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Jaime Komer

Jaime Elizabeth Komer (née Hipp, born September 1, 1981, in Fresno, California) is a former female water polo goalkeeper from the United States, who won the gold medal with the United States women's national water polo team at the 2007 World Championship and the 2007 Pan American Games, and a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

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Jeff Powers

Jeffery "Jeff" Powers (born January 21, 1980) is an American water polo player.

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Jenna Santoromito

Jenna Santoromito (born 21 January 1987 in Sydney) is an Australian water polo player.

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Jesse Smith (water polo)

Jesse Smith (born April 27, 1983) is an American water polo player.

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Jessica Steffens

Jessica Marie Steffens (born April 7, 1987) is an American water polo player.

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Kami Craig

Kameryn Louise "Kami" Craig (born July 21, 1987) is an American water polo player.

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Kate Gynther

Kate Maree Gynther (born 5 July 1982) is an Australian water polo player.

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Lauren Wenger

Lauren Ashley Wenger (born March 11, 1984, in Long Beach, California) is an American water polo player for the University of Southern California, who received the 2006 Peter J. Cutino Award as the best collegiate water polo player among Division I NCAA teams.

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Layne Beaubien

Ronald Layne Beaubien (born July 4, 1976) is an American water polo player.

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Marieke van den Ham

Marieke van den Ham (born 21 January 1983 in Wierden, Overijssel) is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.

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Meike de Nooy

Meike de Nooy (born 2 May 1983 in Eindhoven) is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.

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Melissa Rippon

Melissa Alison Rippon (born 20 January 1981 in Sydney) is an Australian water polo player.

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Merrill Moses

Merrill M. Moses (born August 13, 1977) is an American Olympic silver medalist, three-time Olympian, and Pan American Games gold medalist water polo player.

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Mia Santoromito

Mia Santoromito (born 29 March 1985) is an Australian water polo player.

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Mieke Cabout

Frederike Jacobie "Mieke" Cabout (born 30 March 1986 in Gouda) is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.

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Moriah van Norman

Moriah van Norman (born May 30, 1984) is an American water polo player for the University of Southern California, who won the Peter J. Cutino Award in 2004, recognized as the best female collegiate player in the nation.

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Natalie Golda

Natalie Golda (now Benson, born December 28, 1981) is a former American water polo player and currently the head coach of the newly formed Fresno State Bulldogs water polo team to begin competition in 2018.

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Nikita Cuffe

Nikita Cuffe (born 26 September 1979) is an Australian water polo player.

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Nikola Rađen

Nikola Rađen (Никола Рађен) (born 29 January 1985) is a Serbian water polo player who last played for Olympiacos in Greece.

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Noeki Klein

Noeki Klein (born 28 April 1983 in Leiderdorp) is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.

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Norbert Hosnyánszky

Norbert Hosnyánszky (born 4 March 1984) is a Hungarian water polo player.

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Norbert Madaras

Norbert Madaras (born 1 December 1979 in Eger) is a Hungarian water polo player, who won the gold medal with the men's national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics.

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Patty Cardenas

Patricia Cardenas (born August 19, 1984) is an American water polo player.

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Péter Biros

Péter Biros (born 5 April 1976 in Miskolc) is a Hungarian water polo player, who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics, which makes him one of few water polo players who have three olympic gold medals.

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Peter Hudnut

Peter Hudnut (born February 16, 1980) is an American water polo player.

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Peter Varellas

Peter Varellas (born October 2, 1984) is an American water polo player who grew up in Moraga, CA and attended Campolindo High School.

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Rebecca Rippon

Rebecca Marie Rippon (born 26 December 1978) is an Australian water polo player.

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Rianne Guichelaar

Rianne Guichelaar (born 16 August 1983 in Enschede) is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.

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Rick Merlo

Rick Merlo (born August 5, 1982) is an American water polo player.

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Ryan Bailey (water polo)

Ryan Bailey (born August 28, 1975) is an American water polo player and Olympic silver medallist.

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Simone Koot

Simone Margareta Koot (born 12 November 1980 in Utrecht) is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.

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Slobodan Soro

Slobodan Soro (Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан Соро; born December 23, 1978) is a Serbian-born Brazilian water polo goalkeeper.

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Suzie Fraser

Suzannah "Suzie" Fraser (born 27 August 1983 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian water polo player, who joined the women's national team in 2005.

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Tamás Kásás

Tamás Kásás (born July 20, 1976 in Budapest) is a retired Hungarian water polo player, with a height of 200 cm and a weight of 90 kg.

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Tamás Molnár

Tamás Molnár (born August 2, 1975 in Szeged) is a Hungarian water polo player, who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Olympics.

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Tamás Varga (water polo)

Tamás Varga (born 14 July 1975 in Szolnok) is a Hungarian water polo player.

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Taniele Gofers

Taniele Gofers (born 12 June 1985) is an Australian water polo player.

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Tibor Benedek

Tibor Benedek (born 12 July 1972 in Budapest) is a retired Hungarian water polo player, who played in the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics.

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Tim Hutten

Tim Hutten (born June 4, 1985) is an American water polo player.

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Tony Azevedo

Anthony Lawrence Azevedo (born November 21, 1981) is a Brazilian-born American water polo player and a graduate of Stanford University.

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Vanja Udovičić

Vanja Udovičić (Вања Удовичић,; born as Franjo Udovičić; born 12 September 1982) is a Serbian politician and former professional water polo player.

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Vladimir Vujasinović

Vladimir Vujasinović (Владимир Вујасиновић;; born 14 August 1973) is a former Serbian water polo player, who has a 2000 Summer Olympics bronze medal (FR Yugoslavia team), 2004 Summer Olympics silver medal (Serbia and Montenegro team), and numerous other titles.

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Water polo

Water polo is a competitive team sport played in the water between two teams.

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Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Olympic Aquatic Centre where women competed for only the second time in the event at the Summer Olympics.

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Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics

The water polo tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom was held at the London 2012 Water Polo Arena in the Olympic Park from 29 July to 12 August.

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Yasemin Smit

Miloushka Yasemin Smit (born 21 November 1984 in Amsterdam) is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.

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Ying Tung Natatorium

The Ying Tung Natatorium is a swimming venue located in the Olympic Sports Centre in Beijing, China with a seating capacity of 4,852.

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Zoltán Szécsi

Zoltán Szécsi (born 22 December 1977 in Budapest) is a Hungarian water polo player, who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics.

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2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad and commonly known as Beijing 2008, was an international multi-sport event that was held from 8 to 24 August 2008 in Beijing, China.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_polo_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics

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