Gavin Arroyo (born May 10, 1972) is a former water polo defender from the United States, who competed in two Summer Olympics (1996 and 2000) for his native country.[1] He was part of the United States national team that won the gold medal in the 1997 FINA World Cup in Athens.[2]
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| Full name | Gavin Arroyo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 10, 1972 (age 52) Orange, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Water polo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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At club level, he played overseas in Greece for Olympiacos, Vouliagmeni, Glyfada and in Spain for Barcelona and CN Atlètic-Barceloneta.[3] As a member of Olympiacos from 1997 to 1999, Arroyo won the Greek Championship (1999), the Greek Cup (1998) and the Greek Super Cup (1998) and was twice runner-up of the LEN Cup Winners' Cup in 1998 and 1999.[4]
In 2020, Arroyo was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Gavin Arroyo". olympic.org. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ "Interview with Gavin Arroyo Coach of Long Beach State University". waterpoloplanet.com. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ "Gavin Arroyo". longbeachstate.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ ΑΘΛΗΤΙΚΗ ΗΧΩ, 17/03/1999, σελ. 34, "Ο Ολυμπιακός συνέτριψε την ιταλική Φλωρεντία κι είναι από χτες μ'ένα πόδι στον τελικό του Κυπελλούχων" (in Greek)
- ^ "Gavin Arroyo (2020)". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- ^ "Hall of Fame Inductees". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
External links
edit- Gavin Arroyo at World Aquatics
- Gavin Arroyo at the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame
- Gavin Arroyo at Olympics.com
- Gavin Arroyo at Olympedia
- Gavin Arroyo profile at h2opolo.com
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