Maddie Musselman
| Maddie Musselman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Madeline Musselman | ||
| Born |
June 16, 1998 Newport Beach, California, U.S. | ||
| Nationality | American | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 143 lb (65 kg) | ||
| Position | Attacker | ||
| College(s) | UCLA Bruins | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | ||
 United States | |||
Medal record | |||
Madeline Musselman (born June 16, 1998) is an American water polo player.[1] She was part of the gold medal-winning American team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2] She was the second-leading goal scorer of the US team in the event with 12 goals and named to the Olympic All-Star Team.[3]
Musselman won gold with Team USA at the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia,[4] and at the Pan American Games in Toronto.[5]
She was named 2017 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Newcomer of the Year after she won a conference-record seven Newcomer of the Week awards.[3]
Earned tournament MVP[6] at 2017 FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, where Team USA won gold; scored 16 goals in six games, including hat trick in 13-6 final-round win over Spain.[7]
References
- ^ "U.S. women's water polo attacker Maddie Musselman is just doing what runs in the family". ESPN.com. August 15, 2016.
- ^ "Water Polo, Women's final and bronze matches - US retain title, their reign is unchallenged". FINA.org. August 19, 2016.
- ^ a b "Musselman - Dream Big". DailyBruin.com. Michael Hull.
- ^ "Water Polo Reports - Women, FINALS". FINA.org. August 7, 2015.
- ^ "Team USA Wins Women's Water Polo Gold In Storied USA-Canada Border Battle". teamUSA.org. July 15, 2015.
- ^ "USA Defends FINA Gold, Musselman Earns MVP". UCLAbruins.com. July 28, 2017.
- ^ "U.S. women's water polo team wins fifth world title". NBCsports.com. July 28, 2017.
External links
- Maddie Musselman – National Team water polo profile at USAwaterpolo.org
- Maddie Musselman – UCLA athlete profile at UCLAbruins.com
- Maddie Musselman on Instagram
- Maddie Musselman on Twitter
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- American female water polo players
- Living people
- 1998 births
- Sportspeople from Newport Beach, California
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
- Olympic water polo players of the United States
- Water polo players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in water polo
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games medalists in water polo
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
- Water polo players at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Water polo players at the 2019 Pan American Games