Chris Humbert
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Full name | Christopher A. Humbert | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | December 27, 1969 Modesto, California, U.S. | (age 52)|||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Water polo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Christopher A. Humbert (born December 27, 1969 in Modesto, California) is a former water polo center forward from the United States, who competed in three Summer Olympics (1992, 1996 and 2000) for his native country.[1][2][3] He was part of the United States national team squads that won the gold medal in the 1991 FINA World Cup in Barcelona and the gold medal in the 1997 FINA World Cup in Athens.[4]
At club level, he played overseas in Italy and Greece. From 1992 to 1994 he played for Italian giants Posillipo, with whom he won 2 Italian Championships. In 2002–03 season, he played for Greek powerhouse Olympiacos, with whom he won the LEN Super Cup,[5] the Greek Championship and the Greek Cup.
In 2018, he was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame.[6][7]
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References[]
- ^ "Chris Humbert". olympic.org. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ "1992: The US Olympic Team". waterpololegends.com. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ "Chris Humbert". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ "Chris Humbert profile". h2opolo.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ Εγραψε ιστορία! Ο λόγος για τον Ολυμπιακό που έγραψε τη δική του χρυσή ιστορία στο πόλο αφού κέρδισε 6–5 την ουγγρική Βάσας μέσα στο σπίτι της και είναι η μοναδική ομάδα στην ιστορία του αθλήματος που κατάφερε να κατακτήσει και τα τέσσερα τρόπαια που διεκδίκησε (in Greek), rizospastis.gr, 31/12/2002
- ^ "Chris Humbert (2018)". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ "Hall of Fame Inductees". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
External links[]
- Chris Humbert at USA Water Polo Hall of Fame
- Chris Humbert at Olympics.com
- Chris Humbert at Olympedia
- Chris Humbert profile at h2opolo.com
- 1969 births
- Living people
- American male water polo players
- Water polo centre forwards
- Left-handed water polo players
- Olympic water polo players of the United States
- Water polo players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Water polo players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Water polo players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games medalists in water polo
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
- Water polo players at the 1991 Pan American Games
- Water polo players at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Olympiacos Water Polo Club players
- Panathinaikos Water Polo Club players
- Sportspeople from Modesto, California
- Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games