Gavin Arroyo

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Gavin Arroyo
Personal information
Full nameGavin Arroyo
BornMay 10, 1972 (1972-05-10) (age 49)
Orange, California, U.S.
Sport
Country United States
SportWater polo

Gavin Arroyo (born May 10, 1972, in Orange, California) 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]

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[]

  1. ^ "Gavin Arroyo". olympic.org. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Interview with Gavin Arroyo Coach of Long Beach State University". waterpoloplanet.com. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Gavin Arroyo". longbeachstate.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ "Gavin Arroyo (2020)". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved December 16, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Hall of Fame Inductees". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved December 16, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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