Maddie Musselman
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| Full name | Madeline Musselman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Madeline Musselman (born June 16, 1998) is an American water polo player.[1] Maddie was named MVP after her USA Team won gold in Tokyo at the 2020ne Summer Olympics. She was the second highest leading scorer with 18 goals. Maddie was also 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]
Personal life[]
Musselman is the daughter of former Major League Baseball pitcher Jeff Musselman.[8]
See also[]
- United States women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- List of Olympic champions in women's water polo
- List of Olympic medalists in water polo (women)
- List of world champions in women's water polo
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
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.
- ^ Cohen, Jay (August 8, 2016). "Mature Musselman fits right in with US women's water polo". Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
External links[]
- Madeline Musselman at FINA
- Madeline Musselman at Olympics.com
- Madeline Musselman at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee
- Madeline Musselman at Olympedia
- 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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- 1998 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Newport Beach, California
- American female water polo players
- Water polo drivers
- Water polo players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in water polo
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
- Water polo players at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Water polo players at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games medalists in water polo
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Water polo players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- UCLA Bruins women's water polo players
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics