Rick Merlo
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| Born | August 5, 1982 (age 39) Fresno, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||
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Rick Merlo (born August 5, 1982) is an American water polo player. He was a member of the United States men's national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.[1] In the championship game, the USA team won the silver medal, defeated by Hungary.
Merlo was born in Fresno, California.
High school[]
CIF Champion at Buchanan High School in 1997 and 2000… CIF MVP, First-Team All-American, All-League, and All-CIF in 2000
College[]
Merlo attended University of California, Irvine and played water polo under and Marc Hunt. First-Team All-American, First-Team All-MPSF, and Scholar Athlete in 2005… ThirdTeam All-American and Second-Team All-MPSF in 2004
Career[]
Assistant coach at Fresno Pacific University
Personal[]
Merlo lives currently in Fresno, California.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ USA Water Polo Men's National Team Archived 2010-12-21 at WebCite
External links[]
- Rick Merlo at Olympics.com
- Rick Merlo at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee
- Rick Merlo at Olympedia
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- Water polo players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in water polo
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