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Jennifer Pareja

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Jennifer Pareja
Personal information
Full name Jennifer Pareja Lisalde
Born (1984-05-08) 8 May 1984 (age 40)
Olot, Girona, Spain
Nickname Jenny
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 63 kg (139 lb)
Position Driver
Club information
Current team Retired
Number 6
National team
Years Team
2000–2016
Spain Spain
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Barcelona Team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Budapest Team
Silver medal – second place 2008 Malaga Team

Jennifer Pareja Lisalde (born 8 May 1984) is a former Spanish water polo player who won the gold medal at the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona, being named Most Valuable Player of the event.[1][2][3]

She was named 2013 Best Female Water Polo Player of the Year by FINA.[4]

Pareja competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics with the Spain national team in the women's event, winning the silver medal.[5] She scored 12 goals and was named to the Olympic All-Star Team.[6] She was the joint top sprinter at the 2012 Olympics, with 21 sprints won.[7]

In 2014 she also won gold at European Championship in Budapest.[8]

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References

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  1. ^ "Spain first to claim gold at home". WaterpoloWorld. 2 August 2013. Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Jenny Pareja". Olympics at Sports-Reference. Archived from the original on 2015-09-29. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
  3. ^ "Interview with Jennifer Pareja". Iberdrola. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  4. ^ "Denes Varga, Jennifer Pareja also claim 2013 world best player award". WaterpoloWorld. 6 January 2014. Archived from the original on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Jennifer Pareja". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 2 May 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  6. ^ "USA Women Win GOLD! Team USA Tops Spain 8-5 In Olympic Games Final". USAwaterpolo. 9 August 2012. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Official Results Book – 2012 Olympic Games – Diving, Swimming, Synchronised Swimming, Water Polo" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. p. 344. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  8. ^ "World champions Spain also claim European Title". WaterpoloWorld. 24 July 2014. Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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Awards
Preceded by FINA Water Polo Player of the Year Succeeded by
Awards
Preceded by LEN Water Polo Player of the Year Succeeded by