Erika Figge
Encyclopedia
Erika Figge is a water polo
player from the United States
, playing as an attacker. She was a debutant at the US Women's Water Polo Team
that won the silver medal
at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships
in Montréal, Canada.
for the 2009 FINA World Championships.
Water polo
Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...
player from the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, playing as an attacker. She was a debutant at the US Women's Water Polo Team
United States women's national water polo team
The United States women's national water polo team represents the United States in international women's water polo competitions and friendly matches. It is one of the leading teams in the world since the late 1990s....
that won the silver medal
Silver medal
A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....
at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships
2005 World Aquatics Championships
The 2005 World Aquatics Championships or the XI FINA World Championships were held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from July 16 to July 31, 2005...
in Montréal, Canada.
Career
In June, 2009, Figge was named to the USA Water Polo Women’s Senior National TeamUnited States women's national water polo team
The United States women's national water polo team represents the United States in international women's water polo competitions and friendly matches. It is one of the leading teams in the world since the late 1990s....
for the 2009 FINA World Championships.
International competitions
- 2003 – 2003 FINA Junior World Championships, Calgary, Canada (2nd place)
- 2005 – 2005 FINA Junior World Championships, Perth, Australia (1st place)
- 2005 – FINA World League, Kirishi, Russia (5th place)
- 2005 – World ChampionshipsWater Polo at the 2005 World Aquatics ChampionshipsThe 2005 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship was the eleventh edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA...
, Montréa, Canada (2nd place) - 2006 – 2006 FINA Women's World League, Cosenza, Italy (1st place)
- 2006 – 2006 Holiday Cup2006 Holiday CupThe 2006 Holiday Cup is the eighth edition of the women's water polo competition, held in Los Alamitos, United States. The tournament took place from 6 to 10 December 2006.-Preliminary round:*5 December 2006*6 December 2006*7 December 2006...
, Los Alamitos, USA (1st place) - 2006 – 2006 FINA Women's World Cup2006 FINA Women's Water Polo World CupThe 2006 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup was the fourteenth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation . The event took place in Tianjin, PR China from August 8 to August 13, 2006. Participating teams were the eight best teams...
, Tianjin, China (4th place) - 2007 – FINA World League Super Final, Montreal, Canada (1st place)
- 2007 – Pan American GamesWater polo at the 2007 Pan American Games-Group A:---------Group B:---------Semifinals:-Classification 5-8:-Classification 7-8:-Classification 5-6:-Bronze medal match:-Gold Medal match:-Final classification:-Preliminary round:------------...
, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1st place)