Robin Beauregard
Encyclopedia
Robin Mary Beauregard (born February 23, 1979 in Long Beach
, California
) is an American
water polo
player, who won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics
. She also won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics
. Beauregard plays the position of center defender.
In addition to playing for the national team, Beauregard also played for UCLA. She was named the Most Outstanding Player at the 2003 NCAA Championships, where UCLA beat Stanford University
by a score of 4-3. She was named 1st Team NCAA All-American three times while at UCLA.
Beauregard's high school did not have a female water polo team, and she played on its team of mostly male players.
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
) is an American
United States
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water polo
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, who won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
. She also won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
. Beauregard plays the position of center defender.
In addition to playing for the national team, Beauregard also played for UCLA. She was named the Most Outstanding Player at the 2003 NCAA Championships, where UCLA beat Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
by a score of 4-3. She was named 1st Team NCAA All-American three times while at UCLA.
Beauregard's high school did not have a female water polo team, and she played on its team of mostly male players.
Performances
- Olympic Games: Silver Medal (2000), Bronze Medal (2004)
- World Championships: Gold Medal (2003)
- Pan American Games: Second Place (1999)
- FINA World Cup: Second Place (2002)
- FINA World Championships: Fourth Place (2001)
- NCAA National Championship Team: 1998, 2001, 2003