Adam Scholefield

Adam James Scholefield (born 24 May 1985 in Leeds, West Yorkshire)[1] is a researcher and British water polo player.

He graduated from Imperial College London with a degree in electrical engineering and a Ph.D in image processing.[2] He is 1.89 metres (6 ft 2 in) tall and weighs 99 kilograms (218 lb).[1] He is coached by Cristian Iordache, Petik Attila and Norman Leighton.[1]

Scholefield competed for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London in the men's tournament at the Water Polo Arena.[3][4] It was the first time the Great Britain men's national water polo team appeared at an Olympics since the 1956 Games held in Melbourne, Australia.[3] In 2014, he won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Water Polo Championships in Aberdeen.[5]

Since June 2015, and as of March 2017, Scholefield is working, with Prof. Martin Vetterli, as a postdoctoral researcher at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Adam Scholefield: Team GB". British Olympic Association. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  2. Ross-Joannou, Emily (17 February 2012). "Eyes on the Prize". Imperial College London. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  3. 1 2 "London 2012: Great Britain water polo teams announced". BBC Sport. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  4. "Men's Water Polo". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  5. "Water polo: England win double gold at Commonwealths". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
  6. "Scholefield Adam". lcav.epfl.ch. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
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