Jennifer Pareja

Jennifer Pareja Lisalde[lower-alpha 1] (born 8 May 1984) is a former Spanish female 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]

Jennifer Pareja
Personal information
Full name Jennifer Pareja Lisalde
Born (1984-05-08) 8 May 1984
Olot, Girona
Nickname Jenny
Nationality Spanish
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
Medal record
Olympic Games
2012 London Team
World Championships
2013 Barcelona Team
European Championships
2014 BudapestTeam
2008 MalagaTeam

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]

Notes
  1. This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Pareja and the second or maternal family name is Lisalde.

References
  1. "Spain first to claim gold at home". WaterpoloWorld. 2 August 2013.
  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.
  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.
Awards
Preceded by
Maggie Steffens		 FINA Water Polo Player of the Year Succeeded by
Maggie Steffens
Awards
Preceded by
Anni Espar		 LEN Water Polo Player of the Year Succeeded by
Maica García


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