María del Pilar Peña

María del Pilar Peña Carrasco (born 4 April 1986) is a Spanish female water polo player.[1]

María del Pilar Peña
Personal information
Full name María del Pilar Peña Carrasco
Born (1986-04-04) 4 April 1986
Nationality Spain
Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 61 kg (134 lb)
Position Wing
Handedness Left
Number 8
National team
Years Team
2006-2016
  Spain
Medal record
Women's water polo
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
2012 LondonTeam
World Championships
2013 BarcelonaTeam
2017 BudapestTeam
2019 GwangjuTeam
European Championships
2014 Budapest
2020 Budapest
2008 Malaga
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Peña and the second or maternal family name is Carrasco.

Life

She was born in Madrid, and played for Club Natación Ondarreta Alcorcón, who won the Spanish championship in 2006, and the Spanish cup in 2006 and 2007.[2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she won a silver medal competing for the Spain women's national water polo team in the women's event. She is 5 ft 7.5 inches tall. She now plays for the Spanish club CN Sabadell, with whom she won the Spanish championship in 2011, 2012 and 2013.

References
  1. "Pilar Pena Carrasco". 2012 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original on 2013-05-02. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  2. http://www.interviu.es/entrevistas/articulos/c.n.-ondarrieta-las-reinas-del-waterpolo-son-de-alcorcon (Retrieved 7 May 2014.)


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