Rick Merlo was born in Fresno, California on August 5, 1982. Merlo is an American water polo player and was a member of the United States men's national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.[1] In the championship game, the USA team won the silver medal, defeated by Hungary.[2]
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| Born | August 5, 1982 (age 42) Fresno, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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High school
editCIF Champion at Buchanan High School in 1997 and 2000. CIF MVP, First-Team All-American, All-League, and All-CIF in 2000.[3]
College
editMerlo attended University of California, Irvine[4] and played water polo under Ted Newland and Marc Hunt. In 2003 Merlo played at the World University Games in Daegu, South Korea and placed 8th.
First-Team All-American, First-Team All-MPSF, and Scholar Athlete in 2005. Third Team All-American and Second-Team All-MPSF in 2004.
Career
editIn 2005 Merlo played for Genova Italy Nervi and then for Brazil in 2007.[4]
Assistant coach at Fresno Pacific University[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ USA Water Polo Men's National Team Archived 2011-06-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Virgel, Steve (2008-06-30). "U.S. OLYMPIC MEN'S WATER POLO TEAM:". Daily Pilot. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
- ^ "Athletic Hall of Fame". www.cusd.com. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
- ^ a b "Rick Merlo". Team USA. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Rick Merlo - Assistant - Men's Water Polo Coaches". Fresno Pacific University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
External links
edit- Rick Merlo at World Aquatics
- Rick Merlo at Olympics.com
- Rick Merlo at Olympedia
- Rick Merlo at Team USA (archived)
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