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American water polo player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ryan Bailey (born August 28, 1975) is an American water polo player and Olympic silver medallist. He competed in the Summer Olympic games between 2000 and 2012.
Bailey interacts with a Marine during his surprise visit for a combat water polo tournament at Camp Pendleton’s 13 Area Pool, September 12, 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Bailey went to Millikan High School in Long Beach, California, and attended UC Irvine in Irvine, California. In college he was a four-time All-American, tallied 104 goals in his senior season, and was awarded the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Player of the Year in 1998.[1]
He was a member of the United States men's national water polo team[2] for the 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012 Summer Olympics. In the 2004 Athens Olympics, he scored two goals. In the 2012 London Olympics, he scored three goals.[3] He was part of the team for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where, in the championship game, the USA team won the silver medal, ultimately defeated by Hungary. This is the highest finish ever in the Summer Olympics for USA Water Polo. He was the leading scorer for the US team at the 2012 London Olympics with 13 goals.
Bailey has played professionally for a number of European water polo clubs, and played in two European Championships :[1]
In 2019, Bailey was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame.[4][5]
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