Jennifer Pareja | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Jennifer Pareja Lisalde | ||
Born |
Olot, Girona, Spain | 8 May 1984||
Nickname | Jenny | ||
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 |
Jennifer Pareja Lisalde (born 8 May 1984) is a former Spanish 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]
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]