Ashleigh Johnson

Not to be confused with people named Ashley Johnson.

Ashleigh Johnson
Personal information
Born (1994-09-12) September 12, 1994 (age 30)
Miami, Florida, United States
Sport
SportWater polo
Medal record
Woman's water polo
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team competition
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kazan Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2019 Gwangju Team competition
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Team competition

Ashleigh Elizabeth Johnson (born September 12, 1994) is an American water polo player of Ethnikos Piraeus team, who is considered by many[1][2][3][4] to be the best goalkeeper in the world. She was part of the American national team that won the gold medal at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships.[5][6] In 2016, she became the first African-American woman to make the US Olympic team in water polo. She was part of the gold-medal winning 2016 and 2020 U.S. women's water polo Olympic teams, and earned a spot on the 2024 U.S. women's water polo Olympic team.[7][8] She is a 2017 graduate of Princeton University. She is 6'1" tall and her team nickname is "Ayay."[9]

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  2. ^ "Team USA's water polo goalkeeper, Ashleigh Johnson, talks Olympics". FanSided. July 9, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  3. ^ "Ashleigh Johnson Olympics exclusive Q&A". olympics.com.
  4. ^ "Total player awards 2021". total-waterpolo.com.
  5. ^ "Meet The Goalie Changing The Face Of USA Water Polo". Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  6. ^ "BCN 2015 USA Women's Water Polo Team" (PDF). waterpolo.sportresult.com. Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  7. ^ Robertson, Linda (August 19, 2016). "Rio Olympics: Miami's Ashleigh Johnson leads U.S. to water polo gold". Miami Herald. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  8. ^ Sheinin, Dave (August 15, 2016). "Ashleigh Johnson makes a different kind of history in the pool". Retrieved January 5, 2017 – via washingtonpost.com.
  9. ^ "Ashleigh Johnson". www.teamusa.com. July 27, 2024. Retrieved July 28, 2024.