Elizabeth Armstrong (water polo) explained

Elizabeth Armstrong
Full Name:Elizabeth Anne Armstrong
Nickname:Betsey
Birth Date:31 January 1983
Birth Place:Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.[1]
Height:1.87m (06.14feet)
Weight:77kg (170lb)
L/R:right
College:University of Michigan
Position:goalkeeper
Currentnumber:1
Nationalyears1:2011
Nationalteam1: United States
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Elizabeth Anne "Betsey" Armstrong (born January 31, 1983) is an American water polo goalkeeper, who won gold medals with the United States women's national water polo team at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2007 and 2011 Pan American Games, and 2007 and 2009 world championships.[2] She is a leading goalkeeper in Olympic water polo history, with 102 saves. Armstrong attended Huron High School in Ann Arbor and was a three-year letterwinner on her water polo team.[3] She then went on to graduate from the University of Michigan in 2005, where she was the goalkeeper for the women's water polo team. Betsey graduated with a bachelor's degree in English language and Literature. She is currently the record holder at University of Michigan with 350 saves.

Armstrong made her debut for the national team in 2006. At the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, they lost 8–9 in the championship game to the Netherlands and took home the silver medal. She was the top goalkeeper at the 2008 Olympics, with 49 saves.[4]

In June 2009, Armstrong was named to the USA water polo women's senior national team for the 2009 FINA World Championships.[5] She was named the best female water polo player for 2010 by FINA Aquatics World Magazine.[6]

Starting in 2012, Betsey was hired as the assistant coach of the University of Michigan Women's Water Polo Team. She works alongside head coach Matt Anderson in coaching the players.[7]

In 2019, she was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame.[8] [9]

International competitions

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417235552/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ar/betsey-armstrong-1.html Betsey Armstrong
  2. News: US women win 1st gold in Olympic water polo . October 8, 2012 . The Times Of India.
  3. Web site: Betsey Armstrong . usawaterpolo.org . February 7, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120711021354/http://www.usawaterpolo.org/NationalTeams/PlayerBio.aspx?ID=20 . July 11, 2012 .
  4. Web site: Official Results Book – 2008 Olympic Games – Water Polo . la84.org . . PDF . 50 . 20 June 2020 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190728014530/https://digital.la84.org/digital/api/collection/p17103coll8/id/69293/download . 28 July 2019 .
  5. http://www.usawaterpolo.org/SingleNews/09-06-24/Roster_Announced_For_2009_FINA_Women_s_World_Championships.aspx?ReturnURL=%2fNationalTeams%2fWomensNationalTeam.aspx Roster Announced For 2009 FINA Women's World Championships
  6. News: FINA Elects the Best in 2010 . Fédération Internationale de Natation . https://web.archive.org/web/20110113001433/http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1921:pr01-fina-elects-the-best-in-2010&catid=275:2011&Itemid=246 . January 13, 2011 . February 2, 2011 . dead .
  7. Web site: Olympic Gold Medalist Betsey Armstrong Joins University of Michigan Coaching Staff . collegiatewaterpolo.org . February 7, 2013 . https://archive.today/20130414152003/http://www.collegiatewaterpolo.org/varsity/news/2012-13/081912ArmstrongMich . April 14, 2013 . dead .
  8. Web site: Betsey Armstrong (2019) . usawaterpolo.org . USA Water Polo . 18 September 2020 .
  9. Web site: Hall of Fame Inductees . usawaterpolo.org . USA Water Polo . 18 September 2020 .

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