Jennifer Pareja Explained

Jennifer Pareja
Full Name:Jennifer Pareja Lisalde
Nickname:Jenny
Birth Date:1984 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Olot, Girona, Spain
Height:1.75 m
Weight:63 kg
Position:Driver
Currentclub:Retired
Currentnumber:6
Nationalyears1:2000 - 2016
Nationalteam1: Spain

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. She scored 12 goals and was named to the Olympic All-Star Team.[5] She was the joint top sprinter at the 2012 Olympics, with 21 sprints won.[6]

In 2014 she also won gold at European Championship in Budapest.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Spain first to claim gold at home. WaterpoloWorld. 2 August 2013. 12 June 2019. 4 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190604205945/http://www.waterpoloworld.com/News/tabid/169/ArticleId/5231/Spain-first-to-claim-gold-at-home-Barcelona-day-13.aspx. dead.
  2. Web site: Jenny Pareja. Olympics at Sports-Reference. 2015-08-08. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150929043951/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/jenny-pareja-1.html. 2015-09-29.
  3. Web site: Interview with Jennifer Pareja. Iberdrola. 2019-06-12.
  4. Web site: Denes Varga, Jennifer Pareja also claim 2013 world best player award. WaterpoloWorld. 6 January 2014. 12 June 2019. 17 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190817075042/http://www.waterpoloworld.com/News/tabid/169/ArticleId/6088/Denes-Varga-Jennifer-Pareja-also-claim-2013-worlds-best-player-award.aspx. dead.
  5. Web site: USA Women Win GOLD! Team USA Tops Spain 8-5 In Olympic Games Final. USAwaterpolo. 9 August 2012. 12 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20170730231708/http://www.usawaterpolo.org/sports/w-national/spec-rel/080912aab.html. 30 July 2017. dead.
  6. Web site: Official Results Book – 2012 Olympic Games – Diving, Swimming, Synchronised Swimming, Water Polo . fina.org . . 344 . 20 June 2020 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181214205330/https://fina.org/sites/default/files/general/2012-ro-s-london_official_results_fina2.pdf . 14 December 2018 .
  7. Web site: World champions Spain also claim European Title. WaterpoloWorld. 24 July 2014. 12 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190526075006/http://www.waterpoloworld.com/News/tabid/169/ArticleId/7273/World-champions-Spain-also-claim-European-title-Budapest-2014-day-13.aspx. 26 May 2019. dead.