Brenda Villa

  • Brenda Villa
    Brenda Villa
  • Sport
    Water Polo
  • Medals
    • Gold 1
    • Silver 0
    • Bronze 0
  • Country
    United States
  • Date of Birth
    18 April 1980
  • Height
    5' 4" (1.63m)
  • Weight
    174lbs. (79kg)
  • Age
    33
  • Gender
    Female
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Schedule & Results

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Dates and times are in BST.
Time Event Type Sport Event Stage Match
30/07/2012 19:40 Water Polo Women Preliminary Hungary 13 - 14 United States
01/08/2012 18:20 Water Polo Women Preliminary Spain 9 - 9 United States
03/08/2012 19:40 Water Polo Women Preliminary China 6 - 7 United States
05/08/2012 19:00 Water Polo Women Quarterfinal Italy 6 - 9 United States
07/08/2012 15:30 Water Polo Women Semifinal Australia 9 - 11 United States
09/08/2012 20:25 Medal/Final Water Polo Women Final Spain 5 - 8 United States

Brenda Villa Biography

A veteran attacker who has been a member of Team USA since 1998, Villa and teammate Heather Petri will each be seeking a fourth Olympic medal in London. The duo has been a part of every women's Olympic water polo team the USA has ever fielded. While the 5-foot-4 Villa may be the smallest player on the American national team by stature, she more than makes up for it by being the most decorated player on the roster. She was named Female Water Polo Player of the Decade for 2000-10 by FINA Magazine. A strong passer as well as a top scoring threat, Villa tied for the team lead with nine goals and added five assists to help the US capture a silver medal at the 2008 Olympics. She shows no signs of slowing down, either, having tallied eight goals at the 2012 FINA World League Super Final. Villa plays professionally in Italy, and has been playing water polo ever since she was eight years old.

Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States 46 29 29 104
2 China 38 27 23 88
3 Great Britain 29 17 19 65
4 Russia 24 26 32 82
5 South Korea 13 8 7 28
6 Germany 11 19 14 44
7 France 11 11 12 34
8 Italy 8 9 11 28
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