Douglas Burns "Doug" Kimbell (born June 22, 1960, in Long Beach, California) is a former USA National Team water polo player who won the silver medal for the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He was also a member of the USA Water Polo team at the 1992 Summer Olympics, which finished fourth in Barcelona, Spain.
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Full name | Douglas Burns Kimbell | |||||||||||||
Born | June 22, 1960 (1960-06-22) (age 62) Long Beach, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||
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Kimbell graduated from Villa Park High School in 1978[1] and still holds many of the school's swimming and water polo scoring records. He attended UCLA briefly on an athletic scholarship, transferring to Santa Ana College (SAC)[2] and then completing his collegiate career at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB). He is a member of the Athletic Hall of Fame for both CSULB and SAC. In 2000, Kimbell was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame.[3][4]
Kimbell is 6'9", married to Darlene Slepcevic Kimbell and the father to a son Jackson, born in 1994, and a daughter McKenna, born in 2008.
United States men's water polo squad – 1988 Summer Olympics – Silver medal | ||
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United States men's water polo squad – 1991 FINA World Cup – Gold medal | ||
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United States men's water polo squad – 1992 Summer Olympics – 4th place | ||
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