Jennifer Pareja Lisalde[lower-alpha 1] (born 8 May 1984) is a former Spanish female 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]
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| Full name | Jennifer Pareja Lisalde | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
(1984-05-08) 8 May 1984 (age 38) Olot, Girona | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Jenny | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Driver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Retired | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2000–2016 |
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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.[5] She scored 12 goals and was named to the Olympic All-Star Team.[6] She was the joint top sprinter at the 2012 Olympics, with 21 sprints won.[7]
In 2014 she also won gold at European Championship in Budapest.[8]
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| Preceded by | FINA Water Polo Player of the Year | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | LEN Water Polo Player of the Year | Succeeded by |
Spain women's water polo squad – 2012 Summer Olympics – Silver medal | ||
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