Madeline Musselman (born June 16, 1998) is an American water polo player.[1] Maddie was named Woman's water polo MVP after her USA Team won gold in Tokyo at the 2020ne Summer Olympics. She was one of the highest leading scorers with 18 goals. It is the fourth time in her career that she has been named the MVP of a major international tournament as she was named the MVP of the FINA World League Super Final in 2019 and again in 2021. She was also named the MVP of the FINA World Championships in 2017 where Team USA won gold; scored 16 goals in six games, including hat trick in 13-6 final-round win over Spain.[2] Additionally, the three-time First-Team All-American, at UCLA, was also named the 2021 Women's Total Player of the Year by (Total Waterpolo).
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Full name | Madeline Musselman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
(1998-06-16) June 16, 1998 (age 24) Newport Beach, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 143 lb (65 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Attacker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College(s) | UCLA Bruins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Maddie was also part of the gold medal-winning American team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3] She was the second-leading goal scorer of the US team in the event with 12 goals and named to the Olympic All-Star Team.[4]
Musselman won gold with Team USA at the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia,[5] and at the Pan American Games in Toronto.[6]
She was named 2017 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Newcomer of the Year after she won a conference-record seven Newcomer of the Week awards.[4]
Musselman is the daughter of former Major League Baseball pitcher Jeff Musselman.[7]
United States women's water polo squad – 2016 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (2nd title) | ||
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United States women's water polo squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (3rd title) | ||
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