Amber Stachowski

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Amber Stachowski
Personal information
BornMarch 14, 1983 (1983-03-14) (age 41)
Mission Viejo, California
Sport
SportWater polo
Medal record
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Team competition
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Barcelona Team competition
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo Team competition

Amber Val Stachowski (born March 14, 1983) is an American

2004 Athens Olympics
. Her position is center defender.

High school and college

At Capistrano Valley High School, Stachowski was a three-time First-Team All-American (1999–2001)[1] and 2001 California Interscholastic Federation Player of the Year. In club play she was a member of the 2001 Golden West team that won the Winter Junior Nationals, and was named MVP of the tournament.

As a UCLA

Stanford
. In her first year, she had 29 goals on 43 attempts.

International and Olympics

At the fourth FINA Junior World Women's Water Polo Championships in 2001, UCLA freshman Amber Stachowski led the US to a gold medal. Stachowski led the US team with four goals in the 10-9 overtime victory over Australia. Stachowski

Athens, Greece. But in 2003, Stachowski sustained a concussion in a motor vehicle accident on a Los Angeles freeway, which kept her out of the water for a few weeks.[2]
She recovered and qualified for the Olympic team 6 months later.

After Team USA earned first place in the 2003 Pan American Games and 2003 FINA World Championships,[3] Stachowski scored two goals in the Olympics in games against Russia and Australia, helping win the bronze medal for the United States.

See also

References

  1. ^ "UCLA Player Biography". Archived from the original on 2009-02-02. Retrieved 2006-05-28.
  2. ^ USOC News: Amber battles back after car accident
  3. ^ USOC Player Biography

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