Jesús Rollán
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| Full name | Jesús Miguel Rollán Prada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 April 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 March 2006 (aged 37) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jesús Miguel Rollán Prada (4 April 1968 – 11 March 2006) was a
Atlanta, Georgia
.
Four years earlier, when
Chava Gomez
. Rollán is the first water polo goalkeeper of either gender to compete at five Olympics.
He was also known as a close friend of
Infanta Cristina, whom he introduced to her future husband Iñaki Urdangarin
.
On 11 March 2006, three weeks and three days before his 38th birthday, Rollán died after a fall from a terrace at a spa near Barcelona. He was at the spa receiving treatment for depression. The fees for the spa were being paid for by the Spanish Olympic Committee.[1]
See also
- Spain men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games
- List of players who have appeared in multiple men's Olympic water polo tournaments
- List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
- List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
- List of men's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers
- List of world champions in men's water polo
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
References
- ^ "Jesus Miguel Rollan Prada - water polo hero". Olympics30. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
External links
- Jesús Rollán at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- Jesús Rollán at Olympics.com
- Jesús Rollán at Olympedia
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