Jennifer Pareja
Jennifer Pareja Lisalde (born 8 May 1984) is a former Spanish water polo player who won the gold medal at the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona, being named Most Valuable Player of the event.
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| Full name | Jennifer Pareja Lisalde | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 May 1984 Olot, Girona, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Jenny | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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She was named 2013 Best Female Water Polo Player of the Year by FINA.
Pareja competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics with the Spain national team in the women's event, winning the silver medal. She scored 12 goals and was named to the Olympic All-Star Team. She was the joint top sprinter at the 2012 Olympics, with 21 sprints won.
In 2014 she also won gold at European Championship in Budapest.
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