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| Judith
FORCA |
| Sport |
Water Polo |
| NOC |
Spain
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 07 Jun 1996
in Sabadell, ESP |
| Height | 1.73 m |
| Weight | 65 kg |
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Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
CN Sabadell: Spain |
Why this sport? |
She was enrolled in swimming lessons at CN Sabadell as she struggled to swim in the sea. Later, her sports teacher encouraged her to try water polo after finding out she was left-handed. |
General Interest |
Hero / Idol |
Spanish water polo player Pilar Pena. (marca.com, 12 Jan 2016) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
David Palma [club], ESP; Miguel Angel Oca [national], ESP |
Preferred position / style / stance / technique |
Driver |
Handedness |
Left |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She took up the sport at age seven. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
Catalan, Spanish |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
She was part of the Spanish national team that received an award from the Spanish Sports Press Association [AEPD] in recognition of their triumph at the 2020 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. She was one of four players to collect the award on behalf of the team at the AEPD Gala in Teruel, Spain, in September 2021. (aepde.org, 20 Sep 2021; rfen.es, 20 Sep 2021)
She was named Most Valuable Player [MVP] of the 2019 Queen's Cup final in Spain. (rfen.es, 10 Feb 2019) |
Hobbies |
Hiking. (Instagram profile, 18 May 2021) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Playing is my pride. I want to continue playing at a high level, have a good time and enjoy it, which at the end of the day is the most important thing." (waterpolista.com, 31 Jan 2021) |
Further Personal Information |
Family |
Partner Albert Quereda |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 2 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
Team |
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| 5 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
Team |
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World Championship |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 3 |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
Team |
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| 2 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
Team |
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| 5 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team |
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| 2 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
Team |
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| 2 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team |
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| 7 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
Team |
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World Cup |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 3 |
2023 |
Long Beach, CA, USA |
Team |
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European Championship |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 2 |
2024 |
Eindhoven, NED |
Team |
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| 1 |
2022 |
Split, CRO |
Team |
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| 1 |
2020 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team |
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| 3 |
2018 |
Barcelona, ESP |
Team |
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| 4 |
2016 |
Belgrade, SRB |
Team |
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