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| Matilde
ORTIZ |
| Sport |
Water Polo |
| NOC |
Spain
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 16 Sep 1990
in Veracruz, MEX |
| Height | 1.74 m |
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Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
CN Sabadell: Spain |
Name of coach |
David Palma [club], ESP |
Handedness |
Right |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Mati (mundodeportivo.com, 25 Apr 2016) |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Journalism - Autonomous University of Barcelona: Spain |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
She followed her brother into the sport. |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She took up the sport at age nine. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete, Student |
Sport Specific Information |
Preferred position / style / stance / technique |
Centre back |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English, Spanish |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
Alongside her Spanish national teammates, she received the Extraordinary Medal for Sports Merit from the Royal Spanish Swimming Federation in recognition of the bronze medal they won at the 2018 European Championship in Barcelona, Spain. (rfen.es, 04 Oct 2018) |
Other information |
INTERNATIONAL RETIREMENT
In June 2019 she announced her retirement from international water polo after she was not selected for the Spanish national squad for the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, Republic of Korea. She continued to play at club level. "I leave happy in the knowledge that I gave my best in every match and training session, but sad that I will no longer share the day-to-day moments with my teammates, who are like family to me. At the same time I'm happy to have enjoyed so many good moments, and I'm excited about what's to come. I have been renewing my contract [at CN Sabadell] season after season for a couple of years now [speaking in 2021]. I don't know how long I'll be there as I am no longer 20-year-old Mati. I have other projects besides water polo." (diaridesabadell.com, 01 Jul 2019; Instagram profile, 29 Jun 2019; isabadell.cat, 16 Aug 2021)
FURTHER EDUCATION
She has studied psychology at the Open University of Catalonia in Barcelona, Spain. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Mar 2020; isabadell.cat, 16 Aug 2021)
OTHER ACTIVITIES
She worked as a commentator for Spanish television network RTVE during the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. She has also worked on a film festival at the Olympic and Sports Museum in Barcelona, Spain. (isabadell.cat, 16 Aug 2021) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning silver at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (mundodeportivo.com, 16 Apr 2020) |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 5 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
Team |
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| 2 |
2012 |
London, ENG |
Team |
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World Championship |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 2 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team |
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| 7 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
Team |
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| 1 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
Team |
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| 11 |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
Team |
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World Cup |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 4 |
2018 |
Surgut, RUS |
Team |
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| 3 |
2014 |
Khanty-Mansiysk, RUS |
Team |
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European Championship |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 3 |
2018 |
Barcelona, ESP |
Team |
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| 4 |
2016 |
Belgrade, SRB |
Team |
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| 1 |
2014 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team |
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| 5 |
2012 |
Eindhoven, NED |
Team |
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| 6 |
2010 |
Zagreb, CRO |
Team |
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