|
|
Ona
MESEGUER |
Sport |
Water Polo |
NOC |
Spain
|
Gender | Women |
Born | 20 Feb 1988
in Barcelona, ESP |
|
|
|
|
|
Sport Specific Information |
Handedness |
Left |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She took up the sport in 2000 in Barcelona, Spain. |
International Debut |
Year |
2006 |
Competing for |
Spain |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
Catalan, English, French, Spanish |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Hony (Athlete, 17 Mar 2007) |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Design - Barcelona School of Design and Engineering: Spain |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
Her mother took her to lots of competitions and she got hooked. |
General Interest |
Hero / Idol |
Argentinian footballer Lionel Messi, Hungarian water polo player Norbert Madaras. (estudiantes.elpais.com, 09 Apr 2013) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"The key to reach the top is to be constant and give your max every time." (estudiantes.elpais.com, 09 Apr 2013) |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Barcelona, ESP |
General Interest |
Other information |
RETIREMENT She retired from the sport in 2017. (fosbury.cat, 16 May 2017; aquatics.cat, 06 Jun 2017; wp2018bcn.com, 10 Jul 2018; rfen.es, 01 Sep 2017)
MEDAL DESIGNER She designed the medals for the Spanish Swimming Federation's championships and competitions in 2016. Each discipline [swimming, water polo, diving, synchronised swimming] had its own design. In 2013 she was part of the design team that created the swimming costumes that the Spanish national team used at the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. (rfen.es, 23 Jul 2016) |
Awards and honours |
She received an acknowledgement from the Royal Spanish Swimming Federation [RFEN] for her career when she retired from competition in 2017. (naciodigital.cat, 08 Oct 2017; wp2018bcn.com, 07 Oct 2017) |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Designer |
Olympic Games |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
2 |
2012 |
London, ENG |
Team |
|
World Championship |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
1 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
Team |
|
11 |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
Team |
|
8 |
2009 |
Rome, ITA |
Team |
|
7 |
2007 |
Melbourne, AUS |
Team |
|
European Championship |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
1 |
2014 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team |
|
5 |
2012 |
Eindhoven, NED |
Team |
|
6 |
2010 |
Zagreb, CRO |
Team |
|
2 |
2008 |
Málaga, ESP |
Team |
|
4 |
2006 |
Belgrade, SRB |
Team |
|
| |
|