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| Rachel
FATTAL |
| Sport |
Water Polo |
| NOC |
United States
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 10 Dec 1993
in Seal Beach, CA, USA |
| Height | 1.73 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
History - University of California, Los Angeles: United States |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
She picked up water polo because her swimming coach used to throw balls into the pool after practice. |
General Interest |
Hero / Idol |
US water polo player Kiley Neushul, US beach volleyball player Misty May-Treanor. (nbcolympics.com, 16 Jun 2016; ocvarsity.com, 21 Mar 2011) |
Awards and honours |
In 2019 she was inducted into the Los Alamitos Museum Hall of Fame in the United States of America. (event-newsenterprise.com, 06 Feb 2019)
She was named to the All-Star team at the 2017 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. (fina.org, 28 Jul 2017)
She was named Most Valuable Player [MVP] of the 2015 World Championships in Kazan, Russian Federation. (olympictalk.nbcsports.com, 07 Aug 2015)
She was named MVP of the 2013 World Junior Championships in Volos, Greece. (uclabruins.com, 2014) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Adam Krikorian [national], USA |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
English |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Today you are you. That is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than you." (usawaterpolo.org, 09 Sep 2018) |
Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs |
"I don't wear my own cap number in practice. I don't remember when I started it, but it just stuck!" (usawaterpolo.org, 12 Jul 2019) |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She first experienced water polo at age four. |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Seal Beach, CA, USA |
General Interest |
Injuries |
Illness forced her to miss the gold medal match at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. (fina.org, 14 Apr 2020; ourlosal.tv, 13 Aug 2019) |
Other information |
AUSTRALIAN STINT
She spent time playing for the Hunter Hurricanes in the Australian Water Polo League before returning to the United States of America in 2019. (newcastleherald.com.au, 22 Jan 2020; Instagram profile, 02 Sep 2019) |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
Team |
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| 1 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
Team |
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World Championship |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
Team |
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| 5 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
Team |
|
| 1 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team |
|
| 1 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
Team |
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| 1 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team |
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| 1 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
Team |
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| 5 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
Team |
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World Cup |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2023 |
Long Beach, CA, USA |
Team |
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| 1 |
2018 |
Surgut, RUS |
Team |
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| 1 |
2014 |
Khanty-Mansiysk, RUS |
Team |
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Pan American Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2023 |
Santiago, CHI |
Team |
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| 1 |
2019 |
Lima, PER |
Team |
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| 1 |
2015 |
Toronto, CAN |
Team |
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