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Elena Ruiz

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Elena Ruiz
Personal information
Full name Elena Ruiz Barril
Born (2004-10-29) 29 October 2004 (age 20)
Rubí, Spain
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 59 kg (130 lb)
Position Driver
Handedness R
Club information
Current team CN Rubí
Number 5
National team
Years Team
2021–
Spain
Medal record
Women's water polo
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Team
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Team
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Fukuoka Team
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Doha Team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Split
Silver medal – second place 2024 Eindhoven
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Long Beach

Elena Ruiz Barril[1][a] (born 29 October 2004) is a Spanish water polo player who won the silver medal with the Spain women's national water polo team at the 2020 Summer Olympics celebrated in Tokyo, Japan.[2][3]

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Notes

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  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ruiz and the second or maternal family name is Barril.

References

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  1. ^ "UAB students to participate in the Olympic Games Paris 2024". UAB.cat. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. 19 July 2024. As for water polo, the UAB Olympians are the goalkeeper of the women's national team Laura Ester Ramos (Biochemistry alumni), Álvaro Granados Ortega (Law), Nonas Pérez Vivas (Psychology), Paula Leitón Arrones (Sociocultural Gender Studies), Elena Ruiz Barril (Nursing) and Isabel Piralkova Coello (International Relations).
  2. ^ Brennan, Christine (7 August 2021). "US women's water polo team wins third straight Olympic gold, dominates Spain". USA Today. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  3. ^ Cohen, Jay (7 August 2021). "US overwhelms Spain for 3rd straight water polo gold". Associated Press. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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