Pili Peña
Spanish water polo player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
María del Pilar Peña Carrasco (born 4 April 1986), commonly known as Pili Peña,[1] is a Spanish water polo player.[2]
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Peña and the second or maternal family name is Carrasco.
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Pili Peña | |||
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Full name | María del Pilar Peña Carrasco | ||
Born |
(1986-04-04) 4 April 1986 (age 38) Madrid, Spain | ||
Nationality | Spanish | ||
Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | ||
Position | Wing | ||
Handedness | Left | ||
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Years | Team | ||
2006– | Spain | ||
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She was born in Madrid, and played for Club Natación Ondarreta Alcorcón, who won the Spanish championship in 2006, and the Spanish cup in 2006 and 2007.[3] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she won a silver medal competing for the Spain women's national water polo team in the women's event. She is 5 ft 7.5 inches tall. She now plays for the Spanish club CN Sabadell, with whom she won the Spanish championship in 2011, 2012 and 2013.