Iván Moro

Iván Moro Fernández (born December 25, 1974 in Madrid) is a water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He also competed for his native country in the Summer Games of 2000 and 2004.

Iván Moro
Personal information
Full nameIván Moro Fernández
BornDecember 25, 1974 (1974-12-25) (age 46)
Madrid, Spain
Medal record
Men's water polo
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta Team competition
World Championships
1998 Perth Team competition
2001 Fukuoka Team competition
FINA World Cup
1999 Sydney Team competition
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Moro and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.

He was the World Champion with Spain in 1998 in Perth, and in 2001 in Fukuoka.

He grew up in Alcorcón where he began playing water polo in the CN Ondarreta, with his elder brothers, Daniel Moro and Oscar Moro. He is the older brother of water polo player Daniel Moro, who competed together with him at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics for the national team.

Daniel and Iván moved to Barcelona and played for some teams and in the Spanish National Water Polo team. He won a European League in 1995 with Club Natacion Barcelona. He won five Spanish leagues, three Spanish King's cups and one Spanish Supercup.

The town hall of Alcorcón named a public swimming pool after Iván Moro. In 2006, Alcorcón's town hall appointed him as the General Manager of the local Foundation for the Sports in Alcorcón.

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