Xavier García (water polo)

Xavier García Gadea (born 5 January 1984) is a Spanish-Croatian water polo player. He was a member of the Spain national team between 1999 and 2013, finishing in sixth place at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, fifth at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and sixth again at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[1] In 2003, García, then playing for CN Barcelona-Noferthe, ended up in fifth place with the national side at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships in his home town of Barcelona.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Gadea.
Xavier García
Personal information
Full name Xavier García Gadea
Born (1984-01-05) 5 January 1984
Barcelona, Spain
Nationality Spanish/Croatian
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 92 kg (203 lb)
Position Field player
Handedness Left
Club information
Current team VK Jug
Number 20
Senior clubs
Years Team
 
 VK Jug
National team
Years Team
 
 Spain
 
 Croatia
Medal record
Representing  Spain
World Championships
2009 RomeTeam
2007 MelbourneTeam
European Championship
2006 Belgrade
Mediterranean Games
2005 Almería
2013 MersinTeam
Representing  Croatia
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
World Championship
2017 BudapestTeam
2019 GwanjguTeam
European Water Polo Championship
2018 Barcelona

Since 2010, García has played in Croatia. After being left out of the Spain national team in 2013, he obtained the Croatian citizenship in 2016 to be able to take part in the Rio Olympics, facing Spain in the group stage.[2]

Orders

See also

References
  1. "Xavier García Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  2. "Xavier García, olímpico por Croacia". Marca (in Spanish). Spain. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  3. Vijesti: Dodijeljena odlikovanja izraz su priznanja i zahvalnosti za rad i doprinos razvoju i napretku Republike Hrvatske(in Croatian)
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