Pili Peña

Pili Peña
Peña in 2013
Personal information
Full name María del Pilar Peña Carrasco
Born (1986-04-04) 4 April 1986
Madrid, Spain
Nationality Spanish
Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 61 kg (134 lb)
Position Wing
Handedness Left
National team
Years Team
2006–
 Spain
Medal record
Women's water polo
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2024 ParisTeam
Silver medal – second place2012 LondonTeam
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 BarcelonaTeam
Silver medal – second place2017 BudapestTeam
Silver medal – second place2019 GwangjuTeam
Silver medal – second place2023 FukuokaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2024 DohaTeam
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 Budapest
Gold medal – first place2020 Budapest
Gold medal – first place2022 Split
Silver medal – second place2008 Malaga
Silver medal – second place2024 Eindhoven
Bronze medal – third place2018 Barcelona
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2023 Long Beach

María del Pilar Peña Carrasco (born 4 April 1986), commonly known as Pili Peña,[1] is a Spanish water polo player.[2]

Early life and career

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.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Water Polo: PENA Pili". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Archived from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Pilar Pena Carrasco". London 2012 Olympics. Archived from the original on 2 May 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  3. ↑ http://www.interviu.es/entrevistas/articulos/c.n.-ondarrieta-las-reinas-del-waterpolo-son-de-alcorcon Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 7 May 2014.)


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