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

Pili Peña
Spanish wáter polo player
Personal information
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
National team
Years Team
2006–
Spain
Medal record
Women's water polo
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Team
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Barcelona Team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Budapest Team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Gwangju Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Fukuoka Team
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Doha Team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Budapest
Gold medal – first place 2020 Budapest
Gold medal – first place 2022 Split
Silver medal – second place 2008 Malaga
Silver medal – second place 2024 Eindhoven
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Barcelona
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Long Beach

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.

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References edit

  1. ^ "Water Polo: PENA Pili – Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Olympics.com. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Pilar Pena Carrasco". 2012 Summer 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 (Retrieved 7 May 2014.)

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