Chris Humbert

Christopher A. Humbert (born December 27, 1969 in Modesto, California) is a former water polo center forward from the United States, who competed in three Summer Olympics (1992, 1996 and 2000) for his native country.[1][2][3] He was part of the United States national team squads that won the gold medal in the 1991 FINA World Cup in Barcelona and the gold medal in the 1997 FINA World Cup in Athens.[4]

Chris Humbert
Personal information
Full nameChristopher A. Humbert
BornDecember 27, 1969 (1969-12-27) (age 53)
Modesto, California, U.S.
Sport
Country United States
SportWater polo
Medal record
Men's water polo
Representing the  United States
FINA World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1991 Barcelona Team
Gold medal – first place 1997 Athens Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1995 Mar del Plata Team
Silver medal – second place 1991 Havana Team

At club level, he played overseas in Italy and Greece. From 1992 to 1994 he played for Italian giants Posillipo, with whom he won 2 Italian Championships. In 2002–03 season, he played for Greek powerhouse Olympiacos, with whom he won the LEN Super Cup,[5] the Greek Championship and the Greek Cup.

In 2018, he was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame.[6][7]

See also

References
  1. "Chris Humbert". olympic.org. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  2. "1992: The US Olympic Team". waterpololegends.com. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  3. "Chris Humbert". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  4. "Chris Humbert profile". h2opolo.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  5. Εγραψε ιστορία! Ο λόγος για τον Ολυμπιακό που έγραψε τη δική του χρυσή ιστορία στο πόλο αφού κέρδισε 6–5 την ουγγρική Βάσας μέσα στο σπίτι της και είναι η μοναδική ομάδα στην ιστορία του αθλήματος που κατάφερε να κατακτήσει και τα τέσσερα τρόπαια που διεκδίκησε (in Greek), rizospastis.gr, 31/12/2002
  6. "Chris Humbert (2018)". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Archived from the original on 2020-04-04. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  7. "Hall of Fame Inductees". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Archived from the original on 2019-05-31. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
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