Douglas Kimbell

Douglas Burns "Doug" Kimbell (born June 22, 1960, in Long Beach, California) is a former USA National Team water polo player who won the silver medal for the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He was also a member of the USA Water Polo team at the 1992 Summer Olympics, which finished fourth in Barcelona, Spain.

Douglas Kimbell
Personal information
Full nameDouglas Burns Kimbell
BornJune 22, 1960 (1960-06-22) (age 63)
Long Beach, California, U.S.
Medal record
Men's water polo
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Men's water polo

Kimbell graduated from Villa Park High School in 1978[1] and still holds many of the school's swimming and water polo scoring records. He attended UCLA briefly on an athletic scholarship, transferring to Santa Ana College (SAC)[2] and then completing his collegiate career at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB). He is a member of the Athletic Hall of Fame for both CSULB and SAC. In 2000, Kimbell was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame.[3][4]

Kimbell is 6'9", married to Darlene Slepcevic Kimbell and the father to a son Jackson, born in 1994, and a daughter McKenna, born in 2008.

See also

References

  1. Beck, Martin (July 23, 1992). "It's Doug Kimbell's Job to Make Waves and Influence Offenses". Los Angeles Times.
  2. "Doug Kimbell". SAC.edu. Santa Ana College. Archived from the original on 2010-06-01. Retrieved 2010-09-11.
  3. "Douglas Kimbell (2000)". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Archived from the original on 2020-04-04. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  4. "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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