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 Right Wing
Handedness Left
Senior clubs
Years Team
2003–2005
 Barcelona
2005–2006
 CN Terrassa
2006–2010
 CN Atlètic-Barceloneta
2010–2015
 Primorje Rijeka
2015–2021
 VK Jug
National team
Years Team
1999–2013
 Spain
2016–
 Croatia
Medal record
Representing  Spain
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2009 RomeTeam
Bronze medal – third place2007 MelbourneTeam
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place2006 Belgrade
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2005 Almería
Silver medal – second place2013 MersinTeam
Representing  Croatia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
World Championship
Gold medal – first place2017 BudapestTeam
Bronze medal – third place2019 GwanjguTeam
European Water Polo Championship
Bronze medal – third place2018 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]

Honours

CN Barcelona

CN Atlètic-Barceloneta

Primorje Rijeka

VK Jug

Awards
  • Member of the World Team 2018[3] by total-waterpolo

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. "Στην κορυφαία επτάδα του κόσμου ο Γιάννης Φουντούλης • Κανάλι Ένα 90.4". Κανάλι Ένα 90.4 (in Greek). 18 December 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  4. Vijesti: Dodijeljena odlikovanja izraz su priznanja i zahvalnosti za rad i doprinos razvoju i napretku Republike Hrvatske(in Croatian)
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