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Alison Gregorka
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Born	June 29, 1985 (age 38); Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
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Women's water polo
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Olympic Games
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Alison Gregorka (born June 29, 1985) is an American water polo player. She started playing at the age of 14. She was a member of the US water polo team that won a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.^[1]^[2] She is now coaching high school water polo in Lake Oswego, Oregon. She also appeared on the show Wipeout on ABC during the winter version of the show.

Career

Gregorka played NCAA women's water polo at Stanford University.

In June 2009, Gregorka was named to the USA water polo women's senior national team for the 2009 FINA World Championships.

Gregorka also made an appearance on ABC's Winter Wipeout, Season 4, Episode 1, where she won a $1,000 bonus for remaining on "The Ski Lift" the longest. She was eliminated in the third challenge, "Seven Letter Word". She returned with past "Summer Wipeout" winner from Season 4, Episode 19, Sarah Cooper, as partners on Season 5, Episode 10. This was an episode for returning wipeout competitors, winners and losers, that team up together. Gregorka and Cooper, however, failed to complete the second challenge, "The Hangover", but both managed to walk away with $500 when Gregorka tagged the show's mascot, Smallsy, on the Big Balls.

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alison Gregorka". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
^ "ALISON GREGORKA". Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

External links

Alison Gregorka at World Aquatics
Alison Gregorka at Olympics.com
Alison Gregorka at Olympedia
Alison Gregorka at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (archived)

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[1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alison Gregorka". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.

[2] "ALISON GREGORKA". Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

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+{{MedalCompetition | [[World Aquatics Championships|World Championships]] }}
+{{MedalGold | [[2007 World Aquatics Championships|2007 Melbourne]] | [[Water polo at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament|Team competition]] }}
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-'''Alison Gregorka''' is an American [[water polo]] player. She started playing at the age of 14. She was a member of the [[United States women's national water polo team|US Water Polo Team]] that won a silver medal at the [[Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing Olympics]].<ref>[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/alison-gregorka-1.html Sports-Reference.com]</ref> She is now coaching young girls in water polo. She also appeared on the show WIPEOUT! on ABC during their Winter version of the normal show.
+'''Alison Gregorka''' (born June 29, 1985) is an American [[water polo]] player. She started playing at the age of 14. She was a member of the [[United States women's national water polo team|US water polo team]] that won a silver medal at the [[Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite Sports-Reference |url= https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/alison-gregorka-1.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200418081015/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/alison-gregorka-1.html|url-status= dead|archive-date= 2020-04-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ALISON GREGORKA |url=https://www.teamusa.org/usa-water-polo/athletes/alison-gregorka |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911003304/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-water-polo/athletes/alison-gregorka |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 11, 2014 |access-date=20 June 2023}}</ref> She is now coaching high school water polo in [[Lake Oswego, Oregon]]. She also appeared on the show ''[[Wipeout (2008 U.S. game show)|Wipeout]]'' on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] during the winter version of the show.
 ==Career==
-In June, 2009, Gregorka was named to the [[United States women's national water polo team|USA Water Polo Women’s Senior National Team]] for the [[2009 FINA World Championships]].
+Gregorka played NCAA women's water polo at [[Stanford University]].
+In June 2009, Gregorka was named to the [[United States women's national water polo team|USA water polo women's senior national team]] for the [[2009 FINA World Championships]].
+Gregorka also made an appearance on ABC's ''Winter [[Wipeout (2008 U.S. game show)|Wipeout]]'', Season 4, Episode 1, where she won a $1,000 bonus for remaining on "The Ski Lift" the longest. She was eliminated in the third challenge, "Seven Letter Word". She returned with past "Summer Wipeout" winner from Season 4, Episode 19, Sarah Cooper, as partners on Season 5, Episode 10. This was an episode for returning wipeout competitors, winners and losers, that team up together. Gregorka and Cooper, however, failed to complete the second challenge, "The Hangover", but both managed to walk away with $500 when Gregorka tagged the show's mascot, Smallsy, on the Big Balls.
+==See also==
+* [[List of Olympic medalists in water polo (women)]]
+* [[List of world champions in women's water polo]]
+* [[List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo]]
 ==References==
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+==External links==
+* {{Sports links}}
+{{United States women's water polo squad 2008 Summer Olympics}}
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-[[Category:Stanford Cardinal water polo players]]
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+[[Category:Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]
+[[Category:World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo]]
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