Terry Schroeder
Terence Alan "Terry" Schroeder (born October 9, 1958 in Santa Barbara , California ) is a former American water polo player . He won the Olympic silver medal as a player in 1984 and 1988 , and in 2008 he led the US team to the silver medal as a coach.
The 1.90 meter tall Terry Schroeder belonged to the US national water polo team from 1979 to 1992, although he paused after the Olympic Games from 1988 to 1990. He took part in three Olympic Games, but missed the 1980 Olympic Games because the US boycotted the Moscow Games. In 1984 and 1988 he won silver with the US team behind the Yugoslav team, where he threw more than ten goals in both tournaments. In 1992 he finished fourth again at the Olympic Games. At the Pan American Games he won gold medals in 1979, 1983 and 1987, and in 1991 he finished second with the US team. In 1979 he won the Universiade and in 1991 the World Cup.
In 1981 and 1985 Terry Schroeder was named World Water Polo Player of the Year and in 2002 was inducted into the Swimming Hall of Fame . Before the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, a sculpture by Robert Graham had been erected in front of the Los Angeles Coliseum, for which Schroeder had sat as a model.
In addition to his sporting career, Schroeder completed his studies. In 1981 he graduated from Pepperdine University with a degree in sports medicine , and in 1986 he received his doctorate in chiropractic from Palmer University .
Schroeder has been a trainer at Pepperdine University since 1986, and in 1997 his team won the US University Championship for the first time. Schroeder was the head coach of the US water polo team at the 2008 Olympics, which finished second behind the Hungarians and won the first medal for the US team in twenty years. At the 2009 World Cup , the US team finished fourth.
literature
- United States Olympic Committee: 1992 US Olympic Team Media Guide. Page 174
Web links
- Terry Schroeder in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Terry Schroeder in the International Swimming Hall of Fame (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schroeder, Terry |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schroeder, Terence Alan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American water polo player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 9, 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Santa Barbara (California) |