HOOPER Johnny

24 Jun 1997
24
Male
1.88/6'2''
LOS ANGELES, CA
 
United States of America
LOS ANGELES, CA
 
United States of America

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
WPO Water Polo Men 6

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
USA
United States
15
JPN
Japan
13
Finished
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
RSA
South Africa
3
USA
United States
20
Finished
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
USA
United States
11
ITA
Italy
12
Finished
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
USA
United States
8
HUN
Hungary
11
Finished
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
GRE
Greece
14
USA
United States
5
Finished
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
USA
United States
8
ESP
Spain
12
Finished
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
ITA
Italy
6
USA
United States
7
Finished
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
CRO
Croatia
14
USA
United States
11
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

:
World Championship
RankEventYearLocation
9Men2019Gwangju, KOR
13Men2017Budapest, HUN

World League - Super Final
RankEventYearLocation
2Men2021Tbilisi, GEO
4Men2017Ruza, RUS
7Men2018Budapest, HUN

World Cup
RankEventYearLocation
6Men2018Berlin, GER

Pan American Games
RankEventYearLocation
1Men2019Lima, PER

World Junior Championship
RankEventYearLocation
8Men2017Belgrade, SRB
:
Hoopstar [given to him by a high school coach as a joke], Buckets [given to him by his international teammates for scoring goals]. (usawaterpolo.org, 11 Aug 2019)
:
Surfing, photography. (usawaterpolo.org, 11 Aug 2019; teamusa.org, 27 Jul 2019)
:
Athlete
:
Business Administration, Management - University of California, Berkeley, United States of America
:
English, Japanese
:
Olympic Club [San Francisco, CA, USA]
:
Dejan Udovicic [national], SRB
:
Centre forward (teamusa.org, 27 Jul 2019)
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His father Gary Hooper played professional beach volleyball and is a member of the California Beach Volleyball Association [CBVA] Hall of Fame. (usawaterpolo.org, 11 Aug 2019; dailycal.org, 19 Oct 2015)
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2016 for United States of America (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2020)
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In July 2019 he required stitches after a balcony collapsed at the world championships in Gwangju, Republic of Korea. (stanforddaily.com, 12 Aug 2019)
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He took up the sport at age eight at LA Premier Water Polo Club in the United States of America. (usawaterpolo.org, 11 Aug 2019; dailycal.org, 19 Oct 2015)
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A friend of the family advised his mother Mimi that he should take up the sport. "I competed in almost every sport growing up, but I knew I wanted to be a professional athlete at a very young age. The Olympic Games have always been a dream of mine, so hard work and preparation have consistently been a part of the process." (usawaterpolo.org, 11 Aug 2019; seattletimes.com, 11 Jul 2019)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (seattletimes.com, 11 Jul 2019)
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"If your dreams don't scare you, they aren't big enough. Remember perseverance when things get tough." (usawaterpolo.org, 11 Aug 2019)
Legend
:
Gold Medal Event
:
Silver Medal Event
:
Bronze Medal Event
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