GARCIA GODOY Maica

Date of Birth: 17 Oct 1990

Age: 30

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.88/6'2''

Place of birth: SABADELL

Birth Country:

Spain

Place of residence : SABADELL

Residence Country:

Spain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Water Polo	Women ESP Spain	2

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tatsumi Water Polo Centre	Women's Preliminary Round - Group A #02 RSA South Africa 4 ESP Spain 29	Finished
	Tatsumi Water Polo Centre	Women's Preliminary Round - Group A #07 ESP Spain 14 CAN Canada 10	Finished
	Tatsumi Water Polo Centre	Women's Preliminary Round - Group A #10 NED Netherlands 14 ESP Spain 13	Finished
	Tatsumi Water Polo Centre	Women's Preliminary Round - Group A #14 ESP Spain 15 AUS Australia 9	Finished
	Tatsumi Water Polo Centre	Women's Quarterfinal #21 ESP Spain 11 CHN China 7	Finished
	Tatsumi Water Polo Centre	Women's Semifinal #27 ESP Spain 8 HUN Hungary 6	Finished
	Tatsumi Water Polo Centre	Women's Gold Medal Match #32 ESP Spain 5 USA United States 14	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Women	2012	London, GBR
5	Women	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA

World Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women	2013	Barcelona, ESP
2	Women	2019	Gwangju, KOR
7	Women	2015	Kazan, RUS
7	Women	2007	Melbourne, VIC, AUS
8	Women	2009	Rome, ITA
11	Women	2011	Shanghai, CHN

World League - Super Final

Rank	Event	Year	Location
5	Women	2021	Athens, GRE
5	Women	2018	Kunshan, CHN

European Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women	2020	Budapest, HUN
3	Women	2018	Barcelona, ESP

Previous names:

Maria del Carmen Garcia

Occupation:

Athlete, Business Owner

Advertising, Public Relations - Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain

Languages spoken:

Catalan, English, Spanish

CN Sabadell [Spain] since 2005

David Palma [club], ESP; Miguel Angel Oca [national], ESP

Position style:

Centre forward (elperiodico.com, 29 Jul 2019)

Right (wpbelgrade2016.microplustiming.com, 10 Jan 2016)

She fractured the ring finger on her right hand two weeks before the 2019 World Championships. She had surgery to insert a plate and screws in a metacarpal bone, and was able to recover in time to play at the tournament in Gwangju, Republic of Korea. In July 2020 she underwent another operation to remove the plate and the screws. (elperiodico.com, 04 Aug 2019; elpais.com, 24 Jul 2019; mundodeportivo.com, 07 Jul 2020)

National league:

Division de Honor [ESP] (Facebook page, 17 May 2021)

She transitioned from swimming to water polo at age 10. (tokyo2020.org, 19 Nov 2020)

She practised swimming at CN Sabadell before taking up water polo because her brother was already playing the sport. "I used to watch him play. I liked watching the water polo matches more than swimming. Now, my brother is the one who comes to see me play. I started as a goalkeeper but I didn't stop anything, I dodged the balls. Then I was put as a centre forward and the coaches liked it, so I started taking it seriously." (victoriamag.es, 30 Nov 2018; deportes.elpais.com, 24 Jul 2013; tokyo2020.org, 19 Nov 2020)

To win gold at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (tokyo2020.org, 19 Nov 2020)

Spanish water polo player Blanca Gil. (aquaticsnews.com, 19 May 2008)

Coach Miguel Angel Oca. (elpais.com, 16 Jul 2016)

She received the 2014 Female Water Polo Player of the Year award from the European Swimming Federation [LEN]. (avancedeportivo.es, 05 Feb 2015)

She was presented with the Most Valuable Player [MVP] award at the 2014 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. (elperiodico.com, 29 Jul 2014)

She was named MVP of the 2014 Euro League. (Facebook page, 23 Jan 2019)

In 2013, 2014, and 2018 she was named Athlete of the Year in Sabadell, Spain. (sabadell.cat, 25 Apr 2013; isabadell.cat, 01 May 2015, 31 May 2019)

She has been named best player of the Spanish League four times - in 2006/07, 2013/14, 2014/15 and 2015/16. (Facebook page, 29 Jul 2018)

General Interest

General
INTERNATIONAL BREAK
She decided to take a break from the national team in May 2017 and did not compete at the 2017 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. She rejoined the team in November 2017. "I feel renewed. I got what I wanted and gained the motivation to start all over again." (radiosabadell.fm, 20 Nov 2017; wp2018bcn.com, 15 Nov 2017; revistalideras.com 19 May 2017; rfen.es, 18 May 2017)

NAME CHANGE
Born as Maria del Carmen, in 2014 she changed her name officially to Maica. "Nobody has ever called me Maria del Carmen, so Maica is my real name." (elpais.com, 16 Jul 2016)

BUSINESS OWNER
She and her brother Victor own a barber shop in Sant Cugat, Spain. She started the business after the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. "None of us knew about the industry but we had the chance to invest and we kept the shop. I could apply some colour but it would take me too much time, so when I'm here I help by picking up the phone, arranging appointments, preparing customers, and taking payment. I do not know when I will retire from water polo, but this is an alternative." (Facebook page, 26 Jul 2019; LinkedIn profile, 27 Jul 2018; mundodeportivo.com, 14 May 2020; tokyo2020.org, 19 Nov 2020)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/maica.godoy
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Maica.garcia.godoy/
https://instagram.com/maica_gg
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maica-garc%C3%ADa-godoy-a72726174/
https://twitter.com/Maica_GG
Athlete Website: https://maicagarcia.weboficial.net/

Legend

:: Silver Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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