GONZALEZ LOPEZ Irene

Date of Birth: 23 Jul 1996

Age: 25

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.70/5'6''

Place of birth: ESPLUGES LLOBREGAT

Birth 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

World Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Women	2019	Gwangju, KOR

World League - Super Final

Rank	Event	Year	Location
5	Women	2021	Athens, GRE

European Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women	2020	Budapest, HUN

Occupation:

Physiotherapy - University of Hawaii, United States of America

Languages spoken:

Catalan, English, Spanish

CN Sabadell [Spain] since 2020

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

National league:

Division de Honor [ESP] (as.com, 16 Mar 2021)

She took the sport at age eight. (esportiumaresme.cat, 01 Feb 2020)

As a child she did both basketball and swimming. One day, she was told she would do well in water polo and she decided to give it a try. She combined basketball and water polo for five years, before opting for water polo at age 13. (esportiumaresme.cat, 01 Feb 2020)

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (esportiumaresme.cat, 01 Feb 2020)

Philosophy:

"Just because it's not happening right now, doesn't mean it never will." (Facebook profile, 04 Oct 2015)

She was named Most Valuable Player [MVP] of the Spanish Supercopa in 2020. (mundodeportivo.com, 16 Oct 2020)

She was named to the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches [ACWPC] All-American First Team in 2018 and 2019 while competing for the University of Hawaii in the United States of America. (hawaiiathletics.com, 2019)

She received the H Award as Female Rookie of the Year by the University of Hawaii in 2016. (hawaiiathletics.com, 2019)

General Interest

General
COLLEGE STINT
In 2015 she was offered a scholarship to study at the University of Hawaii in the United States of America. "I had the chance of learning another language, living another culture, and having an academic formation which was something I was opting for, and all of that combining it with high level water polo. A friend of mine had gone one year earlier to Hawaii. She encouraged me to go. I thought about it for a year. By chance a player at Sant Feliu [her water polo club at the time] worked at an agency that promoted student-athletes to the United States. We talked and made some videos and that was how the University of Hawaii offered me a complete scholarship." (waterpolista.com, 19 Jun 2018; esportiumaresme.cat, 01 Feb 2020)

STYLE
She defines herself as a fighting player. "I think I fight a lot. I never give up and I create some space with my own moves, not only for me but for my teammates as well. I also like to shoot. I take training and matches very serious, always focused." (esportiumaresme.cat, 01 Feb 2020)

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Legend

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

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