Manuel estiarte water polo biography of william

Some of the best ever include Spain's Manuel Estiarte who played in a record six Olympics and led in scoring for four of them.

  • Some of the best ever include Spain's Manuel Estiarte who played in a record six Olympics and led in scoring for four of them.
  • He has been a high-scoring driver on the national team for 15 of his 30 years, and in that time, has been the leading scorer in three Olympics.
  • Manuel Estiarte.
  • • Water Polo was born in Great Britain in 1870as a by- product of the Manuel Estiarte (ESP).
  • Manuel Estiarte played his last official game at the age of 39.

    • Manuel Estiarte....

    Manuel Estiarte

    FOR THE RECORD: 1980 OLYMPIC GAMES: 4th; 1984 OLYMPIC GAMES: 4th; 1988 OLYMPIC GAMES: 6th; 1992 OLYMPIC GAMES: silver; 1996 OLYMPIC GAMES: gold; 2000 OLYMPIC GAMES: 4th; 1991, 1994 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: silver; 1998 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: gold; 1991, 1995, 1997, 1999 FINA WORLD CUP: bronze; 1983,1991, 1993, 1997, 1999 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS: silver (1991), bronze (1983,1993), 5th (1997), 6th (1999);

    At just 5’8″ and weighing 145 pounds, Manuel Estiarte would seem to be an unlikely candidate to be considered the greatest player of all-time in a sport whose players average 6’3” and 200 plus pounds.

    But Manuel’s career proved once again that it’s not the size of the man, but the size of his heart and what’s in the head that counts the most. Born in Manresa, Spain, in 1961, Manuel Estiarte began playing water polo as soon as he could swim and at the Barcelona Swimming Club (BSC) was identified as a water polo prodigy.

    He was 15 when he