Melissa Seidemann
Water Polo

Melissa Seidemann

Olympian 2012, 2016, 2020

Melissa Seidemann
  • 3

    GOLD

  • 0

    SILVER

  • 0

    BRONZE

Athlete Bio#

Melissa Seidemann preparing for a pass

Height

6'0"

Age

34

Hometown

Walnut Creek, CA

Education

Stanford University

Personal
Daughter of Mark and Bobbie Sideman...Has one older sister, Lauren, and one younger sister, Natalie...Aided Stanford University to the 2011 NCAA women’s water polo title...Named the 2013 Peter J. Cutino Award winner as the top player in collegiate Water Polo...Favorite food is frozen yogurt...Played professional Water Polo for Club Natació Sabadell in Spain (2013-14)…Enjoys cleaning, laundry, puzzles, board games and dog walking…Volunteer assistant coach at University of California, Irvine (2016-2017)…Assistant coach at University of California, Irvine (2017-2018)…Head coach for 14-under girls at SOCAL Water Polo Club.
Career Highlights
  • Pan American Games Toronto 2015, gold
  • Pan American Games Guadalajara 2011, gold
Olympic Experience
  • 3-time Olympian; 3-time Olympic medalist (3 gold)
    • Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, gold (Team - Women)
    • Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, gold (Team - Women)
    • Olympic Games London 2012, gold (Team - Women)
World Championship Experience
  • Most recent: 2019 – gold (Team - Women)
  • Years of participation: Team - Women 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019
  • Medals: 3 (3 gold)
    • Gold – 2019 (Team - Women); 2017 (Team - Women); 2015 (Team - Women)
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