Water Polo Guide - Chris Oeding

Chris Oeding

Position:     Driver
Height:       6'1"
Weight:       185
Birthdate:    9/10/71 in Santa Ana, CA
Hometown:     Newport Beach, CA
Education:    California-Berkeley (1994)
Club:         Harvard Water Polo Foundation

Chris was a three time high school All-American, three time collegiate All-America, 1992 Mountain Pacific Co-Player of the Year, NCAA and 1992 Co-Player of the Year. He missed the 1995 World Cup due to broken hand and suffered a pinched nerve and rotator cuff tear in right shoulder and underwent surgery in September 1993.

Sheer determination, will-power and relentless hard work brought him back from what normally would have been career-ending injuries. Chris received a bachelor's degree in Political Science from Cal Berkeley in 1994. He relaxes from water polo by playing the guitar and plans on "giving back" to the sport by coaching and teaching after the Olympics.

Quick Facts

National Team member since 1993.
Competed in 65 international matches.
Captain of the '90 US Junior National Team.
Three-time national champion at Cal-Berkeley.
Golden Bears leading scorer his senior year.
Head Coach at Orange Coast College.

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Competition Highlights

1995:

Pan American Games, Mar del Plata, Argentina, gold medal.

1994:

World Championships, Rome, Italy.
Goodwill Games, St. Petersburg, Russia.

1992:

NCAA Championships, Long Beach, CA 1st.

1991:

NCAA Championships, Long Beach, CA 1st.
World Junior Championships, Corona del Mar, CA.

1990:

NCAA Championships, Long Beach, CA 1st.
Jr. Pan American Games, Havana, Cuba, silver medal.

1989:

NCAA Championships, Indianapolis, IN 2nd.
World Junior Championships, Canet, France.

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