Layne Beaubien

American water polo player
Layne Beaubien
Personal information
Full nameRonald Layne Beaubien
BornJuly 4, 1976 (1976-07-04) (age 47)
Coronado, California, U.S.
Medal record
Men's water polo
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Team

Ronald Layne Beaubien (born July 4, 1976) is an American water polo player. He was a member of the United States men's national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.[1] In the championship game, the USA team won the silver medal, after defeat by Hungary.

Considered to be one of the top all-around players in the world during his career, Beaubien boasted one of the strongest shooting arms on Team USA for over a decade. During his 15-year career he competed in three Summer Olympic Games (Athens '04, Beijing '08, London '12), five World Championships (Fukuoka '01, Barcelona '03, Melbourne '07, Rome '09, Shanghai '11), and played in the professional leagues of Hungary, Greece, France, and Brazil. In 2008 he became the first American in the sports history to win National Club Championships on three continents (New York Athletic Club USA '05, Fluminense Brazil '06, Marseille France '08.) [2]

In addition to winning the silver medal at the 2008 Olympic Games, Beaubien is a three-time Pan-American Gold medalist (Santo Domingo '03, Rio de Janeiro '07, Guadalajara '11).

He attended Coronado High School, Coronado, California and graduated in the class of 1994. Beaubien played for the water polo team while a student at Stanford University and won one national championship ('94.)

Beaubien was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame in August 2022.

See also

  • List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)

References

  1. ^ "USA Water Polo Men's National Team". Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
  2. ^ "Athlete profile: Layne Beaubien". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-02.

External links

  • Layne Beaubien at World AquaticsEdit on Wikidata
  • Layne Beaubien at World AquaticsEdit on Wikidata
  • Layne Beaubien at Olympics.comEdit on Wikidata
  • Layne Beaubien at OlympediaEdit on Wikidata
  • Layne Beaubien at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (archived)Edit on Wikidata
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United States men's water polo squad2007 World Aquatics Championships – 9th place
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United States men's water polo squad2008 Summer Olympics – Silver medal
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United States men's water polo squad2009 World Aquatics Championships – 4th place
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United States men's water polo squad2011 World Aquatics Championships – 6th place
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United States men's water polo squad2011 Pan American Games – Gold medal
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United States men's water polo squad2012 Summer Olympics – 8th place
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