Pili Peña
Spanish wáter polo player
Personal information
Full name María del Pilar Peña Carrasco
Born (1986-04-04) 4 April 1986
Madrid, Spain
Nationality Spanish
Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 61 kg (134 lb)
Position Wing
Handedness Left
National team
Years Team
2006–
 Spain
Medal record
Women's water polo
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2012 LondonTeam
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 BarcelonaTeam
Silver medal – second place2017 BudapestTeam
Silver medal – second place2019 GwangjuTeam
Silver medal – second place2023 FukuokaTeam
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 Budapest
Gold medal – first place2020 Budapest
Gold medal – first place2022 Split
Silver medal – second place2008 Malaga
Silver medal – second place2024 Eindhoven
Bronze medal – third place2018 Barcelona
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2023 Long Beach

María del Pilar Peña Carrasco (born 4 April 1986), commonly known as Pili Peña,[1] is a Spanish water polo player.[2]

She was born in Madrid, and played for Club Natación Ondarreta Alcorcón, who won the Spanish championship in 2006, and the Spanish cup in 2006 and 2007.[3] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she won a silver medal competing for the Spain women's national water polo team in the women's event. She is 5 ft 7.5 inches tall. She now plays for the Spanish club CN Sabadell, with whom she won the Spanish championship in 2011, 2012 and 2013.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Water Polo: PENA Pili – Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Olympics.com. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Pilar Pena Carrasco". 2012 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original on 2 May 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  3. ↑ http://www.interviu.es/entrevistas/articulos/c.n.-ondarrieta-las-reinas-del-waterpolo-son-de-alcorcon (Retrieved 7 May 2014.)


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