Guillermo Molina

Guillermo Molina Ríos (born 16 March 1984 in Ceuta) is a Spanish water polo player who competed for the Spain men's national water polo team in four consecutive Summer Olympics (2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing, 2012 London and 2016 Rio.[1] He was the joint top goalscorer at the 2016 Olympics, with 19 goals.[2] Afterwards he competed for Italy men's national water polo team in the 2018 Men's European Water Polo Championship. He helped Italian water polo club Pro Recco win the LEN Champions League in 2009–10 and 2011–12 season.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Molina and the second or maternal family name is Ríos.
Guillermo Molina
Personal information
Full name Guillermo Molina Ríos
Born (1984-03-16) 16 March 1984
Ceuta, Spain
Nationality  Italy
Height 195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 105 kg (231 lb)
Position Driver
Handedness Right
National team
Years Team
2001–2016
2018
 Spain
Italy
Medal record
Men's water polo
Representing  Spain
World Championship
2001 Fukuoka Team
2009 Rome Team
2007 Melbourne Team
FINA World Cup
2006 Budapest Team
2010 Oradea Team
European Championship
2006 Belgrade Team
Last updated: 12 March 2020

See also

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Guillermo Molina (full name: Guillermo Molina Ríos)". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  2. "Official Results Book – 2016 Olympic Games – Water Polo" (PDF). olympic.org. IOC. p. 100. Archived from the original on 18 December 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2020.


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