Madeline Musselman (born June 16, 1998) is an American water polo player.[1] Maddie was named Woman's water polo MVP after her USA Team won gold in Tokyo at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She was one of the highest leading scorers with 18 goals. It is the fourth time in her career that she has been named the MVP of a major international tournament as she was named the MVP of the FINA World League Super Final in 2019 and again in 2021. She was also named the MVP of the FINA World Championships in 2017 where Team USA won gold; scored 16 goals in six games, including hat trick in 13–6 final-round win over Spain.[2] Additionally, the four-time First-Team All-American, at UCLA, was also named the 2021 and 2022 Women's Total Player of the Year by (Total Waterpolo).
| Maddie Musselman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Madeline Musselman | ||
| Born | June 16, 1998 Newport Beach, California, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 143 lb (65 kg) | ||
| Position | Attacker | ||
| College(s) | UCLA Bruins | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| United States | |||
Medal record | |||
Maddie was also part of the gold medal-winning American team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3] She was the second-leading goal scorer of the US team in the event with 12 goals and named to the Olympic All-Star Team.[4]
Musselman won gold with Team USA at the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia,[5] and at the Pan American Games in Toronto.[6]
Maddie finished her UCLA career with the most goals scored with 252. She was nominated for the Sullivan and Cutino award in 2022. She was named 2017 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Newcomer of the Year after she won a conference-record seven Newcomer of the Week awards.[4]
Personal life
Musselman is the daughter of former Major League Baseball pitcher Jeff Musselman.[7]
Awards
- Water polo at the 2017 FINA World Championships – Women's tournament: Tournament MVP[8]
- Water polo at the 2022 FINA World Championships – Women's tournament: Most Valuable Player in Final[9]
See also
References
External links
- Madeline Musselman at World Aquatics
- Madeline Musselman at Olympics.com
- Madeline Musselman at Olympedia
- Madeline Musselman at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (archived)
- Maddie Musselman – National Team water polo profile at USAwaterpolo.org
- Maddie Musselman – UCLA athlete profile at UCLAbruins.com
