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Rachel Fattal

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Rachel Fattal
Personal information
Full nameRachel Ann Fattal
Born (1993-12-10) December 10, 1993 (age 32)
Seal Beach, California, U.S.
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportWater polo
College teamUniversity of California Los Angeles
Coached byBrandon Brooks
Medal record
Woman's water polo
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 KazanTeam
Gold medal – first place2017 BudapestTeam
Gold medal – first place2019 GwangjuTeam
Gold medal – first place2022 BudapestTeam
Gold medal – first place2024 DohaTeam
World Cup
Gold medal – first place2023 Long Beach
Gold medal – first place2026 Sydney

Rachel Ann Fattal (/fəˈtɑːl/ fə-TAHL; born December 10, 1993)[1] is an American water polo player who competed for UCLA and won an Olympic gold medal in Water Polo at the 2016 Rio de Jainero and 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[2]

Fattal was born December 10, 1993 in Seal Beach, California, and attended Los Alamitos High School, graduating in 2012.[2] As a High School Senior at Alamitos in March, 2012, Fattal was named Player of the Year in her CIF Division.[3]

University of California Los Angeles

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She then attended UCLA as a student athlete from 2013-15, and in 2017, taking time off to train for the Olympics. At UCLA, she majored in history and played water polo for Coach Brandon Brooks, while graduating in 2017. Brooks served as UCLA's Head Coach for Water Polo from 2007–2017, and had previously served as a goalkeeper for both UCLA and the U.S. Olympic team. A highly accomplished coach, Brooks had a record of 178-39 in his first seven seasons.[4][5]

Recognized widely for her achievements in Water Polo during college, Fattal received first team All-American honors four times, and was an NCAA Finalist in 2017. In that year, she was a Cutino Award Finalist.[4][5]

Olympic gold medals

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As previously noted, Fattal won an Olympic gold medal in Water Polo at both the 2016 Rio de Jainero Olympics and 2020 Tokyo Olympics. At the 2020 Paris Olympics, she competed with the Women's U.S. Water Polo team that placed fourth in competition.[2]

International career

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She was part of the American team that won the gold medal at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships, where she played in the driver position.[6] She was also part of the gold medal-winning American team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[7] She was the top sprinter at the 2016 Olympics, with 17 sprints won.[8]

Awards

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See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "FATTAL Rachel". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on July 30, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "Rachel Fattal". Olympedia. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
  3. ↑ "DP's Hill, Neushul, named All-CIF in Water Polo Play", Santa Barbara News Press, Santa Barbara, California, March 13, 2012, pg. 19". Retrieved March 11, 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Rachel Fattal". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  5. 1 2 "UCLA Women's Water Polo, Coach Brandon Brooks". uclabruins.com. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
  6. ↑ "BCN 2015 American Women's Water Polo Team" (PDF). waterpolo.sportresult.com. Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Rachel Fattal". USA Water Polo. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Official Results Book – 2016 Olympic Games – Water Polo". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. p. 192. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 18, 2018. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  9. ↑ "USA Women's Water Polo Completes Golden Sweep at 2015 FINA World Championships". Swimming World. August 7, 2015.
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