Powers played on the UC Irvine water polo team. He was a first team All-American in 2000, 2001, and 2002.[1]
International
Powers scored four goals at the 2001 FINA World Championships. He scored six goals, tied for the team lead, at the 2002 FINA World Cup. At the 2003 Pan American Games, he had a hat trick in the gold medal game, which the U.S. won. He played at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and the U.S. finished seventh.[1]
Powers scored 10 goals at the 2005 FINA World Championships. The U.S. won the 2007 Pan American Games, and Powers scored seven goals. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he scored six goals and helped the U.S. win the silver medal.[1]
Powers scored five goals at both the 2009 FINA World Championships and the 2010 FINA World Cup. The U.S. won the 2011 Pan American Games, and Powers led the team with 11 goals. He scored five times at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and the U.S. finished in eighth place.[1]
Professional
From 2004 to 2011, Powers played professionally in Greece, Italy, and Hungary: Vasas-Plaket TeVa.[1]
Powers' brother Steve played water polo for Purdue University.[5] Powers is currently the head coach of swimming and water polo at St. John Bosco High School (Bellflower, CA)
jeff, powers, jeffrey, jeff, powers, born, january, 1980, american, water, polo, player, american, university, california, irvine, played, united, states, national, team, 2004, 2008, 2012, summer, olympics, helping, team, silver, medal, 2008, personal, informa. Jeffrey Jeff Powers born January 21 1980 is an American water polo player He was an All American at the University of California Irvine He played for the United States national team at the 2004 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics helping the team win the silver medal in 2008 Jeff PowersPersonal informationBirth nameJeffrey PowersBorn 1980 01 21 January 21 1980 age 43 Chattanooga TennesseeHeight6 ft 7 in 2 01 m Weight250SportCountry United StatesSportWater PoloMedal record Men s water poloRepresenting the United StatesOlympic Games2008 Beijing TeamPan American Games2011 Guadalajara Team Contents 1 Career 1 1 High school 1 2 College 1 3 International 1 4 Professional 2 Awards 3 Personal 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksCareer EditHigh school Edit Powers attended San Luis Obispo High School where he played on the water polo team He was named to the All CIF team twice 1 College Edit Powers played on the UC Irvine water polo team He was a first team All American in 2000 2001 and 2002 1 International Edit Powers scored four goals at the 2001 FINA World Championships He scored six goals tied for the team lead at the 2002 FINA World Cup At the 2003 Pan American Games he had a hat trick in the gold medal game which the U S won He played at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the U S finished seventh 1 Powers scored 10 goals at the 2005 FINA World Championships The U S won the 2007 Pan American Games and Powers scored seven goals At the 2008 Summer Olympics he scored six goals and helped the U S win the silver medal 1 Powers scored five goals at both the 2009 FINA World Championships and the 2010 FINA World Cup The U S won the 2011 Pan American Games and Powers led the team with 11 goals He scored five times at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the U S finished in eighth place 1 Professional Edit From 2004 to 2011 Powers played professionally in Greece Italy and Hungary Vasas Plaket TeVa 1 Awards EditIn 2019 Powers was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame 2 3 Personal EditPowers was born in on January 21 1980 He is 6 feet 7 inches tall 1 He lives in San Luis Obispo California 4 Powers brother Steve played water polo for Purdue University 5 Powers is currently the head coach of swimming and water polo at St John Bosco High School Bellflower CA See also EditList of Olympic medalists in water polo men References Edit a b c d e f g Jeff Powers usawaterpolo org Retrieved August 23 2012 Archived July 28 2012 at the Wayback Machine Jeff Powers 2019 usawaterpolo org USA Water Polo Retrieved 18 September 2020 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Hall of Fame Inductees usawaterpolo org USA Water Polo Retrieved 18 September 2020 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Jeffrey Powers teamusa org Retrieved August 23 2012 Jeff Powers Archived 2012 08 01 at the Wayback Machine london2012 com Retrieved August 23 2012 External links EditJeff Powers at Hungarian Water Polo Federation in Hungarian Jeff Powers at USA Water Polo Hall of Fame Jeff Powers at Olympics com Jeff Powers at Olympedia Jeff Powers at the U S Olympic amp Paralympic Committee Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jeff Powers amp oldid 1133925714, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
