Merrill Moses
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Merrill M. Moses[1] (born August 13, 1977) is an American water polo player.
Moses is Jewish[2] and was born in Harbor City, California.[3] He was a goalkeeper on the United States men's national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.[4][5] In the championship game, the USA team won the silver medal, defeated by Hungary. He was named to the Olympic all-star team.[6]
In December 2010, Moses' silver medal was stolen by thieves when his parents' house was burglarized. The thieves also stole both a ring and a watch that he had been given by the US Olympic Committee.[5][6][7]
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References
- ↑ State of California. California Birth Index, 1905–1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. Searchable at http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/39461
- ↑ Gabe Friedman (July 31, 2016). "2016 Olympics: 7 Jewish American Olympians to watch in Rio". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
- ↑ "Merrill Moses". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
- ↑ "USA Water Polo Men's National Team". Usawaterpolo.org. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
- 1 2 "Burglars steal water polo player's Olympic silver medal in Manteca". San Jose Mercury News. AP. January 11, 2011. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
- 1 2 Burkin, Christian (January 11, 2011). "Olympic medal theft stings family". Recordnet.com. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
- ↑ Wong, Lonnie (January 11, 2011). "Olympic Medal Stolen In Manteca; Silver medal belonging to water polo player taken – KTXL". Fox40.com. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
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