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Heather Petri

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Heather Danielle Petri (born June 13, 1978) is an American water polo player who won the silver medal with the US women's national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics, a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, a silver medal in Beijing in 2008 and a gold medal in London 2012. She is one of four female players who competed in water polo at four Olympics and one of two female athletes who won four Olympic medals in water polo. Her position is attacker. Petri began playing water polo on the boys' team in high school, but helped start a girls' water polo program at Miramonte High School and was team captain for two years. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Heather Petri is the 6,694th most popular athlete (down from 6,390th in 2019), the 19,896th most popular biography from United States (down from 19,636th in 2019) and the 792nd most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Heather Petri ranks 6,694 out of 6,025Before her are Mario Deslauriers, Luis Mendoza, Gil Roberts, Adrián Gavira, Kelsey Mitchell, and Marta Pérez. After her are Lauren Schmetterling, Brooke Andersen, Noelle Pikus-Pace, Pan Feihong, Shalane Flanagan, and Ramaz Zoidze.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Heather Petri ranks 1,247Before her are Anjana Sukhani, Neil Alexander, Andy Dawson, David Murdoch, Natalia Cigliuti, and Péter Sidi. After her are Ashmit Patel, Gary Naysmith, Barry Robson, Matt Kuchar, Frode Kippe, and Clint Hill.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Heather Petri ranks 19,904 out of 20,380Before her are Gabriel Slonina (2004), Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (1995), Claire Liu (2000), Liliana Mumy (1994), Gil Roberts (1989), and Dominique Dawes (1976). After her are Taylor Twellman (1980), Lauren Schmetterling (1988), Brooke Andersen (1995), Noelle Pikus-Pace (1982), Larry Fitzgerald (1983), and Samara Joy (1998).

Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Heather Petri ranks 792Before her are Sarah Attar (1992), Megan Kalmoe (1983), Keshia Baker (1988), David Boudia (1989), Amanda Polk (1986), and Gil Roberts (1989). After her are Lauren Schmetterling (1988), Brooke Andersen (1995), Noelle Pikus-Pace (1982), Shalane Flanagan (1981), Collin Morikawa (1997), and Michael Tinsley (1984).