María del Pilar Peña

María del Pilar Peña Carrasco (born 4 April 1986) is a Spanish female water polo player.[1]

María del Pilar Peña
Spanish wáter polo player
Personal information
Full name	María del Pilar Peña Carrasco
Born	(1986-04-04) 4 April 1986
Nationality	Spain
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Position	Wing
Handedness	Left
Number	8
National team
Years	Team
2006-2016	Spain
Medal record Women's water polo Representing  Spain Olympic Games 2012 London Team World Championships 2013 Barcelona Team 2017 Budapest Team 2019 Gwangju Team European Championships 2014 Budapest 2020 Budapest 2008 Malaga

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Peña and the second or maternal family name is Carrasco.

She was born in Madrid, and played for Club Natación Ondarreta Alcorcón, who won the Spanish championship in 2006, and the Spanish cup in 2006 and 2007.[2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she won a silver medal competing for the Spain women's national water polo team in the women's event. She is 5 ft 7.5 inches tall. She now plays for the Spanish club CN Sabadell, with whom she won the Spanish championship in 2011, 2012 and 2013.

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in water polo
• List of world champions in women's water polo

References

1. "Pilar Pena Carrasco". 2012 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original on 2013-05-02. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
2. http://www.interviu.es/entrevistas/articulos/c.n.-ondarrieta-las-reinas-del-waterpolo-son-de-alcorcon (Retrieved 7 May 2014.)