Jerry McElroy
Personal information | |
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Nickname(s) | Jimothy |
Born |
Calgary, Alberta | 5 April 1991
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Canada |
Sport | water polo |
Updated on 19 August 2015. |
Jared "Jerry" McElroy (born 5 April 1991 in Calgary, Alberta) is a water polo player of Canada.
Personal
McElroy was born in Calgary, where he still lives. His parents are Wayne and Mary and he has an older sister Carmel. He studied Biological Sciences at the University of Calgary.
Career
McElroy began his water polo career with the Calgary Torpedoes before joining the junior national team program, with whom he competed at the 2009 FINA World Junior Championships as well as two junior Pan American Games, highlighted by a gold medal in 2010. He competed at the first of his three consecutive senior FINA World Championships in 2009, helping Canada to a best ever eighth place finish. He made his Pan Am Games debut at Guadalajara 2011 where he was part of Canada’s silver medal performance. In 2014 he helped Canada to a best ever sixth place finish in the FINA Water Polo World League Super Final. He was part of the Canadian team at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships.[1]
Palmares
- Pan American Games: 2011
- Pan American Championships (junior): 2010; 2008
- FINA world championships: 11th 2013; 10th 2011; 8th 2009
- FINA world championships (junior): 11th 2009
- FINA World League: 6th 2014; 7th 2011
See also
References
- ↑ "BCN 2015 Canadian Men's Water Polo Team" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
External links
- profile at Olympic.ca