Merrill Moses

Merrill Moses

Personal information
Born	August 13, 1977 (age 38) Harbor City, California, U.S.
Medal record Men's water polo Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara Team

Merrill M. Moses^[1] (born August 13, 1977) is an American water polo player.

Moses was born in Harbor City, California.^[2] He was a goalkeeper on the United States men's national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.^[3][4] In the championship game, the USA team won the silver medal, defeated by Hungary. He was named to the Olympic all-star team.^[5]

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.^[4][5][6]

See also

• List of select Jewish water polo players

References

1. According to the 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
2. "Merrill Moses". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
3. "USA Water Polo Men's National Team". Usawaterpolo.org. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
4. "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.
5. Burkin, Christian (January 11, 2011). "Olympic medal theft stings family". Recordnet.com. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
6. 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.