Ellen Marie Estes (born October 13, 1978) is an American

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player, who won the

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at the

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. She also won a

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at the

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. Estes scored three goals during the bronze medal game against

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. Estes played for

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. She was a senior on the 2002 NCAA National Championship Team; was a two-time All-American; and broke a Stanford scoring record with 93 goals in her sophomore year. She graduated with an Engineering degree at Stanford, and interned for studied roller-coaster design as an intern with Disney. In 2003, Estes was named the USA Water Polo Female Athlete of the Year. From 2007–2009, Estes served as a volunteer assistant coach for the

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Men's and Women's Water Polo Teams, while finishing her

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. In 2012, she was inducted into the

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Performances

* Olympic Games: Silver Medal (2000), Bronze Medal (2004) * World Championships: Gold Medal (2003) * Pan American Games: Second Place (1999) * FINA World Cup: Second Place (2002)

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* 1978 births Living people American female water polo players Water polo players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Stanford Cardinal women's water polo players Sportspeople from Portland, Oregon Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Harvard Business School alumni World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States in water polo Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in water polo American water polo coaches Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in water polo Water polo players at the 1999 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games 21st-century American sportswomen 20th-century American sportswomen {{US-waterpolo-Olympic-medalist-stub

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