Emily Jean Csikos (born July 29, 1988, in

Calgary, Alberta Calgary () is a major city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Alberta. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a Metropolitan area, metropolitan population of 1,481,806 making it the List of ...

) is a female

water polo Water polo is a competitive sport, competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the water polo ball, ball into the oppo ...

player from

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...

. She was a member of the

Canada women's national water polo team The Canada women's national water polo team ( French: ''Équipe féminine de water-polo du Canada'') represents Canada in women's international water polo competitions and friendly matches. The team is overseen by Water Polo Canada, a member of ...

, that claimed the silver medal at the

2007 Pan American Games The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games () and commonly known as Rio 2007, were a major Americas, continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of ...

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the sixth-most-populous city in the Americas. Founded in 1565 by the Portuguese, the city wa ...

. She recently graduated from the

University of California The University of California (UC) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university, research university system in the U.S. state of California. Headquartered in Oakland, California, Oakland, the system is co ...

at Berkeley majoring in Interdisciplinary Field Studies as well as playing on women's water polo team. She currently holds the record for all-time highest goals, along with earning All American honorable mention in 2009 and 1st team All American in 2010,11 and 2013.

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* 1988 births Living people Canadian female water polo players Sportspeople from Calgary Water polo players at the 2007 Pan American Games Water polo players at the 2011 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Pan American Games silver medalists in water polo Pan American Games water polo players for Canada Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo University of California, Berkeley alumni 21st-century Canadian sportswomen {{Canada-waterpolo-bio-stub

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