Ronald "Ron" Duane Severa (born August 13, 1936) is an American

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 who competed in the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December ...

and in the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar ...

. Severa was a member of the American water polo team which finished fifth in the 1956 tournament. He played three matches. Severa attended Compton College and the

University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...

. He was on the water polo team at the later institution. Four years later he finished seventh with the American team in the 1960 tournament. He played all seven matches and scored four goals. Severa was also a member of two USA Pan American teams. He won a gold medal in the 1959 Games in Chicago, IL, and a silver medal in the 1963 Games in São Paulo, Brazil. In 1977, Severa was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the USC Hall of Fame in 2007.USC HoF Inductees
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* 1936 births Living people American male water polo players El Camino College Compton Center alumni USC Trojans men's water polo players Olympic water polo players for the United States Water polo players at the 1956 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1960 Summer Olympics People from Republic County, Kansas American water polo coaches Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in water polo Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in water polo Medalists at the 1959 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1963 Pan American Games Water polo players at the 1963 Pan American Games 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-waterpolo-bio-stub