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| Born | 24 May 1985 Leeds, Great Britain | |||||||||||
| Alma mater | Imperial College London | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Water polo | |||||||||||
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Adam James Scholefield (born 24 May 1985) [1] is a researcher and British water polo player.
He graduated from Imperial College London with a degree in electrical engineering and a Ph.D in image processing. [2] He is 1.89 metres (6 ft 2 in) tall and weighs 99 kilograms (218 lb). [1] He is coached by Cristian Iordache, Petik Attila and Norman Leighton. [1]
Scholefield competed for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London in the men's tournament at the Water Polo Arena. [3] [4] It was the first time the Great Britain men's national water polo team appeared at an Olympics since the 1956 Games held in Melbourne, Australia. [3] In 2014, he won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Water Polo Championships in Aberdeen. [5]
Since June 2015, and as of March 2017, Scholefield is working, with Prof. Martin Vetterli, as a postdoctoral researcher at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. [6]
References
- ^ a b c "Adam Scholefield: Team GB". British Olympic Association. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ^ Ross-Joannou, Emily (17 February 2012). "Eyes on the Prize". Imperial College London. Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ^ a b "London 2012: Great Britain water polo teams announced". BBC Sport. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ^ "Men's Water Polo". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ^ "Water polo: England win double gold at Commonwealths". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ^ "Scholefield Adam". lcav.epfl.ch. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
External links
- Adam Scholefield at the Hungarian Water Polo Federation (in Hungarian)
- Adam Scholefield at Olympics.com
- Adam Scholefield at Olympedia
- Adam Scholefield at Team GB
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