November 21, 1981 (1981-11-21) (age 42) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[1]
Medal record
Men's water polo
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing
Team
Pan American Games
1999 Winnipeg
Team
2003 Santo Domingo
Team
2007 Rio de Janeiro
Team
2011 Guadalajara
Team
2015 Toronto
Team
FINA World League
2016 Huizhou
Team
2003 New York
Team
Anthony Lawrence Azevedo (born November 21, 1981) is a Brazilian-born American[2][3] water polo player. He is a 2008 Olympic silver medalist and a five-time Olympian (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016).[4] Azevedo ranks fourth on the all-time scoring list in Olympic history, with 61 goals.[1] Nicknamed "The Savior" at one point, he is considered to be one of the best American water polo players in recent memory. He was the former captain of the U.S. National Men's Water Polo Team. He is also a graduate of Stanford University.
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