Terry Schroeder

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Terry Schroeder
Personal information
Full nameTerry Alan Schroeder
Nationality United States
BornOctober 9, 1958 (1958-10-09) (age 67)
Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Alma materPepperdine University
Palmer College of Chiropractic West
Occupation(s)Chiropractor
Water Polo Coach
Years active1986–present
Height6 ft 2.8 in (190 cm)
Weight209 lb (95 kg)
Spouse
Lori
Medal record
Men's water polo
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1984 Los AngelesMen's water polo
Silver medal – second place1988 SeoulMen's water polo

Terry Alan Schroeder, DC (born October 9, 1958) is an American former water polo player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics, in the 1988 Summer Olympics, and in the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1] Schroeder is a chiropractor, practicing in Agoura Hills, California.[2] He is a 1986 graduate of Palmer Chiropractic College – West where he met his wife, Lori Schroeder. They have two daughters.[3] He is currently the head water polo coach at Pepperdine University, and has been since 2013. He also coached at Pepperdine from 1986 to 2005, but left to become the head coach for the United States Olympic team before returning to Pepperdine.

The nude male sculpture in front of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum was modeled on Schroeder.

Schroeder won two consecutive silver medals at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics.[1] He was given the honor to carry the national flag of the United States at the closing ceremony of the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, becoming the 16th water polo player to be a flag bearer at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics.[4] Twenty years later, he coached the United States men's national team to a silver in 2008,[5] becoming one of a few sportspeople who won Olympic medals in water polo as players and head coaches.

In 1999, Schroeder was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame.[6][7] In 2002, he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[8]

A headless bronze statue of a nude Schroeder[9] stands atop a post-and-lintel frame in front of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, created by Robert Graham for the 1984 Summer Olympics. On the same frame, to the south of Schroeder's statue, is a statue of Jennifer Innis, a long jumper from Guyana.[9]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Terry Schroeder". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.
  2. ↑ Press, Stephen J. (December 2013). History of Sports Chiropractic. C.I.S Commercial Finance Grp., Ltd. p. 168. ISBN 9781105536830. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Terry Schroeder, Author at Water Polo Planet". Water Polo Planet. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Terry Schroeder". Olympedia. Olympedia. Archived from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Official Results Book – 2008 Olympic Games – Water Polo" (PDF). la84.org. LA84 Foundation. pp. 79, 215. Archived from the original on July 28, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Terry Schroeder (1999)". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Hall of Fame Inductees". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Archived from the original on May 31, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Terry Schroeder (USA)". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  9. 1 2 Crowe, Jerry (December 11, 2006). "Schroeder learns to grin and bare the naked truth". Los Angeles Times. LA Times. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
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