Andrew McDonald (water polo)

{{short description|American water polo player}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Andrew McDonald

| image = Drew McDonald (cropped).jpg

| caption = Drew McDonald shown here with his Olympic medals, c. fall 1984

| fullname = Andrew John McDonald

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|October 19, 1955}}

| birth_place = Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

| death_date =

| death_place =

| spouse = Kim Peyton McDonald (deceased 1986),
Carol Shurtz McDonald

| children = Spenser and Devon McDonald

| headercolor = lightsteelblue

| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport | Men's water polo }}

{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}

{{MedalSilver | 1984 Los Angeles | Men's water polo }}

{{MedalCompetition | Pan American Games }}

{{MedalGold | 1979 San Juan | Men's water polo }}

{{MedalGold | 1983 Caracas | Men's water polo }}

}}

Andrew John "Drew" McDonald (born October 19, 1955) is a former water polo player who won a silver medal for the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. He attended Stanford University, where he graduated with a degree in psychology in 1977 and a Master of Science in industrial engineering 1980. He was named to the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame in 1982 and USA Water Polo Hall of Fame in 1991.{{cite web|title=Drew McDonald (1991) |url=https://usawaterpolo.org/hof.aspx?hof=115 |website=usawaterpolo.org |publisher=USA Water Polo |access-date=18 September 2020 }}{{cite web|title=Hall of Fame Inductees |url=https://usawaterpolo.org/sports/2018/11/28/trads-hof-inductees-html.aspx |website=usawaterpolo.org |publisher=USA Water Polo |access-date=18 September 2020 }}

McDonald participated in two Pan American Games. In 1979, he played on the US team, which won the gold medal in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In 1983, he won the title with the US team in Caracas, Venezuela. He was also a member of the 1980 US Water Polo National team that did not participate in the 1980 Olympics due to Jimmy Carter's decision to boycott the games.

At Stanford he met his first wife Kim Peyton McDonald, an Olympic gold medalist from the 1976 Montreal Summer Olympics in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. He is married to Carol Shurtz McDonald, a Chico State graduate. They have two children: Spenser and Devon McDonald.

McDonald coached boys varsity basketball at Miramonte High School in Orinda, California from 2012 to 2016.{{cite news|title=Meet the Mats' New Boys' Basketball Coach|url=http://www.lamorindaweekly.com/archive/issue0611/Meet-the-Mats-New-Boys-Basketball-Coach.html|last=Bassett|first=Conrad|work=Lamorinda Weekly|access-date=2020-10-14|language=en-US}} He is currently an assistant coach for the boys basketball team at Campolindo High School in Moraga, California.