Guillermo Molina

{{short description|Spanish water polo player}}

{{distinguish|Guillermo Molina (baseball)}}

{{family name hatnote|Molina|Ríos|lang=Spanish}}

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| name = Guillermo Molina

| image = Molina.jpg

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| full_name = Guillermo Molina Ríos

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| nationality = {{flagcountry|ITA}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|3|16|df=y}}

| birth_place = Ceuta, Spain

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| height = 195 cm

| weight = 105 kg

| L/R = Right

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| position = Driver

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| nationalyears1 = 2001–2016
2018

| nationalteam1 = Spain
Italy

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{{MedalSport | Men's water polo }}

{{MedalCountry | {{ESP}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | World Championship }}

{{MedalGold | 2001 Fukuoka | Team }}

{{MedalSilver | 2009 Rome | Team }}

{{MedalBronze | 2007 Melbourne | Team }}

{{MedalCompetition | FINA World Cup }}

{{MedalBronze | 2006 Budapest | Team }}

{{MedalBronze | 2010 Oradea | Team }}

{{MedalCompetition | European Championship }}

{{MedalBronze|2006 Belgrade|Team}}

| updated = 12 March 2020

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Guillermo Molina Ríos (born 16 March 1984) is a Spanish water polo player who competed for the Spain men's national water polo team in four consecutive Summer Olympics (2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing, 2012 London and 2016 Rio.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mo/guillermo-molina-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417172041/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mo/guillermo-molina-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Guillermo Molina (full name: Guillermo Molina Ríos) |access-date=24 June 2012}} He was the joint top goalscorer at the 2016 Olympics, with 19 goals.{{cite web|title=Official Results Book – 2016 Olympic Games – Water Polo |url=https://library.olympic.org/Default/digitalCollection/DigitalCollectionAttachmentDownloadHandler.ashx?parentDocumentId=165312&documentId=165323 |website=olympic.org |publisher=IOC |format=PDF |page=100 |access-date=20 June 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181218145826/https://library.olympic.org/Default/digitalCollection/DigitalCollectionAttachmentDownloadHandler.ashx?parentDocumentId=165312&documentId=165323 |archive-date=18 December 2018 }} Afterwards he competed for Italy men's national water polo team in the 2018 Men's European Water Polo Championship. He helped Italian water polo club Pro Recco win the LEN Champions League in 2009–10 and 2011–12 season.

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