Douglas Kimbell
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Douglas Burns Kimbell | ||||||||||||||
| Born | June 22, 1960 (age 65) Long Beach, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | UCLA Santa Ana College California State University, Long Beach | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Claims specialist | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 205 cm (6 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 104 kg (229 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Spouse | Darlene Slepcevic Kimbell | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| College team | California State University, Long Beach | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||
Douglas Burns "Doug" Kimbell (born June 22, 1960, in Long Beach, California) is a former USA National Team water polo player who won the silver medal for the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He was also a member of the USA Water Polo team at the 1992 Summer Olympics, which finished fourth in Barcelona, Spain.
Kimbell graduated from Villa Park High School in 1978[1] and still holds many of the school's swimming and water polo scoring records. He attended UCLA briefly on an athletic scholarship, transferring to Santa Ana College (SAC)[2] and then completing his collegiate career at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB). He is a member of the Athletic Hall of Fame for both CSULB and SAC. In 2000, Kimbell was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame.[3][4]
Kimbell is married to Darlene Slepcevic Kimbell. He is father to son Jackson, born in 1994, and daughter McKenna, born in 2008.
Kimbell later worked as a claims specialist in the Los Angeles area.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Beck, Martin (July 23, 1992). "It's Doug Kimbell's Job to Make Waves and Influence Offenses". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Doug Kimbell". SAC.edu. Santa Ana College. Archived from the original on 2010-06-01. Retrieved 2010-09-11.
- ^ "Douglas Kimbell (2000)". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Archived from the original on 2020-04-04. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ "Hall of Fame Inductees". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Archived from the original on 2019-05-31. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ "Olympedia Biography Douglas Kimbell". Retrieved March 25, 2026.
External links
- Douglas Kimbell at World Aquatics
- Douglas Kimbell at World Aquatics
- Douglas Kimbell at the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame
- Douglas Kimbell at Olympics.com
- Douglas Kimbell at Olympedia
- Douglas Kimbell at InterSportStats