Adam Scholefield

Adam Scholefield
Personal information
Born (1985-05-24) 24 May 1985 (age 39)
Leeds, Great Britain
Alma materImperial College London
Sport
SportWater polo
Medal record
Representing  England
Commonwealth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Aberdeen Team competition

Adam James Scholefield (born 24 May 1985)[1] is a researcher and British water polo player.

He graduated from Imperial College London with a degree in electrical engineering and a Ph.D in image processing.[2] He is 1.89 metres (6 ft 2 in) tall and weighs 99 kilograms (218 lb).[1] He is coached by Cristian Iordache, Petik Attila and Norman Leighton.[1]

Scholefield competed for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London in the men's tournament at the Water Polo Arena.[3][4] It was the first time the Great Britain men's national water polo team appeared at an Olympics since the 1956 Games held in Melbourne, Australia.[3] In 2014, he won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Water Polo Championships in Aberdeen.[5]

Since June 2015, and as of March 2017, Scholefield is working, with Prof. Martin Vetterli, as a postdoctoral researcher at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Adam Scholefield: Team GB". British Olympic Association. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  2. ^ Ross-Joannou, Emily (17 February 2012). "Eyes on the Prize". Imperial College London. Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  3. ^ a b "London 2012: Great Britain water polo teams announced". BBC Sport. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  4. ^ "Men's Water Polo". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Water polo: England win double gold at Commonwealths". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Scholefield Adam". lcav.epfl.ch. Retrieved 24 April 2016.


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