Chris Duplanty

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameChristopher David "Chris"•Duplanty
Used nameChris•Duplanty
Born21 October 1965 in Palo Alto, California (USA)
Measurements190 cm / 95 kg
AffiliationsNewport Water Polo Foundation, Newport Beach (USA)
NOC United States
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 1
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Chris Duplanty played water polo for the US at the 1988, 1992, and 1996 Olympics, winning a silver medal in 1988. He also won two medals at the Pan American Games, a gold in 1995 and a silver in 1987, and was a member of the 1991 World Cup Champions. He then was an assistant coach for the US women’s team at the 2000 Olympics, which won a silver medal.

Duplanty grew up in Hawai’i, where he was a national caliber swimmer and played water polo. He attended UC Irvine, graduating in 1989, and then obtaining an MBA from the school in 1992. In 1989 Duplanty was chosen as UCl’s Scholar Athlete of the Year as well as the Big West Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He later worked for the US Olympic Committee for 10 years in various roles, before taking a position as director of sales for Arena North America, the swimwear company.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1988 Summer Olympics Water Polo (Aquatics) USA Chris Duplanty
Water Polo, Men (Olympic) United States 2 Silver
1992 Summer Olympics Water Polo (Aquatics) USA Chris Duplanty
Water Polo, Men (Olympic) United States 4
1996 Summer Olympics Water Polo (Aquatics) USA Chris Duplanty
Water Polo, Men (Olympic) United States 7

Special Notes