Ellen Estes

Ellen Estes

Personal information
Born	(1978-10-13) October 13, 1978 Portland, Oregon, United States
Sport
Sport	Water polo
Medal record Representing United States Olympic Games Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Team competition Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Team competition World Championships Gold medal – first place 2003 Barcelona Team competition Pan American Games Silver medal – second place 1999 Winnipeg Team competition

Ellen Marie Estes (born October 13, 1978) is an American water polo player, who won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She also won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Estes scored three goals during the bronze medal game against Australia.

Estes played for Stanford University. She was a senior on the 2002 NCAA National Championship Team; was a two-time All-American; and broke a Stanford scoring record with 93 goals in her sophomore year. She graduated with an Engineering degree at Stanford, and interned for studied roller-coaster design as an intern with Disney.

In 2003, Estes was named the USA Water Polo Female Athlete of the Year.

From 2007–2009, Estes was a volunteer assistant coach for the Harvard University Men's and Women's Water Polo Teams, while finishing her MBA at Harvard Business School.

In 2012, she was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame.

Performances

• Olympic Games: Silver Medal (2000), Bronze Medal (2004)
• World Championships: Gold Medal (2003)
• Pan American Games: Second Place (1999)
• FINA World Cup: Second Place (2002)

See also

• United States women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
• List of Olympic medalists in water polo (women)
• List of world champions in women's water polo
• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo