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Jason Evezard

  • Country South Africa
  • Sport / Event Men's Water Polo
  • Olympic Years 2020

Biography

OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE
Competed for South Africa at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Started four of the team's first five games
Finished with two goals and one steal

AT UCI
Played two seasons for the Anteaters and was named the Golden Coast Conference Newcomer of the Year in 2018
Led UCI in scoring in back-to-back seasons with 59 goals in 2018 and 50 in 2019
Set the UCI single-game school record for goals after scoring nine in 2019
GCC All-Academic Team selection
Graduated with a bachelor's degree in Economics
Also attained his Master of Finance degree from the UCI Paul Merage School of Business
 
EXTRAS
Competed for the South African National Team at the 2019 FINA World Championships