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Rio 2016 Olympic Calympian: Anna Illes, Women's water polo, Hungary

Sport: Women’s Water Polo

Country: Hungary

Birthday: February 21st, 1994 (age 22)

Hometown: Budapest, Hungary

Cal affiliation: current California Golden Bears student (redshirt junior)

Years at Cal: 2014 - present

Olympic appearances: Anna will make her Olympic games debut in Rio

Anna Illes is one of the three International Golden Bears, all in the Rio Olympics, that have carried Cal Women’s Water Polo to the NCAA semifinals in 2014 and 2015. The 2015 Golden Bears also managed to beat rival Stanford Cardinal for the first time since 2000, a span of 40 games over 15 years.