Maggie Steffens
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Margaret Ann Steffens |
| Nationality | American |
| Born |
June 4, 1993 San Ramon, California |
| Residence | Danville, California |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |
 United States
|
| Sport | Water polo |
| College team | Stanford University |
Margaret Ann Steffens (born June 4, 1993) is an American water polo player. She won the gold medal with the United States in the 2012 Summer Olympics, and in the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Steffens played on the United States national water polo team which won the 2010 FINA World League Super Final and the 2010 FINA World Cup. She scored the winning goal against Australia in the final match of the FINA World League Super Final.
In 2011, Steffens helped the U.S. win the 2011 FINA World League Super Final again. In the Pan American Games, she scored the winning goal in the shootout of the final match, as the U.S. defeated Canada.
The U.S. won the FINA World League Super Final for the third straight year in 2012, and Steffens led the team with 11 goals. In the first match of the Summer Olympics, Steffens scored seven goals to tie the Olympic single-game record. She scored 21 total goals in the Olympic games to lead all scorers, as the U.S. won the gold medal. She was named the Best Female Water Polo Player of 2012 by FINA and the 2012 female Water Polo Player of the Year by Swimming World Magazine.
Steffens played water polo at Monte Vista High School and helped the team win their league championship in 2007, 2008, and 2009. She also plays for Diablo Water Polo in Alamo, California.
Steffens was born in San Ramon, California to Peggy Schnugg and Carlos Steffens. Her father, a native of Puerto Rico, became interested in the sport of water polo after witnessing a water polo match as a child in Puerto Rico. He played for Puerto Rico in three Pan American Games. Her father left the island and joined the water polo team of Berkeley, University of California where he became a three-time All-American, leading the California Golden Bears to the 1977 NCAA championship. In 1979, he was the PAC-10 player of the year in Water Polo.
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