Jody Campbell

Jodocus "Jody" David Campbell (born March 4, 1960, in Bellflower, California) is a former water polo player who won silver medals for the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, and the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

Campbell was born March 4, 1960, in Bellflower, California, and attended Wilson High School in Long Beach, California, part of greater Los Angeles. In addition to Water Polo, Cambell swam breaststroke for Wilson High's Coach Bob Gruneisen, where he trained with a very strong regional team that boasted an undefeated record in dual team meets in the Moore League from 1972 to 1976. Though he broke his hand during the swim season in 1975-1976, he recovered and won the 100-yard backstroke in 58.3, helping to lead Wilson High to the Moore League Dual Meet Swimming title in March, 1976.

Campbell became better known playing varsity Water Polo representing Wilson from 1975 to 1978 where he was a leader of the team's offense. His coaches included Ken Hamdorf in 1977.

Stanford university Campbell attended Stanford University from 1977 to 1981, graduating in 1981. At Stanford, Campbell was coached by Dante Dettamanti, who coached the Cardinal Water Polo team from 1977 to 2001, winning seven NCAA championships during his career, and becoming a USA Water Polo Hall of Fame Coach in 2002. At Stanford, Campbell was the recipient of All-American honors in Water Polo in three successive years from 1979 to 1981 and helped lead the Cardinals to NCAA titles in the years 1978 and 1980-81.

Olympics Campbell, while still competing for Stanford, was named to the 1980 U.S. Olympic Water Polo team, but did not attend due to the U.S. boycott.

He married his wife Kari Rush by 1988, after they met at Stanford. Kari was an All-American volleyball player at Stanford who served as Captain in 1986, and worked for a period training exotic animals for movie productions. In his Junior and Senior years playing Water Polo for Wilson High, he was named Long Beach's Outstanding Water Polo Player of the Year by Coaches of the Moore League, and received All-CIF Honors.