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Bronze for Port Coquitlam's Kudaba and team

Team Canada water polo grab defeated Argentina at the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto on Wednesday
Constantine Kudaba
Constantine Kudaba

Port Coquitlam's Constantine Kudaba and the Canadian water polo team grabbed a bronze medal after defeating Argentina at the Pan American Games on Wednesday.

Kudaba, who scored one in the 16-8 victory, tweeted that the team is now heading to Kazan, Russia, to compete in the Federation Internationale de Natation world championships.

Team Canada's men's water polo squad got off to a bumpy start at the Pan Am Games.

The club fell to Brazil 11-9 in the first match, but bounced back in the second match two days later with a 16-2 victory over Venezuela, before beating Mexico 19-9 last Saturday.

That set the stage for a showdown against the eventual gold medal winners, Team U.S.A.

Despite a strong effort from Kudaba and his teammates, Canada fell to the Americans 9-8 in a heartbreaking loss Monday night.

However, Canada was able to pull of the bronze medal win Wednesday, adding to the country's medal total of 98.

This is not the first time Kudaba has had success in international competition.

He and his team walked away with a silver medal at the 2011 Pan Am Games in Guadalajara and he won a bronze in Rio in 2007. He has competed in the 2009, 201 and 2013 world aquatics championships.

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