Anthony Hrysanthos

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Anthony Hrysanthos
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born (1995-11-28) 28 November 1995 (age 26)
Sport
SportWater polo
College teamNewington College
Club

Anthony Hrysanthos (born 28 November 1995) is an Australian water polo player of Greek descent who plays as a goalkeeper for Australia men's national water polo team. He made his debut appearance at the Olympics representing Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography[]

His grandparents were born in Greece. He was born in Australia and spent most of his life in Australia. Hrysannthos was educated at Newington College completing is Higher School Certificate in 2013.[2] After leaving school he was coach of the Newington 1sts water polo team.[3] He gained Greek citizenship during his stay in Greece when he was signed up to play for Greek club Vouliagmeni in 2018 prior to the start of 2018/19 season.[4]

Career[]

National team[]

He was part of Australian team which finished at eighth position in the 2015 FINA Youth World Championships.[5]

He made his senior international debut for Australia in 2017 and was selected to the national water polo squad to represent Australia at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.[6] He was part of the Australian team which won silver at the 2018 FINA Men's Water Polo World League. He played a key role in helping Sydney University Lions in winning the 2018 Australian Waterpolo League title whereas he saved three penalties in the final.[7]

He was picked in the water polo squad to compete in men's water polo tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[8] Although, Australia finished at ninth position in the competition they went onto upset Croatia in a group stage match 11–8.[9]

Club career[]

From 2018 to 2019, Hrysanthos went to Greece to play professionally for NC Vouliagmeni. In the playoff series against Olympiacos CFP, Hrysanthos helped to win through a penalty shootout. For Olympiacos, it was the first loss in a domestic league game in around 150 games.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Water Polo Anthony Hrysanthos - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". ..
  2. ^ Newington Old Boys Facebook Anthony Hrysanthos 2020 Olympiad retrieved 21 August, 2021.
  3. ^ Newington Old Boys Facebook What's it like to juggle studies and a professional sports career Retrieved 21 August, 2021.
  4. ^ "Anthony Hrysanthos on being selected for the Olympics: 'It's a dream come true'". Greek Herald. 2021-07-04. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  5. ^ "Anthony Hrysanthos". NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS). Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  6. ^ "Budapest 2017 Australian Men's Water Polo Team" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  7. ^ "Aussie Sharks - Anthony Hrysanthos". www.waterpoloaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  8. ^ "Water Polo - Men Schedule | Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  9. ^ "Olympics: The Sharks return with a win during Anthony Hrysanthos' Olympic debut". NEOS KOSMOS. 2021-07-28. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  10. ^ Swimming to success: Q&A with the Australian men’s water polo goalie Anthony Hrysanthos Marianna Alepidis (Neos Kosmos), 16 August 2021. Accessed 13 September 2021.
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