Bridgette Gusterson
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Bridgette Marie Gusterson OAM (born in Perth, Western Australia), also known as Bridgette Ireland, is an Australian water polo player, at the ,[1] and from the gold medal team of the 2000 Summer Olympics. She was a captain of the team from 1997 to 2000.[2] She is the sister of fellow Australian water polo player and Olympic teammate Danielle Woodhouse.[3]
Recognition[]
- 2002 - Inducted into Australian Institute of Sport's "Best of the Best"
- 2010 - Inducted into the Water Polo Australia Hall of Fame[4]
- 2020 - Inducted into Sport Australia Hall of Fame[5]
See also[]
- Australia women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- List of Olympic champions in women's water polo
- List of Olympic medalists in water polo (women)
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
References[]
- ^ "WATER POLO MEDALLISTS AND STATISTICS" (PDF). fina.org. p. 63.
- ^ Sydney 2000: Bridgette Gusterson, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2000.
- ^ Bridgette Gusterson, Sports Reference.
- ^ "Hall of Fame - Water Polo Australia". waterpoloaustralia.com.au. Water Polo Australia. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ Colangelo, Anthony (4 December 2020). "Women's T20 side, Eales claim top honours at Sport Australia awards". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
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External links[]
- Bridgette Gusterson at International Swimming Hall of Fame
- Bridgette Gusterson at Olympics.com
- Bridgette Gusterson at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Bridgette Gusterson at Olympedia
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