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Bridgette Gusterson
OAM

Personal information
Born	(1973-02-07)February 7, 1973 Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Medal record Women's Water Polo Representing  Australia Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Team competition World Championships 1998 Perth Team competition FINA World Cup 1995 Sydney Team competition

Bridgette Marie Gusterson OAM (born February 7, 1973), also known as Bridgette Ireland, is an Australian water polo player, at the 1995 FINA World Cup, and from the gold medal team of the 2000 Summer Olympics. She was a captain of the team from 1997 to 2000. She is the sister of fellow Australian water polo player and Olympic teammate Danielle Woodhouse.

Recognition

• 2002 - Inducted into Australian Institute of Sport's "Best of the Best"
• 2010 - Inducted into the Water Polo Australia Hall of Fame
• 2020 - Inducted into Sport Australia Hall of Fame

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

1. "WATER POLO MEDALLISTS AND STATISTICS" (PDF). fina.org. p. 63.
2. Sydney 2000: Bridgette Gusterson, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2000.
3. Bridgette Gusterson, Sports Reference.
4. "Hall of Fame - Water Polo Australia". waterpoloaustralia.com.au. Water Polo Australia. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
5. Colangelo, Anthony (4 December 2020). "Women's T20 side, Eales claim top honours at Sport Australia awards". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 December 2020.

External links

• Bridgette Gusterson at World Aquatics
• Bridgette Gusterson at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
• Bridgette Gusterson at Olympics.com
• Bridgette Gusterson at Olympedia
• Bridgette Gusterson at the Australian Olympic Committee

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