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Bridgette Marie Gusterson (born in
Perth, Western Australia Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth i ...
), also known as Bridgette Ireland, is an Australian
water polo Water polo is a competitive sport, competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the water polo ball, ball into the oppo ...
player, at the 1995 FINA World Cup, and from the gold medal team of the
2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...
. 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 Danielle Woodhouse (born 23 January 1969 in Perth, Western Australia, Perth) is an Australian water polo player from the gold medal squad of the 2000 Summer Olympics. She is the sister of Bridgette Ireland (Gusterson) who was captain of the 20 ...
.


Recognition

*2002 - Inducted into Australian Institute of Sport's "Best of the Best" *2010 - Inducted into the
Water Polo Australia Hall of Fame The Water Polo Australia Hall of Fame, located in Sydney, is a hall of fame dedicated to honoring players, coaches and officials who have contributed greatly to the game of water polo in Australia. It was established in 2009 by Water Polo Australia ...
*2020 - Inducted into
Sport Australia Hall of Fame The Sport Australia Hall of Fame was established on 10 December 1985 to recognise the achievements of Australian sportsmen and sportswomen. The inaugural induction included 120 members with Sir Don Bradman as the first inductee and Dawn Fraser th ...


See also

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Australia women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Australia women's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics. The Australia women's national water polo team has participated in 5 of 5 official Water polo at the ...
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List of Olympic champions in women's water polo This is a list of Olympic champions in women's water polo since the inaugural official edition in 2000. Abbreviations History Women's water polo became an Olympic sport at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. As of 2016, women's teams from Europe, Nort ...
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List of Olympic medalists in water polo (women) Women's water polo became an Olympic sport at the 2000 Olympics. Since then, the United States women's team has won six consecutive medals. There are thirty-five female athletes who have won two or more Olympic medals in water polo. Heather Pet ...
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List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo This is a list of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo. Men Medalists by tournament ;Abbreviation and legend * * – Host team * † – ''Defunct team'' * (C) – Captain * (GK) – Goalkeeper * (LH) – Left-handed Multipl ...
* List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame


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* 1973 births Living people Sportspeople from Perth, Western Australia Sportswomen from Western Australia Australian female water polo players Olympic gold medalists for Australia in water polo Water polo players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Australian water polo coaches Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductees 21st-century Australian women {{Australia-waterpolo-bio-stub