Bronwyn Lee Mayer-Smith (born 3 July 1974 in
Sydney
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) is an Australian
water polo
Water polo is a 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 ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...
player from the gold medal squad 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 1 ...
.
Mayer married
Damian Smith in January 2001. Mayer competed on the team in the
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
, which took 4th place. She is a cousin of water polo players
Gavin
Gavin is a male given name originating from Scotland. It is a variation on the medieval name Gawain, meaning "God send" or "white hawk" (or falcon). Sir Gawain was a knight of King Arthur's Round Table. '' Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'' is an e ...
and
Taryn Woods.
In 2019, she was 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, ...
.
See also
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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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References
External links
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1974 births
Living people
Australian female water polo players
Olympic gold medalists for Australia in water polo
Water polo players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Water polo players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Sportswomen from New South Wales
Water polo players from Sydney
Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia
21st-century Australian women
20th-century Australian women
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