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Yvette Donna Higgins (born 5 January 1978 in Sydney) 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 ...
. Higgins scored the winning goal during the gold medal game with 1.3 seconds left on the clock. She played in Italy from 2000 to 2002, before retiring from competition. Since 2002 she has been the coach of the
Sydney University The University of Sydney (USYD), also known as Sydney University, or informally Sydney Uni, is a public research university located in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and is one of the country's six ...
first grade women's team.


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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 Multiple ...


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* 1978 births Living people Australian female water polo players Olympic gold medalists for Australia in water polo Water polo players at the 2000 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 Recipients of the Australian Sports Medal 20th-century Australian women 21st-century Australian women Australian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate water polo players Australian water polo coaches University of Sydney people {{Australia-waterpolo-bio-stub