John O'Brien (8 October 1931 – 13 May 2020) was 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. He competed at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December ...

and the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar ...

. In 2010, he 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 ...

. He coached the Richmond Water Polo Club for almost 20 years.

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* 1931 births 2020 deaths Water polo players from Melbourne Australian male water polo players Olympic water polo players for Australia Water polo players at the 1956 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1960 Summer Olympics Australian water polo coaches Sportsmen from Victoria (state) 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-waterpolo-bio-stub