Kate Gynther

Kate Gynther
Personal information
Full nameKate Maree Gynther
Born (1982-07-05) 5 July 1982 (age 42)
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) (2012)
Weight73 kg (2012)
Sport
SportWater polo
EventWomen's team
ClubBrisbane Barracudas
Medal record
Women's water polo
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Team competition
FINA World League Super Finals
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Kirishi Team competition
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Kate Maree Gynther (born 5 July 1982) is an Australian former water polo player. She played for the Brisbane Barracudas in the National Water Polo League. She represented Australia as a member of the women's senior national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal at the 2008 and 2012 Games. She is a leading goalscorer in Olympic water polo history, with 30 goals.[1] She was the joint top sprinter at the 2012 Olympics with 21 sprints won;[2] and a leading sprinter in Olympic water polo history, with 39 sprints won. She has also won a bronze medal at the 2005 Super League Finals.

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  2. ^ "Official Results Book – 2012 Olympic Games – Diving, Swimming, Synchronised Swimming, Water Polo" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. p. 344. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2020.