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| Full name | Melissa Alison Rippon | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 January 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) (2008) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) (2008) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Water polo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Women's team | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Melissa Alison Rippon (born 20 January 1981) is an Australian former water polo player. She played for the Brisbane Barracudas who compete in the National Water Polo League. She represented Australia in water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2008 Summer Olympics and at the 2012 Summer Olympics winning bronze medals at both of the latter two. She has earned a bronze medal at the 2010 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup.