Thomas Hoad (born 22 March 1940) 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 ...

coach and former player. In 1968, he was appointed to

International Swimming Federation FINA (french: Fédération internationale de natation, en, International Swimming Federation, link=yes) (to be renamed as World Aquatics by ) is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administer ...

(FINA), the world governing body for swimming and was chairman of the 1998 World Swimming Championships held in

Perth, Western Australia Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...

.Tom Hoad Cup Homepage
(accessed:15-03-2007) He is currently a director of the national controlling body

Australian Water Polo Water Polo Australia (WPA), formerly Australian Water Polo (AWP), is the national governing body for Water polo in Australia. They are responsible for administration of the national men's, women's, and junior teams, the Australian National Wate ...

. He currently coaches juniors at Melville and at a state level in WA. Hoad represented Australia in water polo at the

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four times, in 1960, 1964, 1968 and 1972, as well as being captain from 1964 to 1972. He was the Australian water polo coach at the 1976, 1980, 1984 and 1988 games. Hoad coached the 'Fremantle Mariners' to three Australian National League titles out of an unprecedented nine consecutive grand final appearances.UWA Sports Foundation
(accessed:15-03-2007) He was a

University of Western Australia The University of Western Australia (UWA) is a public research university in the Australian state of Western Australia. The university's main campus is in Perth, the state capital, with a secondary campus in Albany, Western Australia, Albany an ...

sports star in 1964. He was made a

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(AM) in the

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for "service to sport, particularly water polo". The

Tom Hoad Cup The Tom Hoad Cup was an annual four-day international water polo event, staged in Perth, Western Australia Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Austr ...

is an international water polo cup named in his honour. First held in 2003, it is played annually in Perth. In 2009, Hoad 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, ...

. In 2011, he was inducted into the

International Swimming Hall of Fame The International Swimming Hall of Fame and Museum (ISHOF) is a history museum and hall of fame, located at One Hall of Fame Drive, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, operated by private interests and serving as the central point for the stu ...

. In 2021, he was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame as general member.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hoad, Tom Living people 1940 births People educated at Aquinas College, Perth Sportspeople from Perth, Western Australia Australian water polo coaches Australian male water polo players Olympic coaches for Australia Olympic water polo players for Australia Water polo players at the 1960 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1964 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Members of the Order of Australia Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductees 20th-century Australian people

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