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Bridgette Marie Gusterson (born February 7, 1973), also known as Bridgette Ireland, is 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, at the 1995 FINA World Cup, and from the gold medal team of the
2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...
. She was a captain of the team from 1997 to 2000. She is the sister of fellow Australian water polo player and Olympic teammate
Danielle Woodhouse Danielle Woodhouse (born 23 January 1969) is an Australian former water polo player from the gold medal squad of the 2000 Summer Olympics. She is the sister of Bridgette Ireland (Gusterson) who was captain of the 2000 Olympic Team. Along with ...
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Recognition

*2002 - Inducted into Australian Institute of Sport's "Best of the Best" *2010 - 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 ...
*2020 - Inducted into
Sport Australia Hall of Fame The Sport Australia Hall of Fame was established on 10 December 1985 to recognise the achievements of Australian sportsmen and sportswomen. The inaugural induction included 120 members with Don Bradman, Sir Don Bradman as the first inductee and ...


See also

* Australia women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics *
List of Olympic champions in women's water polo This is a list of Water polo at the Summer Olympics, Olympic champions in women's water polo since the inaugural official edition in Water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, 2000. Abbreviations History Women's water polo ...
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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 Petr ...
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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'' Multiple gold medalists Multiple medalists Women Medalists by tour ...
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List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame The International Swimming Hall of Fame is a history museum and hall of fame, serving as the central point for the study of the history of swimming in the United States and around the world. List of the members of the International Swimming Hall ...


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* 1973 births Living people Water polo players from Perth, Western Australia Sportswomen from Western Australia Australian female water polo players Olympic gold medalists for Australia in water polo Water polo players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Australian water polo coaches World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductees 21st-century Australian sportswomen {{Australia-waterpolo-bio-stub