Thomas Whalan (born 13 October 1980) 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 who competed in the
2000 Summer Olympics
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, in the
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece.
The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...
(Vice-Captain), in the
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...
(Captain) and in the
2012 Summer Olympics
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representing Australia in over 350 internationals.
Thomas captained the Aussie Sharks to successive World League Bronze Medals in 2007 & 2008 and was voted by World Water Polo Magazine as one of the world's top defenders.
He competed for the
Sydney Uni Water Polo Club
Sydney Uni Lions is an Australian club water polo team that competes in the National Water Polo League. They have a men's team and a women's team and are based in Sydney.
General information
The club's colours are blue and gold, and their majo ...
in the Australia National Water Polo League winning three titles and for Club Natacio Barcelona in the Spanish League where he was equal highest goalscorer and won the Copa Del Rey in 2003. Thomas competed for Club Atletic Barceloneta where he won the Copa Del Rey 2004, 2010 and League Title in 2010. He played in the Italian League 2005–2009 with SS Nervi (2005-6) and Rari Nantes Savona (2006-2009).
Thomas Whalan served as a director of
Water Polo Australia
Water Polo Australia (WPA) is the national governing body for Water Polo in Australia, headquartered in Sydney. WPA in its current form was formed in 1982, when it broke away from the Amateur Swimming Union of Australia (now Swimming Australia) ...
(WPA) 2012-2019 and on 25 November 2017.
See also
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Australia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
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List of men's Olympic water polo tournament top goalscorers
This is a list of top goalscorers in the men's Olympic water polo tournament since the inaugural official edition in 1900.
Abbreviations
Overall top goalscorers
As of 2016, 57 male players have scored 30 or more goals at the Summer Olympics.
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References
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1980 births
Living people
Australian male water polo players
Olympic water polo players for Australia
Water polo players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Water polo players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Water polo players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Water polo players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
People educated at Scots College (Sydney)
Water polo players from Sydney
Medalists at the 2003 Summer Universiade
21st-century Australian sportsmen
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