Abby Andrews

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Abby Andrews
Personal information
Born (2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 (age 24) [1]
South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia [2]
Home town Brisbane, Queensland, Australia [2]
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Sport
CountryAustralia
Sport Water polo
Team
Coached by Rebecca Rippon [2]
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Paris Team

Abby Andrews (born 28 November 2000) is an Australian water polo player. She was born in South Brisbane, Queensland, and represented Australia at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. [2] She was part of the Australian women's water polo team that finished in second place at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [1] [2]

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Early life

Andrews went to Brisbane Girls Grammar. She competed at the 2018 Youth World Championships during her studies at University of Queensland. She then enrolled in the University of Michigan. She was named the 2019 Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Rookie of the Tournament and Rookie of the Year. [2]

Achievements

Andrews then competed at the 2019 World University Games in Naples, Italy where Australia came fifth. [3]

She was a member of the Australian Stingrays squad that competed at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. By finishing second in their pool, the Aussie Stingers went through to the quarterfinals. They were beaten 8-9 by Russia and therefore did not compete for an Olympic medal. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "ANDREWS Abby". Paris 2024 Olympics . Archived from the original on 30 July 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Abby Andrews". Olympics.com.au. Australian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "Water Polo, Women - 2019 Summer Universiade". InterSportStats. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021: Water Polo". The Roar . Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.


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