Elle Armit

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Elle Armit
Personal information
Full nameElle Susan Armit
Born (1991-08-20) 20 August 1991 (age 34) [1]
Townsville, Queensland, Australia [1] [2]
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Sport
CountryAustralia
Sport Water polo
Club Queensland Thunder [2]
Team
Coached by
Medal record
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Paris Team
Summer Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Gwangju Team

Elle Susan Armit (born 20 August 1991) is an Australian female water polo Olympian. She was born in Townsville, Queensland, Australia in 1991.

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Her coach is Maureen O'Toole. [2]

Early life

Armit was introduced to a modified version of water polo called ‘Flippaball’ when she was ten years old. She showed promise and joined Townsville Water Polo club as a junior.

Achievements

She debuted for the Australian national team, the Aussie Stingers, in 2013.

A highlight was scoring four goals in a 10-7 win against USA in the group stages of the 2017 FINA World League. She also won bronze at the 2019 FINA World Championships and gold at the 2015 World University Games. [2]

Armit 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. [3]

She was part of the Australian women's water polo team that finished in second place at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "ARMIT Elle". Paris 2024 Olympics . Archived from the original on 30 July 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Elle Armit". Olympics.com.au. Australian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  3. "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar . Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.