George Ford (water polo)

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George Ford
Personal information
Born (1993-02-24) 24 February 1993 (age 30)
Australia
Height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
Sport
Sport water polo
Updated on 19 August 2015.

George Ford (born 24 February 1993) is a water polo player from Australia. He was part of the Australian team at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships, [1] as well as part of the team attending the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. [2]

Ford was picked in the water polo Sharks squad to compete in the men's water polo tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [3] The team finished joint fourth on points in their pool but their inferior goal average meant they finished fifth overall and out of medal contention. [4] They were able to upset Croatia in a group stage match 11–8. [5]

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References

  1. "BCN 2015 Australian Men's Water Polo Team" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  2. "George Ford". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  3. "Water Polo - Men Schedule". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  4. "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  5. "Olympics: The Sharks return with a win during Anthony Hrysanthos' Olympic debut". NEOS KOSMOS. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.