Naomi Castle

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Naomi Castle
Personal information
Born (1974-05-29) 29 May 1974 (age 49)
Sydney, Australia
Sport
Sport Water polo
Medal record
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Sydney Team competition
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Perth Team competition
FINA World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Sydney Team competition

Naomi Sandra Castle OAM (born 29 May 1974 in Sydney) is an Australian water polo player from the gold medal squad of the 2000 Summer Olympics. [1] Castle was the captain of the Australian team at the 2004 Summer Olympics where they placed 4th. [2]

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In 2009, Castle was inducted into the Queensland Sport Hall of Fame. [3] In 2014, she was inducted into the Water Polo Australia Hall of Fame. [4]

Castle competed in the Gladiator Individual Sports Athletes Challenge in 1995.

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References

  1. The Compendium: Official Australian Olympic Statistics 1896–2002. Australian Olympic Committee. 2003. p. 205. ISBN   0-7022-3425-7.
  2. "Naomi McCarthy". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  3. "Ms Naomi Castle OAM". Queensland Sport Hall of Fame. qsport.org.au. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  4. "Hall of Fame - Water Polo Australia". waterpoloaustralia.com.au. Water Polo Australia. Retrieved 12 October 2020.