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Profile
Name: Bronwyn SMITH
Gender: Female
Date of Birth: 3 JUL 1974
Height: 1.76 m / 5'9"
Profession:
Hobbies:
Other Sports Activities:
Olympic Event: Water Polo
Olympic Qualification:
NOC Code: AUS
Place of Birth: Sydney, Australia
Weight: 65 kg / 143 lbs
Marital Status:
Started Competing:
National Coach:
Personal Best:
Season Best:
Olympic Solidarity:
General Interests
Nickname: Bronnie. (Australian Water Polo 03/12/03) (Australian Sports Commission web page 28/4/99)
PrevNames: Bronwyn Mayer
Hobbies: Music, the beach, eating out, reading, shopping and spending time with her family. (Australian Water Polo 03/12/03)
Occupation: Self-employed
Education: Sports Management - University of Technology: Sydney, New South Wales, AUS
MarStatus: Married
LangSpoken: English
Club: Warriors, Brisbane, Queensland, AUS (Australian Water Polo 03/12/03)
Coach: Istvan Gorgenyi, AUS, since 1999 (Australian Water Polo 16/06/03)
Posicion_Style: Driver (Australian Water Polo 16/06/03)
Handedness: R
AddInformation: When and where did you begin this sport?
Aged 13 in Australia.

Why this sport?
Her family have always been involved in water polo. Her uncle David Woods competed at three Olympic Games and she grew up around Dawn Fraser Pool in Balmain, Sydney where water polo is very strong.

Most influential person in career
Her uncle and long-time coach, David Woods. (Australian Water Polo 16/06/03)

Hero / Idol
Australian tennis player Patrick Rafter because of "his attitude on and off the court." (Australian Water Polo 03/12/03)

Humourous sporting episode
"Accidentally sticking my finger in an opponents' mouth. Also seeing a goal judge fall into the pool." (Athlete 01/05/99, Australian Water Polo 03/12/03)

Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs
She doesn't wear a mouthguard. (AIS 03/12/03)

Ambitions
To keep on travelling the world to experience other countries and cultures, run her own successful business and "bring up a great big happy family." (Athlete 01/05/99, Australian Water Polo 03/12/03)

Other Information
FURTHER EDUCATION
She has also studied a business computing degree at Interim Technology in Sydney. (Australian Water Polo 03/12/03)

Highlights
The Competition Highlights section contains the following results:
Last Olympic Cycle; Full results at Olympic Games and World Championships.
Historical; Medals at Olympic Games and World Championships.

RnkEventYearVenue
Olympic Games
1Team2000Sydney, AUS
World Championship
3Team1998Perth, AUS
5Team2001Fukuoka, JPN
7Team2003Barcelona, ESP

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