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{{Short description|Australian water polo player}}
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{{Use Australian English|date=March 2014}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Bridgette Gusterson<br />{{nobold|{{post-nominals|country=AUS|OAM}}}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1973|2|7}}
| birth_place = [[Perth, Western Australia]], Australia
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| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's [[Water Polo]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{AUS}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Water polo at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]]|[[Water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Team competition]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Aquatics Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[1998 World Aquatics Championships|1998 Perth]]|Team competition}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FINA Water Polo World Cup|FINA World Cup]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1995 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup|1995 Sydney]]|Team competition}}
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'''Bridgette Marie Gusterson''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|OAM}} (born February 7, 1973), also known as '''Bridgette Ireland''', is an Australian [[water polo]] player, at the [[1995 FINA World Cup]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fina.org/sites/default/files/final_histofina_wp_2016_0.pdf|title=WATER POLO MEDALLISTS AND STATISTICS|website=fina.org|page=63}}</ref> and from the gold medal team of the [[2000 Summer Olympics]]. She was a captain of the team from 1997 to 2000.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/olympics/athletes/gusterson.htm Sydney 2000: Bridgette Gusterson], [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]], 2000.</ref> 
She is the sister of fellow Australian water polo player and Olympic teammate [[Danielle Woodhouse]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418025851/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gu/bridgette-gusterson-1.html Bridgette Gusterson], ''Sports Reference''.</ref>

== Recognition==
*2002 - Inducted into [[Australian Institute of Sport Awards#AIS Best of the Best|Australian Institute of Sport's "Best of the Best"]]
*2010 - Inducted into the [[Water Polo Australia Hall of Fame]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Hall of Fame - Water Polo Australia |url=https://www.waterpoloaustralia.com.au/about-us/hall-of-fame/ |website=waterpoloaustralia.com.au |publisher=Water Polo Australia |accessdate=12 October 2020 }}</ref>
*2020 - Inducted into [[Sport Australia Hall of Fame Awards|Sport Australia Hall of Fame]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Colangelo|first=Anthony|date=4 December 2020|title=Women's T20 side, Eales claim top honours at Sport Australia awards|work=Sydney Morning Herald|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/women-s-t20-side-eales-claim-top-honours-at-sport-australia-awards-20201204-p56km7.html|access-date=5 December 2020}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Australia women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics]]
* [[List of Olympic champions in women's water polo]]
* [[List of Olympic medalists in water polo (women)]]
* [[List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo]]
* [[List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Sports links}}

{{Australia women's water polo squad 2000 Summer Olympics}}
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[[Category:1973 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Water polo players from Perth, Western Australia]]
[[Category:Sportswomen from Western Australia]]
[[Category:Australian female water polo players]]
[[Category:Olympic gold medalists for Australia in water polo]]
[[Category:Water polo players at the 2000 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Australian water polo coaches]]
[[Category:World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia]]
[[Category:Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductees]]
[[Category:21st-century Australian sportswomen]]


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