1. Kate Maree Gynther was born on 5 July 1982 and is an Australian former water polo player.
24 Facts About Kate Gynther
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Kate Gynther played for the Brisbane Barracudas in the National Water Polo League.
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Kate Gynther represented Australia as a member of the women's senior national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal at the 2008 and 2012 Games.
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Kate Gynther is a leading goalscorer in Olympic water polo history, with 30 goals.
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Kate Gynther was the joint top sprinter at the 2012 Olympics with 21 sprints won; and a leading sprinter in Olympic water polo history, with 39 sprints won.
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Kate Gynther has won a bronze medal at the 2005 Super League Finals.
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Kate Gynther's step-sisters are Rebecca Rippon and Melissa Rippon, both of whom have played for the Australian women's national water polo team.
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Kate Gynther's mother married in 2002, which is when the Rippon sisters became her step-sisters.
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Melissa and Gynther became inseparable and have remained that way since their parents became married.
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Kate Gynther is a serving police officer with the Queensland Police Service.
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Kate Gynther has a water polo scholarship from the Australian Institute of Sport.
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Kate Gynther played club water polo for the Brisbane Barracudas who compete in the National Water Polo League.
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Kate Gynther participated in the 2008 edition with her team.
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Kate Gynther was with the team for the 2011 and 2012 seasons.
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Kate Gynther was a member of the team in 2011 when they won the league championship for the third year in a row.
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Kate Gynther was named the "female player of the finals series".
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Kate Gynther competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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Kate Gynther represented Australia at the 2005 World Championships held in Canada.
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Kate Gynther was part of Australia's Oceania Olympic qualification campaign in 2008.
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Kate Gynther was named to the team that competed in 2008 at the FINA world league preliminary round in Tianjin, China.
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Kate Gynther was a member of the Australia women's national water polo team that won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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Kate Gynther competed in the Pan Pacific Championships in January 2012 for the Australian Stingers.
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Kate Gynther attended training camp that started on 20 February 2012 at the Australian Institute of Sport.
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Kate Gynther was part of the Stingers squad that competed in a five-game test against Great Britain at the AIS in late February 2012.