1. Melissa Alison Rippon was born on 20 January 1981 and is an Australian former water polo player.
23 Facts About Melissa Rippon
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Melissa Rippon played for the Brisbane Barracudas who compete in the National Water Polo League.
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Melissa Rippon represented Australia in water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2008 Summer Olympics and at the 2012 Summer Olympics winning bronze medals at both of the latter two.
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Melissa Rippon has earned a bronze medal at the 2010 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup.
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Melissa Rippon has a sister, Rebecca Rippon, and a step-sister, Kate Gynther, who represented Australia in water polo.
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Melissa Rippon's mother died in 2000 as a result of breast cancer.
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Melissa Rippon was able to spend additional time with her mother because she did not compete at the 2000 Summer Olympics as a result of an injury.
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Melissa Rippon's father remarried in 2002, which is when Gynther became her step-sister.
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Melissa Rippon's father moved to the area in 2003 and she and Gynther lived with their parents in Oxley, Queensland.
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Melissa Rippon started playing water polo because her sister played the sport, and had a scholarship with the Queensland Academy of Sport in 2002.
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Melissa Rippon plays club water polo for the Brisbane Barracudas who compete in the National Water Polo League.
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Melissa Rippon participated in the 2008 edition with her team.
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Melissa Rippon was with the team for the 2012 season.
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Melissa Rippon was a member of the Australia women's national water polo team that finished fourth at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
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Melissa Rippon 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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Melissa Rippon survived the first cut for the national team that would compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and was chosen as a member of the Olympic training team.
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Melissa Rippon represented Australia at the 2005 World Championships held in Canada.
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Melissa Rippon was a member of the Australian side that finished first at the 2006 FINA Water Polo World Cup.
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Melissa Rippon was part of Australia's Oceania Olympic qualification campaign in 2008.
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Melissa Rippon was named to the team that competed in 2008 at the FINA world league preliminary round in Tianjin, China.
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Melissa Rippon competed in the Pan Pacific Championships in January 2012 for the Australian Stingers.
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Melissa Rippon was part of the Stingers squad that competed in a five-game test against Great Britain at the AIS in late February 2012.
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Melissa Rippon represented Australia at the 2012 Olympics winning a bronze medal.