Rebecca "Bec" Marie Rippon was born on 26 December 1978 and is an Australian former water polo player.
17 Facts About Rebecca Rippon
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Rebecca Rippon represented Australia as a member of the Australia women's national water polo team at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a bronze medal.
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Rebecca Rippon is 167 centimetres tall and weighs 72 kilograms.
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Rebecca Rippon has a sister, Melissa Rippon, who plays water polo for Australia's national water polo team.
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Rebecca Rippon has a step-sister Kate Gynther, who has represented Australia in water polo.
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Rebecca Rippon's mother died in 2000 as a result of breast cancer.
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Rebecca Rippon played club water polo for Cronulla Water Polo Club in the National Water Polo League, until her 2012 retirement from the sport.
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Rebecca Rippon's team tried to encourage her to change her mind into the second month of the season.
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Rebecca Rippon has played for Balmain Water Polo Club in 2008 and 2010 in the National Water Polo League.
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Rebecca Rippon won gold medals at a member of the national team at the 2006 World Cup and 2012 Pan Pacific.
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Rebecca Rippon won a silver medal at the 2007 World Championships.
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Rebecca Rippon was named to the team that competed in 2008 at the FINA world league preliminary round in Tianjin, China.
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Rebecca Rippon competed in the Pan Pacific Championships in January 2012 for the Australian Stingers.
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Rebecca Rippon competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics on the Australia women's national water polo team.
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Rebecca Rippon scored a goal late in the Bronze medal match against Hungary that helped her team win.
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Rebecca Rippon was not chosen to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
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Rebecca Rippon was one of the last two players, alongside Lea Barta, before the final team for London was announced.