Gemma Beadsworth
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Gemma Beadsworth (born 17 July 1987 in Perth
) is an Australia
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centre forward, who joined the women's national team
in 2005. She was a member of the side that won the bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, as well as a silver medal at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships
in Melbourne, Australia, after having claimed the title at the 2006 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup
the previous year.
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
) is an Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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Water polo
Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...
centre forward, who joined the women's national team
Australia women's national water polo team
The Australian national women's water polo team represents Australia in women's international water polo competitions and is controlled by Australian Water Polo Incorporated. It is currently organised into the Asia/Oceania regional group.-History:...
in 2005. She was a member of the side that won the bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, as well as a silver medal at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships
2007 World Aquatics Championships
The 2007 World Aquatics Championships or the XII FINA World Championships were held in Melbourne, Australia from 17 March to 1 April 2007...
in Melbourne, Australia, after having claimed the title at the 2006 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup
2006 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup
The 2006 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup was the fourteenth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation . The event took place in Tianjin, PR China from August 8 to August 13, 2006. Participating teams were the eight best teams...
the previous year.