Bronte Halligan

Bronte Halligan
Personal information
Full nameBronte Riley Halligan
Born (1996-08-12) 12 August 1996[1]
Crows Nest, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia[2]
Home townManly, New South Wales[2]
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportWater polo
Event
Women's water polo
College teamUniversity of California, Los Angeles
ClubAS Orizzonte Catania, Italy
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Team

Bronte Riley Halligan (born 12 August 1996) is an Australian water polo player.

Halligan was a member of the Australian Stingrays squad that competed at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.[3] By finishing second in their pool, the Aussie Stingers went through to the quarterfinals. They were beaten 8-9 by Russia and therefore did not compete for an Olympic medal.[4]

She was part of the Australian women's water polo team that finished in second place at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[1]

Her father is former rugby league player, Daryl Halligan.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "HALLIGAN Bronte". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. (alternate link)
  2. ^ a b "Bronte Halligan". Olympics.com.au. Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  3. ^ "HALLIGAN Bronte". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  5. ^ Linden, Julian (24 May 2021). "Tokyo Olympics 2021: Daughters of famous footy players heading to Tokyo as part of water polo team". The Australian. Retrieved 15 May 2023.


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