Liz Weekes
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| Born | Elizabeth Jane Weekes 22 September 1971 Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Rob Scott | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elizabeth Jane Weekes OAM (born 22 September 1971) is an Australian former water polo player from the gold medal squad of the 2000 Summer Olympics, when women's water polo was contested for the first time at the Olympic Games. She was the goalkeeper of the Australian team, which beat USA 4–3 in the final game[1] in front of a World record attendance of 17,000 spectators. She also attended Fort Street High School.
Personal life
[edit]Weekes is married to former rowing Olympian Rob Scott the CEO of the Australian listed conglomerate Wesfarmers.[2] They have two children and live in Perth.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]- Australia women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- List of Olympic champions in women's water polo
- List of Olympic medalists in water polo (women)
- List of women's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
References
[edit]- ^ The Compendium: Official Australian Olympic Statistics 1896–2002. Australian Olympic Committee. 2003. p. 205. ISBN 0-7022-3425-7.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Liz Weekes". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
External links
[edit]- Liz Weekes at World Aquatics
- Liz Weekes at Olympics.com
- Liz Weekes at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Liz Weekes at Olympedia
- Liz Weekes at InterSportStats
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- 1971 births
- Living people
- Sportswomen from New South Wales
- Water polo players from Sydney
- Australian female water polo players
- Water polo goalkeepers
- Water polo players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Australia in water polo
- Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia
- People educated at Fort Street High School
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
- Australian Olympic medalist stubs
- Australian water polo biography stubs