Naomi Sandra Castle OAM (born 29 May 1974 in Sydney) is an Australian former water polo player from the gold medal squad of the 2000 Summer Olympics.[1] Castle was the captain of the Australian team at the 2004 Summer Olympics where they placed 4th.[2]

Naomi Castle
Personal information
Born (1974-05-29) 29 May 1974 (age 50)
Sydney, Australia
Sport
SportWater polo
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team competition
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Perth Team competition
FINA World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1995 Sydney Team competition

In 2009, Castle was inducted into the Queensland Sport Hall of Fame.[3] In 2014, she was inducted into the Water Polo Australia Hall of Fame.[4]

Castle competed in the Gladiator Individual Sports Athletes Challenge in 1995.

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References

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  1. ^ The Compendium: Official Australian Olympic Statistics 1896–2002. Australian Olympic Committee. 2003. p. 205. ISBN 0-7022-3425-7.
  2. ^ "Naomi McCarthy". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Ms Naomi Castle OAM". Queensland Sport Hall of Fame. qsport.org.au. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Hall of Fame - Water Polo Australia". waterpoloaustralia.com.au. Water Polo Australia. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
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