Elle Armit
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Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||
Born | Townsville, Australia | 20 August 1991|||||||||||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||
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Sport | Water polo | |||||||||||
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Medal record
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Elle Armit (born 20 August 1991) is an Australian female water polo Olympian. She was born in Townsville, Queensland, Australia in 1991.
Her coach is
Maureen O’Toole.[1]
Early life
Armit was introduced to a modified version of water polo called ‘
Flippaball
’ when she was ten years old. She showed promise and joined Townsville Water Polo club as a junior.
Achievements
She debuted for the Australian national team, the Aussie Stingers, in 2013.
A highlight was scoring four goals in a 10-7 win against USA in the group stages of the
2015 World University Games.[1]
Armit was a member of the Australian Stingrays squad that competed at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
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.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Elle Armit". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 26 March 2022.