Rhys Howden Explained

Sport:Water polo
Birth Date:2 April 1987
Birth Place:Brisbane, Australia

Rhys Howden (born 2 April 1987) is an Australian water polo player who competed in the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] He was the joint top sprinter at the 2012 Olympics, with 19 sprints won.[2] He was also the top sprinter at the 2016 Olympics, with 18 sprints won.[3]

Howden was picked in the water polo Sharks squad to compete in the men's water polo tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4] The team finished joint fourth on points in their pool but their inferior goal average meant they finished fifth overall and out of medal contention.[5] They were able to upset Croatia in a group stage match 11–8.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/rhys-howden-1.html . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418123053/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/rhys-howden-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 25 June 2012.
  2. Web site: Official Results Book – 2012 Olympic Games – Diving, Swimming, Synchronised Swimming, Water Polo . fina.org . . 465 . 20 June 2020 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181214205330/https://fina.org/sites/default/files/general/2012-ro-s-london_official_results_fina2.pdf . 14 December 2018 .
  3. Web site: Official Results Book – 2016 Olympic Games – Water Polo . olympic.org . . PDF . 99 . 20 June 2020 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181218145826/https://library.olympic.org/Default/digitalCollection/DigitalCollectionAttachmentDownloadHandler.ashx?parentDocumentId=165312&documentId=165323 . 18 December 2018 .
  4. Web site: Water Polo - Men Schedule . dead . 2021-08-03 . Tokyo 2020 Olympics . . en-us . 25 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210725081557/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/water-polo/event-schedule-men.htm .
  5. Web site: Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021 . 2022-03-12 . The Roar . en-US.
  6. Web site: 2021-07-28 . Olympics: The Sharks return with a win during Anthony Hrysanthos' Olympic debut . 2021-08-03 . NEOS KOSMOS . en.