Yvette Higgins Explained

Birth Date:	5 January 1978
Birth Place:	Sydney, Australia
Sport:	Water polo

Yvette Donna Higgins (born 5 January 1978)^[1] is an Australian water polo player from the gold medal squad of the 2000 Summer Olympics. Higgins scored the winning goal during the gold medal game with 1.3 seconds left on the clock.^[2]

She played in Italy from 2000 to 2002, before retiring from competition. Since 2002 she has been the coach of the Sydney Uni Water Polo Club first grade women's team.^[3]

See also

• 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 World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo

Notes and References

1. Web site: Yvette Higgins (1978 -). 17 February 2010. 13 April 2007. Henningham. Nikki. The Australian Women's Register.
2. News: SYDNEY 2000 / SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES; Americans' Defeat Is a Tear- Jerker. Los Angeles Times. 24 September 2000. 4. Elliot. Helene.
3. Web site: Yvette Higgins, Waterpolo . Sydney University Sport and Fitness . 17 February 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091112030339/http://www.susf.com.au/page/yvette_higgins.html . 12 November 2009 .