Bronte Halligan

Bronte Halligan
Personal information
Full nameBronte Riley Halligan
Born (1996-08-12) 12 August 1996[1]
Crows Nest, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia[2]
Home townManly, New South Wales[2]
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportWater polo
Event
Women's water polo
College teamUniversity of California, Los Angeles
ClubAS Orizzonte Catania, Italy
Medal record
Olympic Games
2024 Paris Team

Bronte Riley Halligan (born 12 August 1996) is an Australian water polo player.

Halligan was a member of the Australian Stingrays squad that competed at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.[3] 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.[4]

She was part of the Australian women's water polo team that finished in second place at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[1]

Her father is former rugby league player, Daryl Halligan.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "HALLIGAN Bronte". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. (alternate link)
  2. ^ a b "Bronte Halligan". Olympics.com.au. Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  3. ^ "HALLIGAN Bronte". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  5. ^ Linden, Julian (24 May 2021). "Tokyo Olympics 2021: Daughters of famous footy players heading to Tokyo as part of water polo team". The Australian. Retrieved 15 May 2023.


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