Gabriella Palm
{{Short description|Australian water polo player}}
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Gabriella Palm (born 20 May 1998) is an Australian water polo player.
Education
Palm attended Brisbane Girls Grammar School.{{cite web | url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/southeast/gabriella-palm-rises-from-the-schoolgirl-ranks-to-dare-to-dream-about-olympic-selection/news-story/9103d89ced0b797342a4f5790aada985 | title=Gabriella Palm rises from the schoolgirl ranks to dare to dream about Olympic selection | publisher=The Courier Mail | work=Andrew Dawson | date=31 January 2018 | accessdate=12 November 2021}}
International career
Palm was a member of the Australian Stingrays squad that competed at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/water-polo/athlete-profile-n1483286-palm-gabriella.htm |title=PALM Gabriella |last= |first= |date= |website=olympics.com |publisher=International Olympic Committee (IOC) |access-date=3 August 2021 |quote= |archive-date=27 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727183934/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/water-polo/athlete-profile-n1483286-palm-gabriella.htm |url-status=dead }}{{cite web | url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=AAWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.adelaidenow.com.au%2Fsport%2Folympics%2Ftokyo-olympics-2021-womens-water-polo-australia-v-canada%2Fnews-story%2F783d2aa85dd667423e94ae601d2a16e3&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&v21=dynamic-cold-test-noscore&V21spcbehaviour=append | title=Knocked out by a nation that shouldn't be at Games | publisher=The Adelaide now | date=4 August 2021 | accessdate=12 November 2021}}{{cite web | url=https://7news.com.au/sport/water-polo/stingers-rally-in-water-polo-to-beat-dutch-c-3513266 | title=Stingers rally in water polo to beat Dutch | publisher=7News | work=Murray Wenzel | date=26 July 2021 | accessdate=12 November 2021}}{{cite web | url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=CMWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.couriermail.com.au%2Fquestnews%2Fsport%2Flivestream-water-polo-dynamic-trio-gabi-palm-bridget-leesonsmith-and-alice-williams-return-to-thunder%2Fnews-story%2Fbb5bfd5e7643e13914088ae15f53fb58&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&v21=dynamic-cold-test-noscore&V21spcbehaviour=append | title=LIVESTREAM WATER POLO: Dynamic trio back at Thunder | publisher=The Courier Mail | date=24 March 2021 | accessdate=12 November 2021}}{{cite web | url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=CMWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.couriermail.com.au%2Fsport%2Flocal-sport%2Fgabriella-palm-a-natural-when-she-first-plunged-into-the-water-polo-pool-but-there-is-more-to-her-than-talent%2Fnews-story%2F289cfab13f1bc259dd23ddcdd1357e6b&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&v21=dynamic-cold-test-noscore&V21spcbehaviour=append | title=Desire makes Ms Natural Gabi Palm | publisher=The Courier Mail. | accessdate=12 November 2021}} 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.{{Cite web |title=2020 Olympics |url=https://www.theroar.com.au/olympics/australian-olympic-team/#polo |access-date=2022-03-10 |website=www.theroar.com.au}}
During the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics in semifinal against United States, she stoppes the sixth round of the penalty shootout sending Australia to final.{{Cite news |title=Stingers stun USA in sudden-death shootout to reach Olympic water polo gold medal match|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/aug/09/paris-olympics-water-polo-australia-stingers-stun-usa-in-sudden-death-shootout-to-gold-medal-match|access-date=2024-08-08 |website=The Guardian|date=8 August 2024 |last1=Pender |first1=Kieran }}
Family
Her father is former rugby union player Mitchell Palm.{{cite web | url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/olympics/tokyo-olympics-2021-daughters-of-famous-footy-players-heading-to-tokyo-as-part-of-water-polo-team/news-story/57304d338cba1cffff84c33803b9c701 | title=Tokyo Olympics 2021: Daughters of famous footy players heading to Tokyo as part of water polo team | publisher=The Australian | date=24 May 2021 | accessdate=12 November 2021}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriella-palm-a38758175 Profile] – LinkedIn
- {{Cite web|title=Aussie Stingers – Gabriella Palm|url=https://www.waterpoloaustralia.com.au/national-teams/gabriella-palm/|access-date=2021-07-28|website=Water Polo Australia }}
- {{Cite web|title=Gabriella PALM {{!}} Results {{!}} FINA Official|url=http://www.fina.org/athletes/1051568/gabriella-palm|access-date=2021-07-28|website=Fédération Internationale de Natation – FINA|language=en}}
{{Australia women's water polo squad 2020 Summer Olympics}}
{{Australia women's water polo squad 2024 Summer Olympics}}
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Category:Australian female water polo players
Category:Water polo players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Water polo players from Brisbane
Category:Sportswomen from Queensland
Category:Olympic water polo players for Australia
Category:21st-century Australian sportswomen
Category:People educated at Brisbane Girls Grammar School
Category:Water polo players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic silver medalists for Australia
Category:Olympic medalists in water polo
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