Lachlan Edwards (water polo)

{{Short description|Australian water polo player}}

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Lachlan Edwards (born 6 February 1995) is an Australian water polo player.

Edwards was picked in the water polo Sharks squad to compete in the men's water polo tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web |title=Water Polo - Men Schedule |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/water-polo/event-schedule-men.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=2021-08-03 |work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics |publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games |language=en-us |archive-date=25 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725081557/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/water-polo/event-schedule-men.htm }}{{Cite web|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/water-polo/athlete-profile-n1483211-edwards-lachlan-robert.htm|title=Water Polo - EDWARDS Lachlan|work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games|access-date=1 August 2021|archive-date=1 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801163010/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/water-polo/athlete-profile-n1483211-edwards-lachlan-robert.htm|url-status=dead}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021 |url=https://www.theroar.com.au/olympics/australian-olympic-team/ |access-date=2022-03-12 |website=The Roar |language=en-US}} They were able to upset Croatia in a group stage match 11–8.{{Cite web |date=2021-07-28 |title=Olympics: The Sharks return with a win during Anthony Hrysanthos' Olympic debut |url=https://neoskosmos.com/en/206152/olympics-the-sharks-return-with-a-win-during-anthony-hrysanthos-olympic-debut/ |access-date=2021-08-03 |website=NEOS KOSMOS |language=en}}