Yvette Higgins

{{Short description|Australian water polo player}}

{{Use Australian English|date=March 2014}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

|birth_date={{birth date and age|1978|1|5|df=y}}

|birth_place=Sydney, Australia

|sport = Water polo

|medaltemplates=

{{MedalCountry | {{AUS}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalGold|2000 Sydney|Team competition}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|1998 Perth|Team competition}}

{{MedalCompetition|FINA World Cup}}

{{MedalGold|1995 Sydney| Team competition}}

}}

Yvette Donna Higgins {{post-nominals|country=AUS|OAM}} (born 5 January 1978){{cite web|url=http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE2393b.htm|title=Yvette Higgins (1978 - )|access-date=17 February 2010|date=13 April 2007|last=Henningham|first=Nikki|publisher=The Australian Women's Register}} 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.{{cite news|title=SYDNEY 2000 / SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES; Americans' Defeat Is a Tear- Jerker|work=Los Angeles Times|date=24 September 2000|page=4|last=Elliot|first=Helene}}

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.{{cite web|title=Yvette Higgins, Waterpolo |author=Sydney University Sport and Fitness |access-date=17 February 2010 |url=http://www.susf.com.au/page/yvette_higgins.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091112030339/http://www.susf.com.au/page/yvette_higgins.html |archive-date=12 November 2009 }}