Liz Weekes

Liz Weekes
Personal information
Birth nameElizabeth Jane Weekes
Born (1971-09-22) 22 September 1971
Sydney, Australia
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
SpouseRob Scott
Medal record
Women's water polo
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team competition
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Perth Team competition
FINA World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1995 Sydney Team competition

Elizabeth Jane Weekes OAM (born 22 September 1971) is an Australian former water polo player from the gold medal squad of the 2000 Summer Olympics, when women's water polo was contested for the first time at the Olympic Games. She was the goalkeeper of the Australian team, which beat USA 4–3 in the final game[1] in front of a World record attendance of 17,000 spectators. She also attended Fort Street High School.

Personal life

Weekes is married to former rowing Olympian Rob Scott the CEO of the Australian listed conglomerate Wesfarmers.[2] They have two children and live in Perth.

See also

References

  1. ^ The Compendium: Official Australian Olympic Statistics 1896–2002. Australian Olympic Committee. 2003. p. 205. ISBN 0-7022-3425-7.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Liz Weekes". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2018.