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| Nicola
ZAGAME |
| Sport |
Water Polo |
| NOC |
Australia
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 11 Aug 1990
in Sydney, AUS |
| Height | 1.74 m |
| Weight | 72 kg |
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Further Personal Information |
Family |
Partner John Cotterill |
Residence |
Sydney, NSW, AUS |
Occupation |
Health Care Professional |
Languages |
English |
Higher education |
Medical Radiation Science - University of Sydney: Australia |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She took up the sport at age 12 in Sydney, NSW, Australia. |
Why this sport? |
"My friend asked me to play with her and I was already a swimmer so I decided to give it a try." |
Preferred position / style / stance / technique |
Centre back, Driver |
Handedness |
Right |
International Debut |
Year |
2009 |
Competing for |
Australia |
Tournament |
World League |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Ziggy, Dumper (infoweb.newsbank.com, 19 Apr 2010; cronullanews.sydney, 12 Feb 2016) |
Hobbies |
Running, swimming. (dailytelegraph.com.au, 08 Nov 2016) |
Injuries |
She underwent shoulder surgery in December 2013 to correct a shoulder injury she had been carrying since 2012. The surgery forced her to miss the 2014 international season. (ausport.gov.au, 27 Mar 2014; aquaticsuperseries.com.au, 17 Jan 2015) |
Awards and honours |
She played in the 2015 National League All-Star match in Australia. (waterpoloaustralia.com.au, 06 Apr 2015)
She was named in the All-Star team at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (aquaticsuperseries.com.au, 17 Dec 2014) |
Other sports |
She competed in surf lifesaving at national junior level. (olympics.com.au, 12 Jun 2012) |
Famous relatives |
Her partner John Cotterill has represented Australia in water polo at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Her father John Zagame has served as president of Cronulla Sharks Water Polo Club. (rio2016.olympics.com.au, 14 Aug 2016; couriermail.com.au, 21 Jun 2016; theleader.com.au, 18 Jul 2016) |
Other information |
CHANGE OF SPORT
After competing at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, she decided to look into trying other sports instead of continuing with water polo. She had already competed in several ocean swimming races and also contemplated making a switch to Ironman triathlon. "I just love doing community based swims and runs. They are a lot of fun." (dailytelegraph.com.au, 08 Nov 2016) |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 6 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
Team |
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| 3 |
2012 |
London, ENG |
Team |
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World Championship |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 4 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
Team |
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| 2 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
Team |
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| 5 |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
Team |
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| 6 |
2009 |
Rome, ITA |
Team |
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World Cup |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 2 |
2010 |
Christchurch, NZL |
Team |
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