BUCKLING Hannah

Date of Birth: 3 Jun 1992

Age: 29

Gender: Female

Place of birth: SYDNEY, NSW

Birth Country:

Australia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Water Polo	Women AUS Australia	5

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tatsumi Water Polo Centre	Women's Preliminary Round - Group A #01 CAN Canada 5 AUS Australia 8	Finished
	Tatsumi Water Polo Centre	Women's Preliminary Round - Group A #08 AUS Australia 15 NED Netherlands 12	Finished
	Tatsumi Water Polo Centre	Women's Preliminary Round - Group A #14 ESP Spain 15 AUS Australia 9	Finished
	Tatsumi Water Polo Centre	Women's Preliminary Round - Group A #20 AUS Australia 14 RSA South Africa 1	Finished
	Tatsumi Water Polo Centre	Women's Quarterfinal #22 AUS Australia 8 ROC ROC 9	Finished
	Tatsumi Water Polo Centre	Women's Classification 5th-8th #26 AUS Australia 14 CAN Canada 12	Finished
	Tatsumi Water Polo Centre	Women's Classification 5th-6th #30 NED Netherlands 7 AUS Australia 14	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
6	Women	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA

World Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Women	2013	Barcelona, ESP
3	Women	2019	Gwangju, KOR
4	Women	2015	Kazan, RUS
8	Women	2017	Budapest, HUN

World League - Super Final

Rank	Event	Year	Location
5	Women	2019	Budapest, HUN
7	Women	2018	Kunshan, CHN

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Women	2018	Surgut, RUS

HB, H (creamofthecrop.com.au, 01 Feb 2021; thewomensgame.com, 09 Aug 2018)

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Medicine - University of Sydney, Australia

Languages spoken:

Sydney University Lions [Australia]

Predrag Mihailovic [national], SRB

Position style:

Centre back (waterpoloaustralia.com.au, 31 Aug 2018)

Right (waterpoloaustralia.com.au, 31 Aug 2018)

Sporting relatives:

Her grandfather played schoolboy rugby for Wales. (waterpoloaustralia.com, 01 Jul 2013)

2011 for Australia, in Canada (amazonaws.com, 28 Jul 2016)

In 2016 she was struck in the face while competing against Brazil at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, and was unable to enter the pool in the following match against Hungary. (smh.com.au, 16 Aug 2016; dailymail.co.uk, 13 Aug 2016)

National league:

Australian Water Polo League (waterpoloaustralia.com.au, 30 Mar 2021)

She began playing water polo at age 12 in Sydney, NSW, Australia. (thewomensgame.com, 09 Aug 2018)

"I thought I'd give it a try in year seven. It was something different and I really enjoyed it. I was good at swimming, and not a bad netballer, so the sport gave me a challenge as far as teamwork and aerobic fitness was concerned." (waterpoloaustralia.com.au, 01 Jul 2013; enidnetwork.com, 15 Jan 2016)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (thewomensgame.com, 09 Aug 2018)

Her parents. (exclusiveinsight.com, 18 Oct 2019)

Philosophy:

"If you set your mind to doing something you're passionate about, incredible things happen. But it is only through giving it a try, and having resilience when it doesn't work out the first, second or even third time, that you can see what you're truly capable of." (thewomensgame.com, 09 Aug 2018)

She was named in the 2016/17 Australian National Water Polo League All-Star Team. (susf.com.au, 29 Mar 2017)

She was awarded the Nigel C Barker Medal at the University of Sydney's 2015 Alumni Awards, which goes to a student with a high academic standard, who contributed to the university through sporting achievement and may also have contributed to the broader community. (standrewscollege.edu.au, 19 Oct 2015)

She was named 2013 Sportswoman of the Year at the Sydney University Sport and Fitness [SUSF] Sports Awards in Australia. (standrewscollege.edu.au, 28 Apr 2014)

In 2013 she was named Most Valuable Player [MVP] of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation [MPSF] in the United States of America. She was also named in the National Collegiate Athletic Association [NCAA] All-Tournament second team. (usctrojans.com, 30 Apr 2013; usctrojans.com, 25 Feb 2013)

She was named 2012 Australian Junior Female Player of the Year. (usctrojans.com, 25 Feb 2013)

General Interest

General
MASTERING THE EGGBEATER
She says one of the strengths in her water polo abilities is her ability to master the eggbeater, a form of treading water using the legs only. "I was a fairly good breaststroker, and I have powerful legs, which helped with learning the eggbeater. I am average height, but have long, monkey arms which give me a good reach to get to the ball. While I found the eggbeater difficult to master at first, it gradually became a strong aspect of my play." (susf.com.au, 12 Feb 2016)

FURTHER STUDIES
In 2016 she began studying a medicine degree at the University of Sydney, having completed her undergraduate degree in immunology. After a break from her studies in 2019 she re-enrolled in her degree in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic meant that the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo were postponed. (Water Polo Australia Facebook page, 11 Mar 2021; waterpoloaustralia.com.au, 02 Jun 2020; afr.com, 10 Jul 2019; LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2018; dailytelegraph.com.au, 01 Sep 2016)

PLAYING ABROAD
She spent a season in the United States of America playing water polo for the University of Southern California Trojans. "Playing at USC was one of the most incredible experiences. Winning an NCAA Championship was, at the time, unlike anything I had ever experienced." She has also played water polo in Greece for Olympiacos. (exclusiveinsight.com, 18 Oct 2019; thewomensgame.com, 09 Aug 2018)

COACH
She has coached water polo at Wenona School, her former high school, in Sydney, NSW, Australia. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2018)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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