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Full name | Gregory James McFadden | |||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | Dumper | |||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
26 August 1964 |||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Water polo | |||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Men's team | |||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Cronulla Sutherland Water Polo Club | |||||||||||||||||||||
Now coaching |
AIS water polo team (assistant coach) Australia women's national water polo team (head coach, 2005–present) |
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Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic finals |
1992 Summer Olympics (player) 2008 Summer Olympics (coach) |
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Medal record
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Gregory James "Greg" McFadden (born 28 August 1964 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian water polo player. He represented Australia as a member of the 1992 Summer Olympics Australia men's national water polo team. He is the current head coach of the Australia women's national water polo team.
McFadden was born on 28 August 1964 in Sydney, New South Wales. He is nicknamed Dumper.
McFadden played club water polo for the Cronulla Sutherland Water Polo Club. He later was a coach for the several different grades in the club.
McFadden had a water polo scholarship at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) for two years where he was coached by Charles Turner. He was a member of the Australia men's national water polo team and represented the country at the 1992 Summer Olympics. His team finished fifth.
McFadden has coached for the Australian Institute of Sport. After completing two years on scholarship at the AIS, Turner appointed him as an assistant coach to the AIS men's water polo team. He is the head coach of the AIS's women's water polo team.
McFadden is the head coach of the Australia women's national water polo team. He took on this position in 2005. As head coach, he has helped make Australia one of the top three ranked teams in the world. He helped guide the 2006 national team to a first-place finish at the FINA World Cup. He helped the 2007 squad secure a silver medal finish at the World Championships in Melbourne. He impressed Steve Waugh with his requirements that national team players eat dinner at the table and eat everything on their plate.