Elise Norwood

Elise Norwood
Personal information
Birth name	Elise Simone Norwood
Full name	Elise Simone Ashton
Born	18 June 1981 (age 43); Sydney, Australia
Spouse	Chris Ashton (m. 2005)
Medal record
Women's water polo
Representing Australia
Commonwealth Championships

Elise Simone Ashton (née Norwood, born 18 June 1981 in Sydney) is an Australian former water polo player. She was captain of the Australia women's national water polo team. She is a right-handed utility and played her 100th international game on 20 August 2005 against the Netherlands during the FINA World League Final series in Kirishi, Russia.

Elise Ashton played for Sydney University teams beginning at age 13 years ol.d She was a member of national and New South Wales junior teams before being selected for the senior team in 2001. Her achievements include a gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Championships, Manchester, England and 4th place at the 2004 Olympic Games, Athens, Greece.^[1]

Personal life

Elise is the fifth of the six daughters of Pam and Russell Norwood.^{[citation needed]} Her other sisters are all accomplished in their own fields, including veterinary practices, school teaching, medical practices, and community service.^{[citation needed]}

In 2005, she married Chris Ashton. The couple have two children.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Elise Norwood". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.

External links

Elise Norwood at Olympics.com
Elise Norwood at Olympedia
Elise Ashton at the Australian Olympic Committee

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[1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Elise Norwood". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.

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