Peter John Bennett (11 July 1926 – 4 July 2012)[1] was an Olympian water polo player and Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Bennett was a full forward and topped St Kilda's goal kicking five times, with a best of 59 goals in 1950; however, he never fully recovered from a knee injury sustained in his debut match in 1944 and was among the best players in a poor team.
[1] Having already declined an invitation to represent the Australian team in water polo at the 1948 Summer Olympics and claimed a gold medal in the sport at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland,[1] in 1952 Bennett took a year off from football in order to take part in the 1952 Summer Olympics at Helsinki.
[2] After two more seasons at St Kilda he decided to retire from football to concentrate on water polo, and captained the Australian team at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics where they finished ninth.
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