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Rechelle Hawkes

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Rechelle Hawkes
Medal record
Women's Field Hockey
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Team
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1994 Dublin Team
Gold medal – first place 1998 Utrecht Team
Silver medal – second place 1990 Sydney Team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Team
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 1991 Berlin Team
Gold medal – first place 1993 Amstelveen Team
Gold medal – first place 1995 Mar del Plata Team
Gold medal – first place 1997 Berlin Team
Gold medal – first place 1999 Brisbane Team
Silver medal – second place 1987 Amstelveen Team
Silver medal – second place 1989 Frankfurt Team
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Amstelveen Team

Rechelle Margaret Hawkes AM (born 30 May 1967 in Albany, Western Australia) is an Australian former field hockey player. Hawkes spent eight years as the captain of the Australian Women's Hockey Team, the Hockeyroos, and became the second Australian woman after swimmer Dawn Fraser to win three Olympic gold medals at three separate Olympic Games: Seoul 1988, Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000.

Hawkes also competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where Australia finished fifth. She made her debut in 1985, and reached a milestone in 1999, when the midfield player celebrated 250 games for the national team. She read the Athlete's Olympic Oath at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.[1]

She received a Medal of the Order of Australia in 1989,[2] an Australian Sports Medal in 2000,[3] and a Centenary Medal in 2001.[4] In 2001, she was inducted into the Australian Institute of Sport 'Best of the Best'.[5] She was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2002.[6]

In the 2018 Australia Day Honours, Hawkes was made a Member of the Order of Australia "For significant service to hockey, particularly as national captain of multiple tournament-winning teams, and as a role model and commentator."[7]

References

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  1. ^ Barker, Philip (15 September 2020). "Hawkes recalls nerves of Olympic oath two decades on from Sydney 2000". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. ^ "HAWKES, Rechelle Margaret OAM". It's an Honour. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  3. ^ "HAWKES, Rechelle: Australian Sports Medal". It's an Honour. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  4. ^ "HAWKES, Rechelle Margaret: Centenary Medal". It's an Honour. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  5. ^ Australian Institute of Sport 'Best of the Best' Archived 17 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine </
  6. ^ "Rechelle Hawkes". Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  7. ^ "HAWKES, Rechelle Margaret". Australian Honours Search Facility, Dept of Prime Minister & Cabinet. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
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