Elspeth Denning (
OAM) (née Swain, also known as Elspeth Denning-Clement and Elspeth Clement-Denning) a former Western Australian
field hockey player. She was born in
Kenya on 19 June 1956 and moved with her family to
South Africa when she was six. She played representative hockey for
Western Province before moving to
Western Australia in 1975.
[''W.A. Hall of Champions'' inductee booklet. (2006) Published by the Western Australian Institute of Sport p.28]
As a member of the
Hockeyroos
The Australia women's national field hockey team (nicknamed the Hockeyroos) are, as of January 2019, ranked third in the world. Having played their first game in 1914, and their first Olympic game in 1984, they are one of Australia's most succes ...
, she represented Australian in 101 matches between 1978 and 1988. She was selected for Olympic squads in
1980 (Moscow),
1984 (Los Angeles) and
1988 (Seoul). In 1988 she was vice-captain in Australia's gold medal win, and was rated as the outstanding player of the meet.
In domestic hockey, Denning represented Western Australia from 1976 to 1988.
Awards
In 1989 she was awarded the
Order of Australia medal and was voted
Western Australian Sports Star of the Year.
In 1996 she was inducted into the
Western Australian Hall of Champions.
in 2005 she was inducted into the
Hockey WA
Hockey WA is the organisation responsible for the sport of Field Hockey in the state of Western Australia. Hockey WA is represented in the Hockey One competition by the Perth Thundersticks. Hockey WA also run the top club competitions in Austral ...
Hall of Champions
References
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1956 births
Australian female field hockey players
Australian people of British descent
Kenyan emigrants to Australia
White Kenyan people
White South African people
Field hockey players from Perth, Western Australia
Olympic field hockey players of Australia
Field hockey players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Australia
Olympic medalists in field hockey
Living people
Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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