Renita Maree Farrell-Garard (born 30 May 1972 in
Townsville
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,
Queensland
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) is a former
field hockey
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player from Australia, who was a member of the Australian Women’s Hockey Team, best known as the ''Hockeyroos'', that won the gold medals at the
1996
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and the
2000 Summer Olympics
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. She made her international debut in 1994, and co-captained the winning Atlanta side.
She is married to Gerry Garard, father of Brendan Garard, a field hockey player who claimed the bronze medal at the men's competition in
Atlanta, Georgia
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.
Farrell was awarded the
Medal of the Order of Australia
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(OAM) in the
1997 Australia Day Honours
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and the
Australian Sports Medal
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in June 2000.
References
Australian Olympic Committee
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1972 births
Living people
Australian female field hockey players
Olympic field hockey players of Australia
Olympic gold medalists for Australia
Olympic medalists in field hockey
Field hockey players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Townsville
Members of the Order of Australia
Recipients of the Australian Sports Medal
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