Rechelle Margaret Hawkes, (born 30 May 1967 in
Albany,
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
) is the former captain of the Australian Women's Hockey Team, best known as the ''
Hockeyroos'',she was captain for eight years and became the second Australian woman after swimmer
Dawn Fraser
Dawn Fraser (born 4 September 1937) is an Australian freestyle champion swimmer and former politician. She is one of only four swimmers to have won the same Olympic individual event three times – in her case the women's 100-metre freestyle. ...
to win three Olympic gold medals at three separate
Olympic Games
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: Seoul 1988, Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000.
Hawkes also competed at the
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...
in
Barcelona
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, 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
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at the
Sydney 2000
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Olympic Games.
She received a Medal of the
Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, on the advice of the Australian Gov ...
in 1989,
an
Australian Sports Medal
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in 2000, and a
Centenary Medal in 2001. In 2001, she was inducted into the
Australian Institute of Sport 'Best of the Best'. She was inducted into the
Sport Australia Hall of Fame
The Sport Australia Hall of Fame was established on 10 December 1985 to recognise the achievements of Australian sportsmen and sportswomen. The inaugural induction included 120 members with Sir Don Bradman as the first inductee and Dawn Fraser th ...
in 2002.
Hawkes is currently Assistant Coach to the Victoria Park Xavier Hockey Club's women's first side (for season 2010).
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."
References
External links
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IOC 2000 Summer Olympics*
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1967 births
Australian female field hockey players
Olympic field hockey players of Australia
Olympic gold medalists for Australia
Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
Field hockey players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Field hockey players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Field hockey players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
People from Albany, Western Australia
Field hockey people from Western Australia
Western Australian Sports Star of the Year winners
Living people
Olympic medalists in field hockey
Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia
Recipients of the Australian Sports Medal
Recipients of the Centenary Medal
Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductees
Australian Institute of Sport field hockey players
Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey
Members of the Order of Australia
Oath takers at the Olympic Games
Field hockey players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
20th-century Australian women