Peta Gallagher (born 6 December 1977 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory) is a female

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striker from Australia, who made her debut for the Australian women's national team during the Argentina Tour in 2001. Nicknamed ''Pete'' she was a member of the

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at the 2004 Summer Olympics in

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, Greece, where the team ended up in fifth place in the overall-rankings.

References

Hockey Australia Profile

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* 1977 births Living people Australian female field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Australia Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Canberra 20th-century Australian women 21st-century Australian women {{Australia-fieldhockey-bio-stub