Rechelle Hawkes
Rechelle Hawkes is an Australian field hockey player who captained the national team and won Olympic gold medals in 1988, 1996, and 2000.
1988 Summer Olympics: The Summer Olympic Games held in Seoul, South Korea, from September 17 to October 2, 1988. Hawkes won her first Olympic gold medal as Australia defeated South Korea in the final.
Alyson Annan: An Australian field hockey forward who won two Olympic gold medals and two World Cups. Annan was Hawkes’s teammate on Australia’s successful national sides.
Field hockey: A team sport in which players use curved sticks to move a ball and score in a goal. Hawkes’s international career was played in this sport.
Australian Institute of Sport: Australia's national sports training and education institution, established in Canberra in 1981. Hawkes was among the elite athletes supported by Australia’s high-performance sports system.
1996 Summer Olympics: The Summer Olympic Games held in Atlanta, United States, from July 19 to August 4, 1996. Hawkes captained Australia to its second Olympic gold medal in Atlanta.
Nova Peris: An Australian athlete who won Olympic gold in field hockey in 1996 and later competed in track and field. Peris shared Australia’s 1996 Olympic hockey triumph with Hawkes.
Field hockey positions: The specialized roles occupied by players on a field hockey team. Hawkes played as a midfielder, a role linking defense and attack.
Australian Sports Medal: An Australian award established in 1999 to recognize sporting achievement and service to sport. Hawkes received the medal in recognition of her sporting career.
2000 Summer Olympics: The Summer Olympic Games held in Sydney, Australia, from September 15 to October 1, 2000. Her third gold came at home, completing an unprecedented three-title Olympic run for an Australian hockey player.
Katrina Powell: An Australian field hockey player who won Olympic gold medals in 1996 and 2000. Powell was part of the team Hawkes captained to consecutive Olympic titles.