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  Ovations - Rechelle Hawkes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Rechelle's dedication saw her overcome these early set–backs and go on to compete in four Olympic Games, including three gold medals and a fifth place in Barcelona.
Rechelle has played more international hockey matches for Australia than any other woman in the sport's history, while during her captaincy tenure of 1993–2000 the Hockeyroos lost only one international tournament.
Rechelle does not restrict her inspirational leadership to the hockey field, off the field, she provides inspiration and motivation to people from all walks of life through speeches and workshops on goal setting, teamwork and success.
www.ovations.com.au /bios/RechelleHawkes.shtml   (242 words)

  
 INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - ATHLETES
At the 1992 Barcelona Games, Hawkes experienced the low point of her career when the Australians were upset 1-0 in the preliminaries by the Spanish hosts.
At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Hawkes was given the honour of reciting the Athletes' Oath on behalf of all the athletes at the Opening Ceremony.
Hawkes retired after the Olympics, having represented her nation in 279 international matches.
www.olympic.org /uk/athletes/profiles/bio_uk.asp?par_i_id=38991   (243 words)

  
 Rechelle Hawkes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rechelle Hawkes (born May 20, 1967 in Albany, Western Australia) was the captain of the Australian Women’s Hockey Team, best known as the Hockeyroos, for eight years and is one of only two Australian females to win three Olympic gold medals at three separate Olympic Games: Sydney 2000, Atlanta 1996 and Seoul 1988.
Hawkes 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 at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rechelle_Hawkes   (179 words)

  
 dimensions_people - 19/9/2002: Rechelle Hawkes
RECHELLE HAWKES, FORMER HOCKEYROOS CAPTAIN: I admired him from a young age because I used to be very keen on hockey - I started when I was six.
RECHELLE HAWKES: It was a different kind of terrifying feeling that I had.
RECHELLE: They had a quiz one day when I first arrived, and they asked, "How many gold medals has Rechelle Hawkes won?" And most of them are quite naive, because in swimming you can win 10 medals in a competition.
www.abc.net.au /dimensions/dimensions_people/Transcripts/s681505.htm   (1010 words)

  
 ABC News - Women's Hockey World Cup - Rechelle Hawkes
Rechelle Hawkes could be forgiven if she finds it difficult getting motivated for the World Cup.
Hawkes turns 31 during this tournament and comes off a year which by her own admission was a disappointment.
Hawkes agrees Australia has a dream draw in the world cup, playing Scotland and China in the first two games before meeting Germany, South Africa and the United States.
www.bananasinpajamas.com /news/features/hockey/hawkes.htm   (721 words)

  
 Australian Olympic Committee   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Only one athlete was a member of all three gold medal teams: Rechelle Hawkes, born in Albany in Western Australia and the veteran of more than 250 international matches.
Because of it, Hawkes, the only survivor from the Seoul gold-medal side, joined Dawn Fraser and Andrew Hoy as a member of the exclusive band of athletes who have won gold medals at three separate Olympics.
Fittingly, Hawkes was chosen to perform a significant role in the Sydney 2000 Opening Ceremony - she swore an oath on behalf of all competitors to uphold the values of sport.
www.olympics.com.au /athletes.cfm?AthleteID=2765   (281 words)

  
 Hockey Australia - Tournaments   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Rechelle Hawkes, FIH Athletes’ Representative, attended her first meeting of the FIH Executive Board, held on the 20 and 21st July in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Rechelle, a triple gold winner at four Olympic Games, is the first Athletes’ Representative to serve on the Executive Board, following her election at the FIH Congress in Brussels in April this year.
Rechelle commented, “The meeting revealed the amount of consideration needed to make clear decisions on issues that were often more complex than expected.
www.hockey.org.au /pdiary/view_diary.asp?ContentID=328   (1299 words)

  
 Hockey Australia - Tournaments   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Australias longest serving female hockey player, Rechelle Hawkes made history when she joined the likes of Dawn Fraser and Andrew Hoy in winning three gold medals at three Olympic Games when the Hockeyroos took the Gold in Sydney.
Rechelle was also given one of sports highest honours when she read the Athletes Oath to an audiece of over 4 billion worldwide at the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony.
Rechelle added yet another milestone to her outstanding career when she celebrated 250 internationals for Australia on August 7, 1999.
www.hockey.org.au /natteams/player_details.asp?PlayerID=382   (276 words)

  
 The Hindu : All eyes on Rechelle
When Rechelle Hawkes was chosen as the player to take the Olympic oath at the Sydney Olympiad last September, the moment signalled not only a new dawn of history but an iridescent vista to one of the Olympic disciplines - competitive hockey.
Officials in the restructured FIH believe that Rechelle Hawke's position reinforces the FIH's commitment to listen to the athletes at the decision-making level.
That Rechelle carries on her shoulders the hopes and aspirations of the hockey family goes without saying.
www.hindu.com /thehindu/2001/05/04/stories/07040512.htm   (379 words)

  
 Planet Field Hockey.com - FIH Appoints First Athletes’ Representative to Executive Board
Starting at the age of 6 at her local club, Rechelle Hawkes was first selected for the Australian team in 1985.
Rechelle has had an outstanding career, and now ranks in the history books as the most successful female hockey player ever, after winning her third Olympic Gold at the Sydney Games.
Rechelle was selected for one of sports highest honours in reading the athlete’s oath at the Opening Ceremony of the 2000 Olympics.
www.planetfieldhockey.com /PFH/Item-View-1645   (304 words)

  
 The Hindu : Hawkes, Gaze to take oath at opening ceremony
While the men are struggling to win gold despite assembling some of the most talented combinations over the years, the women already possess two golds, and are clearly heading for a third in front of their home crowd.
So when Rechelle Hawkes with 272 international caps and four Olympics behind her was given the honour of reading the oath along with basketballer Andrew Gaze at the opening ceremony by the Australian Olympic Committee's boss, John Coats, the hockey community was obviously thrilled.
Hawkes becomes the second Australian to have this distinction after athlete John Landy, a contemporary of the famous miler Dr. Roger Bannister the first man to break the four minute barrier, performed this part in 1956 at Melbourne.
www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/2000/09/14/stories/07140751.htm   (1131 words)

  
 US Field Hockey Rechelle Hawks to Read Athletes Oath
Hawkes will take the oath on behalf of the 10, 700 athletes attending the games and will pledge that all athletes will compete in the true spirit of sportsmanship and abide by the rules for the glory of sport and the honour of their country.
The athletes oath is usually read by a prominent athlete of the host country and is considered one of the Ceremony's highest honors.
Hawkes is only the second Australian athlete to have the honor after middle distance champion John Landy performed the role at the Melbourne Games in 1956.
www.usfieldhockey.com /news/2000/hawkes_oath.htm   (225 words)

  
 rediff.com: Charlie's Angels sign off on a high
Garard was the lucky one to have been picked as the skipper for the final under a unique Hockeyroos formula where the captaincy is rotated among the senior stars.
Besides Charlesworth, this Australian triumph was a special one for four-time Olympian Rechelle Hawkes who won her third hockey gold medal.
Hawkes, who took the oath at the Olympic Games opening ceremony on behalf of all athletes, was also a member of the 1988 and '96 suqads.
www.rediff.com /sports/2000/sep/30jai.htm   (518 words)

  
 Sport Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Rechelle Hawkes is only the third Australian to win gold in the same event at three separate Olympics.
Rechelle was captain of the Hockeyroos for eight years from 1993 to 2000, during which time they only lost one international tournament.
Rechelle has played more international hockey matches for Australia than any other woman in the sport’s history.
www.sahof.org.au /side_menu/searchDisplay.cfm?MemberID=355   (132 words)

  
 Speaker Rechelle Hawkes - Speakers & Entertainers @ ICMI
One of this countries greatest elite athletes, Rechelle Hawkes is one of only two Australian women to win Olympic gold medals at three separate Games.
Captain of the Hockeyroos for eight years, Rechelle’s has competed in four Olympic Games, winning three gold medals and a fifth place in Barcelona.
Rechelle Hawkes has played more international hockey matches for Australia than any other woman in the sport’s history, while during her captaincy tenure of 1993-2000 the Hockeyroos lost only one international tournament.
www.icmi.com.au /speaker.phtml?id=158&name=Rechelle+Hawkes   (151 words)

  
 Planet Field Hockey.com - FIH: Rechelle Hawkes Represents Players
Rechelle Hawkes (AUS) will be the first athletes’ representative to sit on the Executive Board of the International Hockey Federation (FIH).
Rechelle was selected for one of sports highest honours in speaking the athlete’s oath at the Opening Ceremony of the 2000 Olympics.
The FIH is most grateful that current top-level athletes, such as Rechelle and the other members of the Athletes Panel, are willing to pass on to the FIH the benefits of their experience.’’
www.planetfieldhockey.com /PFH/Item-View-1941-133   (294 words)

  
 Australian Sports Commission Media Release 2002
Also attending the breakfast will be Professor John Bloomfield, the man whose report into sport in the early 1970s provided the blueprint for the AIS to eventually be established after a poor performance at the 1976 Montreal Olympics.
Longley (1986-87) was a member of the AIS men's basketball residential program in Canberra, while Hawkes (1986-2000) was based in Perth with the women's hockey program.
Hawkes, 35 also acknowledged the support of the Institute and said it had made a significant contribution to Australia's sporting achievements and reputation.
www.ausport.gov.au /fulltext/2002/ascmedia/20021120.asp   (418 words)

  
 Rechelle Hawkes OAM - Australian Speakers Bureau   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Rechelle's dedication saw her overcome these early set-backs and go on to compete in four Olympic Games, including three gold medals and a fifth place in Barcelona.
In addition to her speaking work, Rechelle recently took up a position with Channel 7 to commentate at the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games.
Her duties as a new mum and her role as Athlete Liaison Officer for the International Hockey Federation are both challenging and rewarding.
fsplugins.com /x/austrn/speaker475.html   (280 words)

  
 Sports Corp Elite: Australian Speakers » Business Leadership   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Director Smorgon Industries, President Western Bulldogs David Smorgon was for 25 years a senior executive and Director of Smorgon Consolidated which in 1995 was recognised as Australia's largest family business and valued at $1,200,000,000.
Former Prime Minister Mr Hawke joined the Australian Labor Party (ALP) in 1947 and was elected President of the ALP for the period 1973-1978.
In 1980 he was elected to the Federal Parliament, and in February 1983 became the Leader of the opposition....
sportscorpelite.com /cgi-bin/speakers/category.cgi?catid=6&offset=50   (363 words)

  
 Hockey - Encyclopedia FunTrivia
Rechelle has played in the Australian team for 15 years.
Rechelle says she only started playing hockey because her mother forced her to!
Rechelle passed Sharon Buchanan's long held mark for most capped in 1997 and is also the first player to have played 200 games for Australia.
www.funtrivia.com /en/Sports/Hockey-6140.html   (932 words)

  
 WA DINNER.(Australian Institute of Banking and Finance)(Brief Article) Journal of Banking and Financial Services - Find ...
Four-time Olympian, triple gold medallist and captain of the famous and all conquering Hockeyroos' Rechelle Hawkes gave our WA Fellows a memorable and motivating finish to 2000.
Rechelle tracked her career from the tiny six year old whose mum pushed her into the sport to the very summit of world hockey.
In an entertaining presentation Rechelle took Fellows and guests through her extraordinary career culminating in being given the rare honour of reading the Olympic Oath on behalf of all...
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_hb3252/is_200102/ai_n7952700   (265 words)

  
 Corpus Christi Caller Times Caller.com - Drug legacy not wanted in Sydney
--> SYDNEY, Australia - It began with an opening-ceremony promise from Australian hockey player Rechelle Hawkes, speaking for all the 11,000 athletes competing at the new millennium's first Olympics.
Nine were thrown out after they got here.
And so, as these Olympics end, Hawkes' opening-ceremony promise resonates in two ways: in how some athletes didn't keep it, but also in how the IOC is showcasing its anti-doping fight and vowing - publicly, at least - to make sure cheats are ferreted out and banished.
www.caller2.com /2000/october/01/today/national/5524.html   (344 words)

  
 Athletes Oath
While holding a corner of the Olympic Flag, one official from the host country repeats a similar oath on behalf of all the officials.
The oath for the 2000 games in Sydney, Australia was read by Rechelle Hawkes, captain of the Australian women's field hockey team on behalf of the nearly 11,000 athletes entered in the games.
For the first time, the oath included a pledge against the use of drugs at the games.
www.janecky.com /olympics/oath.html   (278 words)

  
 Hockeyroos Tribute Page
-Rechelle Hawkes, to the collective laughter but overwhelming agreement of her team-mates, after their win in Sydney.
We didn't know and we thought, why is Ree doing her hair, because we worked out later that she had taken longer than usual to blow dry her hair.
-Rechelle Hawkes on whether pampering was on the table at the Blue Mountains retreat.
www.geocities.com /hockeyroos/quotes.htm   (1040 words)

  
 Speaker Rechelle Hawkes Full Biography - Speakers & Entertainers @ ICMI
Speaker Rechelle Hawkes Full Biography - Speakers and Entertainers @ ICMI
One of this countries’ greatest elite athletes, Rachelle Hawkes is one of only two Australian women to win Olympic Gold medals at three separate Games.
Captain of the Australian female Hockey Team, the Hockeyroos, for eight years, Rachelle’s competed in four Olympic Games, winning three Olympic Gold medals and a fifth place in Barcelona.
www.icmi.com.au /speakerfull.phtml?id=158   (214 words)

  
 L-R; Rechelle Hawkes of Australia puts pressure on Christina Cullen of Great Britain
L-R; Rechelle Hawkes of Australia puts pressure on Christina Cullen of Great Britain - Sydney 2000 Olympics - Hockey - Women's Preliminary Pool C - EMPICS Sports Photo Library
L-R; Rechelle Hawkes of Australia puts pressure on Christina Cullen of Great Britain
L-R; Rechelle Hawkes of Australia puts pressure on Christina Cullen of Great Britain is just one of over 400,000 photographs available online from the EMPICS Sports Photo Library
photos.empics.com /g76/p64/378199.htm   (168 words)

  
 kiat.net: Sydney 2000 - Hockey
Australia, affectionately known as the Hockeyroos, reinforced their status as the greatest women's hockey side in history with a 3-1 win over Argentina in the gold medal match.
Captain Rechelle Hawkes joins Andrew Hoy and Dawn Fraser as the only Australians ever to win 3 gold medals.
Australia also won in Seoul '88 and Atlanta '96.
www.kiat.net /olympics/sydney2000/hockey.html   (105 words)

  
 Rediff On The NeT: Australia, S Korea set up final showdown
In the another match, Germany defeated New Zealand 4-1.
Two goals by Alyson Annan and goals to Claire Mitchell-Taverner, Shelley Andrews, Bianca Langham and Rechelle Hawkes saw the Australians secure the right to defend their title.
Coach, Ric Charlesworth declared that ''we were flattered by the scoreline'', as he believed the Hockeyroos had periods of brilliance but also periods or erratic play.
www.rediff.com /sports/1999/jun/16hockey.htm   (456 words)

  
 Field Hockey /
Kathleen Partridge, Elspeth Clement, Liane Tooth, Loretta Dorman, Lorraine Hillas, Michelle Capes, Sandra Pisani, Deborah Bowman, Lee Capes, Kim Small, Sally Carbon, Jackie Pereira, Tracey Belbin, Rechelle Hawkes, Sharon Patmore, Maree Fish.
Katie Allen, Michelle Andrews, Alyson Annan, Louise Dobson, Renita Farrell, Juliet Haslam, Rechelle Hawkes, Clover Maitland, Karen Marsden, Claire Mitchell-Taverner, Jenny Morris, Nikki Mott, Alison Peek, Jackie Pereira, Nova Peris-Kneebone, Katrina Powell, Lisa Powell, Danni Roche, Justine Sowry, Kate Starre, Liane Tooth.
Rechelle Hawkes, Alyson Annan, Juliet Haslam, Clover Maitland, Jenny Morris, Kate Starre, Katie Allen, Lisa Carruthers, Renita Garard, Nikki Hudson, Rachel Imison, Claire Mitchell-Taverner, Alison Peek, Katrina Powell, Angie Skirving, Julie Towers.
www.allcompetitions.com /hckf_og2.htm   (825 words)

  
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