Debbie Bowman-Sullivan
Deborah Ann Bowman-Sullivan (born 4 July 1963) in Southport, Queensland) is an Australian former field hockey defender, who won the gold medal with the Women's National Team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
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Born | Southport, Queensland, Australia | 4 July 1963|||||||||||||
Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||
Weight | 57 kg (9.0 st)[1] | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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As captain, Bowman led the Australian Women's team to Olympic gold in Seoul in 1988. This was Australia's first ever Olympic gold medal in any team event.
In 2000 Bowman was awarded the Australian Sports Medal.[2]
In 2009 Bowman was inducted into the Queensland Sport Hall of Fame.[3]
References
- "Debbie Bowman-Sullivan". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- "BOWMAN-SULLIVAN, Debbie". It's an Honour. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- "Ms Debbie Bowman". Queensland Sport Hall of Fame. qsport.org.au. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- http://www.goldcoastsport.com.au/athlete/debbie-bowman-sullivan/
- http://www.abc.net.au/olympics/2008/results/historical/athletes/2251.htm
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