Ric Charlesworth is an Australian field hockey player and coach born February 6, 1952. He represented Australia in five Olympic hockey teams between 1972 and 1988, earning 227 caps and winning silver at the 1976 Montreal Games. As coach of the Hockeyroos from 1993 to 2000 he won Olympic gold in 1996 and 2000 and two World Cups, and as men's national coach from 2009 to 2014 he won the 2010 Hockey World Cup and the 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medal.
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Career HighlightWon an Olympic silver medal in 1976 and the World Cup in 1986 as a Kookaburras player, then coached the Hockeyroos to Olympic gold medals in 1996 and 2000. 1 Classification
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Did Ric Charlesworth serve in parliament?
He was a federal member of parliament from 1983 to 1993 for the Labor Party.
Yes. Ric Charlesworth served as a federal member of parliament from 1983 to 1993, representing the Labor Party. After leaving politics he was appointed coach of the Hockeyroos, the Australian women's national field hockey team, and led them to Olympic gold medals in 1996 and 2000.
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Richard Ian Charlesworth AO (born 6 February 1952) is an Australian sports coach and former politician.
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Richard Ian Charlesworth AO (born 6 February 1952) is an Australian sports coach and former politician.
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Richard Ian Charlesworth AO (born 6 February 1952) is an Australian sports coach and former politician.
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Richard Ian Charlesworth AO (born 6 February 1952) is an Australian sports coach and former politician.
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winning a silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics and winning the World Cup in 1986.
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He played first-class cricket for Western Australia and international field hockey for the Kookaburras (the Australian national team), winning a silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics and winning the World Cup in 1986.
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He played first-class cricket for Western Australia and international field hockey for the Kookaburras (the Australian national team), winning a silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics and winning the World Cup in 1986.
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