Debbie Bowman-Sullivan

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Deborah Ann Bowman-Sullivan (born 4 July 1963) 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.

Debbie Bowman-Sullivan
Personal information
Born (1963-07-04) 4 July 1963 (age 61)
Southport, Queensland, Australia
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight57 kg (9.0 st)[1]
Medal record
Women's Field Hockey
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Team Competition

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]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Debbie Bowman-Sullivan". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  2. ^ "BOWMAN-SULLIVAN, Debbie". It's an Honour. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Ms Debbie Bowman". Queensland Sport Hall of Fame. qsport.org.au. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
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