Tracey Lee Belbin OAM (born 24 June 1967 in Cairns, Queensland) is a former field hockey player from Australia, who represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. There she won the gold medal with the Women's National Team.

Tracey Belbin
Personal information
Full nameTracey Lee Belbin[1]
Born24 June 1967 (1967-06-24) (age 57)[1]
Tingalpa, Queensland[1]
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight67 kg (148 lb)[1]
Medal record
Women's Field Hockey
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Team Competition
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1990 Sydney Team Competition
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 1991 Berlin Team Competition
Silver medal – second place 1987 Amstelveen Team Competition
Silver medal – second place 1989 Frankfurt Team Competition

As a student of the University of Queensland in Brisbane she graduated in 1993, getting a double major in psychology. After her active career she became a hockey coach, working as an assistant for the South African Women's Team. In January 1999 Belbin was named Head Coach of the US Women's Team, with whom she won the silver medal at the 1999 Pan American Games. She resigned after the 2002 Women's Hockey World Cup.

In 2009 Belbin was inducted into the Queensland Sport Hall of Fame.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tracey Belbin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Ms Tracey Belbin OAM". Queensland Sport Hall of Fame. qsport.org.au. Archived from the original on 27 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
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