Debbie Bowman-Sullivan
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| Born | 4 July 1963 Southport, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (9.0 st)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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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.
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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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/Hall-Of-Fame/inductees/Debbie-Bowman-Sullivan.html
- http://www.abc.net.au/olympics/2008/results/historical/athletes/2251.htm
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