Gordon Pearce
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Representing  Australia
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1968 Mexico City | Team |
Gordon Charles Pearce (born 10 January 1934 in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India) is an Indian-born Australian field hockey player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics, in the 1960 Summer Olympics, and in the 1968 Summer Olympics for Australia.[1][2]
Pearce is the fourth of five brothers who represented Australia in hockey in the 1950s and 1960s.
In later life Pearce became a senior public servant within the Western Australian Public Service: In 1987 he was chief executive of the office of the Premier of Western Australia[3] and in 1990 was appointed Chief Executive to the WA Inc Royal Commission by premier Carmen Lawrence.[4] In 1995 he was appointed a member in the general division of the Order of Australia.[5]
He is the grandfather of Australian Kookaburras representative, Jake Harvie.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gordon Pearce". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- ^ Australian Olympic Committee (2003). The Compendium: Official Australian Olympics Statistics 1896-2002. Univ. of Queensland Press. ISBN 9780702234255.
- ^ "History of the Department of Premier and Cabinet 1829 – 2012" (PDF). Government of Western Australia. 2012. p. 8.
- ^ "Report 1 of the Royal Commission" (PDF). State Law Publisher. 26 October 2000.
- ^ "PEARCE, Gordon Charles". It's An Honour - Government of Australia.
- ^ "Family ties brings Harvie to 'hockey joy'". Hockey One. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Kookaburra Jake Harvie hails from Australian hockey royalty". The West Australian. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
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