Jackie Pereira

Jacqueline ("Jackie") Margaret Pereira, OAM[1] (born 29 October 1964 in Perth, Western Australia) is a former field hockey striker from Australia, who competed for her native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 (Seoul, South Korea). She was a member of the Australian Women's Hockey Team, best known as the Hockeyroos, that won the gold medals at the 1988 and the 1996 Summer Olympics. She was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1998.[2]

Jackie Pereira
Personal information
Full nameJacqueline Margaret Pereira
Born (1964-10-29) 29 October 1964
Medal record
Women's Field Hockey
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1988 SeoulTeam Competition
Gold medal – first place1996 AtlantaTeam Competition
World Cup
Gold medal – first place1994 DublinTeam Competition
Silver medal – second place1990 SydneyTeam Competition
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 1991 Berlin Team Competition
Gold medal – first place1993 AmstelveenTeam Competition
Gold medal – first place1995 Mar del PlataTeam Competition
Silver medal – second place 1987 Amstelveen Team Competition
Silver medal – second place 1989 Frankfurt Team Competition

References
  1. "PEREIRA, Jacqueline Margaret". It's An Honour. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  2. "Jackie Pereira". Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Retrieved 25 September 2020.


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