Richard Ian Charlesworth AO was born on 6 February 1952 and is an Australian sports coach and former politician.
17 Facts About Ric Charlesworth
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Ric Charlesworth played first-class cricket for Western Australia and international field hockey for the Kookaburras, winning a silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics and winning the World Cup in 1986.
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In 1969 Charlesworth captained the Western Australian State under 19 cricket team before going on to play A grade Club cricket for West Perth and University Cricket Club.
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Ric Charlesworth played in 47 first-class matches for Western Australia from 1972 until 1979, making 2,327 runs at an average of 30.22.
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Ric Charlesworth played in and captained the Western Australia hockey team and the Australia men's field hockey team the Kookaburras.
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Ric Charlesworth was selected to represent Australia in five Olympic hockey teams, 1972,1976,1980,1984, and 1988, winning Silver at the 1976, Montreal Olympic Games.
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Ric Charlesworth was a member of the national team which competed in various other international tournaments including winning the World Hockey Cup in London in 1986 where he was named player of the Tournament.
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Ric Charlesworth retired from playing after representing Australia at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul.
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Ric Charlesworth played 227 games for his country and scored 85 goals.
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Ric Charlesworth was inducted into the Australian Hockey Hall of Fame in 2008, the second person to achieve this award.
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In 1980, while playing for The University of Western Australia Mens Hockey Club, Ric Charlesworth won the Olympian's Medal, an annual award presented to the player judged by umpires to be the fairest and best in men's first division competition in Western Australia.
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From 1993 to 2000 Ric Charlesworth was head coach of the Australian Women's hockey team, the Hockeyroos.
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Ric Charlesworth was selected to act as an advisor to the newly formed hockey selection committee formed by the Indian Olympic Association.
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Ric Charlesworth has been a mentor coach to several national team coaches with the Australian Institute of Sport and a performance consultant with the Fremantle Football Club.
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In 2009, Ric Charlesworth was appointed coach of the Australian men's national hockey team, the Kookaburras.
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Ric Charlesworth was elected as the Federal Member for Perth in 1983, representing the Australian Labor Party, and was a member of parliament for 10 years until retiring in 1993.
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Ric Charlesworth said one reason for retiring from Parliament was that he never became a minister.