Ric Charlesworth, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Ric Charlesworth

Australian politician, cricketer, field hockey player and coach

Date of Birth: 06-Feb-1952

Place of Birth: Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia

Profession: writer, physician, politician, field hockey player, cricketer

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Ric Charlesworth

  • Richard Ian Charlesworth AO (born 6 February 1952) is an Australian sports coach and former politician.
  • He played first-class cricket for Western Australia and international field hockey for the Kookaburras (the Australian national team), winning a silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
  • Charlesworth served as a federal member of parliament from 1983 to 1993, representing the Labor Party.
  • After leaving politics, he was appointed coach of the Hockeyroos (the national women's field hockey team), leading them to Olympic gold medals in 1996 and 2000.
  • Charlesworth later coached the Kookaburras from 2009 to 2014, and has also worked in consulting roles with the New Zealand national cricket team, the Australian Institute of Sport, and the Fremantle Football Club (an Australian football team).

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