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Lisa Powell

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Lisa Powell
Personal information
Born8 July 1970
Medal record
Women's Field Hockey
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1994 Dublin Team
Gold medal – first place 1998 Utrecht Team
Silver medal – second place 1990 Sydney Team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Team
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 1991 Berlin Team
Gold medal – first place 1993 Amstelveen Team
Gold medal – first place 1995 Mar del Plata Team
Gold medal – first place 1997 Berlin Team
Gold medal – first place 1999 Brisbane Team
Silver medal – second place 1989 Frankfurt Team
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Amstelveen Team

Lisa Josephine Carruthers OAM (née Powell) (born 8 July 1970 in Sydney) is a former field hockey forward, who was a member of the Australian Women's Hockey Team, best known as the Hockeyroos, that won the gold medal at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. She is currently a senior hockey coach at Melbourne High School.

Powell was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 1997 Australia Day Honours[1] and the Australian Sports Medal in June 2000.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Lisa Josephine Powell". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Lisa Josephine Powell, OAM". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
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