Wendy Pritchard
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Wendy Pritchard is a former Western Australian field hockey
player. She was born in Busselton, Western Australia
on 15 May 1949 and represented Australia
for 11 years in a distinguished career as a player and manager.
In her youth, she moved to Perth
to study, and was selected for the state team at the age of 16: the youngest ever. Pritchard would play for her state for 13 years. Soon after she was selected for the Australian team of which she was a regular member from 1965 to 1973. International matches included participation in the World Championships in 1967 in Germany and in 1971 in New Zealand. She was principally a half-back but also played as an inside-forward. She had explosive stamina and excelled in high pressure matches.
After retiring from her playing career, she was manager for the Australian Women's Hockey team
from 1993 to 2000 when Australian won Olympic gold in 1996 and 2000.
Pritchard was inducted into the Western Australian Hall of Champions
in 2002, and the Hockey Australia Hall of Fame in 2008.
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
player. She was born in Busselton, Western Australia
Busselton, Western Australia
-Growth and development:According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics the Shire had a permanent resident population of 25,950 in 2004 with the town of Busselton accounting for 67% or 17,400 of the total. The Shire's permanent population is expected to continue to increase significantly to...
on 15 May 1949 and represented Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
for 11 years in a distinguished career as a player and manager.
In her youth, she moved to Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
to study, and was selected for the state team at the age of 16: the youngest ever. Pritchard would play for her state for 13 years. Soon after she was selected for the Australian team of which she was a regular member from 1965 to 1973. International matches included participation in the World Championships in 1967 in Germany and in 1971 in New Zealand. She was principally a half-back but also played as an inside-forward. She had explosive stamina and excelled in high pressure matches.
After retiring from her playing career, she was manager for the Australian Women's Hockey team
Hockeyroos
The Australia women's national field hockey team are Australia's national women's hockey team.Having played their first game in 1914,they are one of Australia’s most successful sporting teams, boasting three Olympic Gold...
from 1993 to 2000 when Australian won Olympic gold in 1996 and 2000.
Pritchard was inducted into the Western Australian Hall of Champions
Western Australian Hall of Champions
In 1983, the Sportswriters' Association of Western Australia proposed a Western Australian Hall of Champions to honour past athletes from the state who had made a significant impact in their sport...
in 2002, and the Hockey Australia Hall of Fame in 2008.