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 (age 60)
Medal record
Women's Field Hockey
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Team Competition
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team Competition
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1994 Dublin Team Competition
Silver medal – second place 1990 Sydney Team Competition
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 1991 Berlin Team Competition
Gold medal – first place 1993 Amstelveen Team Competition
Gold medal – first place 1995 Mar del Plata Team Competition
Silver medal – second place 1987 Amstelveen Team Competition
Silver medal – second place 1989 Frankfurt Team Competition

References

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  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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