Ric Charlesworth
Ric Charlesworth was born in Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia on February 6th, 1952 and is the Cricket Player. At the age of 72, Ric Charlesworth biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Richard Ian Charlesworth AO (born 6 February 1952) is an Australian sports coach and former politician.
He competed in 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 member of parliament from 1983 to 1993, representing the Labour Party.
He was named coach of the Hockeyroos (the national women's field hockey team), leading them to Olympic gold medals in 1996 and 2000 after leaving politics.
Charlesworth coached the Kookaburras from 2009 to 2014, as well as work with the Australian Institute of Sport and Fremantle Football Club (an Australian football team).
Awards
- Western Australian Sportsman of the Year in 1976, 1979 and 1987
- Advance Australia Award in 1984
- Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 1987 Queen's Birthday Honours
- Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours
- Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1987
- Hockey Australia Hall of Fame 2008
- Hall of Champions, WA 1995
- West Australian Sports Champions of the Year Award – Coach of the Year 1994–2000
- Australian Coaching Council Team Coach of the Year 1994, 1996, 1997,1998,1999,2000
- Confederation of Australian Sport Coach of the Year 1996, 1997 and 2000
- Australian Sports Medal 2000
- Western Australia Citizen of the Year Award 2001
- Western Australian Finalist Australian of the Year 2011
- Australian Institute of Sport Coach of the Year 2010
- Inaugural Australian Institute of Sport World's Best Award 2014