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Ric Charlesworth

Australia · 1972–1988

Played five Olympics, then coached two gold-medal teams.

227
International caps: 5
Olympics as player: 2
Olympic golds as coach: 2
World Cups as coach

Career

Charlesworth played 227 times for Australia across five Olympic Games, and also played first-class cricket. As a coach he took the Hockeyroos to two Olympic golds and later led the men's team to two World Cups, making him arguably the most influential figure in modern hockey.

Honours

World Cup winner as a player, 1986
Coached Australia's women to Olympic gold in 1996 and 2000
Coached Australia's men to World Cup titles in 2010 and 2014
Also played first-class cricket for Western Australia

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