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Competitor for  Australia |
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| Women's Field Hockey | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 1996 Atlanta | Team Competition | |
| Champions Trophy | |||
| Gold | 1993 Amstelveen | Team Competition | |
| Gold | 1995 Mar del Plata | Team Competition | |
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| Commonwealth Games | |||
| Gold | 1998 Kuala Lumpur | 200 metres | |
| Gold | 1998 Kuala Lumpur | 4x100m relay | |
Nova Maree Peris-Kneebone, AO, (born 25 February 1971 in Darwin, Northern Territory) is an Australian athlete. She was a representative in the Australian Women's Hockey team at the 1996 Summer Olympics becoming the first Aboriginal Australian to win an Olympic gold medal.
In 1997, she switched sports to athletics and a year later she became a double gold medalist in the 1998 Commonwealth Games (Kuala Lumpur) winning the 200m sprint with a time of 22.77 seconds and sharing in Australia's 4x100 metres relay win.
She continued to represent Australia on the athletics track, running over 200 metres at the 1999 World Athletics Championships and 400 metres at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. She made the Olympic semi-finals in her individual event and ran in the Australian 4x400 metres relay team, which finished fifth.
In 2000, a portrait of her was hung in the Archibald Prize, painted by Glenda Jones.
Nova Peris-Kneebone divorced with Sean Kneebone before marrying young Australian track athlete Daniel Batman. She now uses her married name, going by the name Nova Batman.
In 2005, she sold her olympic memorabilia to the National Museum of Australia for $140,000. It included her gold medal, hockey stick, sydney olympic torch and the running shoes she wore in the sydney olympics.
She has three children: Jessica, Destiny and Jack.
References
- Australian Olympic Committee
- http://www.athletics.com.au/history/athletes/athlete2655.htm Athletics Australia profile
nova marie peris
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| Preceded by Rebecca Chambers |
Young Australian of the Year 1997 |
Succeeded by Tan Le |
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Australia Women's Field Hockey Team - 1996 Olympic Games | |
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Clover Maitland | Danni Roche | Liane Tooth | Alyson Annan | Juliet Haslam | Jenny Morris | Louise Dobson | Lisa Powell | Karen Marsden | Kate Starre | Renita Farrell | Jackie Pereira | Nova Peris-Kneebone | Rechelle Hawkes | Katrina Powell | Michelle Andrews | Head Coach: Ric Charlesworth |
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