Nova Maree Peris OAM (born 25 February 1971) is an Aboriginal Australian athlete and former politician. As part of the Australian women's field hockey ( Hockeyroos) team at the 1996 Olympic Games, she was the first Aboriginal Australian to win an Olympic gold medal. Nova Peris, is an Australian hockey player who won gold at the 1996 Olympic Games. Learn more about Nova's Olympic journey and achievements here.
Indigenous Athlete and Activist Nova Peris Immortalised in Bronze
1971 - Born in Darwin. 1988 - Diploma in Aboriginal Health Promotion Aged care and Patient Transport officer for the Aboriginal an 1990 - Became a Mother when daughter Jessica was born. 1991 - AFLNT Community Development Officer 1996 - Won Gold Medal with the Hockeyroos at Atlanta Olympic Games. 1997 - Young Australian of the Year. Olympic Gold Medalist Posted on October 9, 2020May 31, 2022 by Nova Peris Nova Peris became the first Aboriginal person to win an Olympic gold medal when she was a member of the victorious Hockeyroos team in Atlanta in 1996. She also became the first mother to be a gold medalist for Australia since Shirley Strickland in 1956. Nova Peris (b. 1971) is a trailblazer for Indigenous Australians in sport and politics. She is the first Indigenous Australian to win an Olympic gold medal and the first female Indigenous federal parliamentarian.1 Atlanta Olympics Her unwavering dedication to hockey paid off, and in 1996 she attended the Atlanta Olympics with the Australian Hockeyroos. In the final game they faced South Korea, winning 3-1, and Peris became the first Aboriginal person to win an Olympic gold medal. Sydney 2000 Olympic tracksuit top detail
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25/02/1971 - Nova Peris OAM was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2023 as an Athlete Member for her contribution to the multi-sports of athletics and hockey. Olympic Gold Medallist 1997 Young Australian of the Year Nova Peris was born in Darwin and was the first Indigenous Australian to win an Olympic gold medal. After becoming a mother at nineteen, Peris showed sheer determination to become a leading Australian athlete. Nova Peris was the first Aboriginal Australian to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games. She is also one of a very few athletes who have represented their country in two different sports at separate Olympic Games. In 1996 in Atlanta she was a member of the gold medal winning Hockeyroos team. In 2000 at Sydney she made it to the semi finals of. Nova Peris You know those girls who are great at sport? That was Nova. She practised hockey endlessly in her backyard until one day she became the first Indigenous woman to win an Olympic gold medal but she wasn't finished.
Jessica Peris, daughter of Olympic gold medallist Nova Peris, tests positive for banned
Nova Peris - Australia's first aboriginal Olympic champion How the hockey-player from Darwin broke barriers by winning an Olympic gold medal in 1996 Show more Download Choose your file. Olympic Results Biography Novis Peris-Kneebone started out in athletics in hockey (field), winning Olympic gold in 1996. She also won titles with the Hockeyroos at the 1994 World Cup and the 1993 and 1995 Champions Trophy.
The statue commemorates Nova Peris, the first indigenous Australian to win an Olympic Gold Medal and the first indigenous woman to be elected to Federal Parliament. On July 14, 2021, a bronze statue of Nova Peris OAM OLY was unveiled at Fed Square. Created by internationally-renowned artists Gillie and Marc in collaboration with Yorta Yorta and Dja Dja Warung descendent and artist Jandamarra. Peris was the first Indigenous Australian to win an Olympic gold medal when she represented Australia in hockey at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta. The team also won gold at the 1994 World Cup in Dublin and the Champions Trophy in 1993 and 1995.
Nova Peris, Australia’s first Olympic Indigenous gold medallist, set to be immortalised in
Final medal tally Who was the first Australian woman to win an Olympic gold medal? Sarah Frances "Fanny" Durack was the first Australian woman to win an Olympic gold medal, competing in the 100m freestyle at the 1912 Stockholm Games. 20 years ago today, Nova Peris won gold in the 200m at the Kuala Lumpur 1998 Commonwealth Games. Relive the moment. | gold medal, Kuala Lumpur
