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[[File:alysonannan.png|200px|thumb|left|Alyson Annan]]

==Country==

Australia

==Birth - Death==

1973 -

==Occupation==

Sports

==Notable Achievements==

Order of Australia, Olympic Gold, World Champion, Olympic Silver

==Description==

Field hockey player.  Winner of Olympic Gold (1996, 2000).  World Champion (1994, 1998).  Former assistant coach of the national team, and head coach of the Netherlands national team (since 2011). Head coach of the China National Team which won the Olympic Silver medal at the 2024 Paris games.   FIH Player of the Year (1998, 2000).   Best Female Hockey Player in the World (1999).  Appointed Member, Order of Australia (1996).  Member, Sport Australia Hall of Fame (2013).  Married to fellow field hockey player [[Carole Thate]].

==See Also==

* [[Order of Australia]]
* [[LGBTQ Professional and Amateur Sports Coaches]]
* [[World Sports Champions Who Identify as LGBTQ]]
* [[LGBTQ Athletes Who Have Won Olympic Gold]]

==Further Reading/Research==

* http://www.hockey.org.au/news/alyson-annan-enters-sport-australia-hall-of-fame-908
* http://www.fih.ch/en/news-3332-alyson-annan-named-coach-of-netherlands-a
* http://www.smh.com.au/news/sport/alyson-carole-and-their-baby-with-a-little-help-from-a-friend/2007/06/30/1182624233831.html
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg46Pdcnp6A