Alyson Annan

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), which won the Olympic Gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo games. 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
• Hall of Famers 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