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| Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||
| Born | 2 April 1953 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | |||||||||||
| Died | 9 June 2024 (aged 71) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia | |||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | |||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||
| Club | Adelaide University Boat Club Melbourne University Boat Club | |||||||||||
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Dennis Hatcher (2 April 1953 – 9 June 2024) was an Australian rower and sports administrator. He was an Australian national champion rower and won a bronze medal at the 1978 World Rowing Championships in the lightweight division. He held major leadership positions at the Northern Territory Institute of Sport, Australian Institute of Sport, Aspire Academy and Aspire Hospital.
Hatcher was born in Adelaide and obtained Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Education at the University of Adelaide and Adelaide College of Advanced Education respectively. In 1984, he completed a PhD in physiology at Monash University.[1] He died after a long battle with cancer at Canberra Hospital, on 9 June 2024, at the age of 71.[1][2]
- ^ a b Frickert, Peter (12 June 2024). "Vale Dennis Hatcher PhD" (PDF). Clearinghouse for Sport. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ Dennis Hatcher obituary