Ric Charlesworth

Ric Charlesworth
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Perth
In office
5 March 1983 – 8 February 1993
Preceded byRoss McLean
Succeeded byStephen Smith
Personal details
Born
Richard Ian Charlesworth

(1952-02-06) 6 February 1952 (age 72)[1]
Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Political partyAustralian Labor Party
SpouseCarmen Charlesworth
ChildrenHugo, Oscar, Elizabeth (Libby)
Alma materUniversity of Western Australia
OccupationHockey player
Cricket information
BattingLeft-handed
RoleOpening Batsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1969–1970, 1976–1982West Perth
1970–1976University Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 47
Runs scored 2327
Batting average 30.22
100s/50s 1/16
Top score 101*
Balls bowled 8
Wickets 0
Bowling average -
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 34
Source: [1]
Field hockey career
Youth career
Christ Church Grammar School
Senior career
Years Team
UWA Hockey Club
National team
Years Team Caps
1972–1988 Australia (Kookaburras) 227 (85)
Medal record
Men's Field Hockey
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1976 Montréal Team Competition
World Hockey Cup
Gold medal – first place 1986 London Team Competition
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Buenos Aires Team Competition
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Bombay Team Competition

Richard Ian Charlesworth AO (born 6 February 1952) is an Australian sports coach and former politician. He played first-class cricket for Western Australia and international field hockey for the Kookaburras (the Australian national team), winning a silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics and winning the World Cup in 1986. Charlesworth served as a federal member of parliament from 1983 to 1993, representing the Labor Party. After leaving politics, he was appointed coach of the Hockeyroos (the national women's field hockey team), leading them to Olympic gold medals in 1996 and 2000. Charlesworth later coached the Kookaburras from 2009 to 2014, and has also worked in consulting roles with the New Zealand national cricket team, the Australian Institute of Sport, and the Fremantle Football Club (an Australian football team).

  1. ^ "Family Notices". The West Australian. Perth. 9 February 1952. p. 20. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2011 – via National Library of Australia.