Kathleen Partridge (7 December 1963 – 13 September 2021)[1] was an Australian field hockey player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics.[2][3] Partridge debuted for Australia in 1985 making the Australian field hockey squad in 1982. She has received a Medal of the Order of Australia in 1989 and an Australian Sports Medal in 2000. All up, Partridge has attended five Olympics; two as a field hockey player (Barcelona, Vice Captain 5th, Seoul, Gold ) and three in a coaching capacity as a specialist goalkeeping coach with the Hockeyroos. Partridge was appointed goalkeeping coach to work with Ric Charlesworth in 1995 through to 2000 and in that time the Hockeyroos won many gold medals including Olympic gold medals in Atlanta (1996) and Sydney (2000).

Olympic medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Australia
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Team competition

Kathleen attended O'Connor Catholic College § Education

References

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  1. ^ Kathleen Partridge's obituary
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kathleen Partridge". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Kathleen Partridge". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
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