Colleen Pearce

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Colleen Pearce
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NationalityAustralian
Born (1961-12-20) 20 December 1961 (age 61)
Sport
Sport Field hockey

Colleen Pearce (born 20 December 1961) is an Australian field hockey player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics. [1] [2] She is the daughter of the 1964 Bronze and 1968 Silver medal winning Olympian Eric Pearce. [3]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Colleen Pearce Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  2. "Colleen Pearce". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  3. "Colleen Pearce Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2012.