Julie Towers

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Julie Towers
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Women's field hockey
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Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Sydney Team
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Manchester Team

Julie Gail Towers OAM (born 12 October 1976 in Taree, New South Wales) is an Australian field hockey player. She was born in New South Wales. She won a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. [1]

Towers competed in the Gladiator Team Sports Challenge in 1995.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Julie Towers". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2012.