Katrina Powell

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Katrina Powell
OAM
Personal information
Born (1972-04-08) 8 April 1972 (age 52)
Canberra, Australia
Medal record
Women's Field Hockey
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Atlanta Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Sydney Team
World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Utrecht Team
Champions Trophy
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Berlin Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Brisbane Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Sydney Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Amstelveen Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2001 Amstelveen Team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Kuala Lumpur Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Manchester Team
Junior World Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1993 Barcelona Team

Katrina Maree "Triny" Powell OAM (born 8 April 1972 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory) is an Australian field hockey player. She represented Australia in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996.

Powell was a member of the Australian Women's Hockey Team, known as the Hockeyroos, that won the gold medals at the 1996 and the 2000 Summer Olympics. Powell represented Australia 252 times, and scored 141 goals. She is the sister of Lisa Powell and the sister-in-law of Stuart Carruthers.

Powell was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 1997 Australia Day Honours [1] and the Australian Sports Medal in June 2000. [2]

In March 2021, she was appointed Hockeyroos coach - the first female coach of the side in 43 years. [3]

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References

  1. "Katrina Maree Powell". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  2. "Katrina Maree Powell, OAM". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  3. "Olympics: Powell takes over Australia's 'Hockeyroos' after period of turmoil". Reuters. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.