Ric Charlesworth
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Dr Ric Charlesworth AO |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Perth |
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In office 5 March 1983 – 8 February 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Ross McLean |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Smith |
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6 February 1952 Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Carmen Charlsworth |
| Children | Hugo, Oscar |
| Alma mater | University of Western Australia |
| Occupation | Hockey player |
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| Men's Field Hockey | ||
Representing  Australia
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1976 Montréal | Team Competition |
| World Hockey Cup | ||
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1986 London | Team Competition |
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1978 Buenos Aires | Team Competition |
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1982 Bombay | Team Competition |
Richard Ian "Ric" 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. 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).
Born in Subiaco, Western Australia, Charlesworth attended Christ Church Grammar School until he graduated in 1969. In 1976, he completed a Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Western Australia. In 2002, he received an honorary Doctorate of Science at the University of Western Australia and completed a Bachelor of Arts majoring in philosophy and history also at the University of Western Australia.
His father Lester Charlesworth, a dentist, represented Western Australia in cricket between 1949-1951.
In 1969 he captained the Western Australian State under 19 cricket team before going on to play A grade Club cricket for West Perth (1969–1970, 1976–82) and University Cricket Club (1970–76). He played in 47 first-class matches for Western Australia from 1972 until 1979, making 2,327 runs at an average of 30.22. He was a member of Sheffield Shield winning teams in 1972–73, 1976–77, 1977–78, and was a squad member in the winning season of 1974–75.
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