Nova Peris
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Nova Maree Peris OAM (born 25 February 1971) is an Aboriginal Australian athlete and former politician. As part of the Australian women's field hockey (Hockeyroos) team at the 1996 Olympic Games, she was the first Aboriginal Australian to win an Olympic gold medal. She later switched sports to sprinting and went to the 1998 Commonwealth Games and 2000 Olympic Games. She was elected to the Australian Senate at the 2013 federal election, after then Prime Minister Julia Gillard named her as a "captain's pick", installing her as the preselected Labor candidate over incumbent Labor senator Trish Crossin. She retired from the Senate in 2016.
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Senator for the Northern Territory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 7 September 2013 – 9 May 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Trish Crossin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Malarndirri McCarthy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Nova Maree Peris (1971-02-25) 25 February 1971 (age 53) Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Political party | Australian Labor Party | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse(s) | Sean Kneebone (1995–2001) Daniel Batman (2002–2010) Scott Appleton (2012–present) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 22 January 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||