Well known Heberle
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Patricia Robin Heberle |
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Worked for library services in WA. Education Dept 1977-83.
Represented State of West Australia in hockey between 1978-87
and Australia 1982-87 including Los Angeles Olympics 1984. Had
various jobs 1984-87 in Perth including Laurie Potters Health Club and banking.
Lived in Adelaide SA 1987-97. Worked for Australian Womens Hockey Association in SA 1991-97. Coached the Adelaide Suns hockey team in the national
league. Returned to
Perth 1997-2000 to work for Australian Institute of Sport, womens
hockey. Employed for several years as video
technician to the Hockeyroos, up to and including the
Sydney Olympics. Coach of Great Britain and England
womens hockey team February 2001-July 2004, achieving
with England a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games, 5th
at the World Cup and the Sport England Coach of the Year Award in 2002.
Lived in Perth 2005.
England womens hockey coach 2001-04. During that period, the team won the silver medal at the Commonwealth Games. In 2002, she was named England Coach of the Year at an awards ceremony in Manchester. She was praised for the manner in which England conducted themselves after India snatched victory with a controversial golden goal in extra time during the Commonwealth final. She resigned after >3 years in charge, following Great Britain's failure to qualify for the Olympic Games in Athens. A World Cup winner with Australia's Hockeyroos, she has been credited with improving England's fortunes since taking over in 2001. She helped lift the side into the world's top five.
Born/Geboren/N�/Nascido Albany, West Australia.
Parents/Eltern/Parents/Pais:� Ronald Leslie and Pauline Graham Heberle. Clausthal-Zellerfeld branch.