Alison Peek

Alison Peek
OAM
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1969-10-12) 12 October 1969 (age 55)
Australia
Medal record
Women's Field Hockey
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1990 Sydney Team
Gold medal – first place 1994 Dublin Team
Gold medal – first place 1998 Utrecht Team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Team
Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place 1989 Frankfurt Team
Gold medal – first place 1991 Berlin Team
Gold medal – first place 1993 Amstelveen Team
Gold medal – first place 1995 Mar del Plata Team
Gold medal – first place 1999 Brisbane Team
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Amstelveen Team

Alison Louise Peek OAM (born 12 October 1969), nicknamed "Peeky", is a former field hockey player from Australia, who competed in two Summer Olympics for her native country. She was a member of the Australia women's national field hockey team, best known as the Hockeyroos, that won a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[1][2] As well as being an Olympic gold medallist, she won a Commonwealth Games gold medal, two World Cup gold medals, four Champions Trophy gold medals and was named in the Australian Women's ‘Team of the Century’.

The perpetual shield for Hockey SA's U18 Women's State Junior Zone Championship is named after Peek.[3]

Personal

Peek lives in country South Australia.

Field hockey

Club hockey

Peek played club hockey for Adelaide Hockey Club in South Australia.[4]

State hockey

In 1995, Peek was in the Australian Hockey League team the Southern Suns that won the national championship.

She is on the South Australian Sports Institute Olympic Games Honour Roll.[5]

International hockey

Peek is a dual Olympian who first played for Australia in 1989 and retired after 2000 having played 222 international games and scored 6 goals.[4] [6]

She made her Olympic Games debut in 1992 in Barcelona where the team finished fifth, but missed out on the 1996 Olympic Games where the Hockeyroos won the gold medal.

Peek returned to the Olympic stage in 2000 in Sydney and played strongly winning a gold medal as the Hockeyroos enjoyed a fine tournament. From its eight matches, the Hockeyroos won seven and drew one, outscoring its opponents 25–5. Australia beat Argentina 3–1 in the final to become the first women's hockey team to successfully defend an Olympic title.[7]

At 222 matches, Peek has played more international hockey matches for Australia than any other South Australian. She is one of only three South Australians, and one of only 16 females to have played over 200 international games for Australia.[6][8]

Her achievements include:

  • 1990 - World Cup - Sydney - Silver
  • Playing in four winning Champions Trophy Tournaments in 1991, 1993, 1995 and 1999 as well as a silver in 1989 and bronze in 2000[9]
  • Competing in her first Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992 and finishing 5th [7]
  • 1994 - World Cup - Ireland - gold[2]
  • 1998 - World Cup - Holland - gold[2]
  • 1998 - Commonwealth Games - Kuala Lumpur - gold[10]
  • 2000 - Olympic Games - Sydney - gold[7]

Volunteering

Peek is actively involved in the community serving in a number of ways. She was the Hockey Ambassador for the 2015 Australian Masters Games[11] in Adelaide and is involved in coaching junior hockey.

Recognition

As part of the Australia Day honours in January 2001, Peek was given the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to sport as a gold medallist at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.[12]

As a member of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games gold medal-winning Hockeyroos, Peek was named in the Australian Women's ‘Team of the Century’ at the 2013 ‘Centenary of Canberra Sportswomen’s Ball’ conducted at The Great Hall, Parliament House in Canberra.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Hockey SA About Us - South Australian Olympians". Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Alison Peek". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Hockey SA - Zone and U13 State Championships". Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Adelaide Hockey Club Australian Representatives". Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  5. ^ "South Australian Sport Institute Hockey". Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Australian women's players". Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  7. ^ a b c "Australian Olympic Committee - Alison Peek". Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Australian men's players". Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  9. ^ "Sports Reference/Olympic Sports - Alison Peek". Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  10. ^ "Commonwealth Games Results - Alison Peek". Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  11. ^ "2015 Australian Masters Games Registrations Open". Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  12. ^ "Australian Government site - Alison Peek - Medal of the Order of Australia". Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  13. ^ "Hockeyroos Crowned Australian Women's 'Team of the Century'". Retrieved 30 June 2016.