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Men's field hockey | ||
Representing Australia | ||
1968 Mexico City | Team |
Gordon Charles Pearce (born 10 January 1934 in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India) is an Indian-born Australian field hockey player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics, in the 1960 Summer Olympics, and in the 1968 Summer Olympics for Australia. [1] [2]
Pearce is the fourth of five brothers who represented Australia in hockey in the 1950s and 1960s.
In later life Pearce became a senior public servant within the Western Australian Public Service: In 1987 he was chief executive of the office of the Premier of Western Australia [3] and in 1990 was appointed Chief Executive to the WA Inc Royal Commission by premier Carmen Lawrence. [4] In 1995 he was appointed a member in the general division of the Order of Australia. [5]
He is the grandfather of Australian Kookaburras representative, Jake Harvie. [6] [7]
Medal record | ||
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Men's field hockey | ||
Representing Australia | ||
1968 Mexico City | Team |
Gordon Charles Pearce (born 10 January 1934 in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India) is an Indian-born Australian field hockey player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics, in the 1960 Summer Olympics, and in the 1968 Summer Olympics for Australia. [1] [2]
Pearce is the fourth of five brothers who represented Australia in hockey in the 1950s and 1960s.
In later life Pearce became a senior public servant within the Western Australian Public Service: In 1987 he was chief executive of the office of the Premier of Western Australia [3] and in 1990 was appointed Chief Executive to the WA Inc Royal Commission by premier Carmen Lawrence. [4] In 1995 he was appointed a member in the general division of the Order of Australia. [5]
He is the grandfather of Australian Kookaburras representative, Jake Harvie. [6] [7]