Sally Carbon
Sally May Carbon OAM (born 14 April 1967, in Perth, Western Australia) represented Australia from 1987 until 1994 in field hockey. She was a striker, midfielder and half back. Carbon was super fast and set up many goals for Australia during her 125-game career. She was a ballet dancer, swimmer and runner in her youth.
Medal record | ||
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Women's Field Hockey | ||
Representing | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1988 Seoul | Team Competition | |
World Cup | ||
1994 Dublin | Team Competition | |
1990 Sydney | Team Competition | |
Champions Trophy | ||
1991 Berlin | Team Competition | |
1993 Amstelveen | Team Competition | |
1989 Frankfurt | Team Competition |
Carbon has two areas of studies, in physical education and also in strategic marketing. Sally has written for newspapers, is a radio host and has been a high level Communications and Marketing Manager. She consults in strategic marketing and has also published four children books: I want to be an Olympian, I want to be a Footballer,I want to be a Cricketer and I want to be an Olympian II. She is part of team that has produced an AFL anthology called Best on Ground. Sally is an Australian Sports Commissioner and a director of other companies, has an Australian Institute of Company Directors qualification and been awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for services to sport.
Sporting Record
- Gold 1988 Seoul Olympics
- 5th 1992 Barcelona Olympics
- Silver 1990 Sydney World Cup
- Gold 1994 Dublin World Cup
Junior WA Track Athletics team 125 Internationals for Australia in Hockey