Dr Richard "Ric" (or "Rick") Ian Charlesworth (born December 6, 1952, Subiaco, Western Australia) is a sports and performance consultant and a former Australian cricketer and field hockey player and coach. He is a Doctor of Medicine. A game of field hockey in progress Field hockey is a popular sport for men and women in many countries around the world. ... Final results for the Hockey competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics: Only a men competition occurred that year. ... December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The City of Subiaco is a Local Government Area of Western Australia. ... A cricketer is a term used to refer to a person who plays cricket. ... A game of field hockey in progress Field hockey is a popular sport for men and women in many countries around the world. ... Doctor of Medicine (M.D. or MD, from the Latin Medicinae Doctor meaning teacher of medicine,) is an academic degree for medical doctors. ...

On August 23, 2005 Charlesworth was appointed high-performance manager for the New Zealand cricket team. August 23 is the 235th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (236th in leap years), with 130 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The New Zealand cricket team, also known as the Black Caps, played their first Test in 1930 vs England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth Test nation. ...

Cricket

In 1969 he captained the Western Australian State under 19's cricket team before going on to play A-grade Club cricket. He played in 47 first-class matches for Western Australia from 1972 until 1979, making 2,327 runs at an average of 30.22. For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... Motto: Cygnis Insignis (Distinguished by its swans) (not included on official coat of arms) Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Governor HE Lieutenant General John Sanderson Premier Dr Geoff Gallop (ALP) Area 2,645,615 km² (1st)  - Land 2,529,875 km²  - Water 115,740 km² (4. ... First-class cricket matches are those between international teams or the highest standard of domestic teams in which teams have two innings each. ... The Western Warriors (referred to as Retravison Warriors for sponsorship reasons) are an Australian first class cricket team based in Perth, Western Australia. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ...

Hockey

He played in and captained the State hockey team and then into the national and international level where from about 1978 he was regarded as the world’s best hockey player for a decade, playing in and captaining the Australian men's Field hockey team the Kookaburras. He represented Australia in four Olympic hockey teams (Moscow Olympics were boycotted) and various other international tournaments including winning the World Hockey Cup in London in 1986. He retired from playing after representing Australia at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul. 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... A game of field hockey in progress Field hockey is a popular sport for men and women in many countries around the world. ... A kookaburra is a type of terrestrial kingfisher from Australia. ... The Games of the XXII Olympiad were held in 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union. ... For other hockey World Cups, see World Cup (hockey) for disambiguation The World Hockey Cup was first held in 1971. ... The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were held in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. ...

After his playing career ended, he went on to be head coach of the Australian Women's hockey team the Hockeyroos. During this time they won the Champion's Trophy in 1993 (Amsterdam), 1995 (Mar del Plata), 1997 (Berlin) and 1999 (Brisbane), the World Hockey Cup in 1994 (Dublin) and 1998 (Netherlands) and were gold medallists in the Atlanta Olympics in 1996 and Sydney Olympics in 2000 and 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. The Hockeyroos are Australias national womens hockey team. ... The Champions Trophy was founded by the Pakistan airmarshal Nur Khan. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... For other hockey World Cups, see World Cup (hockey) for disambiguation The World Hockey Cup was first held in 1971. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... Categories: 1996 Summer Olympics ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The Games of the XXVII Olympiad were held in 2000 in Sydney, Australia. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1998 XVI Commonwealth Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from September 11 to September 21 making it the first Asian country to act as host and the last Commonwealth Games for 20th Century. ... Nickname: KL Motto: Maju dan makmur (Malay: Peace and progress) Location in Malaysia Coordinates: Country Malaysia State Federal Territory Establishment 1857 Granted city status 1974 Government  - Mayor (Datuk Bandar) Abdul Hakim Borhan From 14 December 2006 Area  - City 243. ...

Other sports

He has been a mentor coach to several national team coaches with the Australian Institute of Sport and a performance consultant with the Fremantle Dockers Football Club. The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) headquarters is sited in Canberra, the Capital city of Australia. ... Fremantle FC logo The Fremantle Football Club, colloquially known as The Dockers, are one of 16 teams in the Australian Football League. ...

Politics

He was elected as the Federal Member for Perth in 1983 and was a Member of Parliament for 10 years until 1993 representing the Australian Labor Party. The Division of Perth is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Western Australia. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The Australian Labor Party (ALP) is Australias oldest political party. ...

Books

He has written two books: "The Coach – Managing for Success" and "Staying at the Top"

Awards

• Western Australian Sportsman of the Year in 1976, 1979 and 1986
• Advance Australia Award in 1984
• Order of Australia in 1987.
• Western Australian Sports Hall of Fame in 1987
• West Australian Sports Champions of the Year Award – Coach of the Year 1994 – 2000
• Australian Coaching Council Team Coach of the Year 1994, 1996, 2000
• Confederation of Australian Sport Coach of the Year 1996, 1997 and 2000
• Western Australia Citizen of the Year Award 2001

1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Insignia of a Companion of the Order of Australia. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Cricinfo on Ric Charlesworth
• riccharlesworth website