Michelle Andrews
Medal record
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Michelle "Shelley" Andrews OAM (born 19 November 1971 in Newcastle, New South Wales) is a former field hockey midfielder from Australia, who was a member of the Australia women's national field hockey team, known as the Hockeyroos, that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. She now uses her married name of Mitchell and went on to coach at Teddington Hockey Club, Greater London. These day, Mitchell lives in the Gold Coast, Queensland, working as a Health and Well-being Manager for Surfing Australia. She has three children with her husband, Euan Mitchell.
On 26 January 1997, Andrews was awarded the Order of Australia in "recognition of service to sport as a gold medallist at the Atlanta Olympic Games 1996".[1] On 22 June 2000, Andrews was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for hockey achievements.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Michelle Andrews". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Michelle Andrews". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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