Juliet Haslam

{{Infobox sportsperson

|name= Juliet Haslam

|image=

|nationality = Australian

|birth_date=31 May 1969

|birth_place=Australia

|medaltemplates={{MedalSport|Women's Field Hockey}}

{{MedalCountry | {{AUS}} }}

}}

Juliet Haslam is a former field hockey defender and midfielder from Australia, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992.

She was a member of the Australia women's national field hockey team, best known as the Hockeyroos, that won the gold medals at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |url= http://www.hockeysa.com.au/About-Us/History|title= Hockey SA About Us - South Australian Olympians |access-date= 9 January 2017}} As well as being a dual Olympic Gold Medallist, she won a Commonwealth Games Gold Medal, two World Cup Gold Medals, five Champions Trophy Gold Medals and was named in the Australian Women’s ‘Team of the Century’.

On 26 October 2021, she was appointed as the head of Port Adelaide Power's AFLW operations for their 2023 entry into the AFL Women's competition.

Hockey career

=Club hockey=

Haslam started playing hockey at the age of 10.

=State hockey=

She played in junior state and under age Australian teams.

In 1995, Haslam was the Captain of 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.{{cite web |url= http://www.sasi.sa.gov.au/sports/hockey/ |title= South Australian Sport Institute Hockey|access-date= 30 June 2016}}

=International hockey=

Haslam first played for Australia in 1989 and retired after the 2000 Sydney Olympics having played 220 games for Australia. She celebrated her 200th game for Australia in the 1999 Oceania Cup against New Zealand.

She is one of only three South Australians and one of only 16 females to have played over 200 international games for Australia.{{cite web |url= http://www.hockey.org.au/Governance/History/History-of-the-Hockeyroos/ |title= Australian women's players |access-date= 30 June 2016}}{{cite web |url= http://www.hockey.org.au/Governance/History/History-of-the-Kookaburras/ |title= Australian men's players |access-date= 9 January 2017}}

Her achievements include:

Playing in 6 Champions Trophy Tournaments from 1989 - 1999 winning 5 of those tournaments(1991,1993,1995,1997,1999)
Competing in her first Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992 and finishing 5th
1994 - World Cup - Ireland - Gold
1996 - Olympic Gold medal - Atlanta
1998 - World Cup - Holland - Gold
1998 - Commonwealth Games - Kuala Lumpur - Gold (Co-Captain)
2000 - Olympic Games Gold - Sydney

At the 2000 Olympics, Haslam scored a goal in the gold medal decider in her final match before retiring.

Volunteering

Haslam is actively involved in the community serving in a number of ways. She has been on the Board of Hockey SA since early 2013.{{cite web |url= http://www.hockeysa.com.au/News/juliet-haslam-and-nicole-nott-appointed-to-hockey-sa-board-4761/ |title= Juliet Haslam and Nicole Nott appointed to Hockey SA Board |access-date= 9 November 2014}}

She is an ambassador to the Premier's Reading Challenge,{{cite web |url= http://www.premiersreadingchallenge.sa.edu.au/prc/pages/books/ambassador3// |title= Premier's Reading Challenge - Juliet Haslam profile |access-date= 9 November 2014}} Roger Rasheed foundation which helps give kids a sporting chance,{{cite web |url= http://www.rogerrasheed.com/ambassadors.php/ |title= Roger Rasheed Sports Foundation Ambassadors |access-date= 9 November 2014}} and Port Adelaide Football Club.

Recognition

In 1996, she was named the Telstra's Player's Player Award.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}

As part of the Australia Day honours in January 1997, Haslam was given the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to sport as a Gold Medallist at the Atlanta Olympic Games.{{cite web |url= http://www.premiersreadingchallenge.sa.edu.au/prc/pages/books/ambassador3// |title= Australian Government site - Juliet Haslam - Medal of the Order of Australia |access-date= 9 November 2014}} Also in 1997, she was awarded SASI Female Athlete of the Year.

In 2000, she was awarded:

SA Great Female Athlete of the Year
SASI Female Athlete of the Year
SA Great Sports Star of the Year

In 2004, Haslam was named SA Greatest Ever Hockey Player.

In 2010, Haslam was one of the inaugural inductees to the KPMG South Australian Sport Hall of Fame.{{cite web |url= http://www.sportsa.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27&Itemid=135/ |title= KPMG South Australian Sport Hall of Fame and Legends |access-date= 9 November 2014}}

As a member of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games gold-medal-winning Hockeyroos, Haslam 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, Canberra.{{cite web |url= http://www.hockey.org.au/News/hockeyroos-crowned-australian-womens-team-of-the-century/ |title= Hockeyroos Crowned Australian Women's 'Team of the Century' |access-date= 30 June 2016}}{{cite web |url= http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/new-honour-for-golden-hockey-great-juliet-haslam/story-fnduczvk-1226588709853?nk=bf6cd34ee69f882055765d477db5a1f5/ |title= New honour for golden hockey great Juliet Haslam |access-date= 9 November 2014}}

Personal life

Haslam lives in Adelaide, South Australia. Her father is Ross Haslam, who played 113 games for the Port Adelaide Magpies.{{cite news | last=Vaughan | first=Roger | url=https://7news.com.au/sport/afl/hockey-great-haslam-to-head-port-in-aflw-c-4337822 | title=Hockey great Haslam to head Port in AFLW | date= 26 October 2021 | access-date= 26 October 2021 | work=7News}}{{cite web | url= https://australianfootball.com/players/player/ross%2Bhaslam/723 | title=Australian Football - Ross Haslam - Player Bio | access-date= 26 October 2021}}

She is married to former footballer Andrew Obst.