Sally Carbon
{{short description|Australian field hockey player}}
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{{MedalSport|Women's Field Hockey}}
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{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}
{{MedalGold|1988 Seoul|Team Competition}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Cup}}
{{MedalGold|1994 Dublin|Team Competition}}
{{MedalSilver|1990 Sydney|Team Competition}}
{{MedalCompetition|Champions Trophy}}
{{MedalGold|1991 Berlin|Team Competition}}
{{MedalGold|1993 Amstelveen|Team Competition}}
{{MedalSilver|1989 Frankfurt|Team Competition}}
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Sally May Carbon {{post-nominals|country=AUS|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.
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
External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070317060338/http://www.sallycarbon.com.au/ Sally Carbon Home Page]
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Category:Field hockey players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Category:Field hockey players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic medalists in field hockey
Category:Olympic field hockey players for Australia
Category:Australian female field hockey players
Category:Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic gold medalists for Australia
Category:Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia
Category:Recipients of the Australian Sports Medal
Category:People educated at Churchlands Senior High School
Category:Sportswomen from Western Australia