Hockey - ANNAN Alyson

21 Jun 1973
Female
Head Coach

Events Entered

Discipline Event Rank
HOC Hockey Women 1

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch
NED
Netherlands
5
IND
India
1
Finished
Oi Hockey Stadium - South Pitch
NED
Netherlands
4
IRL
Ireland
0
Finished
Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch
NED
Netherlands
5
RSA
South Africa
0
Finished
Oi Hockey Stadium - South Pitch
GBR
Great Britain
0
NED
Netherlands
1
Finished
Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch
GER
Germany
1
NED
Netherlands
3
Finished
Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch
NED
Netherlands
3
NZL
New Zealand
0
Finished
Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch
NED
Netherlands
5
GBR
Great Britain
1
Finished
Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch
NED
Netherlands
3
ARG
Argentina
1
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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She represented Australia 228 times, scoring 166 goals. She won gold medals at the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games, the World Cup in 1994 and 1998, and at the Champions Trophy in 1993, 1995, 1997 and 1999. (sahof.org.au, 10 Oct 2013; beyondthelimits.org, 2017)

She was named FIH Player of the Year in 1998 and 2000, and was named Player of the Tournament at the 1997 Champions Trophy and 1998 World Cup. (sahof.org.au, 10 Oct 2013; fih.ch, 12 Feb 2020)
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She coached the Netherlands to gold at the 2019 EuroHockey Championship in Antwerp, Belgium. She also coached the team to gold at the 2017 edition in Amstelveen, Netherlands. (fih.ch, 12 Feb 2020; eurohockey.org, 22 Apr 2020)

She coached the Netherlands to win the inaugural 2019 Pro League. (fih.ch, 12 Feb 2020)

She coached the Netherlands to gold at the 2018 Champions Trophy in Changzhou, People's Republic of China, and silver at the 2016 edition in London, England. (hockey.nl, 25 Aug 2019)

She coached the Netherlands to gold at the 2018 World Championships in London, England. (hockey.nl, 25 Aug 2019)

She coached the Netherlands to gold at the 2017 World League Final in Auckland, New Zealand. (hockey.nl, 25 Aug 2019)

She coached the Netherlands to silver at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (eurohockey.org, 22 Apr 2020)

She won the 2014 EuroHockey Club Champions Cup as coach of the Amsterdam women's team. (beyondthelimits.org, 03 Apr 2016)
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In 2017, 2018 and 2019 she was named International Hockey Federation [FIH] Female Coach of the Year. (fih.ch, 12 Feb 2020)

In 2013 she was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame for her contribution to women's hockey, and has been made a Member of the Order of Australia. (sahof.org.au, 10 Oct 2013; eurohockey.org, 22 Apr 2020)
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2015
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Between 2011 and 2015 she coached several Dutch female age group national teams. At club level she has coached at the Klein Zwitserland team in the Netherlands, and at the Amsterdam men's and women's club sides.

General Interest

General
DUAL CITIZENSHIP
She was born in Sydney, NSW, Australia. She moved to the Netherlands in 2000 and became a Dutch citizen in April 2020. (sahof.org.au, 10 Oct 2013; hockey.nl, 25 Aug 2019; coach-logic.com, 01 May 2020)

BUSINESS
She owns and operates Beyond the Limits, a consulting and coaching firm in the Netherlands, with her partner Carole Thate, who is a former hockey player who played 168 matches for the Netherlands national team. Her biography, 'Beyond the Limits', was published in 2004. (theaustralian.com.au, 14 Oct 2015; beyondthelimits.org, 2017; LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2020; Twitter profile, 31 May 2020)

SPORTING RELATIVE
She was previously married to Argentinian hockey player and coach, Max Caldas, who competed at the 1996 and 2004 Olympic Games, and is coach of the Dutch men's team at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (olympics.com, 04 Jun 2021)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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