Elspeth Denning
Olympic athlete
1956 –
Who is Elspeth Denning?
Elspeth Denning is a former Western Australian field hockey player. She was born in Kenya on 19 June 1956 and moved with her family to South Africa when she was six. She played representative hockey for Western Province before moving to Western Australia in 1975.
As a member of the Hockeyroos, she represented Australian in 101 matches between 1978 and 1988. She was selected for Olympic squads in 1980, 1984 and 1988. In 1988 she was vice-captain in Australia's gold medal win, and was rated as the outstanding player of the meet.
In domestic hockey, Denning represented Western Australia from 1976 to 1988.
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- Born
- Jun 19, 1956
- Also known as
- Elspeth Clement-Denning
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Lived in
- Western Australia
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on July 23, 2013
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