Danni Roche
Medal record | ||
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Representing Australia | ||
Women's Field Hockey
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Olympic Games | ||
1996 Atlanta | Team Competition |
Danielle Roche
Personal
Roche was born in Melbourne on 25 May 1970. She is the daughter of Ken Roche, who was a hurdler at the 1964 Summer Olympics and won two Commonwealth Games gold medals.[2] She had a seven-year relationship with Australian model and television personality Deborah Hutton until their break up in December 2007.[3]
Hockey career
Roche made her debut as a 19 year old for the Australian team in 1989 in the Australia vs New Zealand series.
Business career
Roche has held finance and commercial positions with Telstra, has been a Director at UBS, a partner at Evans and Partners. Roche is a Director of a privately owned fraud and risk management business.[6][7]
Community leadership
In 2017, Roche was named Chair of the National Australia Day Council.[8]
Sports administration
Roche was a Hockey Australia Director for seven years until she was appointed to the St Kilda Football Club Board in 2012.[6][7] She was appointed to the Australian Sports Commission Board on 4 May 2016. Roche is a Trust Member of Victorian State Sports Centres.[9]
In March 2017, Roche announced that she was standing for the President of the Australian Olympic Committee. It was first time that John Coates has been challenged for the Presidency, a position held since 1990.[2]
References
- ^ "Roche, Danni". Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- ^ a b Schlink, Leo (24 March 2017). "Why Danni Roche challenged Australian Olympic Committee John Coates' presidency". Herald Sun. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ Guy or gal? Deb auditions for new love | The Daily Telegraph
- ^ "Hockeyroos players". Hockey Australia website. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ a b Australian Team Handbook : 1996 Olymoic Games. Sydney: Australian Olympic Committee. 1996. p. 211.
- ^ a b Holmesby, Luke. "Roche happy to be on board". St Kilda Football Club website. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ a b "The Board". Australian Sports Commission website. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ "Olympian to chair Australia Day Council". SBS. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "State Sports Centres Trust Members". State Sports Centres Trust website. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
External links
- Danni Roche at the International Hockey Federation
- Danni Roche at Olympics.com
- Danni Roche at Olympedia
- Danni Roche at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 27 March 2017)