Nova Peris - Australia's first aboriginal Olympic champion
How the hockey-player from Darwin broke barriers by winning an Olympic gold medal in 1996
In 1996, Nova Peris became the first aboriginal Australian to win an Olympic gold medal when the 鈥淗ockeyroos鈥� women鈥檚 hockey team took victory at the Atlanta games. Peris鈥檚 mother was one of Australia鈥檚 so-called Stolen Generation 鈥� the aboriginal children separated from their families by the state 鈥� and Peris experienced racial abuse herself during her sporting career. After triumphing in hockey, she switched to athletics and took another gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in the 200 metres sprint. Nova Peris talks to Robert Nicholson. The programme is a Whistledown Production.
PHOTO: Nova Peris at the 1996 Olympics (Getty Images)
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