Juliet Haslam

Juliet Haslam is a former field hockey defender and midfielder from Australia, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992.

She was a member of the Australia women's national field hockey team, best known as the Hockeyroos, that won the gold medals at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. As well as being a dual Olympic Gold Medallist, she won a Commonwealth Games Gold Medal, two World Cup Gold Medals, five Champions Trophy Gold Medals and was named in the Australian Women’s ‘Team of the Century’.

On 26 October 2021, she was appointed as the head of Port Adelaide Power's AFLW operations for their 2023 entry into the AFL Women's competition.

International hockey Haslam first played for Australia in 1989 and retired after the 2000 Sydney Olympics having played 220 games for Australia. She celebrated her 200th game for Australia in the 1999 Oceania Cup against New Zealand.

She is one of only three South Australians and one of only 16 females to have played over 200 international games for Australia.

Her achievements include: Playing in six Champions Trophy Tournaments from 1989 - 1999 winning five of those tournaments (1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999) Competing in her first Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992 and finishing 5th 1994 - World Cup - Ireland - Gold 1996 - Olympic Gold medal - Atlanta 1998 - World Cup - Holland - Gold 1998 - Commonwealth Games - Kuala Lumpur - Gold (Co-Captain) 2000 - Olympic Games Gold - Sydney

At the 2000 Olympics, Haslam scored a goal in the gold medal decider in her final match before retiring.

Volunteering Haslam is actively involved in the community serving in a number of ways. She has been on the Board of Hockey SA since early 2013.

She is an ambassador to the Premier's Reading Challenge, Roger Rasheed foundation which helps give kids a sporting chance, and Port Adelaide Football Club. Also in 1997, she was awarded SASI Female Athlete of the Year.

In 2000, she was awarded: SA Great Female Athlete of the Year SASI Female Athlete of the Year SA Great Sports Star of the Year

As a member of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games gold-medal-winning Hockeyroos, Haslam was named in the Australian Women's "Team of the Century" at the 2013 Centenary of Canberra Sportswomen's Ball conducted at The Great Hall, Parliament House, Canberra.

Personal life Haslam lives in Adelaide, South Australia. Her father is Ross Haslam, who played 113 games for the Port Adelaide Magpies.

She is married to former footballer Andrew Obst.