Keith Pitt (Hinkler, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

I rise to acknowledge the incredible achievements of Angela Doyle nee Chalmers. Angela was last month inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, at their 68th annual Order of Sport awards, having already been inducted to be Athletics Canada Hall of Fame, in 2019.

Why am I talking about Angela Doyle, who's in the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame? Angela is a constituent and lives in Bundaberg, would you believe. Angela is married to Simon Doyle, a very well-known local, who himself is no slouch on the world stage of athletics, and with their children, Michael and Emily, live on a farm near the hummock in Bundaberg. What an incredible record she has. To have somebody of this standard in our local region deserves to be acknowledged.

Angela was born to a Sioux woman and a soldier of Scottish-Canadian ancestry. She's a member of the Birdtail Sioux nation and lived with her military family in various cities. She grew up racing against her brothers, and those races taught her how to push herself to win. She has an incredible list of achievements, and I won't to get through them all. In 1990, she made history as the first female athlete to win gold in both the 1,500-metre and 3,000-metre races at the Commonwealth Games in Auckland. At the 1994 Commonwealth Games, in Victoria, Canada, she was the Canadian team flag-bearer for the opening ceremony and defended her 3,000-metre gold medal in those games. In the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, she won bronze in the 3,000-metre race. There is an incredible list. Congratulations, Angela. You deserve to be recognised.

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