Nova Peris
Nova Maree Peris  (born 25 February 1971) is an Australian former sportswoman and politician. She won a gold medal with the Australian women's field hockey team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. She was the first Aboriginal Australian to win a gold medal. She also won two gold medals in track and field at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. In 1997, she was named Young Australian of the Year.