Nova Peris

Quick Facts

Full Name	Nova Peris
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Feb 25, 1971(1971-02-25)
Age	53
Birthplace	Darwin
Country	Australia
Horoscope	Aquarius

Nova Peris Biography

Nova Peris is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on February 25, 1971 in Darwin, Australia. Astonishing Aboriginal Australian athlete and politician recognized as one of the very first Indigenous Australian athlete to earn the Olympic gold medal, and the first indigenous woman chosen to an federal parliament seat.

She as well as She and Rechelle Hawkes were teammates on the 1996 gold medal- winning field hockey team. were teammates on the 1996 gold medal winning field hockey team.

Peris was born in Darwin, Northern Territory. She met Sean Kneebone when she was 17 and they had a daughter in 1990. They married in 1995, after which she adopted the surname Peris-Kneebone. Following their divorce in 2001, she returned to using her maiden name, and in March 2002 married Daniel Batman; they separated in 2010. Batman died in a car crash in June 2012.

Peris was a representative in the Australian Women’s Hockey team at the 1996 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Aboriginal Australian to win an Olympic gold medal. In 1997, she switched sports and a year later she became a double gold medalist in the 1998 Commonwealth Games (Kuala Lumpur) winning the 200m sprint with a time of 22.77 seconds and sharing in Australia’s 4 × 100 metres relay win. Peris was named Young Australian of the Year in 1997.

She has three kids, one of them with her the ex of her husband Sean Kneebone and two with ex-husband Daniel Batman. She was married to Scott Appleton in 2012.

Nova Peris Net Worth

Nova Peris is one of the richest Politician from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nova Peris 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Her athletic career began as a player on the Australian field hockey team for women which was awarded gold medals in the 1996 Olympics. She later changed to track and competed in the 2000 Olympics as an athlete.

With the backing by Australia’s Australian Labor Party, she was elected senator for Northern Territory in 2013. Northern Territory in 2013.

Nova Maree Peris OAM (born 25 February 1971) is an indigenous Australian athlete and former politician. As part of the Australian women’s hockey (Hockeyroos) team at the 1996 Olympic Games, she was the first Aboriginal Australian to win an Olympic gold medal. She later switched sports to sprinting and went to the 1998 Commonwealth Games and 2000 Olympic Games. She was elected to the Australian Senate at the 2013 federal election, after then Prime Minister Julia Gillard named her as a “captain’s pick”, installing her as the preselected Labor candidate over incumbent Labor senator Trish Crossin. She retired from the Senate in 2016.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Nova Peris height 5 ft 7 in Nova weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Nova Peris Dating?

According to our records, Nova Peris is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Nova Peris’s is not dating anyone.

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Peris married Scott Appleton on 12 August 2012. She has three children: Jessica (with Kneebone), and Destiny and Jack (with Batman), and became a grandmother at the age of 40.

Facts & Trivia

Nova Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Nova Peris celebrates birthday on February 25 of every year.

On 22 January 2013 the Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced she would invite Peris to join the Australian Labor Party and stand as a candidate for the Senate in the Northern Territory at the 2013 election. On 29 January 2013 her preselection was endorsed by the ALP executive 19 votes to 2, meaning her name was placed first on the ALP’s senate ticket in the Northern Territory, supporting the likelihood that she would become Australia’s first female Indigenous federal parliamentarian.

Top Facts about Nova Peris

1. Nova Peris is an Australian politician and former athlete.
2. She won a gold medal in hockey at the 1996 Olympics.
3. In 2013, she became Australia’s first Indigenous female federal parliamentarian.
4. Peris was named Young Australian of the Year in 1997.
5. She retired from athletics in 2000 to focus on family and community work.
6. Peris has been a strong advocate for Indigenous rights and reconciliation.
7. She was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in 1998.
8. Peris has also worked as a motivational speaker and author.
9. In 2019, she was appointed as Chancellor of the University of Canberra.
10. Peris has been recognized for her contributions to sport and politics with numerous awards and honors throughout her career.

What was Nova Peris famous for?

Nova Peris (Murran and Bunitj) Nova entered her athletics career having already won Olympic gold with the Hockeyroos in Atlanta in 1996. She also became the first mother to be a gold medallist for Australia since Shirley Strickland in 1956.

What happened to Nova Peris?

She was elected to the Australian Senate at the 2013 federal election, after then Prime Minister Julia Gillard named her as a “captain’s pick”, installing her as the preselected Labor candidate over incumbent Labor senator Trish Crossin. She retired from the Senate in 2016.

How old is Nova Peris?

51 years (February 25, 1971)

Is Nova Peris daughter in the Olympics?

‘ Despite stepping into the spotlight this week on Seven’s SAS Australia, Jessica Peris, daughter of Olympic legend Nova Peris , has struggled to find her own path in life.

Who's Australia's most successful Olympian?

Ian Thorpe is Australia’s most successful Olympian of all time with a total of nine medals, (five gold, three silver and one bronze medal) from Sydney and Athens combined.