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the venue has been enhanced to provide for the International Sporting Federation technical venue requirements and provide spectator seating of 3,000 (boxing) and 3,200 (table tennis). The Gold Coast Hockey Centre plays host to the men's and women's Hockey events during the games. The Southport Broadwater Parklands hosts Swimming and Marathon events. Robina Stadium plays host to the Rugby 7s competition and required an upgrade to meet World Rugby standards. The Elanora/Currumbin Valley area hosts the road racing elements of the cycling programme. Both the road race and time trial events start and finish within this area. Queen Elizabeth Park
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Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Field hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on the Gold Coast, Australia from April 5 to 14. The hockey competition will be held at the Gold Coast Hockey Centre. This is the sixth time that the hockey competition was held, following the sport's debut at the 1998 Games. The following is the competition schedule for the hockey competitions: A total of ten men's and women's team will qualify to compete at the games. Each nation may enter one team in each tournament (18 athletes per team) for a maximum total of 36
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athletes. The host nation (Australia) along with the top nine ranked nations in the FIH World Rankings as of October 31, 2017, qualified for the games. There are 11 participating nations at the hockey competitions with a total of 360 athletes. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country. Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Field hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on the Gold Coast, Australia from April 5 to 14. The hockey competition will be held at the Gold Coast Hockey Centre. This is the sixth time that
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won a bronze medals. He has also represented Australia at the 2006 Commonwealth Games where he won a gold medal and the 2010 Commonwealth Games where he also won gold. He has won silver medals at the 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup and the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup. He won a gold medal at the 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup. Jamie Dwyer was born on 12 March 1979 in Rockhampton, Queensland. His nickname is Foetus. As a child, he played cricket. He is a long time Brisbane Lions fan and plays Australian rules fantasy football. His cousin was a
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Netball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games was the third Games at which netball, one of the few women-only sports in the Commonwealth Games, was played. The preliminary matches were held at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in the Melbourne suburb of Parkville, with the finals being held at the multi-purpose Melbourne Park in the inner city. Netball was among the most popular sports with viewers at this Games, with most tickets selling out in the initial ballot, and no more being available until a second release in the week before the Games - a rare
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DEF - Deflection, REA - Rebound Attack, RED - Rebound Defense Netball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games was the third Games at which netball, one of the few women-only sports in the Commonwealth Games, was played. The preliminary matches were held at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in the Melbourne suburb of Parkville, with the finals being held at the multi-purpose Melbourne Park in the inner city. Netball was among the most popular sports with viewers at this Games, with most tickets selling out in the initial ballot, and no more being available until a
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the 2012 Summer Olympics, where they won the bronze medal. He was also part of the Australian team that won the 2014 World Cup. At the 2014 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, De Young became just the fourth man to make 300 national team appearances for Australia (the other three being Jay Stacy, Brent Livermore and Jamie Dwyer). Liam de Young Liam de Young is an Australian field hockey player. He played club hockey for St Andrew's. He is a member of Australia men's national field hockey team, winning a gold medal with the team at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, a
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Phil Roper Phil Roper (born 24 January 1992) is an English international field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for England and Great Britain. He plays club hockey in the EHL Premier Division for Wimbledon. Roper made his international debut in 2013 and He competed for England in the men's hockey tournament at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a bronze medal. Born in Chester he started playing hockey, aged 8, for Chester Hockey Club, he played there for ten years before going to university, where he played for Sheffield Hallam. On 24th May 2017 Roper
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Under 18 and Under 21. In 2012, Claxton was Player of the Tournament at the U21 Women's National Hockey Championships where South Australia finished 2nd. She has played eight years (2009-2016) in the Australian Hockey League including two years as Captain in 2015 and 2016. In 2011, Claxton was a member of the Australian Hockey League team the SA Suns that won the national championship. She was Player of the Tournament at the 2015 Australian Hockey League held in Sydney. Claxton has played over 100 international games for the Hockeyroos, including the Commonwealth Games, Olympic Games and World Cup. Her
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4th place group B and 5th place group A played 5th place group B) to determine the fifth through to tenth-place rankings. The winners of the semifinals qualified for the gold medal match whilst the losers played in the bronze medal match. England defeated New Zealand 4–2 on penalties after a 3–3 tie after normal time to take the bronze medal, whilst in the final Australia defeated India 4-0 after normal time to take their fifth consecutive men's hockey gold medal at the Commonwealth Games. Hockey at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament The men's field hockey event at
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Ashleigh Nelson (field hockey) Ashleigh Jayne Nelson (born 5 March 1987 in Narrogin) is an Australian hockey player, a striker for the Australia women's national field hockey team. Nelson made her international debut in 2007 against Japan and by the end of her career she had played 205 games for Australia, scoring 69 international goals. She has played in many international tournaments, including the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, where she secured a field goal from lying on the ground as well as a penalty flick. Australia defeated New Zealand for the gold medal in penalty flicks 4–2 after drawing
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Carmel Bakurski Carmel Bakurski (née Souter; born 7 September 1976 in Murray Bridge, South Australia) is a retired female field hockey defender from Australia. She made her debut for the Australia women's national field hockey team during the 1998 season (Argentina Tour) following the 1997 Junior World Cup (silver medal). Nicknamed "Carma" she was a member of the Hockeyroos at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester where the team ended up in third place in the overall-rankings, and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Carmel played for the SA Suns in the Australian Hockey League. Carmel played international games for
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Women's National Team in 1999. Clement played in four consecutive Commonwealth Games tournaments: Manchester, Melbourne and Dehli and Glasgow. She was selected as captain of the Women's National Team for the 2014 Commonwealth Games. She announced her retirement from international competition in August 2014. She played club hockey for Bonagrass Grove. Clement teaches physical education and is the head of hockey at the High School of Dundee in Scotland. Linda Clement Linda Clement (born 13 March 1980) is a female field hockey forward and midfielder from Scotland. She played in 241 matches for the Women's National Team, scoring 61 goals.
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Susannah Townsend Susannah Townsend, (born 28 July 1989) is an English international field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for England and Great Britain. She currently plays club hockey in the Feldhockey Bundesliga for Der Club an der Alster in Germany. Townsend has also played club hockey in the Investec Women's Hockey League Premier Division for Canterbury and Reading She has also played club hockey for La Gantoise in Belgium. Townsend competed for England in the women's hockey tournament at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she won a silver medal. She was educated at Sutton Valence School, alongside the
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international hockey in 2002. Bill Waugh William "Bill" Waugh (born 20 January 1973) is a British former field hockey player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics. Waugh played his first international match in New Delhi, India, on 4 February 1995 against Kazakhstan, losing 0-1, and over the course of his career amassed a total of 121 caps for England and 15 caps for Great Britain. He also captained England at all levels, with the highlight being his captainship of the senior team in the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur in 1998, where England won a Bronze Medal. Bill Waugh
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as 7 World Hockey Cup medals, 4 Commonwealth Games gold medals and 25 Hockey Champions Trophy medals. The Hockeyroos have won 3 gold Olympic medals in 2000, 1996 and 1988; as well as 4 world cup medals, 2 gold at the Commonwealth games, and 11 champions trophy medals. Field hockey in Australia Field hockey in Australia refers to the sport of Field Hockey played in Australia. The national level of competition is the Australian Hockey League, which was made from the former Men's and Women's National Hockey League in 1991. It is a small league, with only a single men's
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Games (Beijing) and 2010 Hockey World Cup (Delhi) and played his first international senior tournament for the Men's National Team in 1998, at the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. In 2000 Deol missed the Summer Olympics in Sydney, where the Canadians finished tenth. His father Surjeet S. Deol competed in field hockey for Kenya at three Olympic Games: 1956, 1960 and 1964. He belonged to village Boparai Kalan (ludhiana). Ranjeev Deol Ranjeev Deol (born October 19, 1976 in Mississauga, Ontario) is a Canadian field hockey player, who plays for West Coast Kings HC. Currently star coach for the best London
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Hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament Women's Field hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games took place between 16 March and 25 March. The competition consisted of a round robin stage of two groups of five with the winners and runners-up of each group qualifying for the semifinals. All matches were played at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in the Parkville area of Melbourne. The Gold medal was won by Australia, who defeated 2002 champions India 1 – 0 in the final. England won the bronze medal by defeating New Zealand 3 – 1 on penalty strokes.
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Hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament Women's Field hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games took place between 16 March and 25 March. The competition consisted of a round robin stage of two groups of five with the winners and runners-up of each group qualifying for the semifinals. All matches were played at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in the Parkville area of Melbourne. The Gold medal was won by Australia, who defeated 2002 champions India 1 – 0 in the final. England won the bronze medal by defeating New Zealand 3 – 1 on penalty strokes.
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India–Pakistan field hockey rivalry India and Pakistan have played against each other several times in field hockey. They participate in Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, Hockey Asia Cup, Hockey Champions Trophy, Sultan Azlan Shah Cup and Summer Olympic Games. India and Pakistan have a record of facing each other in the first seven Asian games hockey finals. They have played a total of nine finals against each other in which Pakistan has won seven and India has won two gold. Both nations have played each other from 1956 to 1964 in three successive Olympic Hockey finals. India won gold twice while
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also played club hockey for Loughborough and Plymouth Marjon. She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to hockey. Giselle Ansley Giselle Anne Ansley, (born 31 March 1992) is an English international field hockey player who plays as a defender for England and Great Britain. She plays club hockey in the Investec Women's Hockey League Premier Division for Surbiton Hockey Club. Ansley made her international debut in 2013. She competed for England in the women's hockey tournament at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she won a silver medal.
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Iain Lewers Iain Lewers (born 5 January 1984) in Belfast, Northern Ireland is an international field hockey player who played as a defender for England and Great Britain, until 2016. He currently plays club hockey in the EHL Premier Division for Wimbledon. Lewers made his Great Britain debut in 2011, and competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics. He also competed for England at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where they won Bronze. Lewers is a former pupil of Wellington College Belfast. He has also played club hockey for Holcombe, East Grinstead and Loughborough, as well as HGC in the Netherlands, Annadale,
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a host of other clubs. Michael Hoare (field hockey) Michael 'Mikey' Hoare (born 14 November 1985) is an English international field hockey player who plays as a defender for England and Great Britain. Hoare plays club hockey in the EHL Premier Division for Wimbledon. He was educated at Range High School, Formby, Merseyside. Hoare made his international debut in 2012. He competed for England in the men's hockey tournament at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a bronze medal. He has also played club hockey for Beeston and Bowdon. Michael is a qualified PE teacher and hockey coach, doing
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Michael Hoare (field hockey) Michael 'Mikey' Hoare (born 14 November 1985) is an English international field hockey player who plays as a defender for England and Great Britain. Hoare plays club hockey in the EHL Premier Division for Wimbledon. He was educated at Range High School, Formby, Merseyside. Hoare made his international debut in 2012. He competed for England in the men's hockey tournament at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a bronze medal. He has also played club hockey for Beeston and Bowdon. Michael is a qualified PE teacher and hockey coach, doing both for Wimbledon, Barnes and
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Commonwealth Games. Hockey at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Field hockey is one of ten core sports at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. It was the fifth appearance of hockey at the Commonwealth Games since its inclusion in 1998. The competition took place between Thursday 24 July and Sunday 3 August at the purpose built National Hockey Centre on the city's famous Glasgow Green. The purpose built National Hockey Centre hosted the 2014 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I and a men's four nations tournament (involving Argentina, Belgium, England and Scotland) in April 2014 as test events in the lead up
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Alastair Brogdon Alastair Richard Brogdon (born 10 November 1987) is a British and English field hockey player who competed at 2016 Rio Olympics for Team GB. Brogdon made his international debut in 2006 and received his 100th England cap against Argentina at the 2014 Champions Trophy. He was part of the 2009 gold medal winning England side at the EuroHockey Championships. He competed for England in the men's hockey tournament at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a bronze medal. Brogdon is from Hale, Manchester grew up in Bowdon, which is where he played his club hockey until 2012.
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test series are: The following table show India vs Pakistan in major tournaments and their finishing in the tournament: Other matches played between India and Pakistan are: India–Pakistan field hockey rivalry India and Pakistan have played against each other several times in field hockey. They participate in Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, Hockey Asia Cup, Hockey Champions Trophy, Sultan Azlan Shah Cup and Summer Olympic Games. India and Pakistan have a record of facing each other in the first seven Asian games hockey finals. They have played a total of nine finals against each other in which Pakistan has won seven
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In 2005 he joined English Hockey League's Premier Division, Teddington Hockey Club. His last overseas stint was in New Zealand in 2008, when he played for the Auckland club. Under Paul Lissek, he made his debut as a 17-year-old with the Malaysia hockey team in the 1998 Commonwealth Games. Boon Huat who had more than 321 caps for Malaysia had played in major competitions such as the World Cup, Olympics, Champions Trophy, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and the Asia Cup. He was also the skipper of the 2001 National Junior team which featured in the Junior World Cup in Hobart.
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(1976) where the won their first gold medal, beating Australia 1-0 in the final. During that time, the Women’s team competed in the International Federation of Women’s Hockey Associations (IFWHA) tournaments in London (1953), Australia (1956), Scotland (1959), USA (1963), where they stayed undefeated in all 6 matches. They also participated in the IFWHA tournaments in Amsterdam (1973) and in Scotland (1975). In 1984, in Los Angeles, the Women’s team appeared at the Olympic Games for the first time. Followed by this, in 1988, hockey was played for the first time in the Commonwealth Games: The Men’s team did not
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Hollie Webb Hollie Pearne-Webb, (born 19 September 1990) is an English international field hockey player who plays as a defender for England and Great Britain. She plays club hockey in the Investec Women's Hockey League Premier Division for Surbiton. Pearne-Webb is from Belper, Derbyshire and attended The Ecclesbourne School. She has also played club hockey for Beeston, Cannock and Belper. She made her international debut in 2013 and subsequently competed for England in the women's hockey tournament at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she won a silver medal. She scored the winning penalty in the 2016 Olympic final in Rio
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2012 and played her first match against India in Napier on 8 December 2012. Rose Keddell Elizabeth Rose Keddell (born 31 January 1994) is a New Zealand field hockey player. She has competed for the New Zealand women's national field hockey team (the Black Sticks Women) since 2012, including at the 2014 Women's Hockey World Cup and the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Keddell was born in Tauranga and attended Bethlehem College. She is a first cousin to Olympic gold medallist rower Mahé Drysdale. She competed in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics as part of the New Zealand girls' hockey team where
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Hockey at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Field hockey is one of ten core sports at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. It was the fifth appearance of hockey at the Commonwealth Games since its inclusion in 1998. The competition took place between Thursday 24 July and Sunday 3 August at the purpose built National Hockey Centre on the city's famous Glasgow Green. The purpose built National Hockey Centre hosted the 2014 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I and a men's four nations tournament (involving Argentina, Belgium, England and Scotland) in April 2014 as test events in the lead up to the
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at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a bronze medal. Henry Weir Henry Weir (born 13 February 1990) is an English international field hockey player who plays as a defender for England and Great Britain. He plays club hockey in the EHL Premier Division for Wimbledon. Weir has also played for Loughborough Students', Brooklands MU, Crewe Vagrants and Reigate Priory Hockey Club. He graduated from Loughborough University with a degree in sports science. Weir made his international debut against India in December 2012 at the Melbourne Champions Trophy, only 11 years after he first started playing hockey for the
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contingent upon being selected. Nathan Burgers Nathan Burgers (born May 1979 in Ayr, Queensland) is an Australian professional field hockey goalkeeper. He played for Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory teams in national competitions. He has been a member of the Australia men's national field hockey team. As a member of the team, he won a gold medal at the 2010 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy and the 2010 Commonwealth Games. He was also a member of the team that won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. Burgers was born in May 1979 in Ayr,
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Bill Waugh William "Bill" Waugh (born 20 January 1973) is a British former field hockey player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics. Waugh played his first international match in New Delhi, India, on 4 February 1995 against Kazakhstan, losing 0-1, and over the course of his career amassed a total of 121 caps for England and 15 caps for Great Britain. He also captained England at all levels, with the highlight being his captainship of the senior team in the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur in 1998, where England won a Bronze Medal. Bill Waugh announced his retirement from
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could rescind their decision. Ashraf was appointed captain for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India. Pakistan national field hockey team Zeeshan Ashraf Zeeshan Ashraf Qasmi (born 28 February 1977 in Quetta, Pakistan) is a field hockey player. He plays full back. He made his international debut for Pakistan in 2001, and competed in the 2006 Commonwealth Games. He was appointed as Captain of the Pakistan national field hockey team for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and also the 2010 Hockey World Cup in India. After his team's poor show where they finished an ignominious 12th out of
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and "Newsweek". She played for the St. Catharines Tee Pees, a boys' team in the newly formed Little Toronto Hockey League as a defenceman and was selected for an All-Star charity game. After her experiences with hockey, Hoffman participated in competitive swimming and then realized she was particularly suited to track and field, specifically 800-metre running. She competed in four Olympic Games: (1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976), four Pan American Games and two Commonwealth Games and was Canada's flag-bearer at the 1976 Games in Montreal. Hoffman competed in two summer Universiades in 1965 and 1967, where she took home a
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hockey in the Riverland as a junior and later in Adelaide for the Adelaide Hockey Club. She also played a season for the Royal Antwerp Hockey Club in Belgium in 2016/17. In 2011, Parker was a member of the Australian Hockey League team the SA Suns (formerly Southern Suns) that won the national championship in Darwin. She was the only goalscorer in the grand final winning 1–0 against the NSW Arrows. Parker has played over 100 international games for the Hockeyroos, including playing at the Commonwealth Games, Olympic Games and World Cup. Her tournaments include: In May 2017, Parker signed
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Marcelle Keet Marcelle Keet (born 25 October 1984) is a female former water polo player and field hockey player from South Africa. She has an older sister Lee-Anne Keet who was also an international water polo player and was also part of the South African national team. Marcelle Keet studied at the Clarendon High School for Girls in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Marcelle Keet was part of the South African field hockey polo team at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, where they finished 4th. She also played at the 2010 Women's Hockey World Cup finishing 10th.
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Helen Clarke (field hockey) Helen Margaret Clarke (née Shearer, born 16 April 1971) is a former field hockey goalkeeper and captain for New Zealand, who competed in three Summer Olympics: 1992, 2000 and 2004. Clarke earned a record 166 caps for her country and was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2005 New Year Honours for services to hockey. She was also a member of the New Zealand team at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, where she won a bronze medal, the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, and two World Cups. She
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She was also in the squad that won a bronze medal in the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games. She is retired from international hockey. She currently plays hockey in the England national league for Sevenoaks Hockey Club in the Investec Women's Conference East League where she is player/coach of the ladies' 1st team. She has played for a number of top English national league clubs including Loughborough Students, Chelmsford and Canterbury. She attended Tonbridge Grammar School between 1992 and 2000. She then attended Loughborough University, graduating with a degree in sports science in 2004. In November 2011 she gave birth to
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the fourth highest civilian award of India, in 2015. Saba Anjum Karim Saba Anjum Karim (born 12 June 1985, Durg) is a former member of the Indian women's hockey team. She was the youngest of all participants in hockey competition at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. She first played for India in under-18 AHF Cup in 2000. As a right wing forward, she has represented India in many other international tournaments like Asian Games Oct 2002, Asia Cup Feb 2004 Delhi, Commonwealth Games 2002 and 2006, Manchester, Junior World Cup May 2001, Buenos Aires and Australian Test Series and
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Saba Anjum Karim Saba Anjum Karim (born 12 June 1985, Durg) is a former member of the Indian women's hockey team. She was the youngest of all participants in hockey competition at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. She first played for India in under-18 AHF Cup in 2000. As a right wing forward, she has represented India in many other international tournaments like Asian Games Oct 2002, Asia Cup Feb 2004 Delhi, Commonwealth Games 2002 and 2006, Manchester, Junior World Cup May 2001, Buenos Aires and Australian Test Series and New Zealand Tour. She hails from Kelabadi, Durg and
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team at the Junior World Cup. Several months after her senior debut, Hollywood played at the 2005 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy where she won a silver medal, losing the final in a penalty shootout to the Netherlands. The next year, Hollywood played for Australia at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Australia won the gold medal, defeating India 1–0 in the final, which Hollywood described as the "highlight of her career" and her "greatest moment". Hollywood also played at the 2006 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy, but the Australians could not repeat their performance of the previous year and did not feature in
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at four Commonwealth Games, and was part of the South African team that finished in 4th place at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. She has been selected for the IHF World XI three times (2007, 2009 and 2010). Marsha is the daughter of hockey coach and former player Marian Marescia, described by many as the best player to not have played for South Africa, due to apartheid. Marsha attended Northlands Girls' High School in Durban North. Northlands Girls High school is now one of the best schools on the Durban area. In 2013 Marsha married Dutch hockey coach Alexander Cox. Marsha
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Canberra. The perpetual shield for Hockey SA's U15 Girls State Junior Zone Championship is named after Allen. Kate Allen (field hockey) Katie Allen (born 28 February 1974) is an Australian field hockey player. She was a member of the Australia women's national field hockey team that won gold medals at Commonwealth Games, Olympic Games and World Cup in the late 1990s and early 2000s. She is a past FIH World Player of the Year. She won a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Allen was born in Adelaide. Allen played for Burnside Hockey Club in South Australia
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Ghana at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Ghana competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018. It was Ghana's 16th appearance at the Commonwealth Games. Boxer Abdul Omar was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony. The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline. Ghana participated with eight athletes (four men and four women) Ghana participated with a team of 7 athletes (7 men) Ghana participated with 5 athletes (5 men). Ghana qualified a women's [field] hockey team of 18 athletes, after being
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in December 2013. Whitelock took up hockey at the age of seven, as her school only played hockey, not her preferred sport, netball. Kayla Whitelock Kayla Marie Whitelock (née Sharland, born 30 October 1985) is a New Zealand field hockey player, and former captain of the New Zealand women's national field hockey team (the "Black Sticks Women"). She has competed in four Olympic Games (2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016), three Commonwealth Games (2006, 2010 and 2014) and two Hockey World Cups (2010 and 2014). She was named on the FIH's All-Star Team in 2010 and was Hockey New Zealand's player
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Kate Allen (field hockey) Katie Allen (born 28 February 1974) is an Australian field hockey player. She was a member of the Australia women's national field hockey team that won gold medals at Commonwealth Games, Olympic Games and World Cup in the late 1990s and early 2000s. She is a past FIH World Player of the Year. She won a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Allen was born in Adelaide. Allen played for Burnside Hockey Club in South Australia as a junior. Allen was a member of the SA Suns team in the Australian Hockey League.
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field hockey team qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics for the first time since the 1980 Summer Olympics. They were eliminated in the group stage, however, where they placed 6th. The 2002 Commonwealth Games Squad, led by Captain Suraj Lata Devi, competed in the 2002 Commonwealth Games. The team entered the finals after defeating the Australian women's national field hockey team and placed first, winning the Gold after they beat the English women's hockey team. This event served as the inspiration for the 2007 Bollywood film about women's field hockey, "Chak De! India" starring Shah Rukh Khan (after screenwriter Jaideep
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returned to the Commonwealth Games after being readmitted as a Commonwealth Games Federation member on 31 March 2018. The regulations stated that from the 26 approved sports administered by Commonwealth Governing Bodies, a minimum of ten core sports and maximum of seventeen sports must be included in any Commonwealth Games schedule. The approved sports included the 10 core sports: athletics, badminton, boxing, hockey, lawn bowls, netball (for women), rugby sevens, squash, swimming and weightlifting. Integrated disabled competitions were also scheduled for the Games in nine sports: swimming, athletics, cycling, table tennis, powerlifting and lawn bowls. Along with these events for
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the Scotland squad that played in the 2011 EuroHockey Nations Championship II in Ukraine and the 2013 EuroHockey Nations Championship II in Austria. On 12 June 2014 Cachia was selected as a member of Team Scotland for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Jamie Cachia Jamie Cachia (born 7 September 1987) is a Scottish field hockey goalkeeper who plays for the Scotland men's national field hockey team. He plays his club hockey for Beeston Hockey Club in the England Hockey League Men's Premier Division. From 2011-2014 Cachia played for Sheffield Hockey Club. Cachia was educated at Craigclowan Preparatory School, Strathallan School
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Steve Richmond Steven L. Richmond (born December 11, 1959) is a former American professional ice hockey player who played 159 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings, New Jersey Devils, and Los Angeles Kings. Before being drafted he played for the University of Michigan, where he holds the record for most goals by a defenseman with 40. Richmond was a member of the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League (CHL) that suspended operations on February 16, 1984, playing only road games for the final six weeks of 1983–84 season. Despite
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the Hockeyroos, including Champions Trophy, Commonwealth Games, Olympic Games and World Cup. Her tournaments include: Carmel Bakurski Carmel Bakurski (née Souter; born 7 September 1976 in Murray Bridge, South Australia) is a retired female field hockey defender from Australia. She made her debut for the Australia women's national field hockey team during the 1998 season (Argentina Tour) following the 1997 Junior World Cup (silver medal). Nicknamed "Carma" she was a member of the Hockeyroos at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester where the team ended up in third place in the overall-rankings, and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Carmel
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awareness and participation in Hockey at a grass roots level. Alex is currently the most capped player in the Senior Women's Teams for both GB and England. Olympic Games FIH Champions Trophy EuroHockey Nations Championship Commonwealth Games World Cup FIH Champions Trophy FIH Champions Challenge I Alex Danson Alexandra Mary L. Danson, (born 21 May 1985) is an English international field hockey player who plays as a forward and is the Captain of England and Great Britain.. She plays club hockey in the Investec Women's Hockey League Premier Division for Clifton Robinsons. Danson has also played for Reading, Klein Zwitserland,
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Games and the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Pearn was voted UK Player of the Year by members of the Hockey Writers’ Club twice, in 2000 and 2011. He retired in 2005, but returned to international hockey in 2011 at the age of 34 to challenge for a place in the 2012 London Olympic Games. Having played in the 2011 London Cup, the 2011 European Championship and 2011 Champions Trophy he was not selected and retired for the second time in 2013. Pearn has played club hockey for Gloucester City, Reading, Real Club de Polo de Barcelona, East Grinstead (player/coach) and Richmond
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at a free-hit situation, and outlawed it. The biggest two field hockey tournaments are the Olympic Games tournament, and the Hockey World Cup, which is also held every 4 years. Apart from this, there is the Champions Trophy held each year for the six top-ranked teams. Field hockey has also been played at the Commonwealth Games since 1998. Amongst the men, India lead in Olympic competition, having won 8 golds (6 successive in row). Amongst the women, Australia and Netherlands have 3 Olympic golds while Netherlands has clinched the World Cup 6 times. The Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament and
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in the introduction of basketball. The most important sport in the city is field hockey. During the Barcelona Olympic Games in 1992, Terrassa was the city where the field hockey competition was played. The great number of hockey players from Terrassa who have participated in the Olympic Games over the years has led to Terrassa's being referred to as the "most Olympic city in the world". Between 1928 and 2004, Terrassa sent 124 athletes to the Olympic Games, the majority of whom were hockey players. Three local field hockey clubs play in the main Spanish league championship: Atlètic Terrassa and
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May 2003, where she scored both goals in a match which was a 2–2 draw for the United Kingdom. Her last appearance for the UK was also against South Africa at Stellenbosch on 10 January 2007, although this time the team lost 3–1. By this time Grant had accumulated 11 caps and four goals for Great Britain. She has played in two World Cups (2002 and 2006) and two European Cups (2003 and 2005). Grant was England’s top goalscorer at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, the 2002 World Cup in Australia and the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. Nationally,
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where Stewart also played. Holly Stewart Holly Stewart (born 18 May 1993) is a Canadian women's field hockey player. Stewart first represented Canada in 2013, in a test match against Ireland. Stewart's first major tournament in the Canada team was the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. The team finished eighth in the tournament. In 2015, Stewart represented Canada at the 2015 Pan American Games, where the team finished third, winning the bronze medal. Stewart first represented the junior national team in 2012, at the Junior Pan American Cup. The team won silver at the tournament, and qualified for the
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Lily Owsley Lily Isabelle Owsley, (born 10 December 1994) is an English international field hockey player who plays as a forward for England and Great Britain. Owsley plays club hockey in the Investec Women's Hockey League Premier Division for Uni of Birmingham. She won gold competing for Great Britain at the 2016 Rio Olympics. She competed for England in the women's hockey tournament at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she won a silver medal. She was selected for the 2018 Commonwealth Team but had to withdraw due to injury. Owsley won Euro hockey gold with England in August 2015 at
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Craig Victory Craig Victory (born 3 February 1980 in Adelaide, South Australia) is a field hockey striker from Australia who played 102 international games for the Australia men's national field hockey team, the Kookaburras. He is a Commonwealth Games, World Cup and Champions Trophy Gold Medalist and was an Olympic Bronze Medalist with the Australia men's national field hockey team the Kookaburras at the 2000 in Sydney. As a successful coach, he has served as Head Coach of the South Australian Sports Institute (SASI) hockey program, Head Coach of the 2011 winning SA Suns (formerly Southern Suns) in the Australian
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India's UBA Pro Basketball League as well. Shivaji Stadium metro station is just under a Km from Shivaji Hockey Stadium. Shivaji Hockey Stadium Shivaji Hockey Stadium is a hockey stadium located in New Delhi, India. The stadium was one that was selected to host hockey matches for 2010 Commonwealth Games but stadium was not ready before the games as construction of seating facilities and one venues which was come controversies of Commonwealth Games. In 2004, the stadium was identified as home for India women's hockey team and selected venue for the practice venue for hockey and swimming but later its
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Shivaji Hockey Stadium Shivaji Hockey Stadium is a hockey stadium located in New Delhi, India. The stadium was one that was selected to host hockey matches for 2010 Commonwealth Games but stadium was not ready before the games as construction of seating facilities and one venues which was come controversies of Commonwealth Games. In 2004, the stadium was identified as home for India women's hockey team and selected venue for the practice venue for hockey and swimming but later its changed to Dhyan Chand National Stadium and SPM Swimming Pool Complex. The stadium has been a host for games of
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07–08 campaign playing for the Worcester Sharks (AHL) where he played in nine games, scoring two points. He played in another 17 games for Worcester in 08-09 season, scoring eleven points, after which he was released from his contract, and retired from professional hockey. Mike Morris (ice hockey) Mike Morris (born July 14, 1983) is a retired American professional ice hockey forward. He was drafted in the first round, twenty-seventh overall, of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by the San Jose Sharks, one of two NHL first round draft choices in history to attend Northeastern University (the other being Jamie
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England and Canada, repeating the feat at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. India was also the host nation for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, which was held at Delhi, India's Capital. India at the 2002 Commonwealth Games India participated in the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. Notable among the players was the Indian women's hockey team. The team entered the finals after defeating the Australian women's national field hockey team. They went on to receive the Gold after winning the final game against the English women's hockey team. This win also marked a comeback for Mir Ranjan Negi who coached the team.
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2018 games on the Gold Coast. Cricket at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Cricket was included in the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Malaysia. This is the only time cricket was played at a Commonwealth Games. Matches were played over 50 overs, and had List A status rather than full One Day Internationals. As is normal at the Commonwealth Games, the Caribbean islands that entered participated as separate nations, not as the combined West Indies team. Indeed, the Games were the first occasion on which an Antigua and Barbuda side competed at a senior level. Northern Ireland also entered, this occurrence being
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Samantha Judge Samantha Judge (born 22 March 1978) is a female field hockey forward from Scotland. She has made 173 appearance for the Women's National Team. She is the current player coach at Edinburgh University Hockey Club. Judge was born in Paisley and attended Hutchesons' Grammar School. She also played badminton for Scotland at U16 level. She graduated with a degree in sports science from the University of Edinburgh. Judge played club hockey for Glasgow Western and made her debut for the Women's National Team in 1999. She played in three consecutive Commonwealth Games tournaments: Manchester, Melbourne and Dehli. Despite
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Kieran Govers Kieran Govers is an Australian field hockey player. He plays field hockey professionally in Germany. He plays for the NSW Warrtahs in the Australian Hockey League. He first represented Australia in 2010. He won a gold medal at the 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup, at the 2010 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy and the 2014 Commonwealth Games. He won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Govers is from New South Wales. His younger brother is international hockey player Blake Govers. Govers played junior hockey in Albion Park, New South Wales. He plays hockey professionally. In 2011, he
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Cricket at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Cricket was included in the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Malaysia. This is the only time cricket was played at a Commonwealth Games. Matches were played over 50 overs, and had List A status rather than full One Day Internationals. As is normal at the Commonwealth Games, the Caribbean islands that entered participated as separate nations, not as the combined West Indies team. Indeed, the Games were the first occasion on which an Antigua and Barbuda side competed at a senior level. Northern Ireland also entered, this occurrence being noteworthy because Irish cricket is usually
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He competed in the third match of the tour against England where Australia won 5-4. He was a member of the national team in 2010. That year, he was a member of the team that finished first at the Hockey Champions Trophy. In 2010, he also represented Australia at the Commonwealth Games, and played in the game against Pakistan during the group stage. In the gold medal match against India that Australia won 8-0, he scored two goals. In May 2011, he played in the Azlan Shah Cup for Australia. The Cup featured teams from Pakistan, Malaysia, India, South Korea,
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hockey events throughout the world (men and women). He was the Event Delegate for the hockey competitions at the inaugural 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. Meredith was seconded to the Organising Committee of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, New Delhi and in his capacity as the Hockey Sports Manager, coordinated the organisation of the men’s and women’s hockey competitions at the Games. In 2011 he was appointed as the Technical Director of World Series Hockey (WSH), a franchise based professional hockey league. WSH was a joint initiative between the Indian Hockey Federation and Nimbus Sport, played with eight teams across India. Dennis
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Hockey at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament The men's field hockey event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games was held at the Glasgow National Hockey Centre from 25 July to 3 August 2014. Australia defeated India in the final to take their fifth consecutive gold medal at the Commonwealth Games, whilst England defeated New Zealand on penalties in the bronze medal match. Two groups each of five teams were drawn. Pool A consisted of Scotland, Australia, India, South Africa and Wales; whilst pool B consisted of Canada, England, Malaysia, New Zealand and Trinidad and Tobago. The teams were required
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Katie Glynn Katie Alexandra Glynn MNZM (born 14 March 1989) is a New Zealand field hockey player. She has competed for the New Zealand women's national field hockey team, including at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Glynn was first selected for the Black Sticks Women in June 2009, along with ten other players as the Black Sticks squad was overhauled following its last place finish at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She was noted for the semi-final match between New Zealand and the Netherlands at the 2012 Olympics, where eleven minutes into the
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to ready the team for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. In 2009, he participated in two test matched against Spain in Perth in the lead up to the Champions Trophy. In 2009, he won a gold medal at the Men's Hockey Champions Trophy competition. He was a member of the national team in 2010. That year, he was a member of the team that finished first at the Hockey Champions Trophy. In 2010, he also represented Australia at the Commonwealth Games, and played in the game against Pakistan during the group stage. In the gold medal match against India that Australia
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Jillaroos, in January 2013 and coached them until 2016. Key tournaments were: He was also a part of the Senior Women’s team, the Hockeyroos, staff as Assistant Coach for: Craig Victory Craig Victory (born 3 February 1980 in Adelaide, South Australia) is a field hockey striker from Australia who played 102 international games for the Australia men's national field hockey team, the Kookaburras. He is a Commonwealth Games, World Cup and Champions Trophy Gold Medalist and was an Olympic Bronze Medalist with the Australia men's national field hockey team the Kookaburras at the 2000 in Sydney. As a successful coach,
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Jason Wilson (field hockey) Jason Wilson is an Australian field hockey striker from Kingscliff, New South Wales. He made his top level club hockey debut in 2003. While living in New South Wales, he represented Queensland in national competitions on the junior and senior level. He is a member of the Australia men's national field hockey team, and earned a pair of gold medals at the 2010 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy and 2010 Commonwealth Games. Wilson is from Kingscliff, New South Wales. Wilson is a striker. By the time he was seventeen years old, he had played in hockey matches
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Scott Metcalfe Scott Metcalfe (born January 6, 1967) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. Metcalfe was born in Toronto, Ontario. He began his junior career playing with the Kingston Canadians of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) from 1983–86, playing in 192 games, scoring 213 points (88 goals and 125 assists), and added 3 goals and 6 assists in 10 playoff games, before being traded to the Windsor Spitfires for the 1986–87 season, where he played in 57 games, with 25 goals and 57 assists, plus 5 goals and 5 assists in 13 playoff games. He also played for
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England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was represented by the Commonwealth Games Council for England (CGCE). England joined the Commonwealth of Nations as part of the United Kingdom in 1931. The team that attended the games in Manchester was the largest fielded up to that point, comprising 444 competitors and 221 officials. Athletics:<br> Badminton:<br> Boxing:<br> Diving:<br> Gymnastics:<br> Judo:<br> Lawn Bowls:<br> Shooting:<br> Squash:<br> Swimming:<br> Table Tennis:<br> Weightlifting:<br> Athletics:<br> Badminton:<br> Boxing:<br> Cycling:<br> Diving:<br> Gymnastics:<br> Hockey:<br> Judo:<br> Lawn Bowls:<br> Shooting:<br> Note: Due to there only being three pairs of competitors in the women's skeet pairs, only the
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Sri Lanka at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Sri Lanka competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. Sri Lanka was represented by 94 athletes (73 male, 21 female) in 14 sports, with Diving, Lawn Bowls, Field Hockey, Rhythmic gymnastics and Netball not being represented. The 94 athletes represented an increase of 28 from Melbourne in 2006. Also the contingent consisted of 45 officials. Chinthana Vidanage was the flag bearer. Sri Lanka will send 4 archers to the 2010 commonwealth games. Men Women Sri Lanka sent a team of 15 athletes to the
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Mark Gleghorne Mark Gleghorne (born 19 May 1985) is a British international field hockey player who plays as a defender or forward for England and Great Britain. Gleghorne is originally from Antrim, Northern Ireland. He has also played club hockey for East Grinstead, HC Den Bosch, Instonians and Loughborough. He plays club hockey in the England Hockey League for Beeston Hockey Club. Gleghorne competed for Ireland from 1998-2008 before switching to England and Great Britain in 2009, and in 2011. He competed for England in the 2014 World Cup, and in the men's hockey tournament at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
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She helped the SA Suns win the Australian Hockey League title in 1995. Allen played international hockey for the Australia women's national field hockey team (Hockeyroos), including the Commonwealth Games, Olympic Games and World Cup. Following are the tournaments that Allen was part of: In 2005 Allen was co-winner of the Women's FIH Player of the Year Awards. Following her playing career Allen was the head coach of the Victorian Institute of Sport Hockey Program from 2009 to 2016. In 2013 Allen was assistant coach of the Victorian Vipers in the Australian Hockey League. In 2016 she was the Assistant
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Chad Costello Chad Costello (born July 22, 1986) is an American professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for Krefeld Pinguine of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) in Germany. Costello played junior hockey with the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders where he scored 76 points to be the leading scoring in the United States Hockey League for the 2005–06 season. He then attended Northeastern University where he played NCAA Division I college hockey with the Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey team where he scored 14 goals and 21 assists for 35 points in 59 games. In 2008–09, Costello played 65 games
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Leigh Salters Leigh Salters (born March 27, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for the Cardiff Devils in the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). Prior to turning professional, Salters played five seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Guelph Storm and London Knights. featuring in 250 games, where he scored 34 goals and assisted on 50 others whilst being assessed 379 PIM In the summer of 2010, San Jose Sharks invited Salters to their pre-season training camp, where he was assigned to their AHL team, Worcester Sharks before being traded to Syracuse Crunch
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Kings for a first round draft pick in the 1979 draft (which turned into Ray Bourque), and played poorly thereafter. He served with the Kings for three seasons before being sold to the Quebec Nordiques in December, 1980. He played eight games for the Nordiques before being sent down to the minors for the remainder of the season, after which he retired. Currently, Ron Grahame is employed as athletic director at The University of Denver, where he works with the hockey team. He also continues to conduct goalie clinics for ice hockey and inline hockey goaltenders 2007 - Ron Grahame
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was a member of the 2009 Hockey Champions Trophy winning team, playing in the gold medal match against Germany that Australia won by a score of 5-3. In 2010, he represented Australia at the Commonwealth Games, and played in the game against Pakistan during the group stage. He was the Kookaburras captain during the Games. The Pakistan match was his 100th international cap for Australia. Australia won a gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. In May 2011, he played in the Azlan Shah Cup for Australia. The Cup featured teams from Pakistan, Malaysia, India, South Korea, Britain and New
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two and four years old. She was a member of the national women's squad "The Black Sticks" from 2001 to 2003, with a total of 40 caps. In 2003, she was nominated for World Junior Player of the Year. She participated in the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England, where the New Zealand women came fourth. She competed in the 2002 Women's Hockey World Cup where New Zealand came eleventh. Locally, she played 55 games for Canterbury, and was a member of Carlton Redcliffs. Hooper lived in Rolleston and worked for Marac Finance as an account manager. Her company was
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Luke Doerner Luke Doerner is an Australian field hockey player. He plays for the Tassie Tigers in the Australian Hockey League. He is a member of the Australia men's national field hockey team, and won a gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. He is trying to secure a spot on the national team in order to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He represents the Uttar Pradesh Wizards in the Hockey India League. Doerner plays for the Tassie Tigers in the Australian Hockey League. He signed with and played for the team in 2011, competing in the first
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place and the Men’s team on the 3rd place. The women’s teams also won the bronze medal during the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games and the gold medal during the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. Hockey New Zealand oversees New Zealand's national field hockey teams. Hockey New Zealand has a both men and women’s competitions for all ages running throughout the whole year. New Zealand Hockey Federation New Zealand Hockey Federation Incorporated, also known as Hockey New Zealand, is the governing body overseeing, promoting and managing the sport of field hockey in New Zealand. It is a full member of the
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Olympics, being cut in the final selection period. He played over 300 games and scored more than 70 goals for England and Great Britain. In 1998 he was nominated by the International Hockey Federation for World Best Player of the Year. Garcia also competed in the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics. He played club hockey in England, Spain, Germany and the Netherlands. Between 1998 and 2000 he played in Germany, where he won two league titles and one cup winners medal with Harvestehuder THC. Garcia is a very experienced hockey coach. Between 1993 and 1996 he was player coach at
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2014 Hockey World Cup, by the International Hockey Federation. He has been the Kookaburras captain since 2014. Knowles was the Australian Flag Bearer for the 2018 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony. Mark Knowles (field hockey) Mark Knowles (born 10 March 1984) is the Australian field hockey captain. He has played professional hockey in the Netherlands for HC Rotterdam. He plays for the Queensland Blades in the Australian Hockey League. He has been the captain of the Australia men's national field hockey team the Kookaburras since 2014. He won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2014 World Cup, the
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Gene Peacosh Eugene Michael "Gene" Peacosh (born September 28, 1948) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 367 games in the World Hockey Association. He played with the New York Golden Blades, New York Raiders, New Jersey Knights, San Diego Mariners, Edmonton Oilers, Vancouver Canucks, and Indianapolis Racers. Gene Peacosh was one of the best hockey players to come out of British Columbia during the late 1960s and early 70s. Despite being born in Manitoba, he grew up in the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia, and that is where his hockey career began. As a junior, Gene quickly
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Judd Medak Judd Medak (born September 20, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Medak attended the University of Minnesota Duluth where he played four years (1998 - 2002) of NCAA hockey with the Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs, scoring 30 goals and 61 assists for 91 points, while earning 293 penalty minutes, in 144 games played. Medak went on to play three seasons of professional hockey, predominantly in the ECHL where he skated in 141 games, registering 50 goals and 66 assists for 116 points, along with 216 penalty minutes. He also played 23 games in the American Hockey League
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Jamie Cachia Jamie Cachia (born 7 September 1987) is a Scottish field hockey goalkeeper who plays for the Scotland men's national field hockey team. He plays his club hockey for Beeston Hockey Club in the England Hockey League Men's Premier Division. From 2011-2014 Cachia played for Sheffield Hockey Club. Cachia was educated at Craigclowan Preparatory School, Strathallan School and Durham University. He was first called into the Scotland squad whilst studying at Durham University in 2009. He was a member of the Scotland squad that finished in ninth place at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Cachia was also a member of
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Robert Cowan (ice hockey) Robert Cowan (born September 5, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Cowan attended Robert Morris University to play with the Robert Morris Colonials, where he captained the NCAA college hockey team from 2004 to 2008, scoring 1 goals and 20 assists for 21 points, while earning 197 penalty minutes, in 123 games played. Cowan went on to play three years of professional hockey, including 133 regular season and 21 playoff games played with the Port Huron Icehawks of the International Hockey League, and 66 regular season games and 3 playoff games played with
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Canada at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Canada competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games which were held in Delhi, India from October 3–14, 2010. Canada competed in 15 out of 17 sports with the exceptions being netball (team did not qualify) and tennis (scheduling conflicts). Canada's team consisted of 251 athletes, which was a decrease of 3 from the 2006 games. However, the events at these games were much more than they were in 2006. Several athletes withdrew due to safety concerns, including medal contenders Priscilla Lopes-Schliep, Perdita Felician and Dietmar Trillus. Ken Pereira, Captain of the Men's field hockey team,
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medal winning squad at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. McMahon played as a midfielder in this tournament for the first time in her career. She also earned a silver medal in the 2014 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy in Mendoza, Argentina. She was selected in Australia's squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics. She has played in the following tournaments: Karri McMahon Karri McMahon (born 27 February 1992) is an Australian field hockey player for the Hockeyroos who plays as a defender. McMahon was a member of the Australia women's national field hockey team that were defeated by the Netherlands women's national field
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represented Western Australia at underage and open level, having played for the SmokeFree WA Thundersticks 1995-2004. Including National titles in 1995, 1999, 2000 & 2002. Scott has represented Australia (Kookaburras) at senior and Junior (Under 21) level. He has played a total of 80 matches and scored 20 goals. Including: 2002 Hockey World Cup Silver Medal 2002 Champions Trophy 5th 2001 Champions Trophy 2nd 1999 Champions Trophy 1st 1998 Champions Trophy 3rd 2002 Commonwealth Games Gold Medal 1997 Junior Hockey World Cup Gold Medal Scott Webster Scott Webster (born 2 June 1976), is a field hockey player from Australia, who
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organization for the remainder of the season before being named as the team's development coach. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout Clark continued his career in Europe. First Clark played through a short stint with Swiss team SC Bern, then with Norwegian outfit Storhamar Dragons. In 2007 Clark was chosen as the captain of the USA hockey team for the World Championships, where he scored two goals and added an assist in six games. Chris Clark (ice hockey) Chris Clark (born March 8, 1976) is a retired professional ice hockey Right Winger who played in the National Hockey League for the
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in the Australian Hockey League. He played for the team in the first found of the 2011 season. In January 2008, Ciriello made his senior national team début at the Five Nations men's hockey tournament in South Africa. New national team coach Ric Charlesworth named the veteran Ciriello and fourteen players who had less than ten national team caps between them, in a bid to ready the team for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. In 2009, he represented the country on a tour of Europe. He competed in the third match of the tour against England where Australia won 5–4. In
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Mike Agostini Michael George Raymond Agostini (23 January 1935 – 12 May 2016) was a Trinidadian track and field athlete. He was the first athlete from his country to win a gold medal at what is now known as the Commonwealth Games, when he won the 100 yards final in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on 31 July 1954. Michael Agostini was born on 23 January 1935 at Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. His family had interests in sports: his father played football, his mother played hockey, and all his siblings participated in football and athletics events at St. Mary's College, where they studied.
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