Hockeyroos

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The Hockeyroos are Australia's national women's field hockey team.

The Hockeyroos have been declared Australia's Team of the Year five times and were awarded the Best Australian Team at the 2000 Olympic Games by unanimous verdict. Their major achievement would probably be the collection of three gold medals from four olympic games in a row, but they also have many other successes.

Another noteworthy achievement is Rechelle Hawkes' twelve-year Olympic career with the Hockeyroos (eight as captain) during which she became only the second Australian woman ever to win gold medals at three separate games (the first being Dawn Fraser)

Major achievements

3 Olympic Medals

"Gold"
* 2000 Sydney
* 1996 Atlanta
* 1988 Seoul 4 World Cup Medals

"Gold"
* 1998 Utrecht
* 1994 Dublin

"Silver"
* 1990 Sydney

"Bronze"
* 1983 Kuala Lumpur 3 Commonwealth Games Medals

"Gold"
* 2006 Melbourne
* 1998 Kuala Lumpur

"Bronze"
* 2002 Manchester

11 Champions Trophy Medals

"Gold"
* 2003 Sydney
* 1999 Brisbane
* 1997 Berlin
* 1995 Mar Del Plata
* 1993 Amsterdam
* 1991 Berlin

"Silver"
* 2005 Canberra
* 1989 Frankfurt
* 1987 Amsterdam

"Bronze"
* 2001 Rotterdam
* 2000 Amsterdam

3 Oceania Cup Medals

"Gold"
*1999
*2005, Suva, Fiji

"Silver"
*2007, Buderim, Australia

Roster

*Nicole Arrold
*Teneal Attard
*Wendy Beattie (nee Alcorn)
*Madonna Blyth (Co Captain)
*Toni Cronk
*Casey Eastham
*Suzie Faulkner
*Peta Gallagher
*De-Anne Gilbert
*Emily Halliday
*Kate Hollywood
*Nikki Hudson (Captain)
*Rachel Imison
*Fiona Johnson
*Amy Korner
*Kobie Mcgurk
*Emma Meyer
*Donna-Lee Patrick
*Rebecca Sanders
*Angie Skirving (Vice Captain)
*Karen Smith
*Sarah Talor
*Melanie Twitt
*Kim Walker

See also

* Kookaburras - Australia men's national field hockey team

External links

* [http://www.hockey.org.au/Default.aspx?tabid=81 Official Website]