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2012 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I
The 2012 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I was the 7th edition of the field hockey championship for women. It was held from 29 September to 7 October 2012 in Dublin, Ireland. The tournament doubled as the qualifier to the 2014 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy to be held in Argentina as the winner earned an automatic berth to compete. Australia won the tournament for the first time after defeating the United States 6 – 1 in the final, earning an automatic berth at the 2014 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy after their absence in the previous edition. Qualification The following eight teams announced by the FIH competed in this tournament. * (Host nation) * (Sixth in 2011 Champions Trophy) * (Winners of 2011 Champions Challenge II) * (Second in 2011 Champions Challenge I) * (Third in 2011 Champions Challenge I) * (Fifth in 2011 Champions Challenge I) * (Seventh in 2011 Champions Challenge I) * Results ''All times are Irish Standard Time ( UTC+01:00)'' First round Pool A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 census of Ireland, 2016 census it had a population of 1,173,179, while the preliminary results of the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census recorded that County Dublin as a whole had a population of 1,450,701, and that the population of the Greater Dublin Area was over 2 million, or roughly 40% of the Republic of Ireland's total population. A settlement was established in the area by the Gaels during or before the 7th century, followed by the Vikings. As the Kings of Dublin, Kingdom of Dublin grew, it became Ireland's principal settlement by the 12th century Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland. The city expanded rapidly from the 17th century and was briefly the second largest in the British Empire and sixt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soundarya Yendala
K. S. Sowmya (18 July 1972 – 17 April 2004), better known by her stage name Soundarya, was an Indian actress who worked predominantly in Telugu films and has also worked in Kannada, Tamil, Hindi and Malayalam films. She was regarded as one of the greatest actresses in the history of Telugu Cinema and the most Successful actress after yesteryear's superstar Mahanati Savitri. In 2002, she received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film as a producer for the Kannada film ''Dweepa''. She has also received Three Nandi Awards, Two Karnataka State Film Awards for Best Actress and Six Filmfare Awards South for her performances in films such as ''Ammoru'' (1994), ''Pavitra Bandham'' (1996), ''Anthahpuram'' (1998), ''Raja'' (1999), ''Doni Saagali'' (1998), ''Dweepa'' (2002) and '' Apthamitra'' (2004). Personal life and education Soundarya was born and brought up in a kannada Brahmin family in Bangalore, Karnataka. Her parents are K. S. Sathyanarayana and Manjula. Her fathe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erica Coppey
Erica Coppey (born 8 September 1991) is a Belgian field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she competed with the Belgium women's national field hockey team in the women's tournament A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a female child or adolescent). The plural ''women'' is sometimes used in certain phrases such as "women's rights" to denote female humans regardle .... References External links * Living people 1991 births Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for Belgium Belgian female field hockey players Place of birth missing (living people) {{Belgium-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Hurtz
Emily Hurtz (born 2 January 1990) is an Australian field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ... player. References External links * * * 1990 births Living people Australian female field hockey players Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Female field hockey forwards Field hockey players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games 21st-century Australian women Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Field hockey people from New South Wales Sportswomen from New South Wales {{Australia-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia Nanscawen
Georgia Nanscawen ( ; born 27 May 1992) is an Australian rules footballer and former field hockey player Field hockey career Georgia Nanscawen is a former Field Hockey Player for Australia. She retired in 2018 with 205 caps and scored 37 goals. She was selected for the Hockeyroos as a 16 year old school girl (the third youngest selected player) and made her debut in Durban, South Africa the day after her 17th birthday, scoring a goal on debut. She is the youngest woman to play 100 and 150 international matches for Australia. She commenced her hockey career aged 5 with the Essendon Hockey Club and aged 13 was the first girl to win an Essendon Hockey Club Boys Best and Fairest Award. She was also the first girl to captain a boys shield team. She represented Victoria at State Level in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. She was awarded a full Victorian Institute Hockey Scholarship in 2008. In February 2009 she was selected into the Senior Victorian Team (The Victorian Vipers) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire Messent
Claire Messent (born 25 July 1985) is a former Australian field hockey player. Career Messent was born in Melbourne, Victoria Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung–Taungurung language, Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the St ..., and made her senior international debut in a test match against Argentina in August 2006. References 1985 births Living people Australian female field hockey players Female field hockey forwards 21st-century Australian women Field hockey players from Melbourne Sportswomen from Victoria (state) {{Australia-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natasha Marke
Natasha (russian: Наташа) is a name of Slavic origin. The Slavic name is the diminutive form of Natalia. Notable people * Natasha, the subject of ''Natasha's Story'', a 1994 nonfiction book * Natasha Aguilar (1970–2016), Costa Rican swimmer * Natasha Allegri (born 1986), American creator, writer, storyboard revisionist, and cartoonist * Natascha Artin Brunswick (1909–2003), German-American mathematician and photographer * Natasha Arthy (born 1969), Danish screenwriter, film director and producer * Natascha Badmann (born 1966), Swiss triathlete * Natasha Badhwar (born 1971), Indian author * Natasha Barrett (other), several people * Natasha Beaumont (born 1974), Malaysian-Australian actress * Natasha Bedingfield (born 1981), British singer * Natascha Bessez (born 1986), American singer * Natasha Bowen, Nigerian Welsh writer * Natasha J. Caplen, British-American geneticist * Natasha Chmyreva (born 1958), Russian tennis player * Natasha Chokljat (born 1979), Aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phoebe Richards
Phoebe Richards (born 26 March 1993) is a field hockey player from Wales, who plays as a forward. Personal life Phoebe Richards was born and raised in Knighton, Wales. In addition to hockey, Richards also used to play football for England at Under–15 and Under–17 levels. Her grandmother is of English descent, allowing her to play for her neighbouring country. Career Club hockey In the English Hockey League, Richards played club hockey for Buckingham from the 2015–2019. In 2019, she transferred clubs to Clifton Robinsons. National team Phoebe Richards made her international debut for Wales during the 2012 Celtic Cup. Since her 2012 debut, Richards has become an integral member of the Welsh team, with continued appearances each year. Her most prominent achievements include representing the national side at the Commonwealth Games in 2014 and 2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Kor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jill Boon
Jill Boon (born 13 March 1987) is a Belgian field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she competed with the Belgium women's national field hockey team in the women's tournament A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a female child or adolescent). The plural ''women'' is sometimes used in certain phrases such as "women's rights" to denote female humans regardle .... Her brother is Tom Boon, also a field hockey player for Belgium. References External links * Living people 1987 births Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for Belgium Belgian female field hockey players People from Uccle Female field hockey forwards Field hockey players from Brussels {{Belgium-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanie De Groof
Stephanie De Groof (born 29 May 1991, Antwerp) is a Belgian field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she competed with the Belgium women's national field hockey team in the women's tournament. She played for KHC Dragons Koninklijke Hockey Club Dragons, also known as KHC Dragons or simply Dragons, is a Belgian professional field hockey club based in Brasschaat, Antwerp Province. The club was founded in 1946. Since the end of the eighties the club competes in Belgiu .... References External links * Living people 1991 births Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for Belgium Belgian female field hockey players KHC Dragons players {{Belgium-fieldhockey-bio-stub Sportspeople from Antwerp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emilie Sinia
Emilie Sinia (born 3 May 1985) is a Belgian field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she competed with the Belgium women's national field hockey team in the women's tournament A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a female child or adolescent). The plural ''women'' is sometimes used in certain phrases such as "women's rights" to denote female humans regardle .... References External links * Living people 1985 births Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for Belgium Belgian female field hockey players {{Belgium-fieldhockey-bio-stub People from Anderlecht Waterloo Ducks H.C. players Field hockey players from Brussels 21st-century Belgian women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madonna Blyth
Madonna Blyth (born 30 November 1985) is an Australian field hockey player who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2008, 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics. She also plays for and captains the Queensland Scorchers in the Australian Hockey League. Blyth has been the Captain of the Hockeyroos since 2009. Her debut game for Australia was in Argentina, as an 18-year-old at the 2004 Champions Trophy. She started playing hockey when she was 5, and joined the representative scene at 15, winning gold with her team at the 2001 Australian Youth Olympic Festival. She was nominated for the FIH's player of the year in 2013, and has been named on the FIH All-Stars team in 2007, 2009 and 2010, as well as being named Player of the Tournament at the 2009 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy, 2009 Champions Trophy. She played her 250th game for Australia in June 2013, and is only the fifth Australian woman to reach this number. At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, she captained Australia to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
