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Hockey At The 2002 Commonwealth Games – Women's Tournament
The second edition of the women's hockey tournament at the Commonwealth Games took place during the 2002 Commonwealth Games at the Belle Vue Complex in Manchester, England. The event started on Friday, 26 July, and ended on Saturday, 3 August 2002. Participating nations Results Preliminary round Pool A ---- ---- Pool B ---- ---- Classification matches Seventh and eighth place First to sixth place classification =Quarter-finals= ---- =Fifth and sixth place= =Semi-finals= ---- =Third and fourth place= =Final= Statistics Final standings Goalscorers Medallists Awards Cultural depictions A fictionalised version of the Indian team's victory at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was depicted in the 2007 film '' Chak De! India''. ReferencesFieldhockey Canada {{DEFAULTSORT:Commonwealth Games 2002 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 ado ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The two cities and the surrounding towns form one of the United Kingdom's most populous conurbations, the Greater Manchester Built-up Area, which has a population of 2.87 million. The history of Manchester began with the civilian settlement associated with the Roman fort ('' castra'') of ''Mamucium'' or ''Mancunium'', established in about AD 79 on a sandstone bluff near the confluence of the rivers Medlock and Irwell. Historically part of Lancashire, areas of Cheshire south of the River Mersey were incorporated into Manchester in the 20th century, including Wythenshawe in 1931. Throughout the Middle Ages Manchester remained a manorial township, but began to expand "at an astonishing rate" around the turn of the 19th century. Manchest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhona Simpson
Rhona Isabel Simpson (born 14 July 1972 in Paisley, Renfrewshire) is a field hockey player from Scotland who has played for her country over 280 times. By 2014 she was Scotland’s most-capped hockey player and top goal scorer. Simpson started playing hockey at the age of 12 as part of the curriculum at her school, Wellington School, Ayr. She went on to be selected for the South West District Team. She twice represented Great Britain at the Summer Olympics (1996 and 2000). Simpson became top scorer at the 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifier in Rome, Italy, alongside Kaori Chiba (Japan), Tomomi Komori (Japan) and Maryna Vynohradova (Ukraine), scoring six goals. She represented Scotland at the Kuala Lumpur 1998, Manchester 2002 and Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games. She studied at Heriot-Watt University Heriot-Watt University ( gd, Oilthigh Heriot-Watt) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was established in 1821 as the School of Arts of Edinb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Grant (field Hockey)
Helen Grant (born 14 February 1979 in Halifax, West Yorkshire) is an English women's field hockey forward, who has competed at both national and international level, representing both England and Great Britain during her career. Grant made her debut for England against Ireland in Belfast, Northern Ireland on 16 June 2001 and went on to make 105 appearances, scoring a total of 30 goals before her final game against Germany at the World Cup in Madrid, Spain on 8 October 2006. Her first appearance for the British team was against South Africa in Potchefstroom on 17 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 go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Turner
Michelle Kay Hollands (née Turner; born 1 August 1974 in Palmerston North) is a field hockey player from New Zealand. She finished in sixth position with the women's national team, nicknamed ''Black Sticks'', at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ... in Sydney. References New Zealand Olympic Committee External links * New Zealand female field hockey players Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Olympic field hockey players for New Zealand 1974 births Living people Sportspeople from Palmerston North Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand {{NewZealand-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niniwa Roberts
Niniwa Kiri Rata Roberts (also known as Nin Roberts; born 1 June 1976) is a New Zealand field hockey player. She competed for the New Zealand women's national field hockey team (the ''Black Sticks Women'') between 2001 and 2008, including for the team at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. Niniwa has a younger sister, Aniwaka, who was selected for the Black Sticks Women in November 2012. International senior competitions * 2001 – Champions Trophy, Amstelveen * 2002 – Commonwealth Games, Manchester * 2002 – Champions Trophy, Macau * 2002 – World Cup, Perth * 2003 – Champions Challenge, Catania * 2004 – Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Auckland * 2004 – Summer Olympics, Athens * 2004 – Champions Trophy, Rosario * 2005 – Champions Challenge, Virginia Beach * 2006 – World Cup Qualifier, Rome * 2008 – Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johke Boezaart
Johke Boezaart (born 28 February 1979) is a South African former field hockey player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), .... References External links * 1979 births Living people South African female field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for South Africa Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Competitors at the 2003 All-Africa Games African Games medalists in field hockey African Games gold medalists for South Africa {{SouthAfrica-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ngaire Smith
Ngaire Smith (born 18 April 1979 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a former field hockey midfield and forward player from Australia, who earned a total number of 97 international caps for the Women's National Team, in which she scored 22 goals. Nicknamed ''Nige'', she made her debut for the Australian Senior Team at the 2001 East Asian Games. In the AHL Smith played for the Azuma Vipers. International senior competitions * 2001 – Champions Trophy, Amstelveen, Netherlands (3rd) * 2002 – Commonwealth Games, Manchester, United Kingdom (3rd) * 2002 – Champions Trophy, Macau, China (4th) * 2002 – World Cup A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ..., Perth, Australia (4th) * 2003 – Champions Trophy, Sydney, Australia (1st) * 2004 – Champions Tro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bianca Netzler (field Hockey)
Bianca Maree Netzler (born 27 May 1976 in Goulburn, New South Wales) is a female field hockey midfield player from Australia, who made her debut for the Australian women's national team at the Indira Gandhi Gold Cup in 1996. She was a member of the Hockeyroos at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ..., Greece, where the team ended up in fifth place in the overall-rankings. References * External links * 1976 births Living people Australian female field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Australia Field hockey players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Goulburn Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games medallists in fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Smith (Australian Field Hockey)
Karen Smith (born 30 January 1979 in Toowoomba, Queensland) is a former field hockey midfield player from Australia. After her stint in hockey she went on to become a P.E. teacher for 4yrs at Clairvaux MacKillop College. She is married with two children and resides in Toowoomba International senior competitions * 1997 – Champions Trophy, Berlin, Germany (1st) * 1998 – World Cup, Utrecht, Netherlands (1st) * 1999 – Champions Trophy, Brisbane, Australia (1st) * 2000 – Champions Trophy, Amstelveen, Netherlands (3rd) * 2001 – Champions Trophy, Amstelveen, Netherlands (3rd) * 2002 – Commonwealth Games, Manchester, United Kingdom (3rd) * 2002 – Champions Trophy, Macau, China (4th) * 2002 – World Cup, Perth, Australia (4th) * 2003 – Champions Trophy, Sydney, Australia (1st) * 2004 – Summer Olympics, Athens, Greece (5th) * 2004 – Champions Trophy, Rosario, Argentina (4th) * 2005 – Champions Trophy, Canberra, Australia (2nd) * 2006 – Commonwealth Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikki Hudson
Nicole Elaine Hudson (née Mott; born 6 July 1976) is an Australian former women's field hockey player. She was the captain of the Hockeyroos, Australia's national women's team, until her retirement from international hockey in 2009. She made her debut for Australia in 1993 and won gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Her AHL team is the Queensland Scorchers. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she scored in Australia's first two games, scoring the second goal in an comeback to win 5–4 against Korea, and a skillful individual effort against Spain. The goal against Spain was her 98th international goal, in her 299th international appearance. Her 99th goal for Australia came against South Africa in the following match. The match was Hudson's 300th appearance for her country, as she became the first woman to play 300 international Hockey matches for Australia. Sponsorship Hudson put her name to special editions of thMazonBlack Magic stick, featuring a special black-and-pink colour schem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanne Banning
Joanne Banning (born 25 February 1977 in New South Wales) is a female field hockey striker from Australia, who made her debut for the Australian women's national team during the Argentina Tour in 2001. Nicknamed ''Joey'' she was a member of the Hockeyroos at the 2002 Commonwealth Games The 2002 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XVII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Manchester 2002 were held in Manchester, England, from 25 July to 4 August, 2002. The 2002 Games were to be hosted in the United Kingdom to coin ... in Manchester, where the team ended up in third place in the overall-rankings. References Profile Australia Hockey 1977 births Living people Australian female field hockey players Field hockey players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Field hockey people from New South Wales Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games {{Australia-fieldhockey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bianca Langham-Pritchard
Bianca Langham-Pritchard (born 29 May 1975) is an Australian field hockey international. She played in the 1998 World Cup-winning Australian team. Born in Hobart, Tasmania, Langham-Pritchard was first selected in the Australian national women's team, the Hockeyroos in November 1994. She was a member of the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Training Squads, but did not make the final team. In 1998, she won gold at both the World Cup and Commonwealth Games. She played her 100th game for Australia in 1999. , Hockey Australia
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