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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] |
Toowoomba
Toowoomba ( , nicknamed 'The Garden City' and 'T-Bar') is a city in the Toowoomba Region of the Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia. It is west of Queensland's capital city Brisbane by road. The urban population of Toowoomba as of the 2021 Census was 142,163, having grown at an average annual rate of 1.45% over the previous two decades. Toowoomba is the second-most-populous inland city in the country after the national capital of Canberra and hence the largest city on the Darling Downs, and it is among the largest regional centres in Queensland. It is also referred to as the capital of the Darling Downs. The Toowoomba region is the home of two main Aboriginal language groups, the Giabal whose lands extend south of the city and Jarowair whose lands extend north of the city. The Jarowair lands include the site of one of Australia's most important sacred Bora ceremonial ground, the ‘Gummingurru stone arrangement’ dated to c.4000 BC. The site marked one of the major routes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy
The 2001 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 9th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy for women. It was held between 18–26 August 2001 in Amstelveen, Netherlands. Argentina won the tournament for the first time after defeating the Netherlands 3–2 in the final. Teams The participating teams were determined by International Hockey Federation (FIH): * (Host nation and defending champions) * (Champions of 2000 Summer Olympics and 1998 World Cup) * (Second in 2000 Summer Olympics) * (Fourth in 2000 Summer Olympics) * (Fifth in 2000 Summer Olympics) * (Sixth in 2000 Summer Olympics) Squads Head Coach: Sergio Vigil Head Coach: David Bell Head Coach: Kim Chang-back Head Coach: Marc Lammers Head Coach: Jan Borren Head Coach: Jack Holtman Umpires Below are the 9 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation: *Michele Arnold (AUS) *Peri Buckley (AUS) *Renée Cohen (NED) *Ute Conen (GER) *Lyn Farrell (NZL) *Soledad Iparraguirre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Births
Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ''Chiquitita'' to commemorate the event. ** The United States and the People's Republic of China establish full Sino-American relations, diplomatic relations. ** Following a deal agreed during 1978, France, French carmaker Peugeot completes a takeover of American manufacturer Chrysler's Chrysler Europe, European operations, which are based in United Kingdom, Britain's former Rootes Group factories, as well as the former Simca factories in France. * January 7 – Cambodian–Vietnamese War: The People's Army of Vietnam and Vietnamese-backed Kampuchean United Front for National Salvation, Cambodian insurgents announce the fall of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and the collapse of the Pol Pot regime. Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge retreat west to an area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy
The 2006 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 14th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy for women. It was held between 8–16 July 2006 in Amstelveen, Netherlands. Germany won the tournament for the first time after defeating China 3–2 in the final. Teams The participating teams were determined by International Hockey Federation (FIH): * (Host nation and defending champions) * (Champions of 2004 Summer Olympics) * (Champions of 2002 World Cup) * (Fourth in 2004 Summer Olympics) * (Fifth in 2004 Summer Olympics) * (Sixth in 2004 Summer Olympics) Squads Head coach: Gabriel Minadeo Head coach: Frank Murray Head coach: Kim Chang-Back Head coach: Markus Weise Head coach: Marc Lammers Head coach: Ian Rutledge Umpires Below are the 8 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation: *Chieko Akiyama (JPN) *Judy Barnesby (AUS) *Stella Bartlema (NED) *Ute Conen (GER) *Hu Youfang (CHN) *Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) *Louise Knipe (ENG) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Women's Champions Trophy (field Hockey)
The 2005 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 13th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy for women. It was held from 26 November to 4 December 2005 in Canberra, Australia. The Netherlands won the tournament for the fourth time after defeating Australia 5–4 in the final on penalty strokes after a 0–0 draw. Teams The participating teams were determined by International Hockey Federation (FIH): * ( Defending champions) * (Champions of 2004 Summer Olympics) * (Champions of 2002 World Cup) * (Host nation) * (Fourth in 2004 Summer Olympics) * (Seventh in 2004 Summer Olympics) Squads Head Coach: Gabriel Minadeo Head Coach: Frank Murray Head Coach: Kim Chang-back Head Coach: Markus Weise Head Coach: Marc Lammers Head Coach: Han Jin-Soo Umpires Below are the 8 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation: *Judy Barnesby (AUS) *Ute Conen (GER) *Marelize de Klerk (RSA) *Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) *Lyn Farrell (NZL) *Kang Hyun- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy
The 2004 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 12th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy for women. It was held between 6–14 November 2004 in Rosario, Santa Fe, Rosario, Argentina. The Netherlands women's national field hockey team, Netherlands won the tournament for the third time after defeating Germany women's national field hockey team, Germany 2–0 in the final. Teams The participating teams were determined by International Hockey Federation (FIH): * (2003 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy, Defending champions) * (Champions of Field hockey at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, 2004 Summer Olympics) * (Host nation and champion of 2002 Women's Hockey World Cup, 2002 World Cup) * (Second in 2004 Summer Olympics) * (Fourth in 2004 Summer Olympics) * (Sixth in 2004 Summer Olympics) Squads Head Coach: Sergio Vigil Head Coach: David Bell (field hockey), David Bell Head Coach: Kim Chang-back Head Coach: Markus Weise Head Coach: Marc Lamme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Field Hockey At The 2004 Summer Olympics
Field hockey at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Olympic Hockey Centre located within the Helliniko Olympic Complex. The competitions for both men and women was split into two groups with the top two teams after the preliminary rounds progressing through to the semi-finals. Men's tournament Preliminary round Pool A Pool B Medal round Final standings # # # # # # # # # # # # Women's tournament Preliminary round Pool A Pool B Medal round Final standings # # # # # # # # # # Medal summary Medal table Medalists References External linksOfficial result book – Hockey {{DEFAULTSORT:Field Hockey at the 2004 Summer Olympics 2004 Summer Olympics events O Field hockey at the Summer Olympics 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Women's Hockey World Cup
The 2002 Women's Hockey World Cup was the 10th edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup field hockey tournament. It was held from 24 November to 8 December 2002 in Perth, Western Australia. Argentina won the tournament for the first time after defeating the Netherlands 4–3 in the final on penalty strokes after a 1–1 draw. China won the third place match by defeating defending champions Australia 2–0 to claim their first ever World Cup medal. For this tournament, the participating nations were increased from the standard 12 (as in the 6 previous editions) to 16. Qualification Each of the continental champions from five federations and the host nation received an automatic berth. The European federation received one extra quota based upon the FIH World Rankings. Spain and China qualified as 4th and 5th team in final ranking at the 2000 Summer Olympics, completing the final line-up alongside the six nations from the Qualifier. After the United States could not attend the Q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Women's Champions Trophy (field Hockey)
The 2002 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 10th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy for women. It was held from 24 August to 1 September 2002 in Macau, China, being this the first time that the annual six-nation tournament was staged in that country. China won the tournament for the first time after defeating Argentina 3–1 in the final on penalty strokes after a 2–2 draw. Teams The participating teams were determined by International Hockey Federation (FIH): * ( Defending champions) * (Champions of 2000 Summer Olympics and 1998 World Cup) * * (Third in 2000 Summer Olympics) * (Sixth in 2000 Summer Olympics) * (Eighth in 2000 Summer Olympics) Squads Head Coach: Sergio Vigil Head Coach: David Bell Head Coach: Kim Chang-back Head Coach: Tricia Heberle Head Coach: Marc Lammers Head Coach: Jan Borren Umpires Below are the 9 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation: *Chieko Akiyama (JPN) *Renée Cohen (NED) *Ute C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Women's Champions Trophy (field Hockey)
The 2001 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 9th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy for women. It was held between 18–26 August 2001 in Amstelveen, Netherlands. Argentina won the tournament for the first time after defeating the Netherlands 3–2 in the final. Teams The participating teams were determined by International Hockey Federation (FIH): * (Host nation and defending champions) * (Champions of 2000 Summer Olympics and 1998 World Cup) * (Second in 2000 Summer Olympics) * (Fourth in 2000 Summer Olympics) * (Fifth in 2000 Summer Olympics) * (Sixth in 2000 Summer Olympics) Squads Head Coach: Sergio Vigil Head Coach: David Bell Head Coach: Kim Chang-back Head Coach: Marc Lammers Head Coach: Jan Borren Head Coach: Jack Holtman Umpires Below are the 9 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation The Fédération Internationale de Hockey (English: International Hockey Federation), commonly known by the acronym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Women's Champions Trophy (field Hockey)
The 2000 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 8th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy for women. It was held from 26 May to 3 June 2000 in Amstelveen, Netherlands. It was held simultaneously with the men's tournament, just like the year before in Brisbane, Australia. From this year on the tournament began to be held annually until the 2014 edition due to the introduction of the World League. The Netherlands won the tournament after 7 years for the second time after defeating Germany 3–2 in the final, ending with Australia's winning streak of 5 consecutive titles in 9 years. Teams The participating teams were determined by International Hockey Federation (FIH): * ( defending champions, champions of 1998 World Cup and 1996 Summer Olympics) * (host nation) * (third in 1998 World Cup) * (fourth in 1998 World Cup) * (sixth in 1998 World Cup) * (seventh in 1998 World Cup) Squads Head Coach: Sergio Vigil *Head Coach: Ric Charlesworth Head Coach: Berti Raut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Women's Champions Trophy (field Hockey)
The 1999 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 7th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy for women. It was held between 10 and 19 June 1999 in Brisbane, Australia. It was held simultaneously with the men's tournament. This was the last biannual edition of the tournament until 2014 when it returned to its original format due to the introduction of the World League. Australia won the tournament for the fifth consecutive time. Teams The participating teams were determined by International Hockey Federation (FIH): * (Host nation, defending champions, champions of 1998 World Cup and 1996 Summer Olympics) * (Second in 1998 World Cup) * (Third in 1998 World Cup) * (Fourth in 1998 World Cup) * (Fifth in 1998 World Cup) * (Sixth in 1998 World Cup) Squads *Head Coach: Sergio Vigil #Mariela Antoniska (GK) # Agustina García #Magdalena Aicega #Silvia Corvalán #Anabel Gambero #Ayelén Stepnik #María de la Paz Hernández #Luciana Aymar #Alejandra Gulla #Jorgelina Rimoldi #Karina M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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