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Melody Cooper
Melody Cooper (née Rowe, born 16 March 1983) is a New Zealand field hockey player. She has played in the midfield and defence positions. She played club hockey in New Zealand and in South Australia before representing New Zealand at the 2012 London Olympics. Melody was captain of the SA Suns team that won the Australian Hockey League Championship in 2011. Personal Cooper is married to former Adelaide 36ers basketballer David Cooper and lives in Adelaide with their two children. Field hockey Player In 2011, Cooper co-captained the Southern Suns team from South Australia to victory in the Australian Hockey League championship in Darwin. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed for the New Zealand women's national field hockey team in the women's event. She played under coach Mark Hager where she was part of the team that defeated the Australian Hockeyroos ( Australia women's national field hockey team) 1–0 in the opening game and went on to finish fourth. Coach Coope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the group stage in women's football, began on 25 July at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, followed by the opening ceremony on 27 July. 10,768 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in the 2012 Olympics. Following a bid headed by former Olympic champion Sebastian Coe and the then- London mayor Ken Livingstone, London was selected as the host city at the 117th IOC Session in Singapore on 6 July 2005, defeating bids from Moscow, New York City, Madrid, and Paris. London became the first city to host the modern Olympics three times, having previously hosted the Summer Games in 1908 and 1948. Construction for the Games involved considerable redevelopment, with an emphasis on sustainability. The mai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Hager
Mark William Hager (born 28 April 1964) is a retired Australian field hockey player, who competed in two Summer Olympics for his native country. After the fourth place in 1988 he won the bronze medal with ''The Kookaburras'' at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia where he was the captain. Coaching career Following his playing career, Hager has been pursuing a coaching career in the sport. His achievements as a coach include: * 2018 Commonwealth Games - Head Coach, New Zealand Women (Gold) * 2008 Beijing Olympics – Asst Coach, Australian Men (Bronze) * 2009 8 Nations – Head Coach, Australian U21 Men (Gold) * 2007 Youth Olympics – Head Coach, Australia (Gold) * 2005–07 Australian Institute Team – Head Coach * 2005 U21 World Cup – Head Coach, Australia (Silver) * 2004 Athens Olympics – Asst Coach, Australian Women (5th) * 2003 Champions Trophy – Asst Coach, Australian Women (Gold) * 2002 World Cup – Asst Coach, Australian Women (4th) * 2002 Champions Trop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Field Hockey Players For New Zealand
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New Zealand Female Field Hockey Players
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1983 Births
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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 Hockey League, Australian Junior Women's coach and assistant coach to the gold medal-winning Hockeyroos at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Personal Craig lives in Adelaide, South Australia. Field Hockey - Playing Club Hockey Craig played club hockey for the Port Adelaide District Hockey Club Magpies. State Hockey He represented South Australia as part of the Southern Hotshots (no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Hotshots
The Southern Hotshots are a men's Australian field hockey team, representing South Australia in the Australian Hockey League. The 4,000-capacity State Hockey Centre is their home stadium. Notable players Notable players who have played for the Southern Hotshots include: * Paul Lewis *Grant Schubert *Craig Victory Coaches Head Coaches of the SA Hotshots have been: * Melody Cooper from 2014-2016 Co-Head Coach with Mark Victory Home Stadium The team's home stadium is the State Hockey Centre (South Australia) (also known as the Pines Stadium) which is located north of the Adelaide CBD in Gepps Cross. The stadium has a capacity of about 4,000 with 330 permanent seats. The stadium was used for the 1997 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy The 1997 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 19th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy men's field hockey tournament. It was held from in the Pines Hockey Stadium in Adelaide, Australia. Results ''All times are Australia Central Standar ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia Women's National Field Hockey Team
The Australia women's national field hockey team (nicknamed the Hockeyroos) are, as of January 2019, ranked third in the world. Having played their first game in 1914, and their first Olympic game in 1984, they are one of Australia's most successful sporting teams, boasting three Olympic gold medals (1988, 1996, 2000), two World Cup gold medals (1994, 1998) and four Commonwealth Games gold medals (1998, 2006, 2010, 2014). The Hockeyroos have been crowned Australia's Team of the Year five times and were unanimously awarded Best Australian Team at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. A notable part of the Hockeyroos colourful history has involved Ric Charlesworth. Charlesworth was at the helm of the Hockeyroos from 1993 to 2000, where his reign as coach saw the team win the 1993, 1995, 1997 and 1999 Champions Trophies, 1994 and 1998 World Cups and the 1998 Commonwealth Games. Charlesworth took the Hockeyroos to the Atlanta and Sydney Olympic Games, where the team won back-to-back gold m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Field Hockey At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's Tournament
The women's field hockey tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics was the 9th edition of the field hockey event for women at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held over a thirteen-day period beginning on 29 July, and culminating with the medal finals on 10 August. All games were played at the Riverbank Arena within the Olympic Park in London, United Kingdom. Defending champions the Netherlands won the gold medal for the third time after defeating Argentina 2–0 in the final. Great Britain won the bronze medal by defeating New Zealand 3–1. Competition format The twelve teams in the tournament were divided into two pools of six, with each team initially playing round-robin games within their pool. Following the completion of the round-robin, the top two teams from each pool advance to the semi-finals. All other teams play classification matches to determine the final tournament rankings. The two semi-final winners meet for the gold medal match, while the semi-final losers pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Plymouth
New Plymouth ( mi, Ngāmotu) is the major city of the Taranaki region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after the English city of Plymouth, Devon from where the first English settlers to New Plymouth migrated. The New Plymouth District, which includes New Plymouth City and several smaller towns, is the 10th largest district (out of 67) in New Zealand, and has a population of – about two-thirds of the total population of the Taranaki Region and % of New Zealand's population. This includes New Plymouth City (), Waitara (), Inglewood (), Ōakura (), Ōkato (561) and Urenui (429). The city itself is a service centre for the region's principal economic activities including intensive pastoral activities (mainly dairy farming) as well as oil, natural gas and petrochemical exploration and production. It is also the region's financial centre as the home of the TSB Bank (formerly the Taranaki Savings Bank), the largest of the remaining non-governm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Women's National Field Hockey Team
The New Zealand women's national field hockey team is also known as the Black Sticks Women. The team's best performances include a gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, a third placing at the 2011 Champions Trophy, and fourth placings at the 1986 World Cup, 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics. As of December 2017, the team ranks fourth on the International Hockey Federation (FIH) world rankings. Tournament records Team Current squad The following players were named in the squad for the XXII Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. ''All caps and goals current as of 30 July 2022, after the match against Scotland.'' Records Notable players Olivia merry *Katie Glynn * Christine Arthur * Helen Clarke *Suzie Muirhead *Mary Clinton *Anna Lawrence *Mandy Smith *Charlotte Harrison * Chilly Saminterana Results Past results *'' New Zealand women's national field hockey team results (2011–15)'' *'' New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
