Carmel Bakurski (née Souter; born 7 September 1976 in
Murray Bridge, South Australia
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) is a retired female
field hockey
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defender from
Australia
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. She made her debut for the
Australia women's national field hockey team
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during the 1998 season (Argentina Tour) following the 1997 Junior World Cup (silver medal).
Nicknamed ''Carma'' she was a member of the
Hockeyroos
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at the
2002 Commonwealth Games
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in
Manchester
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where the team ended up in third place in the overall-rankings, and the
2004 Summer Olympics
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in
Athens
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.
Hockey
State Hockey
Carmel played for the
SA Suns
The SA Suns (formerly Southern Suns - prior to 2015) are a women's field hockey team based in South Australia that competes in the Australian Hockey League (AHL).
The SA Suns won national championships in 1995 and 2011.
Current Team
The followi ...
Carmel played international games for the Hockeyroos, including Champions Trophy, Commonwealth Games, Olympic Games and World Cup.
Her tournaments include:
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2001 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy
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Argentina won the tournament for the first time after defeating the Netherl ...
(Amstelveen) – 3rd BRONZE
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2002 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy
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(Macau) – 4th
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2002 Commonwealth Games
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(Manchester) – 1st GOLD
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2002 Women's Hockey World Cup
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Argentina won the tournament for the first time after d ...
2004 Summer Olympics
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