Gillian Sewell (born November 1, 1972, in

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) is a former

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player who earned 36 international caps for the

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during her career. On national level Sewell, a resident of

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, has participated in the CIAU Championships for four years and has led her team to three OWIAA Championships. She has been a CIAU and conference all star from 1991 to 1994 and 1996. The Belfast-born Sewell claimed all-star honours in Indoor Hockey as well for both Ontario and Canada. She captained the 1993 Canadian Junior World Cup Team.

International Senior Tournaments

* 1995 –

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, Mar del Plata, Argentina (3rd) * 1995 – Olympic Qualifier, Cape Town, South Africa (7th) * 1997 – World Cup Qualifier, Harare, Zimbabwe (11th)

External links

Profile on Field Hockey Canada
1972 births Living people Canadian female field hockey players Sportspeople from Hamilton, Ontario Canadian people of Northern Ireland descent Northern Ireland emigrants to Canada Sportspeople from Belfast Female field hockey players from Northern Ireland Irish female field hockey players British female field hockey players Pan American Games medalists in field hockey Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Field hockey players at the 1995 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games {{Canada-fieldhockey-bio-stub