Grace Stewart (born 28 April 1997) is an Australian

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player. She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Career

Junior National Team

Grace Stewart was a member of Australian Under 21 side, the 'Jillaroos', at the 2016 Junior World Cup. She scored three goals in the tournament, helping Australia to a bronze medal finish.

Senior National Team

Stewart debuted for the

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in 2016 in a three-nations series in

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. She also scored in her debut match against

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. Stewart has been a regular player for the Australian side since her debut, appearing at both the Olympics and the

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. Stewart qualified for the

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. She was part of the

Olympics squad. The Hockeyroos lost 1-0 to India in the quarterfinals and therefore were not in medal contention.

International Goals

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* * * 1997 births Living people Australian female field hockey players Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players of Australia Place of birth missing (living people) Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Female field hockey forwards Field hockey players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games 20th-century Australian women 21st-century Australian women {{Australia-fieldhockey-bio-stub