Karri McMahon (born 27 February 1992) is an Australian
field hockey
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player for the
Hockeyroos
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who plays as a defender.
McMahon was a member of the Australia women's national field hockey team that won a silver medal at the 2014 Rabobank Hockey World Cup, a Gold Medal winner at the
2014 Commonwealth Games
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and member of the team that went to the
2016 Summer Olympics
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.
Personal
McMahon was born on 27 February 1992 in
Townsville, Queensland
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. She grew up in
Brisbane
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before moving to
Berri, South Australia
Berri is a city in the Riverland region of South Australia. It is 238 kilometres north-east of Adelaide, the capital of the state of South Australia and a few kilometres west of the SA-Victoria border. It is primarily an agriculture, agricultura ...
during late primary school. She attended Patrick’s Road Primary School before transitioning to Berri Primary school then to Glossop High School. On completion of year 12, McMahon headed to Adelaide to study Paramedicine at Flinders University.
She began playing hockey at the age of 6 for Arana Ascot, a local club in Brisbane before continuing her hockey In South Australia with Berri Hockey Club and then the Adelaide Hockey Club.
Outside of hockey, McMahon finished her Bachelor of Clinical Practice (Paramedicine) in 2018 with Charles Sturt University. She began a role in 2019 with St John Ambulance as a Patient Transporter and in 2020 commenced an Injury Management role with Ausdrill Ltd. She enjoys hiking, camping and exploring the West Coast in her spare time.
Field hockey
Club
McMahon began her hockey with Arana Ascot Hockey Club. Once moved to South Australia, she played for Berri Hockey Club in the Riverland before moving to Adelaide to play for the Adelaide Peas. Once in Perth with the national team, McMahon has been drafted to YMCC, Fremantle HC, Suburban Lions and is now with Northcoast Raiders.
Southern Suns
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The Australian Hockey League (AHL)Australian Hockey League
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. In 2015, McMahon suffered a number of on-field injuries including a double fracture to her jaw, a ball to the head which required stitches and a stress fracture in her foot. Since then he has endured 4 knee surgeries and over 150 international games for Australia.
International
She made her debut for
Australia
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in September 2012 against
South Africa
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at the age of 20 at the Champions Trophy in Ireland. She was co-captain at the 2013 Junior World Cup where Australia finished sixth.
McMahon was a member of the
Australia
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team that won a silver medal at the 2015 Rabobank Hockey World Cup in The Hague. She was a part of the gold medal winning team at the
2014 Commonwealth Games
The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, ( sco, Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; gd, Glaschu 2014), was an international multi-sport ev ...
. McMahon earned a silver medal at 3 consecutive Champions Trophy tournaments in Mendoza, London and Changzhou. She was selected in 16 women Australia team who competed at 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro.
She has played in the following tournaments:
* 2012 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I: 1st.
* 2013 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup, Mönchengladbach: 6th.
* 2012–13 Women's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals, London : 1st.
* 2012–13 Women's FIH Hockey World League Final in Tucumán: 2nd.
* 2014 Rabobank Women's Hockey World Cup, The Hague: 2nd.
* 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament, Glasgow : 1st.
* 2014 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy, Mendoza: 2nd.
* 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals, Antwerp: 3rd.
* 2015 Oceania Cup, Stratford: 1st
* 2015 FIH World League Final , Rosario: 6th.
* 2016 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy, London: 4th.
*2016 Summer Olympics , Rio de Janeiro: 5th quarter finals.
* 2018 Commonwealth Games , Gold Coast: 2nd.
* 2018 Investec Women’s Hockey World Cup , London: 4th.
* 2020 FIH Hockey Pro League