Madison Fitzpatrick (born 14 December 1996) is an Australian

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player. Fitzpatrick was born in

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, and made her senior international debut in a test series against Korea in September 2015. Fitzpatrick was part of the Australian women's junior national team 'The Jillaroos' that won bronze at the 2016 Hockey Junior World Cup in Chile, as well as the Jillaroos team at the 2013 Hockey Junior World Cup. Fitzpatrick qualified for the

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. She was part of the

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

Personal life

Madison Fitzpatrick comes from a hockey family, with each member of her family having played at a representative level. Her father Scott and sister

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both having represented Australia, while her mother, Margie and siblings Callum and Kendra all having represented at state levels. At the 2016 Hockey Junior World Cup, Madison and Savannah played together in the Jillaroos team that won bronze.

Playing career

Senior national team

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– 1st * 2014–15 Hockey World League Final in Rosario, Argentina – 6th

International goals

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* * * 1996 births Living people Australian female field hockey players Female field hockey defenders Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Olympic field hockey players for Australia 21st-century Australian women 21st-century Australian people Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Sportswomen from New South Wales Field hockey players from Sydney Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games {{Australia-fieldhockey-bio-stub