Meredith Dawn Orr (born 2 May 1978 in Whakatāne) is a field hockey midfielder from New Zealand, who represented her native country at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

in Athens, Greece. There she finished in sixth place with the Women's National Team. Orr made her international senior debut for the Black Sticks in 2001 against Korea in Wellington. Orr attended Diocesan School for Girls in Auckland and then attended Massey University to complete her business degree. In 2006 Orr ruptured her ACL but returned to hockey seven months later to Captain the Canterbury Cats hockey team in the New Zealand Hockey League. In a continual effort to keep developing her game, Orr played for the NSW Arrows team in the 2007 Australian Hockey League. Orr has over 110 caps for New Zealand. She was in the Black Sticks side which won the Oceania Cup in Queensland, Australia in September 2007 beating Australia in the final to qualify for the Beijing Olympics. She was included in the squad from which the team to represent New Zealand at the

2008 Olympic Games The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

in Beijing was chosen.

International Competitions

* 2001 – Champions Trophy, Amstelveen * 2003 – Champions Challenge, Catania * 2004 – Olympic Qualifier, Auckland * 2004 – Olympic Games, Athens * 2004 – Champions Trophy, Rosario * 2005 – Champions Challenge, Virginia Beach

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Orr, Meredith 1978 births Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Living people Massey University alumni New Zealand female field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for New Zealand Sportspeople from Whakatāne 20th-century New Zealand women 21st-century New Zealand women