Savannah "Sav" Fitzpatrick (born 4 February 1995) 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 China in April 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. 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

Savannah 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.

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* * * * 1995 births Living people Australian female field hockey players Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Field hockey players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for Australia Sportswomen from New South Wales Sportspeople from Sydney 21st-century Australian women Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games {{Australia-fieldhockey-bio-stub