Shanea Tonkin (born 28 April 1997) is a

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player from Australia, who plays as a forward.

Personal life

Shanea Tonkin was born and raised in Perth, Western Australia.

Career

Domestic leagues

AHL

Tonkin made her Australian Hockey League debut in 2016 for the

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. In 2017 and 2018, Tonkin represented her home state as a member of the WA Diamonds.

Hockey One

Following the dissolution of the AHL and subsequent introduction of the Sultana Bran Hockey One League, Tonkin was named in the newly formed

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team. She represented the team in the inaugural season of the league, scoring once in the team's fifth-place finish.

National teams

Under–21

In 2016, Tonkin made her debut for the Australia U–21 team at the Junior Oceania Cup in the

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Hockeyroos

After multiple years in the Australian development squad, Tonkin was named to the

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squad for the first time in 2022.

References

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* * * 1997 births Living people Australian female field hockey players Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Female field hockey forwards 21st-century Australian women 21st-century Australian people Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey Field hockey players from Perth, Western Australia Sportswomen from Western Australia Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games {{Australia-fieldhockey-bio-stub