Sharon Grace Creelman (born April 27, 1964, in Windsor, Ontario) is a former field hockey player from Canada. Between 1982 and 1994, Creelman held 139 caps at the Women's Senior National Team. Creelman captained the national side from 1987 to 1994, and played in three Olympic Games (

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) and in four World Cups (1983, 1986, 1990 and 1994). After her career Creelman became a coach in the sport of field hockey; she was the head coach of Canada's Junior Team in the late 1990s. She then became a physical education teacher at Appleby College located in Oakville, Ontario.

International senior competitions

* 1983 – World Cup, Kuala Lumpur (Silver Medal) * 1984 – Olympic Games, Los Angeles (5th) * 1986 – World Cup, Amstelveen (Bronze Medal) * 1987 — Champions Trophy, Amstelveen (4th) * 1987 –

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, Indianapolis (Bronze Medal) * 1988 – Olympic Games, Seoul (6th) * 1990 – World Cup, Sydney (10th) * 1991 –

, Havana (Silver Medal) * 1991 – Olympic Qualifier, Auckland (3rd) * 1992 – Olympic Games, Barcelona (7th) * 1993 –

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, Philadelphia (3rd) * 1994 – World Cup, Dublin (10th)

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1964 births Living people Canadian female field hockey players Canadian field hockey coaches Olympic field hockey players for Canada Field hockey players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in field hockey Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Field hockey players at the 1987 Pan American Games Field hockey players at the 1991 Pan American Games Canadian people of Ulster-Scottish descent Field hockey people from Ontario Sportspeople from Windsor, Ontario Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games {{Canada-fieldhockey-bio-stub