Ashlee Wells (born 1 August 1989) is a retired Australian

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ...

player who plays as a

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. Wells was a member of the Australia women's national field hockey team that were defeated by the

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in the final of the

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. She debuted for Australia in October, 2011 and announced her retirement in January 2022. Her former club is Churchill HC, Latrobe, Victoria. Wells’ mother influenced her to pick up a hockey stick at age five. After working for Hockey Victoria, Wells decided to join the national squad in

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in 2011. Some recent competitions Wells participated in include the 2015 World League, 2014 Champions Trophy, 2014 World Cup, 2013 World League and the 2013 Oceania Cup. She was also the reserve Goalkeeper for the London 2012 Olympics, while her first major international tournament was the Junior World Cup in 2009.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wells, Ashlee 1989 births Living people Australian female field hockey players Female field hockey goalkeepers Sportswomen from Victoria (state) People from Moe, Victoria 21st-century Australian women