Emily Chalker (née Smith) is an Australian

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player. She has been selected to represent Australia in field hockey at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics along with other competitions.

Personal

Chalker was born on 28 July 1992 in

Crookwell, New South Wales Crookwell is a small town located in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia, in the Upper Lachlan Shire. At the , Crookwell had a population of 2,641. The town is at a relatively high altitude of 887 metres and there are several s ...

and is from Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales. She attended St Mary's Primary School in New South Wales before going on to Crookwell High School. She has deferred admissions to the

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where she will major in Exercise Physiology. She moved to Sydney in 2011 before moving to

Perth, Western Australia Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth i ...

where she now lives. Chalker is tall and weighs .

Field hockey

Chalker played junior hockey in Crookwell. She has held a field hockey scholarship at the

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(NSWIS) and the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS). She plays for the NSW Arrows in the Australian Hockey League, where she wears shirt number 3. She has played club field hockey for the Crookwell Golf Club, ANU, and the Park Panthers.

National team

When

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became the Hockeyroos' new coach in January 2011, Chalker was one of four players identified to develop the national side. She made her

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debut in 2011, in a match against

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Hobart, Tasmania Hobart ( ; Nuennonne/ Palawa kani: ''nipaluna'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Home to almost half of all Tasmanians, it is the least-populated Australian state capital city, and second-small ...

. In June 2012, she played in the Investec London Cup. She played in Australia's 1–4 loss to the Netherlands, scoring her team's only goal. In the 4–1 win against Ireland in the lead up London, she scored the team's second goal. Her goal was the second of the tournament. , she had 22 caps with the Hockeyroos, and 7 international goals. Chalker was named to the Australia women's national field hockey squad that competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics. As a teenager, she was the youngest member of the team. Chalker 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.

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* * * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chalker, Emily 1992 births Living people Australian female field hockey players Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for Australia Sportswomen from New South Wales New South Wales Institute of Sport alumni Field hockey players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Female field hockey forwards Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century Australian women Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games