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1998 Women's Hockey World Cup
The 1998 Women's Hockey World Cup was the ninth edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup field hockey tournament. It was held from 20 to 31 May 1998 in Utrecht, Netherlands alongside the men's tournament. Australia won its second world title after defeating Netherlands 3–2 in the final. The tournament was staged on two artificial pitches at the complex of Dutch football club FC Utrecht. Qualification Squads Umpires *Jean Buchanan (RSA) *Peri Buckley (AUS) *Renée Chatas (USA) *Gill Clarke (ENG) *Renée Cohen (NED) *Ute Conen (GER) *Laura Crespo (ARG) *Lyn Farrell (NZL) *Hu Youfang (CHN) *Noami Kato (JPN) *Angela Lario (ESP) *Lee Mi-ok (KOR) *Jane Nockolds (ENG) *Gina Spitaleri (ITA) *Miriam van Gemert (NED) *Kazuko Yasueda (JPN) Results Pool A ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool B ---- ---- ---- ---- Ninth to twelfth place classification Crossover ---- Eleventh and twelfth place Ninth and tenth place Fifth to eigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Utrecht (city)
Utrecht ( ; ; ) is the List of cities in the Netherlands by province, fourth-largest city of the Netherlands, as well as the capital and the most populous city of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Utrecht (province), Utrecht. The municipality of Utrecht is located in the eastern part of the Randstad conurbation, in the very centre of mainland Netherlands, and includes Haarzuilens, Vleuten and De Meern. It has a population of 376,435 as of . Utrecht's ancient city centre features many buildings and structures, several dating as far back as the High Middle Ages. It has been the religious centre of the Netherlands since the 8th century. In 1579, the Union of Utrecht was signed in the city to lay the foundations for the Dutch Republic. Utrecht was the most important city in the Netherlands until the Dutch Golden Age, when it was surpassed by Amsterdam as the country's cultural centre and most populous city. Utrecht is home to Utrecht University, the largest university ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Nadine Ernsting-Krienke
Nadine Ernsting-Krienke (born 5 February 1974 in Telgte, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a former field hockey striker from Germany, who won the gold medal with the women's national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. She is one of the most decorated field hockey players in Germany, having played in four consecutive Summer Olympic Games, starting in 1992. She retired from international play in 2009, after having represented Germany 360 times, scoring 137 goals. Since 1989 she has been playing for Eintracht Braunschweig in Bundesliga. International senior tournaments * 1990 – World Cup, Sydney (8th place) * 1991 – Champions Trophy, Berlin (2nd place) * 1991 – European Championship, Brussels (2nd place) * 1992 – Summer Olympics, Barcelona (2nd place) * 1993 – Champions Trophy, Amstelveen (3rd place) * 1994 – World Cup, Dublin (4th place) * 1995 – European Championship, Amstelveen (3rd place) * 1995 – Champions Trophy, Mar del Plata (4th place) * 1995 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Juan Li (field Hockey)
''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish language, Spanish and Manx language, Manx versions of ''John (given name), John''. The name is of Hebrew origin and has the meaning "God has been gracious." It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking countries around the world and in the Philippines, and also in the Isle of Man (pronounced differently). The name is becoming popular around the world and can be pronounced differently according that region. In Spanish language, Spanish, the diminutive form (equivalent to ''Johnny'') is , with feminine form (comparable to ''Jane'', ''Joan'', or ''Joanna'') , and feminine diminutive (equivalent to ''Janet'', ''Janey'', ''Joanie'', etc.). Chinese terms * ( or 娟, 隽) 'beautiful, graceful' is a common given name for Chinese women. * () The Chinese character :wiktionary:卷, 卷, which in Mandarin is almost homophonic with the characters for the female name, is a division of a traditional Chinese manuscript or book and can be tran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Michelle Vizzuso
Michelle Vizzuso (born April 13, 1977, in Fairfield Township, Essex County, New Jersey) is an American former field hockey player who made her international senior debut for the Women's National Team in 1997. Playing as a forward, Vizzuso was a member of the team, that won the silver medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg. Vizzuso grew up in Fairfield, and attended West Essex High School. She graduated from the University of Virginia in 1999, having majored in English. She currently resides in Marvin, NC. . Accessed December 20, 2007. International senior tournaments * 1998 – |
Nikki Hudson
Nicole Elaine Hudson (née Mott; born 6 July 1976) is an Australian former women's field hockey player. She was the captain of the Hockeyroos, Australia's national women's team, until her retirement from international hockey in 2009. She made her debut for Australia in 1993 and won gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Her AHL team is the Queensland Scorchers. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she scored in Australia's first two games, scoring the second goal in an comeback to win 5–4 against Korea, and a skillful individual effort against Spain. The goal against Spain was her 98th international goal, in her 299th international appearance. Her 99th goal for Australia came against South Africa in the following match. The match was Hudson's 300th appearance for her country, as she became the first woman to play 300 international Hockey matches for Australia. Sponsorship Hudson put her name to special editions of thMazonBlack Magic stick, featuring a special black-and-pink colour sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Karen Smith (Australian Field Hockey)
Karen Smith (born 30 January 1979 in Toowoomba, Queensland) is an Australian former field hockey midfield player. After her stint in hockey she went on to become a P.E. teacher for 4 years at Clairvaux MacKillop College. She is married with two children and resides in Toowoomba. International senior competitions * 1997 – Champions Trophy, Berlin, Germany (1st) * 1998 – World Cup, Utrecht, Netherlands (1st) * 1999 – Champions Trophy, Brisbane, Australia (1st) * 2000 – Champions Trophy, Amstelveen, Netherlands (3rd) * 2001 – Champions Trophy, Amstelveen, Netherlands (3rd) * 2002 – Commonwealth Games, Manchester, United Kingdom (3rd) * 2002 – Champions Trophy, Macau, China (4th) * 2002 – World Cup, Perth, Australia (4th) * 2003 – Champions Trophy, Sydney, Australia (1st) * 2004 – Summer Olympics, Athens, Greece (5th) * 2004 – Champions Trophy, Rosario, Argentina (4th) * 2005 – Champions Trophy, Canberra, Australia (2nd) * 2006 – Commonwealth Games, Melbou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Claire Mitchell-Taverner
Claire Mitchell-Taverner (born 17 June 1970) is an Australian field hockey player. She was born in Melbourne. She won a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd .... References External links * 1970 births Living people Field hockey players from Melbourne Australian female field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Australia Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Australia Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games field hockey players for Australia Commonwealth Games gold medallists in field hockey Field hockey players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Recipi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sue MacDonald
Sue or SUE may refer to: Music * Sue Records, an American record label * ''Sue'' (album), an album by Frazier Chorus * "Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)", a song by David Bowie Places * Sue Islet (Queensland), one of the Torres Straits islands, Australia * Sue, Fukuoka, a town in Japan ** Sue Station (Fukuoka), a railway station * Sue Lake, a lake in Glacier National Park, Montana, United States Other uses * Suing (to sue), a type of lawsuit * Sue (name), a feminine given name (and list of people with the name) * Sué, a god of the Andean Muisca civilization * Sue (dinosaur), a ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' specimen * ''Sue Lost in Manhattan'' or ''Sue'', a 1998 film * Subsurface Utility Engineering * Sue ware, ancient Japanese pottery * ARC (file format) or .sue * Door County Cherryland Airport's IATA code * Mary Sue or Sue, an idealized fictional character * United States of Europe (electoral list) (Stati Uniti d'Europa), pro-European electoral list in Italy * Yoshiko Tanaka or S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tracey Fuchs
Tracey Claire Fuchs (born November 3, 1966) is a former field hockey midfielder from the United States, who was a member of the US women's team that finished fifth at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. She also competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where ''Team USA'' finished in eighth and last position. She also played for the 1994 World Cup team that won the bronze medal. She won a bronze medal at the 1995 Pan American Games. Fuchs won the NCAA Division I national title as the coach of the Northwestern Wildcats in 2021 and 2024. Life A former street hockey player on Long Island, she became a force on her high school field hockey team for Centereach Cougars. She was the last of four sisters — Dana, Jill and Lauren were the others — who were all team captains. Fuchs scored 82 goals her senior year, the National Federation record. She finished her high school career with 171 goals, second all-time. She went to the University of Connecticut where she pai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kate Barber
Kate ("Tiki") Barber (born November 22, 1976, in West Chester, Pennsylvania) is a field hockey forward and midfield player from the United States, who made her international senior debut for the Women's National Team in 1998 by scoring two goals in a 3–3 draw with New Zealand. The former student of Unionville High School and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was a member of the team, that won the silver medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She was the captain of the American field hockey team which competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics. It was the first Olympics for which the United States had qualified since the 1996 Summer Olympics. She was once interviewed on the NBC ''Today Show'' by American football player, Tiki Barber, where it was revealed that she received her nickname "Tiki" because of ''his'' nickname. They were contemporary athletes in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Since he was a headlining football player at the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Alison Dare
Alison Dare (born 5 December 1965) is a South African former field hockey player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October .... References External links * 1965 births Living people South African female field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for South Africa Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics {{SouthAfrica-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sharon Cormack
Sharon ( 'plain'), also spelled Saron, is a given name as well as a Hebrew name. In English-speaking areas, Sharon is now predominantly a feminine given name, but historically it was also used as a masculine given name. In Israel, it is used as both. Etymology The Hebrew word simply means "plain", as in a flat area of land. But in the Hebrew Bible, is the name specifically given to the fertile plain between the Samarian Hills and the coast, known (tautologically) as Sharon plain in English. The phrase "rose of Sharon" (חבצלת השרון ''ḥăḇaṣṣeleṯ ha-sharon'') occurs in the KJV translation of the Song of Songs ("I am the rose of Sharon, the lily of the valley"), and has since been used in reference to a number of flowering plants. Unlike other unisex names that have come to be used almost exclusively as feminine (e.g. Evelyn), ''Sharon'' was never predominantly a masculine name. Usage before 1925 is very rare and was apparently inspired either by the Biblica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
