Emily_Chalker

Emily Chalker

Emily Chalker

Australian field hockey player

Emily Chalker (née Smith; born 28 July 1992) is an Australian field hockey player. She has been selected to represent Australia in field hockey at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics along with other competitions.

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Chalker was born on 28 July 1992 in Crookwell, New South Wales[1][2] and is from Southern Tablelands region[3] of New South Wales.[4] She attended St Mary's Primary School in New South Wales before going on to Crookwell High School. She has deferred admissions to the University of New South Wales where she will major in Exercise Physiology.[1][2] She moved to Sydney in 2011 before moving to Perth, Western Australia where she now lives.[1]

Chalker is 159 centimetres (63 in) tall and weighs 57 kilograms (126 lb).[1]

Field hockey

Chalker played junior hockey in Crookwell.[5] She has held a field hockey scholarship at the New South Wales Institute of Sport (NSWIS) and the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS).[1] She plays for the NSW Arrows in the Australian Hockey League, where she wears shirt number 3.[2] She has played club field hockey for the Crookwell Golf Club, ANU, and the Park Panthers.[2]

National team

When Adam Commens became the Hockeyroos' new coach in January 2011, Chalker was one of four players identified to develop the national side.[6] She made her Australian debut in 2011, in a match against New Zealand in Hobart, Tasmania.[1] In June 2012, she played in the Investec London Cup.[7] She played in Australia's 1–4 loss to the Netherlands, scoring her team's only goal.[8][9] In the 4–1 win against Ireland in the lead up London, she scored the team's second goal.[7][10][11][12][13] Her goal was the second of the tournament.[12] As of June 2012, she had 22 caps with the Hockeyroos,[2][6] and 7 international goals.[2]

Chalker was named to the Australia women's national field hockey squad that competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[4][14][15] As a teenager,[10] she was the youngest member of the team.[1][2][5]

Chalker qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. She was part of the Hockeyroos Olympics squad. The Hockeyroos lost 1-0 to India in the quarterfinals and therefore were not in medal contention.[16]

References

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    "London 2012 – Emily Smith". Australian Olympic Committee. 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
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    "Hockeyroos to blend youth with experience". Nine MSN. Archived from the original on 26 June 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
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    "Canberra's Anna Flanagan headed to London". Canberra Times. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
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    "Commens fast-tracks hopefuls for Games – The West Australian". Au.news.yahoo.com. 20 June 2012. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
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    "Australia & Germany win at Investec London Cup". England Hockey. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
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    AAP (6 June 2012). "Netherlands edge Hockeyroos 2–1 in London Cup opener". Melbourne, Australia: Herald Sun. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
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    "Hockeyroos fall to the Dutch – London 2012 Olympic Games (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Abc.net.au. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
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    "Hockeyroos ease past Irish in London – ABC Grandstand Sport (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Abc.net.au. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
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    Kerryman.ie. "Ireland suffer heavy defeat – Sport, Breaking News". Kerryman.ie. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
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    "Drubbing for Irish as Australia hits form". The Age. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
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    "Hockeyroos romp past Ireland". Fox Sports. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
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    AAP (19 June 2012). "New-look Hockeyroos out to give some stick". Melbourne, Australia: Herald Sun. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
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    AAP (20 June 2012). "Hockeyroos' new-look squad". Melbourne, Australia: The Australian. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  16. [16]
    "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
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