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Kate Hanna
Australian field hockey player
Kate Hanna (born 1 October 1996)[1] is an Australian field hockey player. Hanna made her international debut for Australia in April 2015, in a test series against China.
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| Full name | Kate Hanna | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
(1996-10-01) 1 October 1996 (age 27) Constitution Hill, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | NSW Arrows | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015– | Australia | 31 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kate Hanna was born in Constitution Hill, New South Wales.[1] She attended Catherine McAuley Westmead,[2] where after graduating she was awarded a one-year development scholarship with Australia's national hockey team, the Hockeyroos.[3]
Hanna plays the position of forward in field hockey.[1] At 16 years old, Hanna was named to the New South Wales hockey team for the first time, competing for the Australian Hockey League national title.[2] Her team won the national title in October 2014.[4]
She made her official debut with the Hockeyroos in April 2015.[5][1] She was part of the 2016 Olympic training squad.[1] That same year, Hanna was part of Australia's bronze medal-winning team at the 2016 Junior World Cup.[1]
Hanna was chosen for the Hockeyroos team at the 2017 Hawke's Bay Cup where the Australian team ultimately finished in third place.[6][7]
- "Hockeyroos Squad Profiles: Kate Hanna". www.hockey.org.au. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- Pearce, Elisha (17 September 2014). "Kate Hanna ready to shine at national championships". Parramatta Sun. Archived from the original on 11 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- Fahy, Patrick (2 March 2015). "You got mail and a lifechange". Blacktown Sun. Archived from the original on 11 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- Pearce, Elisha (23 October 2014). "Kate's a champion after tight NSW win". Parramatta Sun. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- "2016 women's Olympic Hockey squad announced". rio.admin.olympics.com.au. 18 December 2015. Archived from the original on 11 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- "Hockey quintet heading to Hawkes Bay". NSWIS. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- "Hockeyroos take third at Hawkes Bay". NSWIS. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.