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Kathryn Slattery

Kathryn Slattery

Australian field hockey player

Kathryn Slattery (born 30 July 1993) is an Australian field hockey player. She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in Rio De Janeiro . She has played both as a midfielder r[1] and more recently as a forward.[2][3]

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Slattery was born and grew up in the 10,000 acres (4,047 ha) family farm, Bundeera,[4] in the small town of South Stirling in the Great Southern region of Western Australia along with her twin sister Meg, older sister Jess and older brother Matthew. She has a degree in Agribusiness from Curtin University. In 2013 she played in the Australian Youth Olympic festival and scored one of the two goals in the 2-1 gold medal win against China. Slattery then made her senior international debut against New Zealand and was member of the silver medal winning team at the 2014 Champions Trophy, scoring a goal in the final. She was selected in the national team in 2015 and remained in the squad until her retirement.[1] She played in a number of major tournaments, including the 2018 World Cup in London. She retired from international hockey at the end of 2018, and then travelled to Belgium to play for Royal Antwerp Hockey Club in the 2019 season. She played 91 games for Australia and scored 37 goals. She now resides in Albany, WA.

References

  1. [1]
    "Kathryn Slattery". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
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    "Kathryn Slattery". Hockeyroos Squad profiles. Hockey Australia. 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Kathryn Slattery". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  4. [4]
    Andrew Collins and Leah McLennan (5 July 2016). "Rio 2016: Tiny town in WA a breeding ground for elite athletes as two locals prepare for Games". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 20 June 2017.


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