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Georgina Morgan

Georgina Morgan (born 15 May 1993) is an Australian field hockey player.[1][2]

Georgina Morgan
Personal information
Born (1993-05-15) 15 May 1993 (age 30)
Armidale, NSW
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club NSW Arrows
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Australia 92 (19)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Australia
FIH Pro League
Silver medal – second place 2019 Amstelveen Team
Oceania Cup
Gold medal – first place 2015 Stratford Team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Rockhampton Team

She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Early life edit

Morgan was born in Armidale, New South Wales. She began playing hockey when she was six years old.[3]

Education edit

Morgan is currently studying at the University of Sydney, completing a Bachelor of Applied Science, majoring in Exercise Physiology.[4]

Career edit

State hockey edit

As of 2018, Morgan represents her home state, New South Wales in the Australian Hockey League. Most recently winning a gold medal with the side in the 2018 edition of the event.[5]

National team edit

Morgan made her senior international debut in 2014, in a test series against New Zealand, in Wellington, New Zealand.[6]

In the Summer of 2018, Morgan spent time away from the national squad in Canberra, recovering from a toe injury she sustained in 2017.[7] Morgan returned from injury to compete at the 2018 World Cup.[8] Following this she sustained another injury, ruling her out of competition for the remainder of 2018.

Morgan returned to the national team in 2019 for the FIH Pro League where she won a silver medal.[9]

International goals edit


Goal 		Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 22 October 2015 TET MultiSports Centre, Stratford, New Zealand   Samoa 17–0 23–0 2015 Oceania Cup [10]
2 5 December 2015 Estadio Mundialista Luciana Aymar, Rosario, Argentina   China 1–0 1–0 2014–15 HWL Final [11]
3 6 December 2015   Argentina 2–1 2–1 [12]
4 21 January 2016 Sengkang Hockey Stadium, Singapore   Germany 3–1 3–1 Test match [13]
5 21 February 2016 Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth, Australia   Great Britain 1–0 3–2 [14]
6 5 April 2016 Hawke's Bay Sports Park, Hastings, New Zealand   Canada 1–0 4–0 2016 Hawke's Bay Cup [15]
7 10 April 2016   China 2–0 3–1 [16]
8 1 June 2016 Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin, Australia   New Zealand 1–1 2–1 2016 Int. Hockey Open [17]
9 6 August 2016 Olympic Hockey Centre, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   Great Britain 1–1 1–2 2016 Olympic Games [18]
10 10 August 2016   India 2–0 6–1 [19]
11 17 November 2016 North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand   New Zealand 3–0 6–0 2016 Trans-Tasman Trophy [20]
12 20 November 2016 1–2 2–3 [21]
13 21 June 2017 Stade Fallon, Brussels, Belgium   Malaysia 3–0 3–0 2016–17 HWL Semi-finals [22]
14 22 June 2017   Belgium 1–0 1–0 [23]
15 25 June 2017   Spain 3–1 4–1 [24]
16 1 July 2017   Belgium 3–0 5–1 [25]
17 2 July 2017   Italy 2–1 3–1 [26]
18 4 August 2018 Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London, England   Netherlands 1–1 1–1
(1–3)		 2018 World Cup [27]
19 15 September 2018 Ritsumeikan University, Osaka, Japan   United States 1–0 2–1 2018 SOMPO Cup [28]

References edit

  1. ^ "Georgina Morgan". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Vitality Hockey Women's World Cup 2018: Team Details Australia". FIH. p. 2.
  3. ^ "Georgina Morgan". olympics.com. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Georgina Morgan". olympics.com. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  5. ^ "MORGAN Georgina". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  6. ^ "MORGAN Georgina". FIH. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Hockeyroos return worth the pain for refreshed Georgina Morgan". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Team Details – Australia". FIH. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  9. ^ "2019 FIH Pro League (Women)". FIH. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Australia 23–0 Samoa". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Australia 1–0 China". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  12. ^ "Argentina 1–2 Australia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Australia 3–1 Germany". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  14. ^ "Australia 3–1 Germany". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  15. ^ "Australia 4–0 Canada". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  16. ^ "China 1–3 Australia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  17. ^ "Australia 2–1 New Zealand". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  18. ^ "Great Britain 2–1 Australia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  19. ^ "India 1–6 Australia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  20. ^ "New Zealand 0–6 Australia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  21. ^ "New Zealand 3–2 Australia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  22. ^ "Australia 3–0 Malaysia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  23. ^ "Belgium 0–1 Australia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  24. ^ "Australia 4–1 Spain". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  25. ^ "Belgium 1–5 Australia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  26. ^ "Italy 1–3 Australia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  27. ^ "Netherlands 1–1 Australia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  28. ^ "United States 1–2 Australia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2019.

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