Amanda Woodcroft

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Amanda Woodcroft
Personal information
Full name Amanda Zarine Woodcroft
Born (1993-10-09) 9 October 1993 (age 29)
Kitchener, Ontario
Height 160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight 50 kg (110 lb)
Playing position Midfield
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2014 Canada Indoor 15 (9)
2011– Canada 127 (8)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Women's field hockey
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Lima Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Toronto Team
Pan American Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Mendoza
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Santiago
Women's indoor hockey
Indoor Pan American Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Montevideo

Amanda Zarine Woodcroft (born 9 October 1993) [1] is an indoor and field hockey player from Canada. [2]

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Personal life

Amanda Woodcroft was born in Kitchener, Ontario, and grew up in the neighbouring city of Waterloo. [3]

Woodcroft has a younger sister, Nicole, who also represents Canada in field hockey. [4]

Career

Indoor hockey

In 2010, Woodcroft made her debut for the Canadian indoor team at the Indoor Pan American Cup in Barquisimeto. [5]

She represented the team again in 2014 in a number of tournaments. [6] Most notably, Woodcroft was awarded Player of the Tournament at the Indoor Pan American Cup in Montevideo where she also won a gold medal. [7]

Field hockey

Under 21

After appearances with the senior national team, Woodcroft represented the Canada U–21 side at the 2013 FIH Junior World Cup in Mönchengladbach. [6]

Senior national team

Woodcroft made her debut for the senior national team in 2011. [2]

Following her debut, Woodcroft has gone on to represent the Canadian team at a number of tournaments and amassed over 100 caps. [6]

She has medalled with the national team a number of times, winning silver at the 2018–19 FIH Series Finals in Valencia [8] and the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima. [9] In addition, she has won bronze at the 2013 Pan American Cup in Mendoza and the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto. [6]

In 2018, she was a member of the national team at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. [10]

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References

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  3. "Amanda Woodcroft". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  4. "The Woodcrofts of Waterloo: Part of a Three-Star Relationship". 519sportsonline.ca. 519 Sports Online . Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  5. "Canada: 2010 Indoor Pan American Championship (Women)". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation . Retrieved 10 July 2021.
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  7. "Canada wins 2014 Womens Indoor Pan American Cup; Argentina silver; United States bronze". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation . Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  8. "WOODCROFT Amanada". fihseriesfinals.com. FIH Series Finals . Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  9. "WOODCROFT Amanada Zarine". wrsd.lima2019.pe. Lima2019 . Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  10. "Amanda WOODCROFT". results.gc2018.com. gc2018 . Retrieved 10 July 2021.