Gabrielle Nance

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Gabrielle Nance
Personal information
Born (1994-07-29) 29 July 1994 (age 28)
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 55 kg (121 lb)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Adelaide Fire
Senior career
YearsTeam
2014–2017 SA Suns
2019– Adelaide Fire
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014– Australia 72 (8)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Team
Champions Trophy
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Mendoza Team
Oceania Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Sydney Team

Gabrielle Nance (born 29 July 1994) [1] is a field hockey player from Australia who plays as a forward. [2]

Contents

Personal life

Gabrielle Nance was born and raised in Kingscliff, New South Wales. [3]

Nance relocated to Adelaide in 2014 to represent SA in national competitions. [4]

Career

Domestic leagues

Australian Hockey League

In the Australian Hockey League, Nance was a member of the SA Suns. [5] She represented the team from 2014 to 2017. [4]

Hockey One

In 2019, Nance was named in the Adelaide Fire squad for the inaugural tournament of Hockey Australia's new domestic league, Hockey One. [6]

National team

Nance made her debut for the Hockeyroos in 2014 during a test series against New Zealand in Wellington. [7] Following her debut, Nance won her first medal with Australia at the Champions Trophy in Mendoza; the team finished in second place, winning a silver medal. [8]

In 2016, Nance represented her country at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. [9]

Following her silver medal-winning appearance at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, [10] Nance made the decision to take a break from international hockey to reignite her passion for the game. [11]

Nance returned to the national squad in 2020. [12] [11]

International goals


Goal
DateLocationOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
18 September 2015 Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth, AustraliaFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2–02–0 Test match [13]
216 February 2016Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1–13–3 [14]
327 November 2016 State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne, AustraliaFlag of India.svg  India 2–13–1 [15]
412 October 2017 Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, AustraliaFlag of Papua New Guinea.svg  PNG 4–023–0 2017 Oceania Cup [16]
56–0
618 November 2017 State Hockey Centre, Adelaide, AustraliaFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 3–08–1 Test match [17]
716 January 2018 Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth, AustraliaFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 1–01–1 [18]
826 January 2020 Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, AustraliaFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1–01–1 2020 FIH Pro League [19]

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References

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