Georgia Barnett

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Georgia Barnett
Personal information
Born (1994-08-27) 27 August 1994 (age 29)
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Central Mysticks
Senior career
YearsTeam
2015 Central Mysticks
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015 New Zealand 29(?)
Last updated on: 9 June 2016

Georgia Barnett (born 27 August 1994) is a New Zealand field hockey player. A goalkeeper, she represents the Central Mysticks in the New Zealand National Hockey League.

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She currently plays for the New Zealand women's national field hockey team. [1] With the national youth team she won the bronze medal at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. Barnett's coaching career began in 2019 when she coached the Central U18 women's team to gold at the national tournament.

Life

Barnett was educated at Palmerston North Intermediate Normal School [2] then Palmerston North Girls' High School. [2] She completed her Massey University business studies degree in Palmerston North. [2]

Awards

In 2015, she became Manawatu Sportswoman of the Year. [3]

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References

  1. "Spirited Black Sticks Women's squad named". Hockey New Zealand. 8 March 2016. Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Hockey: Georgia Barnett". m.nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  3. "Congratulate to Georgia for being named as Manawatu Sportswoman of the Year 2015" . Retrieved 27 September 2016.