Georgina Morgan

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Georgina Morgan
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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
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014– Australia 92 (19)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
FIH Pro League
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Amstelveen Team
Oceania Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Stratford Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Rockhampton Team

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

Contents

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

Early life

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

Education

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

Career

State hockey

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

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


Goal
DateLocationOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
122 October 2015 TET MultiSports Centre, Stratford, New ZealandFlag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 17–023–0 2015 Oceania Cup [10]
25 December 2015 Estadio Mundialista Luciana Aymar, Rosario, ArgentinaFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1–01–0 2014–15 HWL Final [11]
36 December 2015Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2–12–1 [12]
421 January 2016 Sengkang Hockey Stadium, Singapore Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3–13–1 Test match [13]
521 February 2016 Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth, AustraliaFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1–03–2 [14]
65 April 2016 Hawke's Bay Sports Park, Hastings, New ZealandFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1–04–0 2016 Hawke's Bay Cup [15]
710 April 2016Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2–03–1 [16]
81 June 2016 Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin, AustraliaFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1–12–1 2016 Int. Hockey Open [17]
96 August 2016 Olympic Hockey Centre, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1–11–2 2016 Olympic Games [18]
1010 August 2016Flag of India.svg  India 2–06–1 [19]
1117 November 2016 North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland, New ZealandFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3–06–0 2016 Trans-Tasman Trophy [20]
1220 November 20161–22–3 [21]
1321 June 2017 Stade Fallon, Brussels, BelgiumFlag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 3–03–0 2016–17 HWL Semi-finals [22]
1422 June 2017Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1–01–0 [23]
1525 June 2017Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3–14–1 [24]
161 July 2017Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 3–05–1 [25]
172 July 2017Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2–13–1 [26]
184 August 2018 Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London, EnglandFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1–11–1
(1–3)
2018 World Cup [27]
1915 September 2018 Ritsumeikan University, Osaka, JapanFlag of the United States.svg  United States 1–02–1 2018 SOMPO Cup [28]

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