Georgina Morgan

Georgina Morgan

Personal information
Born	(1993-05-15) 15 May 1993 (age 32) 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	Caps	Goals
2014–	Australia	92	(19)
Medal record Women's field hockey Representing   Australia FIH Pro League 2019 Amstelveen Team Oceania Cup 2015 Stratford Team 2019 Rockhampton Team

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

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	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

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. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
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.

External links

• Georgina Morgan at the International Hockey Federation
• Georgina Morgan at Olympics.com
• Georgina Morgan at the Australian Olympic Committee
• Georgina Morgan at Olympedia
• Georgina Morgan at HockeyAustralia.altiusrt.com
• Georgina Morgan at Hockey.org.au at the Wayback Machine (archived 22 March 2019)