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Born | Armidale, NSW | 15 May 1993||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current club | NSW Arrows | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2014– | Australia | 92 | (19) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
Morgan was born in Armidale, New South Wales. She began playing hockey when she was six years old. [3]
Morgan is currently studying at the University of Sydney, completing a Bachelor of Applied Science, majoring in Exercise Physiology. [4]
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]
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]
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