Grace Young (field hockey)

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Grace Young
Personal information
Born (2002-08-23) 23 August 2002 (age 21)
Grafton, New South Wales
Height 157 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Playing position Midfield
Senior career
YearsTeam
2022– NSW Pride
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018 Australia U–18 8 (2)
2023– Australia 15 (0)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
FIH Pro League
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg Season Four Team

Grace Young (born 23 August 2002) [1] is a field hockey player from Australia. [2]

Contents

Personal life

Grace Young was born and raised in Grafton, New South Wales. [2]

Career

Domestic league

In Hockey Australia's domestic league, the Sultana Bran Hockey One, Young is a member of the NSW Pride. [3] [4]

Under–18

Young made her junior international debut at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires. She was a member of the Australian Hockey5s team that finished fifth in the girls' tournament. [5] [6] [7]

Hockeyroos

In 2023, Young was named in the Hockeyroos squad for the first time. [2] She will make her debut during season three of the FIH Pro League. [5] [8]

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References

  1. "Team Details – Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Hockeyroos 2023 Squad finalised". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia . Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  3. "NSW Pride – Women's Team". hockeyone.com.au. Hockey One. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  4. "YOUNG Grace". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia . Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  5. 1 2 "YOUNG Grace". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  6. "Teens vie for Olympic gold in Argentina". catholicweekly.com.au. The Catholic Weekly. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  7. "YOUNG Grace". buenosaires2018.com. BuenosAires2018. Archived from the original on 16 October 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  8. "JOCELYN, KAITLIN, GRACE AND MARIAH SELECTED ON HOCKEYROOS SQUAD". nswis.com.au. New South Wales Institute of Sport. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2023.