Karen Smith (Australian field hockey)

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Karen Smith
Personal information
Born (1979-01-30) 30 January 1979 (age 44)
Toowoomba, Queensland
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Utrecht Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Madrid Team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Melbourne Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Manchester Team
Champions Trophy
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Berlin Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Brisbane Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Sydney Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Canberra Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Amstelveen Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2001 Amstelveen Team

Karen Smith (born 30 January 1979 in Toowoomba, Queensland) is a former field hockey midfield player from Australia. After her stint in hockey she went on to become a P.E. teacher for 4yrs at Clairvaux MacKillop College. She is married with two children and resides in Toowoomba

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