Karri McMahon

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Karri McMahon
Karri McMahon (2013).jpg
Karri McMahon in 2013
Personal information
Born (1992-02-27) 27 February 1992 (age 32)
Townsville, Queensland [1]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Northcoast Raiders, Perth
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
2012– Australia 152 (10)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
World Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 The Hague Team
Champions Trophy
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Mendoza Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Changzhou Team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Glasgow Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Team

Karri McMahon (born 27 February 1992) is an Australian field hockey player for the Hockeyroos who plays as a defender. [2]

Contents

McMahon was a member of the Australia women's national field hockey team that won a silver medal at the 2014 Rabobank Hockey World Cup, a Gold Medal winner at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and member of the team that went to the 2016 Summer Olympics. [3]

Personal

McMahon was born on 27 February 1992 in Townsville, Queensland. [1] She grew up in Brisbane [4] before moving to Berri, South Australia during late primary school. She attended Patrick’s Road Primary School before transitioning to Berri Primary school then to Glossop High School. [1] On completion of year 12, McMahon headed to Adelaide to study Paramedicine at Flinders University.

She began playing hockey at the age of 6 for Arana Ascot, a local club in Brisbane before continuing her hockey In South Australia with Berri Hockey Club and then the Adelaide Hockey Club.

Outside of hockey, McMahon finished her Bachelor of Clinical Practice (Paramedicine) in 2018 with Charles Sturt University. She began a role in 2019 with St John Ambulance as a Patient Transporter and in 2020 commenced an Injury Management role with Ausdrill Ltd. She enjoys hiking, camping and exploring the West Coast in her spare time.

Field hockey

Club

McMahon began her hockey with Arana Ascot Hockey Club. Once moved to South Australia, she played for Berri Hockey Club in the Riverland before moving to Adelaide to play for the Adelaide Peas. Once in Perth with the national team, McMahon has been drafted to YMCC, Fremantle HC, Suburban Lions and is now with Northcoast Raiders.

State

In 2011, McMahon was a member of the Australian Hockey League team the Southern Suns that won the national championship for the second time ever, 18 years after their first title. [5]

In 2013, she was named the best player in the Australian Hockey League. [1] [6] In 2015, McMahon suffered a number of on-field injuries including a double fracture to her jaw, a ball to the head which required stitches and a stress fracture in her foot. [1] [2] Since then he has endured 4 knee surgeries and over 150 international games for Australia.

International

She made her debut for Australia in September 2012 against South Africa at the age of 20 at the Champions Trophy in Ireland. [2] [4] She was co-captain [4] at the 2013 Junior World Cup where Australia finished sixth. [2]

McMahon was a member of the Australia team that won a silver medal at the 2015 Rabobank Hockey World Cup in The Hague. She was a part of the gold medal winning team at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. McMahon earned a silver medal at 3 consecutive Champions Trophy tournaments in Mendoza, London and Changzhou. She was selected in 16 women Australia team who competed at 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro.

She has played in the following tournaments:

International Goals


Goal		DateLocationOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
128 April 2013 Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth, AustraliaFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1–21–3 Test Match [7]
227 June 2013 University of Westminster, London, EnglandFlag of the United States.svg  United States 3–14–1 2012–13 HWL Semifinals [8]
37 December 2013 Club Natación y Gimnasia, San Miguel de Tucumán, ArgentinaFlag of England.svg  England 3–03–0 2012–13 HWL Final [9]
425 March 2014 Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth, AustraliaFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 2–15–2 Test Match [10]
515 November 2014 National Hockey Stadium, Wellington, New ZealandFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1–22–2 Test Match [11]
62–2
724 June 2015 KHC Dragons, Antwerp, BelgiumFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2–02–0 2014–15 HWL Semifinals [12]
822 October 2015 TET MultiSports Centre, Stratford, New ZealandFlag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 16–025–0 2015 Oceania Cup [13]
916 February 2016 Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth, AustraliaFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2–23–3 Test Match [14]
1020 January 2018 Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth, AustraliaFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 3–23–2 Test Match [15]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Karri McMahon (AUS Team, Rio 2016)". rio2016.olympics. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Hockeyroos athlete profiles - Karri McMahon". Hockey Australia . Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Hockey SA About Us - South Australian Olympians" . Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 "Adelaide-hailing Hockeyroo sets goal for World Cup". The University of South Australia Presents On The Record. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Hockey SA - SA Suns Profile". Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Glasgow 2014 - Karri McMahon Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Nanscawen reaches 100 caps, McMahon nets 1st goal". Hockey Australia . Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  8. ↑ "Australia 4–1 United States". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  9. ↑ "England 0–3 Australia". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  10. ↑ "Australia 5–2 Japan". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  11. ↑ "New Zealand 2–2 Australia". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  12. ↑ "Belgium 0–2 Australia". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  13. ↑ "Australia 25–0 Samoa". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  14. ↑ "Australia 3–3 Great Britain". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  15. ↑ "Australia 3–2 Spain". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 2 May 2019.
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