| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 14 December 1989 South Perth, Western Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Adelaide Fire | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Australia U–21 | 22 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2014 | Australia | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kate Denning (born 14 December 1989) [1] is an Australian field hockey player. [2]
Denning was born and raised in South Perth, Western Australia. [3] Her mother is a former Australian international player and Olympic gold medallist, Elspeth Denning. [4]
She studied medicine at the University of Western Australia, and is now a fully qualified doctor. [5]
Until 2018, Denning represented her home state, Western Australia, in domestic competitions. [6] In 2019, she was named in the Adelaide Fire women's team for the inaugural tournament of Australia's new domestic competition, Hockey One. [7]
In 2007, Denning was first named in the Australia U–21 side, 'The Jillaroos'. [8] She followed this up with a number of appearances for the side, her final game at the 2009 Junior World Cup in Boston, Massachusetts. [9]
Denning made her senior international debut for the Hockeyroos in 2009, during a test match against Germany in Perth, Western Australia. [10]
Following her 2009 debut, Denning did not make another appearance for the team until 2014. She was named in the preliminary squad for the Champions Trophy, but only appeared in a test series against New Zealand in Wellington, New Zealand. [11]
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