Katherine Mountain

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Katherine Mountain
Personal information
Born (1986-12-26) 26 December 1986 (age 36)
Hong Kong
Club information
Current club Hong Kong Football Club
Senior career
YearsTeam
2002 - 2004, 2007 - 2010 Hong Kong Football Club
2004 - 2007 University of Birmingham
2010 - 2014 Dubai Hockey Club
2016 - 2018 Singapore Cricket Club
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Women’s AHF Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2012
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2003

Katherine Mountain (born 26 December 1986), also known as Katy Mountain, is a Hong Kong field hockey player who plays midfield for the Hong Kong women's national field hockey team and Hong Kong Football Club. She has over 60 caps for Hong Kong. [1] [2]

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Early life and education

Mountain was born and raised in Hong Kong. She completed her primary education at Peak School and then enrolled at Island School. Mountain began playing hockey at Island School where she captained the school team and joined the junior Hong Kong field hockey development programme. During high school she was named captain of the Hong Kong U14, U16, U18 teams. After high school, she went to the University of Birmingham, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com). At university she continued to represent Hong Kong at field hockey.

International career

Mountain has over 60 caps for Hong Kong and captained the U21 Hong Kong women’s national field hockey team. She has played at numerous international tournaments including two Asian Games, [3] two Women's Hockey Asia Cups, two East Asian Games, and two Women’s AHF Cups. She won a gold medal at the 2003 Women’s AHF Cup at the age of 16 and a silver medal at the 2012 Women’s AHF Cup. [4]

Domestic career

She currently plays club hockey for Hong Kong Football Club in the Women’s Hong Kong Premier Division. Mountain joined Hong Kong Football Club when she was 15 years old and at the age of 20 she captained the team for two back-to-back seasons (2007/2008, 2008/2009), winning both the premier division title and knock-out cup competition. She has won six premier division titles and knock-out cup competitions with Hong Kong Football Club.

From 2016 to 2018, Mountain played hockey for Singapore Cricket Club and captained the team to win the premier division in 2017. Mountain has also played hockey for the University of Birmingham.

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References

  1. ↑ "Hong Kong Squad List". www.hockey.org.hk. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Women's". www.hockey.org.hk. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "18th Asian Games (Women's)". www.hockey.org.hk. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "3rd Women's AHF Cup". www.hockey.org.hk. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
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