Madi Ratcliffe

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Madi Ratcliffe
Personal information
Full name Madeleine Ruby Ratcliffe
Born (1997-10-17) 17 October 1997 (age 25)
Warrnambool, Australia
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 62 kg (137 lb)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club HC Melbourne
Senior career
YearsTeam
2016–2018 Victorian Vipers
2019– HC Melbourne
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2018 Australia 39 (9)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Team
Oceania Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Sydney Team

Madeleine Ruby Ratcliffe (born 17 October 1997) [1] is a field hockey player from Australia, who plays as a forward. [2]

Contents

Personal life

Ratcliffe was born and raised in Warrnambool, Victoria. [3]

She was a scholarship holder at the Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS), [2] and currently studies a Bachelor of Commerce at Deakin University. [4]

Career

National teams

Under–21

In 2016, Ratcliffe made her debut for the Jillaroos during the Junior Oceania Cup on the Gold Coast. [5] The team won gold, qualifying for the FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago later that year. [6] Ratcliffe was also highest scorer at the tournament, with four goals. [7]

Hockeyroos

Ratcliffe made her debut for the Hockeyroos in 2016 during a test series against Great Britain in Bunbury and Perth. [5]

During her career, Ratcliffe medalled twice with the Hockeyroos. She won gold at the 2017 Oceania Cup in Sydney, [8] and silver at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. [9]

International goals


Goal
DateLocationOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
131 March 2017 Hawke's Bay Sports Park, Hastings, New ZealandFlag of the United States.svg  United States 1–11–1 2017 Hawke's Bay Cup [10]
23 April 2017Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2–02–1 [11]
36 April 2017Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1–01–1 [12]
42 July 2017 Stade Fallon, Brussels, BelgiumFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 3–13–1 2016–17 HWL Semifinals [13]
56 November 2017 Bendigo Hockey Centre, Bendigo, AustraliaFlag of the United States.svg  United States 1–02–0 Test Match [14]
612 November 2017 State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne, Australia1–05–0 2017 Int. Festival of Hockey [15]
716 November 2017 State Hockey Centre, Adelaide, AustraliaFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 1–02–1 Test Match [16]
818 November 20171–08–1 [17]
98–1

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Madi Ratcliffe". vis.org.au. Victorian Institute of Sport . Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  3. "Ratcliffe to debut for Hockeyroos". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia . Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  4. "Elite Athlete Program Profiles". Deakin University. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  5. 1 2 "RATCLIFFE Madi". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  6. "Qualification Criteria for Hockey Junior World Cup 2016" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  7. "Australia qualified for Junior World Cup". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia . Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  8. "Australia Secures Dual Oceania Cup Success". wais.org.au. Western Australian Institute of Sport . Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  9. "Madi RATCLIFFE". results.gc2018.com. gc2018 . Retrieved 12 January 2020.
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  11. "Australia 2–1 Japan". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  12. "Australia 1–1 New Zealand". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  13. "Italy 1–3 Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  14. "Australia 2–0 United States". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  15. "Australia 5–0 United States". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 12 January 2020.
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  17. "Australia 8–1 Japan". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 12 January 2020.