Olivia Downes

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Olivia Downes
Personal information
Full name Olivia Ellena Downes
Born (2000-12-18) 18 December 2000 (age 23)
Melbourne, Victoria
Playing position Forward
Senior career
YearsTeam
2022– HC Melbourne
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Australia 0 (0)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia

Olivia Ellena Downes (born 18 December 2000) [1] is a field hockey player from Australia, who plays as a forward. [2]

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Personal life

Olivia Downes was born in Melbourne, Victoria, and grew up in Brighton. [2]

Career

Domestic leagues

Downes is a member of the Essendon Hockey Club in Melbourne's Premier League competition. [3]

In Hockey Australia's national league, the Sultana Bran Hockey One League, Downes represents HC Melbourne. [4] [5] [6]

Hockeyroos

Following a successful national league season, Downes was named in the national development squad for 2023. [7] In May, she was named to make her senior international debut in a test series against India in Adelaide. [8] [2]

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References

  1. "Team Details – Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Updated Hockeyroos and Australia A teams named for India matches". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia . Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  3. "2022 Hockey Victoria Awards Night recap". hockeyvictoria.org.au. Hockey Victoria . Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  4. "DOWNES Olivia". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia . Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  5. "Olivia Downes". hockeyone.com.au. Hockey One . Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  6. "Hockey One: Comm Games gold medallist Josh Simmonds preps for relaunched national competition with Hockey Club Melbourne". news.com.au. news . Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  7. "Women's 2023 National Development Squad announced". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia . Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  8. "Time for Hockeyroos aspirants to step up: Powell". thewest.com.au. The West Australian . Retrieved 6 May 2023.