Stephanie Kershaw

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Stephanie Kershaw
Personal information
Full name Stephanie Anna Kershaw
Born (1995-04-19) 19 April 1995 (age 30)
Townsville, Australia
Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Brisbane Blaze
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
2015– Australia 118 (20)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Terrassa/Amstelveen
FIH Pro League
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022–23
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Team
Champions Trophy
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Changzhou
Oceania Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Stratford
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Sydney
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Whangārei

Stephanie "Steph" Kershaw (born 19 April 1995) is an Australian field hockey player. [1]

Contents

Personal life

Kershaw was born in Townsville, Queensland. She plays hockey for her home state in the Australian Hockey League, as part of the Queensland Scorchers team. [2]

Career

Senior national team

Kershaw made her senior international debut in a test series against Korea in September 2015. [3] Following her debut in September, Kershaw was part of the Australian team that won the 2015 Oceania Cup in October. [4]

In 2018, Kershaw was named in the Hockeyroos team to compete at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The team finished second, winning a silver medal after losing to New Zealand 4–1 in the final. [5] Kershaw was also a member of the Australian team at the 2018 World Cup, where the team finished in fourth place. [6]

Again in 2018, Kershaw also represented Australia at the Sompo Cup in Japan, and the Champions Trophy in China. [7]

Kershaw qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. She was part of the Hockeyroos Olympics squad. The Hockeyroos lost 1–0 to India in the quarterfinals and therefore were not in medal contention. [8]

International goals


Goal		DateLocationOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
16 September 2015 Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth, AustraliaFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 3–05–1 Test Match [9]
222 October 2015 TET MultiSports Centre, Stratford, New ZealandFlag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 4–025–0 2015 Oceania Cup [10]
312 November 2017 State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne, AustraliaFlag of the United States.svg  United States 5–05–0 2017 Int. Festival of Hockey [11]
423 May 2018 Central Otago Sports Club, Cromwell, New ZealandFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3–03–0 2018 Tri-Nations Tournament [12]
513 September 2018 Ritsumeikan University, Osaka, JapanFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1–03–1 2018 SOMPO Cup [13]
63–1
71 February 2020 Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, AustraliaFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1–12–1 2020–21 FIH Pro League [14]
828 May 2021 Massey University, Palmerston North, New ZealandFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1–22–2 2021 Trans–Tasman Series [15]
91 June 20211–03–1 [16]
1026 July 2021 Oi Hockey Stadium, Tokyo, JapanFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 5–06–0 2020 Summer Olympics [17]
1117 July 2022 Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa, Terrassa, SpainFlag of Germany.svg  Germany 1–12–1 2022 FIH World Cup [18]
122–1
1330 July 2022 University of Birmingham, Birmingham, EnglandFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 4–08–0 XXII Commonwealth Games [19]
1431 July 2022Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 3–05–0 [20]

References

  1. ↑ "Stephanie Kershaw". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Stephanie Kershaw". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  3. ↑ "Three to debut for Australian women's hockey team in Perth". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Oceania Cup teams named". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Stephanie KERSHAW". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.[ dead link ]
  6. ↑ "Vitality Hockey Women's World Cup 2018". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  7. ↑ "KERSHAW Stephanie". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  8. ↑ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  9. ↑ "Australia 5–1 Korea". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  10. ↑ "Australia 25–0 Samoa". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  11. ↑ "Australia 5–0 United States". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  12. ↑ "Australia 3–0 New Zealand". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  13. ↑ "Australia 3–1 Korea". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  14. ↑ "Australia 2–1 Great Britain". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  15. ↑ "New Zealand 2–2 Australia". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  16. ↑ "New Zealand 1–3 Australia". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  17. ↑ "Australia 6–0 China". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  18. ↑ "Australia 2–1 Germany". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  19. ↑ "Australia 8–0 Kenya". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  20. ↑ "South Africa 0–5 Australia". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 17 December 2022.


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