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Veronica Planella (born November 24, 1963 in Santiago, Chile) is a former field hockey player from Canada, Veronica was a 1992 Olympic Games squad member, who later earned several international caps for the Women's Senior National Team. Planella, a resident of Victoria, British Columbia, represented both Canada and Chile internationally. In 1985 she was named Chilean Athlete of the Year and in 1998-1999 Canadian Most Valuable Player at the National University Championships. She is a Bronze Medalist at the 1995 PanAms Games. After her hockey career she completed a master's degree in Sport and Exercise Psychology and her doctorate in coaching expertise development from the University of Victoria. Planella has worked at the National Coaching Institute and Canadian National Sport Centre, in performance psychology as an educator and strategist, performance analyst and coaching effectiveness researcher. She is also a level 4 Field hockey coach and is a coach education facilitator with the Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF). At the present time, Veronica teaches at the University of Victoria and has her practice in performance psychology.
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Sarah Forbes is a Canadian field hockey international playing in goal and has over a hundred and forty caps.
Rob ("Shorty") Short is a Canadian field hockey player.
Stephanie Jameson is a former Canadian women's field hockey international. Between 2012 and 2017 she held the record as Canada's most capped women's field hockey international. She represented Canada at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Commonwealth Games, at the 2003, 2007 and 2011 Pan American Games and at the 2004 and 2009 Women's Pan American Cups. She won three CIS Championship titles with UBC Thunderbirds in 2001, 2003 and 2004. She also played for Ulster Elks in the Women's Irish Hockey League and helped them win the 2014–15 Irish Senior Cup.
Tracey Claire Fuchs is a former field hockey midfielder from the United States, who was a member of the US women's team that finished fifth at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. She also competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where Team USA finished in eighth and last position. She also played for the 1994 World Cup team that won the bronze medal. She won a bronze medal at the 1995 Pan American Games.
Cindy Werley is a former Olympic field hockey forward from the United States, who made her international debut for the Women's National Team in 1994. She was a member of the American team that competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. She won a bronze medal at the 1995 Pan American Games.
Carla Somerville is a former field hockey player from Canada, who earned a total number of 97 international caps for the Women's Senior National Team during her career. On national level Somerville, a resident of Edmonton, Alberta, played for Edmonton Women's FHA.
Lisa Faust is a former field hockey player from Canada, who earned a total number of 118 international caps for the Canadian Women's National Team during her career. On national level the midfielder played for Vancouver Hawks.
Karen MacNeill is a former field hockey striker from Canada, who earned a total number of 105 international caps for the Canadian Women's National Team during her career. She won a bronze medal, at the 1999 Pan American Games.
Laurelee Kopeck is a former field hockey defender from Canada, who earned a total number of 163 international caps for the Canadian National Team during her career. Nicknamed "Jumbo", she graduated from the University of Victoria (sociology/psychology) in 1996. Kopeck also played club hockey in Hamburg, Germany.
Katie Kauffman Beach is a field hockey player and coach. She played for the United States Women's National Team in 180 international games, including the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. She was inducted into the United States Field Hockey Hall of Fame in 2014.
María Cecilia Rognoni is a retired Argentine field hockey player, who won the 2002 World Cup in Perth, Australia where she was elected as the best woman hockey player in the world by the FIH. She is currently playing in the Dutch team HC Bloemendaal in the second division of the Netherlands.
The United States men's national field hockey team represents the United States in the international field hockey competitions. The governing body is the United States Field Hockey Association (USFHA), which is a US Olympic Committee organization.
Sandra Elizabeth Levy is a former field hockey player, who represented Canada at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea and the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. The Toronto, Ontario native ended up in seventh place with the Canadian National Team in Barcelona, after having finished in sixth place four years earlier in Seoul, South Korea.
The Chile women's national field hockey team represents Chile in the international field hockey. The team is governed by the International Hockey Federation and the PAHF. The team is also known by the nickname Las Diablas, which translates to The Devils. It is controlled by the Chilean Hockey Federation. The team is currently ranked 15th in the FIH World Rankings, with 870 points.
Penny Christine Werthner-Bales is a retired female track and field athlete, who represented Canada at the 1976 Summer Olympics in the women's 1.500 metres. She claimed the bronze medal in the women's 800 metres event at the 1971 Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia, followed by a bronze in the 1.500 metres in 1979.
Kathleen "Katie" O'Donnell Bam is an American field hockey player. She was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, and attended Wissahickon High School in Ambler, Pennsylvania. O'Donnell began playing for the Maryland Terrapins in the 2007 season. She was the youngest member of the 2005 United States women's national team and has become known for her excellent stick skills and ability to create. Her attributes were put on full display throughout her freshman campaign as she earned a starting position for the preseason number-one team in the country at forward.
Katie Baker is the captain of the Canadian Women's National Field Hockey Team and has over 80 caps to her name.
Tyla Flexman is a field hockey player from Canada who played midfield for the Canadian Women's National Field Hockey Team from 2004 to 2012. She started playing field hockey in grade 8 at Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School (Vancouver) and played for the Junior Women's National Field Hockey Team from 2004 to 2005, competing in the Junior Pan Am Cup and Junior World Cup in 2005. In 2008, she played her 5th and final year with the University of British Columbia and was selected as the National Gail Wilson Award winner as well as Canada West Player of the Year while completing her degree in Human Kinetics. She was selected to the Senior Women's National Field Hockey Team in 2008 and played center midfield for the team (#18) until her retirement in 2012. During that time she played in the 2010 Commonwealth Games, 2011 Pan American Games, and in two FIH Champions Challenge II Tournaments. In 2012, she won the BC Female Field Hockey Player of the Year. Following her retirement she joined Fortius Sport & Health as a Coordinator for Partnerships and Programs.
Katie Ruth Allen is an Australian field hockey player. She was a member of the Australia women's national field hockey team that won gold medals at Commonwealth Games, Olympic Games and World Cup in the late 1990s and early 2000s. She is a past FIH World Player of the Year.
Diane Madl is an American former field hockey player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics. She was a coach for Providence College.