| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 7 April 1999 Kensington, Western Australia, Australia | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Perth Thundersticks | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | Australia U–21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2018– | Australia Indoor | 6 | (1) |
Medal record | |||
Karri Somerville (born 7 April 1999) [1] is an Australian field hockey player. [2]
Karri Somerville was born in Kensington, Western Australia. [3] She was a student at All Saint's College in Bull Creek, Western Australia, from where she graduated in 2016. [4]
Somerville is a current scholarship holder at the Western Australian Institute of Sport. [5]
In 2016, Somerville was a member of the Australian women's junior national team 'The Jillaroos' that won bronze at the 2016 Junior World Cup in Santiago, Chile. [6]
Somerville made her debut for the Australian indoor hockey team in 2018, at the Indoor World Cup in Berlin, Germany. At the tournament, Australia finished in 6th place, and Somerville scored once throughout the competition. [7]
While Somerville has not yet debuted for the Hockeyroos, she is currently a member of the national development squad. [8]
Somerville 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. [9]
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