Emily Halliday
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| Full name | Emily Pia Halliday | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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5 April 1979 Perth, Western Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2008 | Australia | 186 | (19) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Emily Pia Halliday (born 5 April 1979)[1] is a former Australian field hockey player.[2]
Halliday played as a defender, and competed in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, in Athens and Beijing, respectively.[3]
Career
[edit]In 2001, Halliday made her debut for the Hockeyroos in a test series against Argentina in Rosario.[4] That same year, she medalled with the Australian team twice, winning gold at the Oceania Cup and bronze at the Champions Trophy.[5]
At the 2003 Champions Trophy, Halliday won her first gold medal at a major international tournament.
The most prolific year in Halliday's career was 2006, when she won gold and silver medals at the Commonwealth Games and World Cup respectively.
Halliday retired in 2009 for medical reasons.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "EMILY HALLIDAY". olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "Emily Halliday". olympics.com.au. Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Emily Halliday". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
- ^ "HOCKEYROOS PLAYERS". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "HALLIDAY Emily". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "Halliday pulls pin on decorated career". thewest.com.au. The West Australian. 7 July 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
External links
[edit]- Emily Halliday at the International Hockey Federation
- Emily Halliday at Olympedia
- Emily Halliday at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Emily Halliday at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Emily Halliday at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (archived)
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