Kathryn Slattery
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| Born |
30 July 1993 South Stirling, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Royal Antwerp Hockey Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014– | Australia | 91 | (37) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Kathryn Slattery (born 30 July 1993) is an Australian field hockey player. She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She has played both as a defender[1] and more recently as a forward.[2][3]
Slattery was born and grew up of the 10,000 acres (4,047 ha) family farm, Bundeera,[4] in the small town of South Stirling in the Great Southern region of Western Australia along with her twin sister Meg. She has a degree in Agribusiness from Curtin University. In 2013 she played in the Australian Youth Olympic festival and scored one of the two goals in the 2-1 gold medal win against China. Slattery then made her senior international debut against New Zealand and was member of the silver medal winning team at the 2014 Champions Trophy and was selected in the national team in 2015.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Kathryn Slattery". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ "Kathryn Slattery". Hockeyroos Squad profiles. Hockey Australia. 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ "Kathryn Slattery". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ Andrew Collins and Leah McLennan (5 July 2016). "Rio 2016: Tiny town in WA a breeding ground for elite athletes as two locals prepare for Games". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
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