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Angie Skirving
Personal information
Birth nameAngela Skirving
Born1 February 1981 (1981-02) (age 43)
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Medal record
Women's Field Hockey
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team Competition
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2006 Madrid Team Competition
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2003 Sydney Team Competition
Silver medal – second place 2005 Canberra Team Competition
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Amstelveen Team Competition
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Amstelveen Team Competition
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Melbourne Team Competition
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Manchester Team Competition

Angela ("Angie") Lambert (née Skirving) (born 1 February 1981, in Toowoomba) is an Australian Women's Field Hockey player. She captained the under21 Australian women's field hockey squad before entering the Hockeyroos in 1998. Apart from playing in the Hockeyroos she plays for the AHL Queensland Scorchers.

The youngest of the local Australian Representatives, Skirving began playing hockey at the age of 12 and was selected in the Queensland no.1 Rep. team when 13. Skirving is married to Australian Kookaburras goalie Stephen Lambert (field hockey). The pair have been described as Australia's Golden Couple of Hockey and were married in December 2006.

Skirving currently teaches P.E at Brisbane Girls Grammar School.

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Awards
Preceded by WorldHockey Young Player of the Year
2001
Succeeded by