Georgina Morgan

Georgina Morgan (born 15 May 1993) was an Australian field hockey player.[1][2]

Georgina Morgan
Personal information
Born (1993-05-15) 15 May 1993
Armidale, NSW
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club NSW Arrows
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Australia 92 (19)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Australia
FIH Pro League
2019 AmstelveenTeam
Oceania Cup
2015 StratfordTeam
2019 RockhamptonTeam

She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Early life

Morgan was born in Armidale, New South Wales. She began playing hockey when she was six years old.[3]

Education

Morgan is currently studying at the University of Sydney, completing a Bachelor of Applied Science, majoring in Exercise Physiology.[4]

Career

State hockey

As of 2018, Morgan represents her home state, New South Wales in the Australian Hockey League. Most recently winning a gold medal with the side in the 2018 edition of the event.[5]

National team

Morgan made her senior international debut in 2014, in a test series against New Zealand, in Wellington, New Zealand.[6]

In the Summer of 2018, Morgan spent time away from the national squad in Canberra, recovering from a toe injury she sustained in 2017.[7] Morgan returned from injury to compete at the 2018 World Cup.[8] Following this she sustained another injury, ruling her out of competition for the remainder of 2018.

Morgan returned to the national team in 2019 for the FIH Pro League where she won a silver medal.[9]

International goals

Goal		 Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
122 October 2015TET MultiSports Centre, Stratford, New Zealand Samoa17–023–02015 Oceania Cup[10]
25 December 2015Estadio Mundialista Luciana Aymar, Rosario, Argentina China1–01–02014–15 HWL Final[11]
36 December 2015 Argentina2–12–1[12]
421 January 2016Sengkang Hockey Stadium, Singapore Germany3–13–1Test match[13]
521 February 2016Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth, Australia Great Britain1–03–2[14]
65 April 2016Hawke's Bay Sports Park, Hastings, New Zealand Canada1–04–02016 Hawke's Bay Cup[15]
710 April 2016 China2–03–1[16]
81 June 2016Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin, Australia New Zealand1–12–12016 Int. Hockey Open[17]
96 August 2016Olympic Hockey Centre, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Great Britain1–11–22016 Olympic Games[18]
1010 August 2016 India2–06–1[19]
1117 November 2016North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand New Zealand3–06–02016 Trans-Tasman Trophy[20]
1220 November 20161–22–3[21]
1321 June 2017Stade Fallon, Brussels, Belgium Malaysia3–03–02016–17 HWL Semi-finals[22]
1422 June 2017 Belgium1–01–0[23]
1525 June 2017 Spain3–14–1[24]
161 July 2017 Belgium3–05–1[25]
172 July 2017 Italy2–13–1[26]
184 August 2018Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London, England Netherlands1–11–1
(1–3)		2018 World Cup[27]
1915 September 2018Ritsumeikan University, Osaka, Japan United States1–02–12018 SOMPO Cup[28]

References
  1. "Georgina Morgan". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  2. "Vitality Hockey Women's World Cup 2018: Team Details Australia". FIH. p. 2.
  3. "Georgina Morgan". olympics.com. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  4. "Georgina Morgan". olympics.com. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  5. "MORGAN Georgina". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  6. "MORGAN Georgina". FIH. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  7. "Hockeyroos return worth the pain for refreshed Georgina Morgan". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  8. "Team Details – Australia". FIH. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  9. "2019 FIH Pro League (Women)". FIH. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  10. "Australia 23–0 Samoa". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  11. "Australia 1–0 China". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  12. "Argentina 1–2 Australia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  13. "Australia 3–1 Germany". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  14. "Australia 3–1 Germany". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  15. "Australia 4–0 Canada". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  16. "China 1–3 Australia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  17. "Australia 2–1 New Zealand". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  18. "Great Britain 2–1 Australia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  19. "India 1–6 Australia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  20. "New Zealand 0–6 Australia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  21. "New Zealand 3–2 Australia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  22. "Australia 3–0 Malaysia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  23. "Belgium 0–1 Australia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  24. "Australia 4–1 Spain". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  25. "Belgium 1–5 Australia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  26. "Italy 1–3 Australia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  27. "Netherlands 1–1 Australia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  28. "United States 1–2 Australia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
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