Gabrielle Nance (born 29 July 1994)[1] is a field hockey player from Australia who plays as a forward.[2]
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| Born | 29 July 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Adelaide Fire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | SA Suns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Adelaide Fire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014– | Australia | 72 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
editGabrielle Nance was born and raised in Kingscliff, New South Wales.[3]
Nance relocated to Adelaide in 2014 to represent SA in national competitions.[4]
Career
editDomestic leagues
editAustralian Hockey League
editIn the Australian Hockey League, Nance was a member of the SA Suns.[5] She represented the team from 2014 to 2017.[4]
Hockey One
editIn 2019, Nance was named in the Adelaide Fire squad for the inaugural tournament of Hockey Australia's new domestic league, Hockey One.[6]
National team
editNance made her debut for the Hockeyroos in 2014 during a test series against New Zealand in Wellington.[7] Following her debut, Nance won her first medal with Australia at the Champions Trophy in Mendoza; the team finished in second place, winning a silver medal.[8]
In 2016, Nance represented her country at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[9]
Following her silver medal-winning appearance at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast,[10] Nance made the decision to take a break from international hockey to reignite her passion for the game.[11]
Nance returned to the national squad in 2020.[12][11]
International goals
editGoal |
Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 September 2015 | Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth, Australia |  South Korea |
2–0 | 2–0 | Test match | [13] |
| 2 | 16 February 2016 |  Great Britain |
1–1 | 3–3 | [14] | ||
| 3 | 27 November 2016 | State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne, Australia |  India |
2–1 | 3–1 | [15] | |
| 4 | 12 October 2017 | Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, Australia |  PNG |
4–0 | 23–0 | 2017 Oceania Cup | [16] |
| 5 | 6–0 | ||||||
| 6 | 18 November 2017 | State Hockey Centre, Adelaide, Australia |  Japan |
3–0 | 8–1 | Test match | [17] |
| 7 | 16 January 2018 | Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth, Australia |  Spain |
1–0 | 1–1 | [18] | |
| 8 | 26 January 2020 | Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, Australia |  Belgium |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2020 FIH Pro League | [19] |
References
edit- ^ "Team Details – Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Gabi Nance". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Gabi Nance back into the Australian fold with selection". tweeddailynews.com.au. Tweed Daily News. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ a b "NANCE Gabi". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "2017 Annual Report – Hockey SA" (PDF). hockeysa.com.au. Hockey SA. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Gabrielle Nance". hockeyone.com.au. Hockey One. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "NANCE Gabi". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Women win silver in Champions Trophy". olympics.com.au. Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Gabrielle Nance". rio2016.com. Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ "Gabrielle NANCE". gc2018.com. GoldCoast2018. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Energised Nance back on deck with Hockeyroos". sasi.sa.gov.au. South Australian Sports Institute. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "2020 squad announced for evolving Hockeyrooss". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Australia 2–0 Korea". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Australia 3–3 Great Britain". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Australia 3–1 India". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Australia 23–0 Papua New Guinea". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Australia 8–1 Japan". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Australia 1–1 Spain". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Australia 1–1 Belgium". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
External links
edit- Gabrielle Nance at the International Hockey Federation
- Gabrielle Nance at Olympics.com
- Gabrielle Nance at Olympedia
- Gabrielle Nance at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Gabrielle Nance at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Gabrielle Nance at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Gabi Nance at HockeyAustralia.altiusrt.com
