Karri Somerville
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
7 April 1999 Kensington, Western Australia, Australia | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Perth Thundersticks | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | Australia U–21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2018– | Australia Indoor | 6 | (1) |
Medal record | |||
Karri Somerville (born 7 April 1999)[1] is an Australian field hockey player.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Karri Somerville was born in Kensington, Western Australia.[3] She was a student at All Saint's College in Bull Creek, Western Australia, from where she graduated in 2016.[4]
Somerville is a current scholarship holder at the Western Australian Institute of Sport.[5]
Career
[edit]Junior
[edit]In 2016, Somerville was a member of the Australian women's junior national team 'The Jillaroos' that won bronze at the 2016 Junior World Cup in Santiago, Chile.[6]
Indoor
[edit]Somerville made her debut for the Australian indoor hockey team in 2018, at the Indoor World Cup in Berlin, Germany. At the tournament, Australia finished in 6th place, and Somerville scored once throughout the competition.[7]
Senior
[edit]While Somerville has not yet debuted for the Hockeyroos, she is currently a member of the national development squad.[8]
Somerville qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. She was part of the Hockeyroos Olympics squad. The Hockeyroos lost 1–0 to India in the quarterfinals and therefore were not in medal contention.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "SOMERVILLE Karri". FIH. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "SOMERVILLE Karri". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "Junior World Cup Squad Announcement". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "All Saints' College student selected for Australia Hockey Junior World Cup squad". All Saint's College. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "WA Talent Selected in Hockey Australia Development Squads". WAIS. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "Australia". FIH. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "Indoor Hockey World Cup 2018 (Women)". FIH. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "Men's & Women's National Development Squads Named For 2019". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
External links
[edit]- Karri Somerville at the International Hockey Federation
- Karri Somerville at Olympics.com
- Karri Somerville at Olympedia
- Karri Somerville at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Karri Somerville at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Karri Somerville at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Karri Somerville at Hockey.org.au (also at HockeyAustralia.altiusrt.com)
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- 1999 births
- Living people
- Australian female field hockey players
- Female indoor hockey players
- Female field hockey defenders
- Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic field hockey players for Australia
- Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- 21st-century Australian women
- 21st-century Australian sportswomen
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey
- Field hockey players from Perth, Western Australia
- Sportswomen from Western Australia
- 2018 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup players
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Australian field hockey biography stubs