Shelly Liddelow
Australian field hockey player
Shelly "Sparky" Liddelow (born 30 June 1984 in Manjimup, Western Australia) plays field hockey for the Australian Women's Hockey Team, the Hockeyroos. She made her debut for Australia in 2007. Her Australian National Hockey League (NHL) team is WA Diamonds. Her local club is UWA Hockey Club.
Originally only a reserve player for the Hockeyroos, Shelly entered the spotlight after Fiona Johnson injured her hamstring. She scored two goals in her first Olympic match, helping Australia to win against South Korea.
Shelly has recently completed her Master of Pharmacy at Curtin University.
Playing credentials
International caps
- 15 – at start of Beijing Olympic Games
Career highlights
- 2010 – Delhi Commonwealth Games,(1st)
- 2008 – Summer Olympics, Beijing China
- 2007 – Hockeyroos debut, Champions Trophy, Quilmes Argentina (4th)
- 2005 – Junior World Cup, Chile (4th)
Recent performances
- 2008 – Test Series (v England), Australia (1st)
- 2007 – Good Luck Beijing Test Event, Beijing China (1st)
- 2007 – World Cup, Quilmes Argentina (4th)
Major injuries
- 2006 – Stress fracture, hip
- 2004 – Stress fracture, femur
- 2003 – Compartments syndrome (surgery)
References
- sports-reference
External links
- Shelly Liddelow at the International Hockey Federation
- Shelly Liddelow at Olympics.com
- Shelly Liddelow at Olympedia
- Shelly Liddelow at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Shelly Liddelow at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Shelly Liddelow at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Shelly Liddelow at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Shelly Liddelow at Commonwealth Games Australia
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Australia squad – 2007 Champions Trophy – 4th place
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Australia squad – 2010 FIH World Cup – 5th place | ||
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Australia squad – 2010 Commonwealth Games – Gold medal (3rd Title) | ||
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