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| Full name | Kate Ruth Allen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 February 1974 Adelaide, South Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kate Ruth "Katie" Allen OAM (born 28 February 1974) is an Australian field hockey player. She was a member of the Australia women's national field hockey team that won gold medals at Commonwealth Games, Olympic Games and World Cup in the late 1990s and early 2000s. She is a past FIH World Player of the Year.
She won a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. [1] [2]
Personal
Allen was born in Adelaide.
Field hockey - playing
Club hockey
Allen played for Burnside Hockey Club in South Australia as a junior.
State hockey
Allen was a member of the SA Suns team in the Australian Hockey League. She helped the SA Suns win the Australian Hockey League title in 1995.
International hockey
Allen played international hockey for the Australia women's national field hockey team (Hockeyroos), including the Commonwealth Games, Olympic Games and World Cup.
Following are the tournaments that Allen was part of:
- 1994 Women's Hockey World Cup (Dublin) - 1st GOLD
- 1995 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy (Mar del Plata) - 1st GOLD
- 1997 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy (Berlin) - 1st GOLD
- 1998 Women's Hockey World Cup (Utrecht) - 1st GOLD
- 1998 Commonwealth Games (Kuala Lumpur) - 1st GOLD
- 2000 Summer Olympics (Sydney) - 1st GOLD
- 2003 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy (Sydney) - 1st GOLD
- 2004 Summer Olympics (Athens) - 5th [3] [4]
In 2005 Allen was co-winner of the Women's FIH Player of the Year Awards.
Field hockey - coaching
Following her playing career Allen was the head coach of the Victorian Institute of Sport Hockey Program from 2009 to 2016. [3]
In 2013 Allen was assistant coach of the Victorian Vipers in the Australian Hockey League. [3]
In 2016 she was the Assistant Coach for the Australian Women’s junior team, the Jillaroos, who came third in the Junior World Cup in Chile medalling for the first time in 15 years in the competition.
Allen is the coach of the Camberwell Men's Premier League team in the Victorian Premier League Competition, becoming the first woman to coach a Men's Premier League team in Victoria. [5]
Recognition
As a member of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games gold medal winning Hockeyroos, Allen was named in the Australian Women's 'Team of the Century' at the 2013 ‘Centenary of Canberra Sportswomen’s Ball’ conducted at The Great Hall, Parliament House in Canberra. [6]
The perpetual shield for Hockey SA's U15 Girls State Junior Zone Championship is named after Allen. [7]
References
- ^ "Hockey SA About Us - South Australian Olympians". Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ "Katie Allen". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
- ^ a b c "Katie Allen resigns as Victoria's women's hockey Head Coach". Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ "SR Olympic Sports Profile - Katie Allen". Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ "Katie Allen appointed as Camberwell Men's PL Head Coach". Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ "Hockeyroos Crowned Australian Women's 'Team of the Century'". Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ "Hockey SA - Zone and U13 State Championships". Retrieved 9 January 2017.
External links
- Katie Allen at the International Hockey Federation
- Katie Allen at Olympedia
- Katie Allen at the Australian Olympic Committee
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- 1974 births
- Living people
- Sportswomen from South Australia
- Australian female field hockey players
- Olympic field hockey players for Australia
- Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Australia
- Olympic medalists in field hockey
- Field hockey players from Adelaide
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
- Field hockey players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia
- Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
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| Full name | Kate Ruth Allen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 February 1974 Adelaide, South Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kate Ruth "Katie" Allen OAM (born 28 February 1974) is an Australian field hockey player. She was a member of the Australia women's national field hockey team that won gold medals at Commonwealth Games, Olympic Games and World Cup in the late 1990s and early 2000s. She is a past FIH World Player of the Year.
She won a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. [1] [2]
Personal
Allen was born in Adelaide.
Field hockey - playing
Club hockey
Allen played for Burnside Hockey Club in South Australia as a junior.
State hockey
Allen was a member of the SA Suns team in the Australian Hockey League. She helped the SA Suns win the Australian Hockey League title in 1995.
International hockey
Allen played international hockey for the Australia women's national field hockey team (Hockeyroos), including the Commonwealth Games, Olympic Games and World Cup.
Following are the tournaments that Allen was part of:
- 1994 Women's Hockey World Cup (Dublin) - 1st GOLD
- 1995 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy (Mar del Plata) - 1st GOLD
- 1997 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy (Berlin) - 1st GOLD
- 1998 Women's Hockey World Cup (Utrecht) - 1st GOLD
- 1998 Commonwealth Games (Kuala Lumpur) - 1st GOLD
- 2000 Summer Olympics (Sydney) - 1st GOLD
- 2003 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy (Sydney) - 1st GOLD
- 2004 Summer Olympics (Athens) - 5th [3] [4]
In 2005 Allen was co-winner of the Women's FIH Player of the Year Awards.
Field hockey - coaching
Following her playing career Allen was the head coach of the Victorian Institute of Sport Hockey Program from 2009 to 2016. [3]
In 2013 Allen was assistant coach of the Victorian Vipers in the Australian Hockey League. [3]
In 2016 she was the Assistant Coach for the Australian Women’s junior team, the Jillaroos, who came third in the Junior World Cup in Chile medalling for the first time in 15 years in the competition.
Allen is the coach of the Camberwell Men's Premier League team in the Victorian Premier League Competition, becoming the first woman to coach a Men's Premier League team in Victoria. [5]
Recognition
As a member of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games gold medal winning Hockeyroos, Allen was named in the Australian Women's 'Team of the Century' at the 2013 ‘Centenary of Canberra Sportswomen’s Ball’ conducted at The Great Hall, Parliament House in Canberra. [6]
The perpetual shield for Hockey SA's U15 Girls State Junior Zone Championship is named after Allen. [7]
References
- ^ "Hockey SA About Us - South Australian Olympians". Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ "Katie Allen". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
- ^ a b c "Katie Allen resigns as Victoria's women's hockey Head Coach". Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ "SR Olympic Sports Profile - Katie Allen". Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ "Katie Allen appointed as Camberwell Men's PL Head Coach". Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ "Hockeyroos Crowned Australian Women's 'Team of the Century'". Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ "Hockey SA - Zone and U13 State Championships". Retrieved 9 January 2017.
External links
- Katie Allen at the International Hockey Federation
- Katie Allen at Olympedia
- Katie Allen at the Australian Olympic Committee
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- 1974 births
- Living people
- Sportswomen from South Australia
- Australian female field hockey players
- Olympic field hockey players for Australia
- Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Australia
- Olympic medalists in field hockey
- Field hockey players from Adelaide
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
- Field hockey players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia
- Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games