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Madonna Blyth

Madonna Blyth (born 30 November 1985) is an Australian field hockey player who competed in the 2008, 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] She also plays for and captains the Queensland Scorchers in the Australian Hockey League.[2] Blyth has been the Captain of the Hockeyroos since 2009. Her debut game for Australia was in Argentina, as an 18-year-old at the 2004 Champions Trophy. She started playing hockey when she was 5, and joined the representative scene at 15, winning gold with her team at the 2001 Australian Youth Olympic Festival.[3]

Madonna Blyth
Personal information
Born (1985-11-30) 30 November 1985 (age 40)
Brisbane, Queensland
Height1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Sport
SportField hockey
PositionMidfielder
ClubQueensland Scorchers
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2004–2016 Australia 342 (70)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Australia
World Cup
Silver medal – second place2006 MadridTeam
Silver medal – second place2014 The HagueTeam
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2006 MelbourneTeam
Gold medal – first place2010 New DelhiTeam
Gold medal – first place2014 GlasgowTeam
Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place2005 CanberraTeam
Silver medal – second place2009 SydneyTeam
World League
Silver medal – second place2012-13 TucumanTeam
Oceania Cup
Gold medal – first place2005 Auckland, SydneyTeam
Gold medal – first place2013 StratfordTeam
Gold medal – first place2015 StratfordTeam
Silver medal – second place2007 BuderimTeam
Silver medal – second place2009 InvercargillTeam
Silver medal – second place2011 HobartTeam

She was nominated for the FIH's player of the year in 2013, and has been named on the FIH All-Stars team in 2007, 2009 and 2010, as well as being named Player of the Tournament at the 2009 Champions Trophy.[4]

She played her 250th game for Australia in June 2013, and is only the fifth Australian woman to reach this number.[4]

At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, she captained Australia to victory and scored the winning goal in the penalty shootout against England.[5]

After retiring from hockey, Blyth has become involved in the Western Australian cricket scene. After a strong start she was quickly promoted into the A grade side alongside Emma King, Heather Graham, Megan Banting and Nicole Bolton. She is a specialist fielder for the Subiaco Floreat Cricket Club women's A grade side.[citation needed]

International goals

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No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.20 August 2005Brisbane, Australia South Korea3–05–0Test match
2.3 November 2005Sydney, Australia New Zealand1–04–02005 Women's Oceania Cup
3.1 December 2005Canberra, Australia Argentina1–11–12005 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy
4.4 December 2005 Netherlands1–03–1
5.27 January 2005Córdoba, Argentina England2–12–22006 Women's Four Nations Hockey Tournament
6.17 March 2006Melbourne, Australia Malaysia4–08–02006 Commonwealth Games
7.19 March 2006 Nigeria1–012–0
8.1 July 2006Marlow, United Kingdom Argentina3–15–1Test match
9.15 July 2006Amsterdam, Netherlands Germany2–02–12006 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy
10.17 August 2006Baltimore, United States Argentina1–11–22006 March on Madrid Hockey Tournament
11.24 August 2006Virginia Beach, United States Netherlands2–03–0
12.27 September 2006Madrid, Spain South Africa1–01–02006 Women's Hockey World Cup
13.14 January 2007Quilmes, Argentina Germany1–12–12007 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy
14.15 May 2007Christchurch, New Zealand New Zealand1–03–0Test match
15.2–0
16.22 July 2007Port Lincoln, Australia Japan1–01–0
17.4 August 2007Beijing, China China1–13–2
18.13 August 2007 China1–02–2 (3–1 p)2007 Women's Good Luck Beijing Hockey Tournament
19.11 September 2007Buderim, Australia Fiji2–014–02007 Women's Oceania Cup
20.5–0
21.6–0
22.10–0
23.12 September 2007 New Zealand1–01–0
24.27 October 2007Dublin, Ireland Ireland3–05–0Test match
25.14 February 2008Perth, Australia Great Britain4–05–0
26.23 February 2008Toowoomba, Australia Great Britain2–05–2
27.22 August 2008Beijing, China Great Britain1–02–02008 Summer Olympics
28.30 May 2009Durban, South Africa South Africa4–05–0Test match
29.31 May 2009 India2–07–0
30.6 July 2009Perth, Australia Germany2–12–2
31.11 July 2009Sydney, Australia Germany2–02–02009 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy
32.25 August 2009Invercargill, New Zealand Samoa8–016–02009 Women's Oceania Cup
33.16–0
34.10 September 2009Mendoza, Argentina Argentina1–01–0Test match
35.11 September 2009 Argentina2–23–2
36.14 February 2010Perth, Australia New Zealand1–23–2
37.2 March 2010 South Korea3–15–3
38.24 March 2010Townsville, Australia Argentina1–01–2
39.24 April 2010Santiago, Chile Chile4–05–02010 Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifiers
40.29 April 2010 Malaysia2–09–0
41.3–0
42.9–0
43.30 April 2010 Scotland2–02–1
44.18 June 2010Bisham, United Kingdom Great Britain1–?1–1Test match
45.26 June 2010Essen, Germany India6–26–2
46.30 August 2010Rosario, Argentina Japan2–02–12010 Women's Hockey World Cup
47.1 September 2010 India1–06–3
48.11 October 2010New Delhi, India England1–01–02010 Commonwealth Games
49.2 November 2011Perth, Australia China2–08–1Test match
50.3 November 2011 China1–06–4
51.9 March 2012 South Korea1–05–0
52.29 September 2012Dublin, Ireland Belgium4–14–12012 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I
53.30 September 2012 India1–08–1
54.5–1
55.24 April 2013Perth, Australia South Korea3–14–2Test match
56.25 April 2013 South Korea1–01–2
57.27 April 2013 South Korea4–06–0
58.6–0
59.17 October 2013 Malaysia4–08–02013 Women's International Super Series Hockey 9's
60.18 October 2013 Canada2–07–0
61.6–0
62.7–0
63.20 October 2013 Argentina1–03–0
64.31 October 2013Stratford, New Zealand Samoa6–023–02013 Women's Oceania Cup
65.11–0
66.3 November 2013 New Zealand2–22–2 (5–4 p)
67.28 March 2014Perth, Australia Japan3–05–2Test match
68.12 April 2015Hastings, New Zealand China1–02–22015 Hawke's Bay Cup
69.18 April 2015 China1–03–2
70.21 June 2015Antwerp, Belgium Poland9–09–02014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals
71.22 October 2015Stratford, New Zealand Samoa13–025–02015 Women's Oceania Cup

References

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  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Madonna Blyth". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "Hockey Australia: Altiusrt".
  3. ↑ "Blyth leading Hockeyroos into battle for World Cup spot". 19 June 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Glasgow 2014 - Madonna Blyth Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Glasgow 2014 - Women's Gold Medal Match". g2014results.thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
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