Amanda Zarine Woodcroft (born 9 October 1993)[1] is an indoor and field hockey player from Canada.[2]
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| Full name | Amanda Zarine Woodcroft | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
9 October 1993 Kitchener, Ontario | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfield | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2014 | Canada Indoor | 15 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011– | Canada | 127 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
editAmanda Woodcroft was born in Kitchener, Ontario, and grew up in the neighbouring city of Waterloo.[3]
Woodcroft has a younger sister, Nicole, who also represents Canada in field hockey.[4]
Career
editIndoor hockey
editIn 2010, Woodcroft made her debut for the Canadian indoor team at the Indoor Pan American Cup in Barquisimeto.[5]
She represented the team again in 2014 in a number of tournaments.[6] Most notably, Woodcroft was awarded Player of the Tournament at the Indoor Pan American Cup in Montevideo where she also won a gold medal.[7]
Field hockey
editUnder 21
editAfter appearances with the senior national team, Woodcroft represented the Canada U–21 side at the 2013 FIH Junior World Cup in Mönchengladbach.[6]
Senior national team
editWoodcroft made her debut for the senior national team in 2011.[2]
Following her debut, Woodcroft has gone on to represent the Canadian team at a number of tournaments and amassed over 100 caps.[6]
She has medalled with the national team a number of times, winning silver at the 2018–19 FIH Series Finals in Valencia[8] and the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima.[9] In addition, she has won bronze at the 2013 Pan American Cup in Mendoza and the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto.[6]
In 2018, she was a member of the national team at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Team Details – Canada". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Amanda Woodcroft". fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Amanda Woodcroft". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "The Woodcrofts of Waterloo: Part of a Three-Star Relationship". 519sportsonline.ca. 519 Sports Online. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Canada: 2010 Indoor Pan American Championship (Women)". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d "WOODCROFT Amanda". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Canada wins 2014 Womens Indoor Pan American Cup; Argentina silver; United States bronze". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 14 April 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "WOODCROFT Amanada". fihseriesfinals.com. FIH Series Finals. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "WOODCROFT Amanada Zarine". wrsd.lima2019.pe. Lima2019. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Amanda WOODCROFT". results.gc2018.com. gc2018. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
