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Australian field hockey player

Bianca Joyce
Personal information
Born (1990-03-21) 21 March 1990 (age 34)
Nantawarra, South Australia
Playing position Midfielder
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2011–2013 Australia 38 (1)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Australia
Champions Challenge I
Gold medal – first place 2012 Dublin Team

Bianca Joyce (née Greenshields; born 21 March 1990) is a former Australian field hockey player, who played as a midfielder.

Personal life

Bianca Joyce was born in Nantawarra, South Australia.

She married her husband, Tom, in 2013 and the pair now reside in Crystal Brook.

Career

Club level

During her career, Joyce was a member of Port Adelaide District Hockey Club before she moved to Perth, Western Australia in 2011 to join the Hockey Australia High Performance Program, as a member of the Hockeyroos squad.

Hockeyroos

Following a successful campaign in the 2010 AHL, Joyce was called up to make her debut for the Australian national team in 2011. She made her official debut in February 2011, in a test match against Argentina.

In November 2011, following her string of performances throughout the year, Joyce was named in the Hockeyroos 27 player training squad for the 2012 Olympic Games in London, United Kingdom. After failing to make the Olympics, Joyce was a member of the team at the 2012 Champions Challenge I in Dublin, Ireland, where she won a gold medal.

Joyce retired in 2013 after making 38 appearances for Australia.

International goals


Goal 		Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 18 October 2011 Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth, Australia  India 6–0 6–0 Test Match

References

  1. "Team Details – Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  2. "History of the Hockeyroos". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  3. "Hockeyroos player visits Pirie". portpirierecorder.com.au. Port Pirie Recorder. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  4. "Bianca Joyce retires". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  5. "Bianca is a Hockeyroo!". sportstg.com. Port Adelaide District Hockey Club. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  6. "HOCKEYROOS PLAYERS". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  7. "SA pair in Hockeyroos training squad". adelaidenow.com.au. The Advertiser. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  8. "GREENSHIELDS Bianca". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  9. "Bianca Joyce retires". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  10. "Hockey Australia Annual Report 2010-2011" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 12 September 2019.

External links

Bianca Joyce at the International Hockey Federation

Australia squad – 2012 Champions Challenge I – Champions (1st Title)
Australia


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