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Australian field hockey player

Kristen Towers
Personal information
Born (1976-10-12) 12 October 1976 (age 48)
Taree, New South Wales
Playing position Midfield
Senior career
Years Team
1998–2001 NSWIS Arrows
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
1997 Australia U–21 7 (4)
1998–2001 Australia 69 (9)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Team
FIH Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 1999 Brisbane Team
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Amsterdam Team
Oceania Cup
Gold medal – first place 1999 Australia/New Zealand Team
Gold medal – first place 2001 New Zealand Team
FIH Junior World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1997 Seongnam Team

Kristen Towers (born 12 October 1976) is a retired field hockey player from Australia, who played as a midfielder.

Personal life

Kristen Towers was born and raised in Taree, New South Wales.

Towers has an identical twin sister, Julie, who was also a member of the Hockeyroos.

Career

Domestic hockey

Throughout her career, Towers was a member of the NSWIS Arrows in the Australian Hockey League.

International hockey

Under–21

In 1997, Towers was a member of the Australia U–21 team at the FIH Junior World Cup in Seongnam. Australia won a silver medal at the tournament, with Towers scoring on four occasions.

Hockeyroos

Kristen Towers made her official debut for the Hockeyroos in 1998. Later that year she was included in the Commonwealth Games team to compete in Kuala Lumpur. There, she won her first medal with the national team, taking home gold.

1999 proved to be a good year for Towers, winning her second and third gold medals for Australia. Her first was at the FIH Champions Trophy in Brisbane, followed by the Oceania Cup, held across Australia and New Zealand.

After only two appearances in 2000, Towers returned to the international fold in 2001. During the year, she won gold at the Oceania Cup in New Zealand, followed by bronze at the FIH Champions Trophy in Amsterdam.

International goals


Goal 		Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 14 September 1998 Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Jamaica 2–0 12–0 1998 Commonwealth Games
2 3–0
3 9–0
4 11–0
5 19 September 1998  New Zealand 3–1 7–3
6 20 September 1998  England 6–1 8–1
7 1 August 1999 Bayer Leverkusen, Leverkusen, Germany  Germany 1–1 1–1 Test Match
8 23 May 2001 Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka, Japan  Japan 1–0 4–1 2001 East Asian Games
9 27 May 2001  South Korea 6–1 7–1

References

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  4. "Women's Hockey Australia Annual Report 1998" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  5. "Australian Junior Youth Recent Results". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 5 January 2000. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  6. ^ "History of the Hockeyroos". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  7. "KRISTEN TOWERS". commonwealthgames.com.au. Commonwealth Games Australia. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  8. ^ "TOWERS Kristen". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  9. "XVI Commonwealth Games Gold Kuala Lumpur '98". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 18 November 2000. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  10. "NEWS FROM EUROPEAN TOUR & HAWKES 250". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 14 June 2000. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  11. "Hockey Australia Annual Report 2001-2002" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 18 December 2020.

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