Courtney Schonell
 Schonell at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 17 September 2000 Mount Annan, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | NSW Arrows | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Beeston | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | NSW Pride | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Australia U–21 | 11 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Australia | 24 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Courtney Schonell (born 17 September 2000)[1] is an Australian field hockey player, who plays as a forward.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Courtney Schonell was born and raised in Narellan Vale, New South Wales,[2] and grew up in the neighbouring suburb of Mount Annan.[3]
Schonell is a former student of St. Benedict's Catholic College in Oran Park.[4]
Career
[edit]Domestic league
[edit]In Hockey Australia's premier domestic league, the Sultana Bran Hockey One, Schonell is a member of the NSW Pride. She represented the team in the inaugural season of the competition.[5]
International
[edit]Under–21
[edit]In 2018, Schonell made her first appearance for the Australia U–21 team during a test-series against New Zealand in Hastings.[6] Following this, she represented the team in 2019 at a Tri–Nations Tournament in Canberra, as well as a 2020 test series against Japan in Canberra.[7]
Hockeyroos
[edit]Following a 2020 Super-Camp, Schonell was named in the Hockeyroos squad for the first time.[8][3]
She will make her first appearance for the team during the 2021 Trans–Tasman Series.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Team Details – Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Courtney Schonell". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Mount Annan hockey player eyes Olympic gold with Hockeyroos selection". camdenadvertiser.com.au. Camden-Narellan Advertiser. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "CEDoW's rising hockey star to take on Youth Olympics qualifiers". dow.catholic.edu.au. Catholic Diocese of Wollongong. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Courtney SCHONELL". hockeyone.com.au. Hockey One. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "SCHONELL Courtney". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "SCHONELL Courtney". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "COURTNEY SCHONELL ELEVATED TO HOCKEYROOS SQUAD". nswis.com.au. New South Wales Institute of Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "New Zealand series 'high stakes' for Hockeyroos Olympic aspirants". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
External links
[edit]- Courtney Schonell at the International Hockey Federation
- Courtney Schonell at Olympedia
- Courtney Schonell at Hockey.org.au (also at HockeyAustralia.altiusrt.com)
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