Karri McMahon
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| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2012–present | Australia | 104 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Karri McMahon (born 27 February 1992) is an Australian field hockey player who plays as a defender.[2]
Career
She made her debut for Australia in September 2012 against South Africa at the age of 20.[2][3] She was co-captain[3] at the 2013 Junior World Cup where Australia finished sixth.[2] McMahon was a member of the Australia team that were defeated by the Netherlands in the final of the 2014 Women's Hockey World Cup.[4] She was a part of the gold medal winning squad at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[5] McMahon played as a midfielder in this tournament for the first time in her career.[6] She also earned a silver medal in the 2014 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy in Mendoza, Argentina.[2] She was selected in Australia's squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[7]
Personal
McMahon was born on 27 February 1992 in Townsville, Queensland.[1] She grew up in Brisbane[3] before moving to Berri, South Australia during her school years.[1] She began playing hockey at the age of 6.[2] She attended Patricks Road Primary School[8] in Queensland and Glossop High School in South Australia.[1]
In 2013, she was named the best player in the Australian National Hockey League.[1][5] In 2015, McMahon suffered a number of on-field injuries including a double fracture to her jaw, a ball to the head which required stitches and a stress fracture in her foot.[1][2]
Outside of hockey, she plans to become a paramedic. She is currently studying a bachelor of Paramedic Studies at Flinders University.[1][2] She is currently based in Wilson, Western Australia.[1]
Tournament History
- 2012 Champions Challenge in Dublin: 1st.
- 2013 Junior World Cup in Mönchengladbach: 6th.
- 2013 World League Semi-Final in London: 1st.
- 2013 World League Final in San Miguel de Tucumán: 2nd.
- 2014 World Cup in The Hague: 2nd.
- 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow: 1st.
- 2014 Champions Trophy in Mendoza: 2nd.
- 2015 World League Semi-Final in Antwerp: 3rd.
- 2015 Oceania Cup in Stratford: 1st.
- 2015 World League Final in Rosario: 6th.
- 2016 Champions Trophy in London: 4th.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Karri McMahon (AUS Team, Rio 2016)". rio2016.olympics. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Hockeyroos athlete profiles - Karri McMahon". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Adelaide-hailing Hockeyroo sets goal for World Cup". The University of South Australia Presents On The Record. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ↑ "Player detail - Hockey World Cup 2014 - Karri McMahon". Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- 1 2 "Glasgow 2014 - Karri McMahon Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ↑ "Gold highlight of Karri's career". The Murray Pioneer. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ↑ "Rio 2016: Anna Flanagan misses out on Hockeyroos Olympic squad, as Australia takes 12 debutants to Rio". ABC. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ↑ "Silver Medal For Karri-Roo". The Westerner. Retrieved 7 August 2016.