Gabrielle Nance

Gabrielle Nance (born 29 July 1994)[1] is a field hockey player from Australia who plays as a forward.[2]

Gabrielle Nance
Personal information
Born (1994-07-29) 29 July 1994
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 55 kg (121 lb)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Adelaide Fire
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 SA Suns 25 (2)
2019– Adelaide Fire 7 (2)
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Australia 72 (8)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold CoastTeam
Champions Trophy
2014 MendozaTeam
Oceania Cup
2017 SydneyTeam

Personal life

Gabrielle Nance was born and raised in Kingscliff, New South Wales.[3]

Nance relocated to Adelaide in 2014 to represent SA in national competitions.[4]

Career

Domestic leagues

Australian Hockey League

In the Australian Hockey League, Nance was a member of the SA Suns.[5] She represented the team from 2014 to 2017.[4]

Hockey One

In 2019, Nance was named in the Adelaide Fire squad for the inaugural tournament of Hockey Australia's new domestic league, Hockey One.[6]

National team

Nance made her debut for the Hockeyroos in 2014 during a test series against New Zealand in Wellington.[7] Following her debut, Nance won her first medal with Australia at the Champions Trophy in Mendoza; the team finished in second place, winning a silver medal.[8]

In 2016, Nance represented her country at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[9]

Following her silver medal winning appearance at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast,[10] Nance made the decision to take a break from international hockey to reignite her passion for the game.[11]

Nance returned to the national squad in 2020.[12][11]

International goals

Goal		 Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
18 September 2015Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth, Australia South Korea2–02–0Test match[13]
216 February 2016 Great Britain1–13–3[14]
327 November 2016State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne, Australia India2–13–1[15]
412 October 2017Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, Australia PNG4–023–02017 Oceania Cup[16]
56–0
618 November 2017State Hockey Centre, Adelaide, Australia Japan3–08–1Test match[17]
716 January 2018Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth, Australia Spain1–01–1[18]
826 January 2020Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, Australia Belgium1–01–12020 FIH Pro League[19]

National squads
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References
  1. "Team Details – Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  2. "Gabi Nance". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  3. "Gabi Nance back into the Australian fold with selection". tweeddailynews.com.au. Tweed Daily News. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  4. "NANCE Gabi". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  5. "2017 Annual Report – Hockey SA" (PDF). hockeysa.com.au. Hockey SA. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  6. "Gabrielle Nance". hockeyone.com.au. Hockey One. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  7. "NANCE Gabi". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  8. "Women win silver in Champions Trophy". olympics.com.au. Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  9. "Gabrielle Nance". rio2016.com. Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  10. "Gabrielle NANCE". gc2018.com. GoldCoast2018. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  11. "Energised Nance back on deck with Hockeyroos". sasi.sa.gov.au. South Australian Sports Institute. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  12. "2020 squad announced for evolving Hockeyrooss". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  13. "Australia 2–0 Korea". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  14. "Australia 3–3 Great Britain". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  15. "Australia 3–1 India". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  16. "Australia 23–0 Papua New Guinea". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  17. "Australia 8–1 Japan". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  18. "Australia 1–1 Spain". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  19. "Australia 1–1 Belgium". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
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