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{{Short description|Australian field hockey player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2016}}
'''Shelly "Sparky" Liddelow''' (born 30 June 1984 in [[Manjimup, Western Australia]]) plays [[field hockey]] for the Australian Women's Hockey Team, the [[Hockeyroos]]. She made her debut for [[Australia]] in 2007. Her Australian National Hockey League (NHL) team is WA Diamonds. Her local club is [[University of Western Australia|UWA]] Hockey Club.

Originally only a reserve player for the Hockeyroos, Shelly entered the spotlight after Fiona Johnson injured her hamstring. She scored two goals in her first [[2008 Summer Olympics|Olympic]] match, helping Australia to win against South Korea.

Shelly has recently completed her Master of Pharmacy at Curtin University.

== Playing credentials ==

=== International caps ===
* 15 – at start of [[2008 Summer Olympics|Beijing Olympic Games]]

=== Career highlights ===
* 2010 – Delhi Commonwealth Games,(1st)
* 2008 – Summer Olympics, [[2008 Summer Olympics|Beijing China]]
* 2007 – Hockeyroos debut, Champions Trophy, Quilmes Argentina (4th)
* 2005 – Junior World Cup, Chile (4th)

=== Recent performances ===
* 2008 – Test Series (v England), Australia (1st)
* 2007 – Good Luck Beijing Test Event, Beijing China (1st)
* 2007 – World Cup, Quilmes Argentina (4th)

== Major injuries ==
* 2006 – Stress fracture, hip
* 2004 – Stress fracture, femur
* 2003 – Compartments syndrome (surgery)

==References==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418050608/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/shelly-liddelow-1.html sports-reference]

==External links==
* {{sports links}}
* {{2010 Commonwealth Games profile|653032}}
* {{CGA profile|shelly-liddelow}}

{{Australia FHW Squad 2007 Champions Trophy}}
{{Australia FHW Squad 2008 Summer Olympics}}
{{Australia FHW Squad 2010 World Cup}}
{{Australia FHW Squad 2010 Commonwealth Games}}

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[[Category:1984 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Australian female field hockey players]]
[[Category:Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic field hockey players for Australia]]
[[Category:People from Manjimup, Western Australia]]
[[Category:Field hockey people from Western Australia]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games field hockey players for Australia]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists in field hockey]]
[[Category:Field hockey players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Sportswomen from Western Australia]]
[[Category:Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:21st-century Australian sportswomen]]


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