Shelly Liddelow
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English 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 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 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 Beijing Olympic Games
Career highlights
- 2010 – Delhi Commonwealth Games,(1st)
- 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
External links
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- Australian female field hockey players
- Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic field hockey players for Australia
- People from Manjimup, Western Australia
- Field hockey people from Western Australia
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games field hockey players for Australia
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in field hockey
- Field hockey players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Sportswomen from Western Australia
- Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- 21st-century Australian sportswomen