Gabrielle Nance

Gabrielle Nance
Personal information
Born (1994-07-29) 29 July 1994
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportField hockey
PositionForward
ClubAdelaide Fire
Senior career
Years Team Caps Goals
2014–2017 SA Suns 25 2
2019– Adelaide Fire 7 2
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2014– Australia 72 (8)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2018 Gold CoastTeam
Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place2014 MendozaTeam
Oceania Cup
Gold medal – first place2017 SydneyTeam

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

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]

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. 1 2 "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. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  11. 1 2 "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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