Shanea Tonkin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
28 April 1997 Perth, Western Australia | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2017–2018 | WA Diamonds | ||
| 2019– | Perth Thundersticks | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Australia U–21 | 3 | (1) |
| 2022– | Australia | 3 | (1) |
Medal record | |||
Shanea Tonkin (born 28 April 1997)[1] is a field hockey player from Australia, who plays as a forward.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Shanea Tonkin was born and raised in Perth, Western Australia.[2]
Career
[edit]Domestic leagues
[edit]AHL
[edit]Tonkin made her Australian Hockey League debut in 2016 for the NT Stingers.[3]
In 2017 and 2018, Tonkin represented her home state as a member of the WA Diamonds.[4]
Hockey One
[edit]Following the dissolution of the AHL and subsequent introduction of the Sultana Bran Hockey One League, Tonkin was named in the newly formed Perth Thundersticks team. She represented the team in the inaugural season of the league, scoring once in the team's fifth-place finish.[5]
National teams
[edit]Under–21
[edit]In 2016, Tonkin made her debut for the Australia U–21 team at the Junior Oceania Cup in the Gold Coast.[6]
Hockeyroos
[edit]After multiple years in the Australian development squad, Tonkin was named to the Hockeyroos squad for the first time in 2022.[2][7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Team Details – Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ a b c "New squad additions signal focus on future for Hockeyroos". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Hockey Northern Territory Incorporated Annual Report 2016" (PDF). cdn.revolutionise.com.au. Hockey NT. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "TONKIN Shanea". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Shanea Tonkin". hockeyone.com.au. Hockey One. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "TONKIN Shanea". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Five WAIS athletes selected to 2022 Hockeyroos squad". wais.org.au. Western Australian Institute of Sport. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "WA hockey heroes make Hockeyroos impact". hockeywa.org.au. Hockey WA. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
External links
[edit]- Shanea Tonkin at the International Hockey Federation
- Shanea Tonkin at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Shanea Tonkin at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Shanea Tonkin at Hockey.org.au (also at HockeyAustralia.altiusrt.com)
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- Australian female field hockey players
- Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Female field hockey forwards
- 21st-century Australian women
- 21st-century Australian sportswomen
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey
- Field hockey players from Perth, Western Australia
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- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
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