Amanda Zarine Woodcroft (born 9 October 1993)[1] is an indoor and field hockey player from Canada.[2]

Personal life

Amanda Woodcroft was born in Kitchener, Ontario, and grew up in the neighbouring city of Waterloo.[3]

Woodcroft has a younger sister, Nicole, who also represents Canada in field hockey.[4]

Career

Indoor hockey

In 2010, Woodcroft made her debut for the Canadian indoor team at the Indoor Pan American Cup in Barquisimeto.[5]

She represented the team again in 2014 in a number of tournaments.[6] Most notably, Woodcroft was awarded Player of the Tournament at the Indoor Pan American Cup in Montevideo where she also won a gold medal.[7]

Field hockey

Under 21

After appearances with the senior national team, Woodcroft represented the Canada U–21 side at the 2013 FIH Junior World Cup in Mönchengladbach.[6]

Senior national team

Woodcroft made her debut for the senior national team in 2011.[2]

Following her debut, Woodcroft has gone on to represent the Canadian team at a number of tournaments and amassed over 100 caps.[6]

She has medalled with the national team a number of times, winning silver at the 2018–19 FIH Series Finals in Valencia[8] and the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima.[9] In addition, she has won bronze at the 2013 Pan American Cup in Mendoza and the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto.[6]

In 2018, she was a member of the national team at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Team Details – Canada". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Amanda Woodcroft". fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Amanda Woodcroft". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  4. ^ "The Woodcrofts of Waterloo: Part of a Three-Star Relationship". 519sportsonline.ca. 519 Sports Online. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Canada: 2010 Indoor Pan American Championship (Women)". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d "WOODCROFT Amanda". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Canada wins 2014 Womens Indoor Pan American Cup; Argentina silver; United States bronze". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 14 April 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  8. ^ "WOODCROFT Amanada". fihseriesfinals.com. FIH Series Finals. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  9. ^ "WOODCROFT Amanada Zarine". wrsd.lima2019.pe. Lima2019. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Amanda WOODCROFT". results.gc2018.com. gc2018. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
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