Karri Somerville

Karri Somerville
Personal information
Born (1999-04-07) 7 April 1999 (age 25)
Kensington, Western Australia, Australia
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Perth Thundersticks
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2016– Australia U–21 6 (0)
2018– Australia Indoor 6 (1)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Australia
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Terrassa/Amstelveen
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham
Oceania Cup
Gold medal – first place 2023 Whangārei Team
Junior World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Santiago

Karri Somerville (born 7 April 1999)[1] is an Australian field hockey player.[2]

Personal life

Karri Somerville was born in Kensington, Western Australia.[3] She was a student at All Saint's College in Bull Creek, Western Australia, from where she graduated in 2016.[4]

Somerville is a current scholarship holder at the Western Australian Institute of Sport.[5]

Career

Junior

In 2016, Somerville was a member of the Australian women's junior national team 'The Jillaroos' that won bronze at the 2016 Junior World Cup in Santiago, Chile.[6]

Indoor

Somerville made her debut for the Australian indoor hockey team in 2018, at the Indoor World Cup in Berlin, Germany. At the tournament, Australia finished in 6th place, and Somerville scored once throughout the competition.[7]

Senior

While Somerville has not yet debuted for the Hockeyroos, she is currently a member of the national development squad.[8]

Somerville qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. She was part of the Hockeyroos Olympics squad. The Hockeyroos lost 1–0 to India in the quarterfinals and therefore were not in medal contention.[9]

References

  1. ^ "SOMERVILLE Karri". FIH. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  2. ^ "SOMERVILLE Karri". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Junior World Cup Squad Announcement". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  4. ^ "All Saints' College student selected for Australia Hockey Junior World Cup squad". All Saint's College. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  5. ^ "WA Talent Selected in Hockey Australia Development Squads". WAIS. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Australia". FIH. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Indoor Hockey World Cup 2018 (Women)". FIH. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Men's & Women's National Development Squads Named For 2019". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 13 February 2022.


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