Kate Allen (field hockey)

Katie Allen

Personal information

Full name

Kate Ruth Allen

Born

Height

170 cm (5 ft 7 in)

Weight

65 kg (143 lb)

Medal record

Updated on 3 October 2015.

Katie Allen (born 28 February 1974) is an Australian field hockey player. She won a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.^[1]

Allen was born in Adelaide. She competed for Australia in the 1994 Women's Hockey World Cup, in which they won their first World Cup title. The following year Allen helped the SA Suns win the Australian Hockey League title, and also played in the victorious Australian side at the 1995 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy. She helped Australia to victory again in the 1997 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy.

Allen won the 1998 Women's Hockey World Cup with Australia before representing her country in hockey at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament, in which they won their first gold medal.

In field hockey at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, Allen helped Australia to another gold medal. She played in the victorious Australian side at the 2003 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy, and she also competed in Field hockey at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, in which Australia came 5th. In 2005 Allen was co-winner of the Women's FIH Player of the Year Awards.

In 2013 Allen was assistant coach of the Victorian Vipers.

References

Australia squad – 1994 FIH World Cup

1 Sowry 2 Ghisalberti 3 Allen 4 Annan 5 Haslam 6 Morris 7 Peek 8 Powell 9 Marsden 10 Starre 11 Carbon 12 Pereira 13 Peris 14 Hawkes (c) 15 Andrews 16 Farrell Coach: Charlesworth

Australia squad – 1995 Champions Trophy

1 Sowry 2 Mott 3 Allen 4 Annan 5 Haslam 6 Morris 7 Peek 8 Powell 9 Maitland 10 Starre 11 Mitchell-Taverner 12 Pereira 13 Peris 14 Hawkes (c) 15 Andrews 16 Farrell Coach: Charlesworth

Australia squad – 1997 Champions Trophy

1 Morris 2 Powell 3 Andrews 4 Smith 5 Farrell 6 Allen 7 Starre 8 Hawkes (c) 9 Mitchell-Taverner 10 Dobson 11 Cole 12 Annan 13 Mott 14 Haslam 15 Maitland 16 Imison Coach: Charlesworth

Australia squad – 1998 Commonwealth Games

1 Starre 2 Dobson 3 Powell 4 Mott 5 Mitchell-Taverner 6 Peek 7 Towers 8 Allen 9 Carruthers 10 Haslam 11 Langham 12 Annan 13 Andrews 14 Hawkes (c) 15 Imison 16 Sowry Coach: Charlesworth

Australia squad – 1998 FIH World Cup

1 Starre 2 Towers 3 Powell 4 Mott 5 Mitchell-Taverner 6 Peek 7 Smith 8 Allen 9 Carruthers 10 Haslam 11 Langham 12 Annan 13 Garard (c) 14 Hawkes 15 Maitland 16 Sowry Coach: Charlesworth

Australia squad – 2000 Summer Olympics

4 Annan 5 Haslam 7 Peek 9 Mitchell-Taverner 10 Starre 11 Allen 13 Carruthers 14 Hawkes (c) 15 Maitland 17 Imison 24 Skirving 28 Towers 29 Garard 30 Morris 31 Powell 32 Hudson Coach: Charlesworth

Australia squad – 2003 Champions Trophy

2 Dobson 3 K. Smith 5 N. Smith 6 Rivers 7 Gallagher 10 Netzler 11 Halliday 13 Alcorn 16 Morgan 17 Imison 20 Bakurski 22 Allen 24 Skirving 25 Twitt 27 Faulkner 28 Towers 30 Taylor 31 Powell (c) Coach: Bell

Australia squad – 2004 Summer Olympics – 5th place

1 Cronk 2 Dobson 3 K. Smith 7 Gallagher 10 Netzler 11 Halliday 14 Arrold 17 Imison 20 Bakurski 22 Allen 24 Skirving 25 Twitt 27 Faulkner 28 Towers 31 Powell (c) 32 Hudson Coach: Bell

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