Jodie Kenny
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| Women's field hockey | ||
Representing  Australia |
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| Champions Trophy | ||
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2014 Mendoza | Team |
Jodie Kenny (born 18 August 1987 in Wamuran Queensland) is an Australian field hockey player.[1] Kenny was a member of the Australia women's national field hockey team that were defeated by the Netherlands women's national field hockey team in the final of the 2014 Women's Hockey World Cup.[2] She was a member of the Australian team that defeated England in the women's field hockey final at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, scoring a goal in the last minute of regular time that took the match into a penalty shoot-out.[3] She also players for the Queensland Scorchers in the Australian Hockey League.[4]
Jodie was a key part of the Hockeyroos' success in 2014, winning the Hockeyroos World Cup Player of the Year award, as well as the top scorer award with 29 goals. On a side note Ash Nelson has become Jodie's new best friend since rooming with her in Rosario. Jodie married in December 2013, changing her surname from Schultz to Kenny. To date Jodie has scored 88 goals from 144 caps, while playing as a defender.[5] Her pump up songs before matches are Daryl Braithwaite's The Horses and Tom Petty's I Won't Back Down.[6]
References
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- ↑ https://hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com/matches/931
- ↑ http://www.hockey.org.au/High-Performance/Hockeyroos-womens-team/Hockeyroos-Squad-Profiles/ContentId/7
- ↑ https://twitter.com/JodieKenny7
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