Angela Robyn LambertOAM (néeSkirving; born 1 February 1981, in Toowoomba) was an AustralianWomen'sField Hockey player. She captained the under 21 Australian women's field hockey squad before entering the Hockeyroos in 1998 and in 2000 won gold at the Sydney Olympics.[1] Angie went on to play in two more Olympic games and played over 225 games for Australia. Apart from playing in the Hockeyroos she played for the AHL Queensland Scorchers.
The youngest of the local Australian Representatives, Skirving began playing hockey at the age of 12 and was selected in the Queensland no.1 Rep. team when 13. She debuted for the Hockeyroos at 17.[2] In 2001 she was named the winner of the International Hockey's Junior Player of the year. In that same year Angie was awarded the Order of Australia Medal OAM for services to sport in Australia. Skirving married Australian Kookaburras goalie Stephen Lambert (field hockey) in December 2006.[3] The pair have been described as Australia's Golden Couple of Hockey.
In 2015 Lambert was named in the Queensland Scorchers Team of the Decade (2005-2015).[4] and in 2019 was added to the QAS Hall Of Fame.
Skirving is the hockey co-ordinator at Morteon Bay College, where she also works as a teacher. Skirving is currently playing in the Brisbane Premier League 1 competition for Ascot Women's Hockey Club as a player coach winning Premierships in 2017 and 2021.[5]
References
^Jeffery, Nicole (20 August 2008). "Coach optimistic despite successive eliminations - OLYMPICS 2008 - BEIJING GAMES OF THE XXIX OLYMPIAD 8-24 AUGUST". The Australian; Canberra, A.C.T. p. 16.
^"Green Aussies fall in series opener". The Herald; Newcastle, N.S.W. 5 December 1998. p. 115.
^Purdon, Fiona (9 February 2006). "Hockey partners planning to swap rings of gold". The Courier - Mail; Brisbane, Qld. p. 1.
^Lems, David (26 November 2015). "Ipswich duo recognised among Queensland's elite". The Queensland Times. p. 31.
^Kimlin, Alyssa (16 September 2010). "Our local Olympic heroes 10 years on: Sydney 2000 games holds fond memories". The Chronicle; Toowoomba, Qld. p. 11.
angie, skirving, angela, robyn, lambert, née, skirving, born, february, 1981, toowoomba, australian, women, field, hockey, player, captained, under, australian, women, field, hockey, squad, before, entering, hockeyroos, 1998, 2000, gold, sydney, olympics, angi. Angela Robyn Lambert OAM nee Skirving born 1 February 1981 in Toowoomba was an Australian Women s Field Hockey player She captained the under 21 Australian women s field hockey squad before entering the Hockeyroos in 1998 and in 2000 won gold at the Sydney Olympics 1 Angie went on to play in two more Olympic games and played over 225 games for Australia Apart from playing in the Hockeyroos she played for the AHL Queensland Scorchers Angie SkirvingPersonal informationBirth nameAngela Robyn SkirvingBorn1 February 1981 1981 02 age 42 Toowoomba Queensland AustraliaMedal record Women s Field HockeyRepresenting AustraliaOlympic Games2000 Sydney Team CompetitionWorld Cup2006 Madrid Team CompetitionChampions Trophy2003 Sydney Team Competition2005 Canberra Team Competition2000 Amstelveen Team Competition2001 Amstelveen Team CompetitionCommonwealth Games2006 Melbourne Team Competition2002 Manchester Team CompetitionThe youngest of the local Australian Representatives Skirving began playing hockey at the age of 12 and was selected in the Queensland no 1 Rep team when 13 She debuted for the Hockeyroos at 17 2 In 2001 she was named the winner of the International Hockey s Junior Player of the year In that same year Angie was awarded the Order of Australia Medal OAM for services to sport in Australia Skirving married Australian Kookaburras goalie Stephen Lambert field hockey in December 2006 3 The pair have been described as Australia s Golden Couple of Hockey In 2015 Lambert was named in the Queensland Scorchers Team of the Decade 2005 2015 4 and in 2019 was added to the QAS Hall Of Fame Skirving is the hockey co ordinator at Morteon Bay College where she also works as a teacher Skirving is currently playing in the Brisbane Premier League 1 competition for Ascot Women s Hockey Club as a player coach winning Premierships in 2017 and 2021 5 References Edit Jeffery Nicole 20 August 2008 Coach optimistic despite successive eliminations OLYMPICS 2008 BEIJING GAMES OF THE XXIX OLYMPIAD 8 24 AUGUST The Australian Canberra A C T p 16 Green Aussies fall in series opener The Herald Newcastle N S W 5 December 1998 p 115 Purdon Fiona 9 February 2006 Hockey partners planning to swap rings of gold The Courier Mail Brisbane Qld p 1 Lems David 26 November 2015 Ipswich duo recognised among Queensland s elite The Queensland Times p 31 Kimlin Alyssa 16 September 2010 Our local Olympic heroes 10 years on Sydney 2000 games holds fond memories The Chronicle Toowoomba Qld p 11 External links EditAngie Skirving at Olympedia Angie Skirving at the Australian Olympic Committee Angie Skirving at the Commonwealth Games Federation Angie Skirving at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games ProfileAwardsPreceded byIncumbent WorldHockey Young Player of the Year2001 Succeeded by Agustina Garcia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Angie Skirving amp oldid 1118627018, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
