Kaitlin Nobbs
Kaitlin Nobbs (born 24 September 1997) is an Australian field hockey player.[1] She has played for the Australian national team, the Hockeyroos.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 24 September 1997 Newington, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | NSW Arrows | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | Australia | 73 | (3) |
Early life
Nobbs is the daughter of Australian field hockey players Michael Nobbs and Lee Capes.[2] Her father played in the 1984 Summer Olympics and coached the Indian men's team at the 2012 Summer Olympics,[2] while her mother won the gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[2] Her aunt Michelle Capes and uncle Mark Hager also represented Australia at field hockey at the Olympic Games. Nobbs has an older sister, Jaimee, who is a competitive figure skater.[2]
Nobbs was born in Western Australia and lived there until the age of 14.[1] She then moved to Newington, New South Wales.[3][1] She graduated from Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney in 2015.[2][4] She then began attending Curtin University where she studied nursing.[4]
Career
In 2014, Nobbs played for her first professional hockey team, the New South Wales Arrows, part of the Australian Hockey League.[2]
Nobbs received a scholarship to train alongside the national senior team ahead of the 2016 Summer Olympics, although she was not a full member of the senior team.[3] Nobbs was selected to the 2016 Junior World Cup team.[4] Nobbs won a bronze medal as part of the team.[5] Also in 2016, Nobbs was named to the senior Australian women's national field hockey team, the Hockeyroos, for the first time.[6] Nobbs was selected to replace Anna Flanagan ahead of a four-team tournament in Japan.[7] Nobbs was again part of the Australian team when they won bronze at the 2017 Hawkes Bay tournament.[8]
Nobbs won the 2015 Jeanette Buckham Award for Outstanding Individual Sportswoman and was named 2016 Burwood's Sportsperson of the Year.[6][4]
Nobbs 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
- ^ a b c "Hockeyroos Squad Profiles". www.hockey.org.au. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f Herbertson, Lisa (7 January 2015). "Hockey is in the blood for Kaitlin Nobbs". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ a b "2016 women's Olympic Hockey squad announced". corporate.olympics.com.au. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Kaitlin takes on the world – Presbyterian Ladies' College". www.plc.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Hockey News – Hockeyroos 2017 Squad named Just Hockey". www.justhockey.com.au. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Kaitlin makes the Hockeyroos". Burwood Scene. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Nobbs called up for Hockeyroos". sbs.com.au. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ NSW Institute of Sport (10 April 2017). "NSWIS – Hockeyroos take third at Hawkes Bay". NSWIS. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
External links
- Kaitlin Nobbs at the International Hockey Federation
- Kaitlin Nobbs at Olympics.com
- Kaitlin Nobbs at Olympedia
- Kaitlin Nobbs at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Kaitlin Nobbs at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Kaitlin Nobbs at Hockey.org.au (also at HockeyAustralia.altiusrt.com)