MERRY Olivia
Events and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
Hockey |
Women | 8 |
Schedule
Change
| Start Time | Location | Event | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oi Hockey Stadium - South Pitch |
#W06
NZL New Zealand 3 ARG Argentina 0 |
Finished |
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| Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch |
#W11
JPN Japan 1 NZL New Zealand 2 |
Finished |
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| Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch |
#W15
NZL New Zealand 1 ESP Spain 2 |
Finished |
|
| Oi Hockey Stadium - South Pitch |
#W22
NZL New Zealand 0 AUS Australia 1 |
Finished |
|
| Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch |
#W25
CHN China 3 NZL New Zealand 2 |
Finished |
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| Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch |
NED Netherlands 3 NZL New Zealand 0 |
Finished |
Biographical Information
Highlights
:
Olympic Games
World Cup
FIH Pro League
World League Final
Oceania Cup
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Women | 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
World Cup
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Women | 2014 | The Hague, NED |
| 11 | Women | 2018 | London, GBR |
FIH Pro League
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Women | 2020 | |
| 6 | Women | 2019 |
World League Final
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Women | 2016/2017 | Auckland, NZL |
Oceania Cup
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Women | 2019 | Rockhampton, QLD, AUS |
| 2 | Women | 2017 | Sydney, NSW, AUS |
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Liv (gryphon-life.com, 21 Jan 2014)
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Athlete
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Science - Lincoln University, Palmerston North, NZL
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Partner Warren
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English
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Southern Alpiners [New Zealand]
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Aaron Ford [club], NZL; Graham Shaw [national]
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Forward (hockeynz.co.nz, 08 Mar 2016; fih.ch, 07 Apr 2020)
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2012 for New Zealand Against India, in Napier, New Zealand (hockeynz.co.nz, 04 Feb 2013)
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She broke a finger on the opening day of the hockey tournament at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, but still played. (newsroom.co.nz, 07 Mar 2019)
She missed the 2013 Junior World Cup in Monchengladbach, Germany, after breaking a rib three days before the event. (stuff.co.nz, 15 May 2014)
In July 2011 she suffered a stress fracture in her foot. (hockeynz.co.nz, 04 Feb 2013)
She missed the 2013 Junior World Cup in Monchengladbach, Germany, after breaking a rib three days before the event. (stuff.co.nz, 15 May 2014)
In July 2011 she suffered a stress fracture in her foot. (hockeynz.co.nz, 04 Feb 2013)
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Premier Hockey League [NZL] (blacksticksnz.co.nz, 01 Oct 2020)
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She began playing hockey at age five, but did not become passionate about the sport until age 13 at Avonside Girls' High School in Christchurch, New Zealand. (stuff.co.nz, 07 Mar 2019; newsroom.co.nz, 07 Mar 2019)
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"When I was five years old I had a family friend who needed an extra player for their six-a-side grass team, so off my dad and I went to the hockey shop and bought my first ever wooden hockey stick. Then we went to the sports shop and bought some rugby boots for the grass field and away I was, and I haven't looked back since." (fih.ch, 07 Apr 2020)
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Winning gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, after breaking a finger the day the tournament started. (newsroom.co.nz, 07 Mar 2019)
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US basketball player Michael Jordan, US tennis player Serena Williams. (canterburyhockey.org.nz, 04 Sep 2017; hockeynz.co.nz, 04 Feb 2013)
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Her parents Brian and Catherina, New Zealand hockey player Amanda Hooper who was killed in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, coaches Aaron Ford, Chris Leslie, Mark Hager and Graham Shaw. (stuff.co.nz, 07 Mar 2019; hockeynz.co.nz, 04 Feb 2013; fih.ch, 07 Apr 2020)
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"Don't practise until you get it right. Practise until you can't get it wrong." (hockeynz.co.nz, 04 Feb 2013)
Legend
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- Gold Medal Event
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- Silver Medal Event
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- Bronze Medal Event
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