Karri McMahon

Karri McMahon (born 27 February 1992) is an Australian field hockey player for the Hockeyroos who plays as a defender.[2]

Karri McMahon
Personal information
Born (1992-02-27) 27 February 1992
Townsville, Queensland[1]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club SA Suns
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012– Australia 145 (10)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Australia
World Cup
2014 The HagueTeam
Champions Trophy
2014 MendozaTeam
2018 ChangzhouTeam
Commonwealth Games
2014 GlasgowTeam
2018 Gold CoastTeam

McMahon 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, a Gold Medal winner at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and member of the team that went to the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]

Personal

McMahon was born on 27 February 1992 in Townsville, Queensland.[1] She grew up in Brisbane[4] before moving to Berri, South Australia during her school years.[1] She began playing hockey at the age of 6.[2] She attended Patricks Road Primary School[5] in Queensland and Glossop High School in South Australia.[1]

Outside of hockey, she plans to become a paramedic. She is currently studying a bachelor of Paramedic Studies at Flinders University.[1][2] She is currently based in Wilson, Western Australia.[1]

Field hockey

Club

Karri played club hockey for Brisbane club Arana Ascot in her youth. She also played for Berri Hockey Club in the Riverland before moving to Adelaide to play for the Adelaide Peas.

State

In 2011, McMahon was a member of the Australian Hockey League team the Southern Suns that won the national championship.[6]

In 2013, she was named the best player in the Australian Hockey League.[1][7] In 2015, McMahon suffered a number of on-field injuries including a double fracture to her jaw, a ball to the head which required stitches and a stress fracture in her foot.[1][2]

International

She made her debut for Australia in September 2012 against South Africa at the age of 20.[2][4] She was co-captain[4] at the 2013 Junior World Cup where Australia finished sixth.[2]

McMahon was a member of the Australia team that were defeated by the Netherlands in the final of the 2014 Women's Hockey World Cup.[8] She was a part of the gold medal winning squad at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[7] McMahon played as a midfielder in this tournament for the first time in her career.[9] She also earned a silver medal in the 2014 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy in Mendoza, Argentina.[2] She was selected in Australia's squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3][10]

She has played in the following tournaments:

International Goals

Goal		 Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
128 April 2013Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth, Australia South Korea1–21–3Test Match[14]
227 June 2013University of Westminster, London, England United States3–14–12012–13 HWL Semifinals[15]
37 December 2013Club Natación y Gimnasia, San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina England3–03–02012–13 HWL Final[16]
425 March 2014Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth, Australia Japan2–15–2Test Match[17]
515 November 2014National Hockey Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand New Zealand1–22–2Test Match[18]
62–2
724 June 2015KHC Dragons, Antwerp, Belgium Belgium2–02–02014–15 HWL Semifinals[19]
822 October 2015TET MultiSports Centre, Stratford, New Zealand Samoa16–025–02015 Oceania Cup[20]
916 February 2016Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth, Australia Great Britain2–23–3Test Match[21]
1020 January 2018Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth, Australia Spain3–23–2Test Match[22]

References
  1. "Karri McMahon (AUS Team, Rio 2016)". rio2016.olympics. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. "Hockeyroos athlete profiles - Karri McMahon". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  3. "Hockey SA About Us - South Australian Olympians". Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  4. "Adelaide-hailing Hockeyroo sets goal for World Cup". The University of South Australia Presents On The Record. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  5. "Silver Medal For Karri-Roo". The Westerner. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  6. "Hockey SA - SA Suns Profile". Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  7. "Glasgow 2014 - Karri McMahon Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  8. "Player detail - Hockey World Cup 2014 - Karri McMahon". Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  9. "Gold highlight of Karri's career". The Murray Pioneer. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  10. "Rio 2016: Anna Flanagan misses out on Hockeyroos Olympic squad, as Australia takes 12 debutants to Rio". ABC. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  11. "South Australians Karri McMahon, Georgie Parker and Jane-Anne Claxton to debut at Olympic Games in Rio". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  12. "Rio 2016 Olympic Profiles - Jane-Anne Claxton". Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  13. "Hockeyroos Squad Profile - Jane Claxton". Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  14. "Nanscawen reaches 100 caps, McMahon nets 1st goal". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  15. "Australia 4–1 United States". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  16. "England 0–3 Australia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  17. "Australia 5–2 Japan". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  18. "New Zealand 2–2 Australia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  19. "Belgium 0–2 Australia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  20. "Australia 25–0 Samoa". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  21. "Australia 3–3 Great Britain". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  22. "Australia 3–2 Spain". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
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