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Mariah Williams

Mariah Williams (born 31 May 1995)[1] is an Australian field hockey player.[2] She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Mariah Williams
Personal information
Full name Mariah Alice Williams
Born (1995-05-31) 31 May 1995 (age 29)
Parkes, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 66 kg (146 lb)
Playing position Attacker
Club information
Current club NSW Arrows
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2013–2016 Australia U21 13 (4)
2013– Australia 81 (15)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Australia
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Terrassa/Amstelveen
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Team
FIH Pro League
Silver medal – second place 2019
Bronze medal – third place 2022–23
Oceania Cup
Gold medal – first place 2015 Stratford
Gold medal – first place 2023 Whangārei
Silver medal – second place 2019 Rockhampton
Junior World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Santiago

Personal life

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Williams was born and raised in Parkes, New South Wales.[3]

She plays national representative hockey for her home state. She also featured as the a headline player for New South Wales in the launch of their new premier team, NSW Pride, which will compete in the inaugural Hockey One league in 2019.[4]

In 2017, Williams was honoured by her home town council after a new synthetic hockey pitch was named after her.[5]

Career

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Junior national team

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Williams first played for the 'Jillaroos' team in 2013, at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival in January.[6] Williams again represented the team at the Junior Oceania Cup in February, which qualified the team for the 2013 Junior World Cup.[7]

Williams made her last appearance for the Jillaroos in 2016, where she captained the team to a bronze medal at the Junior World Cup.[8]

Senior national team

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Williams made her senior international debut in April 2013, in a test series against Korea in Perth, Western Australia.[9]

In 2017, Williams was forced to miss numerous competitions due to ongoing injury to her adductor. The injury ultimately ruled her out for almost two years.[10][11]

Williams made her return to the senior national team in February 2019, in the inaugural tournament of the FIH Pro League, where Australia finished second.[12]

Following her return to international hockey in the FIH Pro League, Williams was named in the Oceania Cup squad. At the tournament Williams scored one goal, and Australia finished in second place.[13]

Williams 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.[14]

International goals

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Goal 		Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 25 January 2014 Hartleyvale Stadium, Stellenbosch, South Africa   South Africa 2–0 4–1 Test Match [15]
2 5 April 2015 Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, Australia   China 1–1 3–2 [16]
3 4 July 2015 KHC Dragons, Antwerp, Belgium   New Zealand 3–0 4–2 2014–15 HWL Semifinals [17]
4 22 October 2015 TET MultiSports Centre, Stratford, New Zealand   Samoa 25–0 25–0 2015 Oceania Cup [18]
5 12 February 2016 Bunbury Hockey Stadium, Bunbury, Australia   Great Britain 3–2 4–3 Test Match [19]
6 26 June 2016 Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London, England   United States 1–0 2–2
(0–1)		 2016 Champions Trophy [20]
7 13 August 2016 Olympic Hockey Centre, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   Japan 1–0 2–0 2016 Olympic Games [21]
8 9 February 2019 Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart, Australia   China 1–0 4–3 2019 FIH Pro League [22]
9 16 February 2019 Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth, Australia   Great Britain 2–0 3–0 [23]
10 2 March 2019 Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, Australia   United States 2–1 2–1 [24]
11 9 June 2019 Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London, England   Great Britain 4–0 4–2 [25]
12 29 June 2019 Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen, Netherlands   Netherlands 1–0 2–2
(3–4)		 [26]
13 8 September 2019 Kalka Shades Hockey Fields, Rockhampton, Australia   New Zealand 1–0 1–1 2019 Oceania Cup [27]
14 26 October 2019 Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth, Australia   Russia 2–0 5–0 FIH Olympic Qualifiers [28]
15 5–0

References

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  1. ^ "Mariah Williams". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Mariah Williams". Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Mariah Williams". olympic.org. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Williams to join NSW Pride in newly announced national Hockey One competition". womenschronicle.com. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Mariah Williams Field Officially Opened". parkes.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  6. ^ "WILLIAMS Mariah". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  7. ^ "U21 Men and Women Crowned Oceania Continental Federation Champions". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Australia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Four players to debut for Hockeyroos". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Changes to Hockeyroos World League Semifinal team". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Hockeyroos Make Two Changes For Japan Test Series". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  12. ^ "WILLIAMS Mariah". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  13. ^ "Hockeyroos team announced for crucial Olympic qualifiers". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  14. ^ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  15. ^ "South Africa 1–4 Australia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  16. ^ "Australia 3–2 China". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  17. ^ "Australia 4–2 New Zealand". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  18. ^ "Australia 25–0 Samoa". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  19. ^ "Australia 4–3 Great Britain". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  20. ^ "Australia 2–2 (0–1) United States". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  21. ^ "Australia 2–0 Japan". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  22. ^ "Australia 4–3 China". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  23. ^ "Australia 3–0 Great Britain". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  24. ^ "Australia 2–1 United States". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  25. ^ "Great Britain 2–4 Australia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  26. ^ "Netherlands 2–2 Australia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  27. ^ "Australia 1–1 New Zealand". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  28. ^ "Australia 5–0 Russia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
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