Jill Gohdes

Jill Gohdes (née Dwyer) (born 19 May 1990)[1] is a former field hockey player from Australia, who played as a forward.[2]

Jill Gohdes
Personal information
Born (1990-05-19) 19 May 1990
Queensland
Playing position Forward
Senior career
Years Team
2009–2015 QLD Scorchers
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Australia U–21 14 (5)
2011 Australia 10 (1)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing Australia
Junior Oceania Cup
Gold medal – first place2008 BrisbaneTeam
Australian Youth Olympic Festival
Silver medal – second place2009 SydneyTeam

Personal life

Jill Gohdes is married to fellow former Australian representative, Matthew Gohdes. The couple married in December 2015 and have one child.[3][4]

Career

Club hockey

In her home competition, Division 1 of Hockey Queensland's BWHA, Gohdes represents the Easts Tigers.[3]

AHL

Gohdes made her debut in the Australian Hockey League (AHL) in 2009, as a member of the Queensland Scorchers.[5] Her AHL career spanned seven years, from 2009 to 2015. Throughout this time, she won two AHL titles, in 2013 and 2015.[6]

Under–21

In 2008, Gohdes made her first appearance for her country as a member of the Australia U–21 side, the Jillaroos, at the Junior Oceania Cup in Brisbane.[7] At the tournament, Australia won gold, directly qualifying to the 2009 FIH Junior World Cup in Boston.[8]

Gohdes represented the team on two occasions in 2009. Her first tournament was at the 2009 Australian Youth Olympic Festival in Sydney, winning a silver medal.[8] This was followed by an appearance at the FIH Junior World Cup, where the team finished 5th.

Hockeyroos

Despite being a member of the development squad,[9] Gohdes was called up to make her debut for Australia in 2011, during a four-nations tournament in Rosario.[10] She followed this with a string of appearances during test series' in October against India and China, respectively.[11]

She was again named in the development squad in 2012, however did not make any further appearances for the Hockeyroos.[12]

References
  1. "Jillaroos face Japanese senior squad". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  2. "History of the Hockeyroos". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  3. "Tigers strengthen BHL title hope". quest.smedia.com.au. Easts Hockey Club. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  4. "Family ties bind Kookaburras players as Rockhampton hockey trio heads to Olympics". abc.net.au. ABC News. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  5. "Hockey". clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  6. "DWYER Jill". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  7. "Hockey Australia Junior Squad Announcements". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  8. "Hockey Australia Annual Report 2008-2009" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  9. "2011 Women's National Development Squad". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  10. "Dwyer replaces Flanagan in Argentina". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 16 February 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  11. "Hockey Australia Annual Report 2011-2012" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  12. "DWYER Jill". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 15 April 2020.


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