Nikki Hudson

Nicole Elaine Hudson OAM (née Mott; born 6 July 1976) is an Australian former women's field hockey player. She was the captain of the Hockeyroos, Australia's national women's team, until her retirement from international hockey in 2009. She made her debut for Australia in 1993 and won gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Her AHL team is the Queensland Scorchers.

For the fictional character in The 4400, see List of The 4400 recurring characters § Nikki Hudson.

Nikki Hudson
Personal information
Born (1976-07-06) 6 July 1976
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2000 SydneyTeam
World Cup
Gold medal – first place1998 UtrechtTeam
Silver medal – second place2006 MadridTeam
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place1995 Mar del PlataTeam
Gold medal – first place1997 BerlinTeam
Gold medal – first place1999 BrisbaneTeam
Silver medal – second place2005 CanberraTeam
Bronze medal – third place2000 AmstelveenTeam
Bronze medal – third place2001 AmstelveenTeam
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1998 Kuala LumpurTeam
Gold medal – first place2006 MelbourneTeam
Bronze medal – third place2002 ManchesterTeam

At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she scored in Australia's first two games, scoring the second goal in an comeback to win 5–4 against Korea, and a skillful individual effort against Spain. The goal against Spain was her 98th international goal, in her 299th international appearance. Her 99th goal for Australia came against South Africa in the following match. The match was Hudson's 300th appearance for her country, as she became the first woman to play 300 international Hockey matches for Australia.[1]

Sponsorship

Hudson put her name to special editions of the Mazon Black Magic stick, featuring a special black-and-pink colour scheme.

Media work

Following her retirement from international hockey in 2009, Hudson was employed by One HD and Channel Ten for the women's hockey matches at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Dehli, and appeared on Good News Week in the leadup to the event as a cross-promotion.

References
  1. Hockeyroo Nikki Hudson celebrates 300 games with win over South Africa


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