Bianca Maree Netzler (born 27 May 1976 in

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) is a female

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midfield player from

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, who made her debut for the Australian women's national team at the Indira Gandhi Gold Cup in 1996. She was a member of the

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at the

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, Greece, where the team ended up in fifth place in the overall-rankings.

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* 1976 births Living people Australian female field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Australia Field hockey players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Goulburn Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games field hockey players for Australia Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in field hockey Sportswomen from New South Wales Field hockey people from New South Wales Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games 21st-century Australian sportswomen {{Australia-fieldhockey-bio-stub