Edwina Claire Bone (born 29 April 1988) is an Australian

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player. Her regular position is as a defender. Bone was a member of the

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that were runners-up at the

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. She was a member of the Australian team that defeated

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in the women's field hockey final at the

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. Edwina 'Eddie' Bone joined the Hockeyroos following two years in Hockey Australia's women's development program. She progressed through the junior ranks with the Canberra Strikers. Edwina established herself as a regular in the Hockeyroos' defense after a stellar 2014 season, claiming a gold medal at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, and a silver medal at the

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and

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. She also was part of the team that claimed 2nd place in the 2013 World League, as well as the team that won the 2013 Oceania Cup. She now has over 70 caps playing for Australia. Bone qualified for the

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. She was part of the

Hockeyroos The Australia women's national field hockey team (nicknamed the Hockeyroos) are, as of August 2023, ranked second in the world. Having played their first game in 1914, and their first Olympic game in 1984, they are one of Australia's most succes ...

Olympics squad. The Hockeyroos lost 1–0 to India in the quarterfinals and therefore were not in medal contention. Off the field, she studied a Bachelor of Sports Management at the

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. She hopes to become a sport coordinator or coach in the future.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bone, Edwina 1988 births Living people Australian female field hockey players Sportswomen from the Australian Capital Territory Field hockey players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games field hockey players for Australia Commonwealth Games gold medallists in field hockey Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for Australia ACT Academy of Sport alumni Female field hockey defenders Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics 20th-century Australian women 21st-century Australian sportswomen Sportspeople from Canberra Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games