Emily Chalker (née Smith; born 28 July 1992) is an Australian

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player. She has been selected to represent Australia in field hockey at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics along with other competitions.

Personal

Chalker was born on 28 July 1992 in

Crookwell, New South Wales Crookwell is a small town located in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia, in the Upper Lachlan Shire. At the , Crookwell had a population of 2,641. The town is at a relatively high altitude of 887 metres and there are several s ...

and is from Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales. She attended St Mary's Primary School in New South Wales before going on to Crookwell High School. She has deferred admissions to the

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where she will major in Exercise Physiology. She moved to Sydney in 2011 before moving to

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where she now lives. Chalker is tall and weighs .

Field hockey

Chalker played junior hockey in Crookwell. She has held a field hockey scholarship at the

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(NSWIS) and the

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(AIS). She plays for the NSW Arrows in the

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, where she wears shirt number 3. She has played club field hockey for the Crookwell Golf Club, ANU, and the Park Panthers.

National team

When Adam Commens became the Hockeyroos' new coach in January 2011, Chalker was one of four players identified to develop the national side. She made her

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debut in 2011, in a match against

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Hobart, Tasmania Hobart ( ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and most populous city of the island state of Tasmania, Australia. Located in Tasmania's south-east on the estuary of the River Derwent (Tasmania), River Derwent, it is the southernmo ...

. In June 2012, she played in the Investec London Cup. She played in Australia's 1–4 loss to the Netherlands, scoring her team's only goal. In the 4–1 win against Ireland in the lead up London, she scored the team's second goal. Her goal was the second of the tournament. , she had 22 caps with the Hockeyroos, and 7 international goals. Chalker was named to the Australia women's national field hockey squad that competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics. As a teenager, she was the youngest member of the team. Chalker qualified for the

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. She was part of the

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Olympics squad. The Hockeyroos lost 1-0 to India in the quarterfinals and therefore were not in medal contention.

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