Penny Squibb (born 9 February 1993) is an Australian
field hockey
Field hockey (or simply referred to as hockey in some countries where ice hockey is not popular) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalk ...
player.
Career
National Representation
Squibb plays representative hockey for her home state,
Western Australia
Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...
, in national competition. She represents the
WA Diamonds in the
. At the 2017 tournament, Squibb was equal highest scorer, with 7 goals.
International Representation
Jillaroos
Penny Squibb made her debut for the
Australia U–21 team during a
Four Nations Tournament in
New Delhi
New Delhi (; ) is the Capital city, capital of India and a part of the Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the Government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Parliament ...
.
Hockeyroos
In 2017, Squibb was named in the Australian national development squad for the first time.
Squibb is set to make her international debut for Australia in November 2018, at the
Hockey Champions Trophy
The Hockey Champions Trophy (HCT) was an international field hockey tournament held by the International Hockey Federation (FIH). It featured the top 6 ranked nations in that year.
History
Founded in 1978 by Pakistan's Air Marshal Nur Khan and ...
. Squibb is one of four players included in the team who are not part of
Hockey Australia
Hockey Australia is an organisation that formed from the merger of the Australian Hockey Association and Women's Hockey Australia in 2000. It is the national body responsible for the promotion, development and administration of field hockey in ...
's centralised training program.
Squibb qualified for the
Tokyo 2020 Olympics
The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...
. She was part of the
Hockeyroos Olympics squad. The Hockeyroos lost 1–0 to India in the quarterfinals and therefore were not in medal contention.
International goals
References
External links
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1993 births
Living people
Australian female field hockey players
Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Female field hockey midfielders
21st-century Australian sportswomen
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
Commonwealth Games silver medallists in field hockey
People from the Great Southern (Western Australia)
Sportswomen from Western Australia
Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Olympic field hockey players for Australia
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