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Amy Lawton

Amy Rose Lawton (born 19 January 2002)[1] is an Australian field hockey player.[2]

Amy Lawton
Personal information
Full name Amy Rose Lawton
Born (2002-01-19) 19 January 2002 (age 22)
Worthing, United Kingdom
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight 55 kg (121 lb)
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career
Years Team
2019–2023 HC Melbourne
2024– Hurley
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2018 Australia U–18 15 (34)
2018–2023 Australia U–21 9 (2)
2019– Australia 79 (4)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Australia
FIH World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Terrassa–Amstelveen Team
FIH Pro League
Bronze medal – third place 2022–23 Team
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Team
Oceania Cup
Gold medal – first place 2023 Whangārei
Silver medal – second place 2019 Rockhampton

Personal life

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Amy Lawton was born in Worthing, England before relocating to Emerald, Victoria at the age of 7 with her parents and younger sister.[3]

She began playing hockey at nine years of age for her local club Casey, before moving to Cheltenham-based Southern United Hockey Club two years later.[4] As well as hockey, Lawton also plays soccer and competes in triathlons, and has made representative teams for Victoria in all three sports.[5][6]

Lawton is a current scholarship holder at the Victorian Institute of Sport.[7]

Career

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Junior national teams

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Under 18

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In 2018, Lawton made her debut for the Australian Under 18 team at the Oceania Youth Olympic Games Qualifier in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The team won gold, qualifying for 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[8]

At the Youth Olympic Games, Lawton again represented the Under 18 side. At the tournament, the team finished fifth.[9]

Under 21

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Following her debut for the Under 18 side Lawton debuted for the Jillaroos, the Australian Under 21 side, in November of the same year. She scored a double in her first game for the team during a three match test series against New Zealand in Hastings, New Zealand.[10]

Senior national team

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In 2019, Lawton was selected to make her debut for the Hockeyroos during the FIH Pro League. She made her official debut on 25 April 2019 against New Zealand, where the team came away with a 5–1 win.[11] Following her debut in the Pro League, Lawton was called into the team for the 2019 Olympic Test Event[12] held in Tokyo, Japan, where the Australia finished third. At the tournament she scored her first international goal.[13] On 27 August 2019, Lawton was named in the squad for the third time to represent the team at her first Oceania Cup.[14]

Following her breakout year in 2019, Lawton was named in the Hockeyroos Squad for 2020, officially raising her from the National Development Squad.[15] Lawton represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[16][17]

International goals

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Goal 		Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 20 August 2019 Oi Hockey Stadium, Tokyo, Japan   Japan 1–2 2–2 2019 Olympic Test Event [18]
2 5 September 2019 Kalka Shades Hockey Fields, Rockhampton, Australia   New Zealand 1–3 1–3 2019 Oceania Cup [19]
3 25 October 2019 Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth, Australia   Russia 2–0 4–2 2019 FIH Olympic Qualifiers [20]

Recognition

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AIS Awards

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Following her 2019 debut for the Hockeyroos, Lawton was presented with the Emerging Athlete of the Year award at the Australian Institute of Sport Awards night.[21]

References

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  1. ^ "Team Details – Australia". FIH. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Debutante & Returning Star Added For Hockeyroos". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Debutante & Returning Star Added For Hockeyroos". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  4. ^ https://suhc.com.au/ [bare URL]
  5. ^ "Amy in Hockeyroos". Southern United Hockey Club. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  6. ^ "LAWTON Amy". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  7. ^ "AMY LAWTON". VIS. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  8. ^ "LAWTON Amy". FIH. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  9. ^ "ARGENTINA AND MALAYSIA WIN GOLD IN 'HOCKEY OF THE FUTURE'". IOC. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Australia Beaten in Tight Under-21 Trans-Tasman Series". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  11. ^ "New Zealand 1–5 Australia". FIH. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Test Events". Tokyo2020. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  13. ^ "Post match reaction after win over China". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  14. ^ "Hockeyroos team announced for crucial Olympic qualifiers". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  15. ^ "2020 squad announced for evolving Hockeyroos". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  16. ^ "Our local Olympic heroes". 20 July 2021.
  17. ^ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  18. ^ "Australia 2–2 Japan". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  19. ^ "Australia 1–3 New Zealand". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  20. ^ "Australia 4–2 Russia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  21. ^ "Hockeyroo Amy Lawton named Emerging Athlete of the Year". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
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