Emily Halliday

{{Infobox field hockey player

| name = Emily Halliday

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Emily Pia Halliday

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1979|04|05}}

| birth_place = Perth, Western Australia

| height =

| position = Defender

| currentclub =

| nationalyears1 = 2001–2008

| nationalteam1 = Australia

| nationalcaps1 = 186

| nationalgoals1 = 19

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry|{{AUS}}}}

}}

Emily Pia Halliday (born 5 April 1979){{cite web |url=https://www.olympic.org/emily-halliday |title=EMILY HALLIDAY |publisher=International Olympic Committee |website=olympic.org |access-date=17 September 2019}} is a former Australian field hockey player.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympics.com.au/olympians/emily-halliday/ |title=Emily Halliday |publisher=Australian Olympic Committee |website=olympics.com.au |access-date=17 September 2019}}

Halliday played as a defender, and competed in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, in Athens and Beijing, respectively.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/emily-halliday-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418113931/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/emily-halliday-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|access-date=25 May 2012}}

Career

In 2001, Halliday made her debut for the Hockeyroos in a test series against Argentina in Rosario.{{cite web|url=http://hockey.org.au/Governance/History/History-of-the-Hockeyroos |title=HOCKEYROOS PLAYERS |publisher=Hockey Australia |website=hockey.org.au |access-date=17 September 2019}} That same year, she medalled with the Australian team twice, winning gold at the Oceania Cup and bronze at the Champions Trophy.{{cite web|url=https://tms.fih.ch/people/10162 |title=HALLIDAY Emily |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |access-date=17 September 2019}}

At the 2003 Champions Trophy, Halliday won her first gold medal at a major international tournament.

The most prolific year in Halliday's career was 2006, when she won gold and silver medals at the Commonwealth Games and World Cup respectively.

Halliday retired in 2009 for medical reasons.{{cite web|url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/field-hockey/halliday-pulls-pin-on-decorated-career-ng-ya-252715 |title=Halliday pulls pin on decorated career |publisher=The West Australian |website=thewest.com.au |date=7 July 2009 |access-date=17 September 2019}}