Kristen Towers
{{short description|Australian field hockey player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox field hockey player
| name = Kristen Towers
| image =
| caption =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1976|10|12}}
| birth_place = Taree, New South Wales
| position = Midfield
| years1 = 1998–2001
| clubs1 = NSWIS Arrows
| caps1 = 44
| goals1 = 15
| nationalyears1 = 1997
| nationalteam1 = Australia U–21
| nationalcaps1 = 7
| nationalgoals1 = 4
| nationalyears2 = 1998–2001
| nationalteam2 = Australia
| nationalcaps2 = 69
| nationalgoals2 = 9
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Women's field hockey}}
{{MedalCountry|{{AUS}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}
{{MedalGold|1998 Kuala Lumpur|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIH Champions Trophy}}
{{MedalGold|1999 Brisbane|Team}}
{{MedalBronze|2001 Amsterdam|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|Oceania Cup}}
{{MedalGold|1999 Australia/New Zealand|Team}}
{{MedalGold|2001 New Zealand|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIH Junior World Cup}}
{{MedalSilver|1997 Seongnam|Team}}
}}
Kristen Towers (born 12 October 1976){{cite web |title=Personal Details – Kristen Towers |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010511000000/http://www.hockey.org.au/players/index.cfm?ID=26&profiles=yes |url=http://www.hockey.org.au/players/index.cfm?ID=26&profiles=yes |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 May 2001 |publisher=Hockey Australia |website=hockey.org.au |accessdate=18 December 2020}} is a retired field hockey player from Australia, who played as a midfielder.{{cite web |url=https://www.gettyimages.com.au/detail/news-photo/kirsten-towers-from-the-australian-hockey-team-passes-the-news-photo/55793510 |title=Kristen Towers from the Australian Hockey team |publisher=Getty Images |website=gettyimages.com.au |accessdate=18 December 2020}}
Personal life
Kristen Towers was born and raised in Taree, New South Wales.
Towers has an identical twin sister, Julie, who was also a member of the Hockeyroos.{{cite web |url=https://www.examiner.com.au/story/644115/hockeys-double-vision/ |title=Hockey's (double) vision |publisher=The Examiner |website=examiner.com.au |accessdate=18 December 2020}}
Career
=Domestic hockey=
Throughout her career, Towers was a member of the NSWIS Arrows in the Australian Hockey League.{{cite web |url=https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/australian-sport-publication-archive/hockey/Womens_Hockey_Australia_Annual_Report_1998.pdf |title=Women's Hockey Australia Annual Report 1998 |publisher=Government of Australia |website=clearinghouseforsport.gov.au |accessdate=18 December 2020}}
=International hockey=
==Under–21==
In 1997, Towers was a member of the Australia U–21 team at the FIH Junior World Cup in Seongnam. Australia won a silver medal at the tournament, with Towers scoring on four occasions.{{cite web |title=Australian Junior Youth Recent Results |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000105121541/http://www.hockey.org.au/news/rec_ajy.cfm |url=http://www.hockey.org.au/news/rec_ajy.cfm |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 January 2000 |publisher=Hockey Australia |website=hockey.org.au |accessdate=18 December 2020}}
==Hockeyroos==
Kristen Towers made her official debut for the Hockeyroos in 1998.{{cite web |url=https://www.hockey.org.au/about/history-of-the-hockeyroos/ |title=History of the Hockeyroos |publisher=Hockey Australia |website=hockey.org.au |accessdate=18 December 2020}} Later that year she was included in the Commonwealth Games team to compete in Kuala Lumpur. There, she won her first medal with the national team, taking home gold.{{cite web |url=https://commonwealthgames.com.au/athletes/kristen-towers/ |title=KRISTEN TOWERS |publisher=Commonwealth Games Australia |website=commonwealthgames.com.au |accessdate=18 December 2020}}
1999 proved to be a good year for Towers, winning her second and third gold medals for Australia. Her first was at the FIH Champions Trophy in Brisbane, followed by the Oceania Cup, held across Australia and New Zealand.{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/people/14926 |title=TOWERS Kristen |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=18 December 2020}}
After only two appearances in 2000, Towers returned to the international fold in 2001. During the year, she won gold at the Oceania Cup in New Zealand, followed by bronze at the FIH Champions Trophy in Amsterdam.
=International goals=
References
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External links
- {{FIH|14926}}
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Category:Female field hockey midfielders
Category:Australian female field hockey players
Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey
Category:Field hockey players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
Category:Sportspeople from Taree
Category:Sportswomen from New South Wales
Category:Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
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