Madonna Blyth

{{Short description|Australian field hockey player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2014}}

{{Use Australian English|date=March 2014}}

{{Infobox field hockey player

| name = Madonna Blyth

| image = CT 2016- Australia v Netherlands (27781843132).jpg

| caption =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1985|11|30}}

| birth_place = Brisbane, Queensland

| height = {{height|m=1.64}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Queensland Scorchers

| clubnumber = 9

| nationalyears1 = 2004–2016

| nationalteam1 = Australia

| nationalcaps1 = 342

| nationalgoals1 = 70

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport|Women's field hockey}}

{{MedalCountry|{{AUS}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Cup}}

{{MedalSilver|2006 Madrid|Team}}

{{MedalSilver|2014 The Hague|Team}}

{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}

{{MedalGold|2006 Melbourne|Team}}

{{MedalGold|2010 New Delhi|Team}}

{{MedalGold|2014 Glasgow|Team}}

{{MedalCompetition|Champions Trophy}}

{{MedalSilver|2005 Canberra|Team}}

{{MedalSilver|2009 Sydney|Team}}

{{MedalCompetition|World League}}

{{MedalSilver|2012-13 Tucuman|Team}}

{{MedalCompetition|Oceania Cup}}

{{MedalGold|2005 Auckland, Sydney|Team}}

{{MedalGold|2013 Stratford|Team}}

{{MedalGold|2015 Stratford|Team}}

{{MedalSilver|2007 Buderim|Team}}

{{MedalSilver|2009 Invercargill|Team}}

{{MedalSilver|2011 Hobart|Team}}

}}

Madonna Blyth (born 30 November 1985) is an Australian field hockey player who competed in the 2008, 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bl/madonna-blyth-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418060614/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bl/madonna-blyth-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|access-date=25 May 2012}} She also plays for and captains the Queensland Scorchers in the Australian Hockey League.{{Cite web|url=https://hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com/matches/931|title=Hockey Australia: Altiusrt}} Blyth has been the Captain of the Hockeyroos since 2009. Her debut game for Australia was in Argentina, as an 18-year-old at the 2004 Champions Trophy. She started playing hockey when she was 5, and joined the representative scene at 15, winning gold with her team at the 2001 Australian Youth Olympic Festival.{{Cite web|url=http://www.warwickdailynews.com.au/news/blyth-leading-hockeyroos-battle-world-cup-spot/1913834/|title = Blyth leading Hockeyroos into battle for World Cup spot|date = 19 June 2013}}

She was nominated for the FIH's player of the year in 2013, and has been named on the FIH All-Stars team in 2007, 2009 and 2010, as well as being named Player of the Tournament at the 2009 Champions Trophy.{{Cite web|title = Glasgow 2014 - Madonna Blyth Profile|url = http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/hockey/1030392/madonna_blyth.html|website = g2014results.thecgf.com|access-date = 2016-01-12}}

She played her 250th game for Australia in June 2013, and is only the fifth Australian woman to reach this number.

At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, she captained Australia to victory and scored the winning goal in the penalty shootout against England.{{Cite web|title = Glasgow 2014 - Women's Gold Medal Match|url = http://g2014results.thecgf.com/PEVU/PEVU_HOW400101.html|website = g2014results.thecgf.com|access-date = 2016-01-12}}

After playing since she was 5, Madonna has now retired from hockey and is quickly making a name for herself in the Western Australian cricket scene. After a strong start she was quickly promoted into the star studded A grade side alongside Emma King, Heather Graham, Megan Banting and Nicole Bolton. She is a specialist fielder for the Subiaco Floreat Cricket Club women's A grade side.{{Citation needed|date=November 2017}}