Penny Squibb
{{short description|Australian field hockey player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox field hockey player
| name = Penny Squibb
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1993|2|9}}
| birth_place = Tambellup, Western Australia, Australia
| height =
| position = Defender
| currentclub = WA Diamonds
| clubnumber =
| nationalyears1 = 2011
| nationalteam1 = Australia U–21
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2018–
| nationalteam2 = Australia
| nationalcaps2 = 51
| nationalgoals2 = 6
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Women's field hockey}}
{{MedalCountry|{{AUS}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Cup}}
{{MedalBronze|2022 Terrassa/Amstelveen|}}
{{MedalCompetition|Oceania Cup}}
{{MedalGold|2023 Whangārei|}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIH Pro League}}
{{MedalBronze|2022–23|}}
{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}
{{MedalSilver|2022 Birmingham|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|Champions Trophy}}
{{MedalSilver|2018 Changzhou|}}
}}
Penny Squibb (born 9 February 1993) is an Australian field hockey player.{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/people/11197 |title=SQUIBB Penny |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=13 November 2018}}
Career
=National Representation=
Squibb plays representative hockey for her home state, Western Australia, in national competition. She represents the WA Diamonds in the Australian Hockey League.{{cite web |url=http://hockeywa.org.au/News/hockey-australia-announces-the-18-member-hockeyroos-team-to-compete-at-the-upcoming-2018-fih-champions-trophy-in-china |title=Hockey Australia announces the 18-member Hockeyroos team to compete at the upcoming 2018 FIH Champions Trophy in China |publisher=Hockey WA |accessdate=13 November 2018}} At the 2017 tournament, Squibb was equal highest scorer, with 7 goals.{{cite web |url=https://hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com/competitions/146 |title=2017 Women's Australian Hockey League (AHL) |publisher=hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com |accessdate=13 November 2018}}
=International Representation=
==Jillaroos==
Penny Squibb made her debut for the Australia U–21 team during a Four Nations Tournament in New Delhi.{{cite web |title=Lack of conversion costs Jillaroos |url=http://www.hockey.org.au/index.php?id=90&tx_ttnews[pointer]=2&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=839&tx_ttnews[backPid]=18&cHash=fc5b935ff7 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324234230/http://www.hockey.org.au/index.php?id=90&tx_ttnews[pointer]=2&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=839&tx_ttnews[backPid]=18&cHash=fc5b935ff7 |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 March 2012 |publisher=Hockey Australia |website=hockey.org.au |accessdate=10 November 2020 |df=dmy-all}}
==Hockeyroos==
In 2017, Squibb was named in the Australian national development squad for the first time.{{cite web |url=http://www.hockey.org.au/News/2017-national-development-squad-announced |title=2017 National Development Squad Announced |publisher=Hockey Australia |accessdate=13 November 2018}}
Squibb is set to make her international debut for Australia in November 2018, at the Hockey Champions Trophy. Squibb is one of four players included in the team who are not part of Hockey Australia's centralised training program.{{cite web |url=http://hockey.org.au/News/hockeyroos-team-named-for-champions-trophy |title=Hockeyroos Team Named For Champions Trophy |publisher=Hockey Australia |accessdate=13 November 2018}}
Squibb qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. 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.{{Cite web |title=Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021 |url=https://www.theroar.com.au/olympics/australian-olympic-team/ |access-date=2022-02-10 |website=The Roar |language=en-US}}
=International goals=
References
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External links
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- {{Commonwealth Games Australia|penny-squibb}}
- {{Hockey Australia|penny-squibb|id2=240}}
{{Australia FHW Squad 2018 Hockey Champions Trophy}}
{{Australia FHW Squad 2022 World Cup}}
{{Australia FHW Squad 2022 Commonwealth Games}}
{{Australia FHW Squad 2024 Summer Olympics}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Squibb, Penny}}
Category:Australian female field hockey players
Category:Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Category:Female field hockey midfielders
Category:21st-century Australian sportswomen
Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists in field hockey
Category:People from the Great Southern (Western Australia)
Category:Sportswomen from Western Australia
Category:Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Category:Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic field hockey players for Australia
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