Jade Close
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname | Ruby |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 18 October 1987 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Field hockey |
Event | Women's team |
| Team | Retired |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 2012 |
| Updated on 25 June 2012 | |
Jade Close (born 18 October 1987) is an Australian field hockey player. She plays club hockey for the NSW Arrows in the Australian Hockey League. She is a member of the Hockeyroos and has had 87 caps for the team. She was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Personal
[edit | edit source]Close, nicknamed Ruby, was born on 18 October 1987 in Wagga Wagga.[1][2] She is from Penrith,[1] New South Wales.[3] She lives in Perth, Western Australia because the national team trains there. When not training with them, she stays at home with family in Penrith.[1] She was a ball girl at the 2000 Summer Olympics during the Hockeyroos' gold medal match.[1]
Close is currently the Assistant Pathways Manager for Hockey NSW.[4]
Field hockey
[edit | edit source]Close is a striker,[1][2] who started playing the sport because her sister's team needed an extra player.[2] She plays for the NSW Arrows in the Australian Hockey League, wearing jersey number 4.[2] Her hockey sponsors include Mazon (Just Hockey) and Lawrence & Hanson.[2]
National team
[edit | edit source]Close made her national team debut at the European Tour 2010.[2] When the Hockeyroos got new coach Adam Commens in January 2011, she was one of four players identified to aid in developing the national side.[5] As of 21 June 2012[update], she had 87 caps with the Australia women's national field hockey team.[1]
In June 2012, Close played in the Investec London Cup.[6] She played in Australia's 1–4 loss to the Netherlands.[7][8][9][10]
Close was named to the Australia women's national field hockey squad that will compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics,[1][3][11][12][13][14] making her debut as a twenty-four-year-old.[1] In preparation for the Games, she participated in a four-week Perth-based training camp in June and July 2012.[1] She and her team-mates were scheduled to leave for the London Games on 17 July.[1]
References
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External links
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