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| Birth name | Angela Robyn Skirving | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 February 1981 (age 40) Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Angela Robyn Lambert OAM (née Skirving; born 1 February 1981, in Toowoomba) was an Australian Women's Field Hockey player. She captained the under 21 Australian women's field hockey squad before entering the Hockeyroos in 1998 and in 2000 won gold at the Sydney Olympics.[1] Apart from playing in the Hockeyroos she played for the AHL Queensland Scorchers.
The youngest of the local Australian Representatives, Skirving began playing hockey at the age of 12 and was selected in the Queensland no.1 Rep. team when 13. She debuted for the Hockeyroos at 17.[2] Skirving married Australian Kookaburras goalie Stephen Lambert (field hockey) in December 2006.[3] The pair have been described as Australia's Golden Couple of Hockey.
In 2015 Lambert was named in the Queensland Scorchers Team of the Decade (2005-2015).[4]
Skirving is the hockey co-ordinator at Brisbane Girls Grammar School, where she also worked as a teacher.[5]
References
- ^ Jeffery, Nicole (20 August 2008). "Coach optimistic despite successive eliminations - OLYMPICS 2008 - BEIJING GAMES OF THE XXIX OLYMPIAD 8-24 AUGUST". The Australian; Canberra, A.C.T. p. 16.
- ^ "Green Aussies fall in series opener". The Herald; Newcastle, N.S.W. 5 December 1998. p. 115.
- ^ Purdon, Fiona (9 February 2006). "Hockey partners planning to swap rings of gold". The Courier - Mail; Brisbane, Qld. p. 1.
- ^ Lems, David (26 November 2015). "Ipswich duo recognised among Queensland's elite". The Queensland Times. p. 31.
- ^ Kimlin, Alyssa (16 September 2010). "Our local Olympic heroes 10 years on: Sydney 2000 games holds fond memories". The Chronicle; Toowoomba, Qld. p. 11.
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| Preceded by Incumbent | WorldHockey Young Player of the Year 2001 | Succeeded by Agustina García |