Carmel Bakurski
Australian field hockey player
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| Intro | Australian field hockey player | |
| Places | Australia | |
| is | Athlete Field hockey player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 7 September 1976 | |
| Age | 47 years |
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Biography
Carmel Bakurski (née Souter; born 7 September 1976 in Murray Bridge, South Australia) is a retired female field hockey defender from Australia. She made her debut for the Australia women's national hockey team during the 1998 season (Argentina Tour) following the 1997 Junior World Cup (silver medal).
Nicknamed Carma she was a member of the Hockeyroos at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester where the team ended up in third place in the overall-rankings, and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
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State Hockey
Carmel played for the SA Suns in the Australian Hockey League.
International Hockey
Carmel played international games for the Hockeyroos, including Champions Trophy, Commonwealth Games, Olympic Games and World Cup.
Her tournaments include:
- 2001 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy (Amstelveen) - 3rd BRONZE
- 2002 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy (Macau) - 4th
- 2002 Commonwealth Games (Manchester) - 1st GOLD
- 2002 Women's Hockey World Cup (Perth) - 4th
- 2003 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy (Sydney) - 1st GOLD
- 2004 Summer Olympics (Athens) - 5th
- "SR Olympic Sports - Carmel Burkurski". Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- "Australian Olympic Committee Profiles - Carmel Burkurski". Retrieved 9 January 2017.