Meredith Orr

Meredith Orr
Medal record

Women's field hockey
Representing New Zealand

Meredith Dawn Orr (born 2 May 1978 in Whakatane) is a field hockey midfielder from New Zealand, who represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There she finished in sixth place with the Women's National Team. Orr made her international senior debut for the Black Sticks in 2001 against Korea in Wellington.^[1]^[2]

Orr attended Diocesan School for Girls in Auckland and then attended Massey University to complete her business degree. In 2006 Orr ruptured her ACL but returned to hockey seven months later to Captain the Canterbury Cats hockey team in the New Zealand Hockey League. In a continual effort to keep developing her game, Orr played for the NSW Arrows team in the 2007 Australian Hockey League.

Orr has over 110 caps for New Zealand. She was in the Black Sticks side which won the Oceania Cup in Queensland, Australia in September 2007 beating Australia in the final to qualify for the Beijing Olympics.^[2] She was included in the squad from which the team to represent New Zealand at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing was chosen.

References

↑ "Meredith Orr profile at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
1 2 "Meredith Orr Profile at Olympic.org.nz". Olympic.org.nz. Retrieved 10 March 2010.

International Competitions

2001 – Champions Trophy, Amstelveen
2003 – Champions Challenge, Catania
2004 – Olympic Qualifier, Auckland
2004 – Olympic Games, Athens
2004 – Champions Trophy, Rosario
2005 – Champions Challenge, Virginia Beach

New Zealand squad – 2001 Champions Trophy

3 Enoka 4 Bennett 5 Sutherland 6 Orr 7 Lawrence 8 Provan 9 Ward 10 Igasan 11 Turner 12 Smith (c) 14 Muirhead 15 Irving 16 Clarke 17 Paewai 18 Weavers 19 Jobe 21 Roberts Coach: Borren

New Zealand squad – 2003 Champions Challenge

1 Sharland 2 Grimwood 3 Enoka 4 Rowsell 5 Sutherland 6 Orr 8 Provan 12 McMillan 13 Galletly 14 Muirhead (c) 15 Clarke 18 Weavers 19 Rowe 20 Christie 21 Roberts 23 Drysdale 26 Wawatai 28 Syddall Coach: Rutledge

New Zealand squad – 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament

1 Sharland 2 Naylor 5 Sutherland 6 Orr 8 Provan 9 Jobe 10 Igasan 11 Carr 12 Walton 14 Muirhead (c) 15 Jurgeleit 16 Clarke 17 Paewai 18 Weavers 21 Roberts-Lang 22 Robertson 23 Drysdale 28 Syddall Coach: Rutledge

New Zealand squad – 2004 Summer Olympics – 6th place

1 Sharland 2 Naylor 5 Sutherland 6 Orr 8 Provan 9 Jobe 10 Igasan 11 Carr 12 Walton 14 Muirhead (c) 15 Jurgeleit 16 Clarke 18 Weavers 21 Roberts-Lang 22 Robertson 23 Drysdale Coach: Rutledge

New Zealand squad – 2005 Champions Challenge

1 Sharland 2 Naylor 6 Orr 8 Provan 9 Dillon 10 Igasan 11 Carr 12 Ryan 13 Galletly 14 Muirhead (c) 15 Jurgeleit 16 Eshuis 19 Maley 20 Kreft 21 Roberts 22 Robertson 24 Phillips 26 Wawatai Coach: Rutledge

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