Kristina Bates Explained

Kristina Bates
Birth Date:1996 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height:5 ft
Position:Midfield
Currentclub:Victorian Vipers
Nationalyears1:2017–
Nationalteam1:Australia
Nationalcaps1:48
Nationalgoals1:2

Kristina Bates (born 9 January 1996) is an Australian field hockey player.[1]

Bates was born in North Fitzroy, Victoria, and made her senior international debut during the 2017 Hawke's Bay Cup in New Zealand. She was part of the Hockeyroos team at the World Cup in London 2018.[2]

Bates was part of the Australian women's junior national team 'The Jillaroos' that won bronze at the 2016 Hockey Junior World Cup in Chile.[3]

As of 2022 Bates was studying a Bachelor of Laws at Deakin University. She was also the 2021 and 2022 Premier League captain of Camberwell Hockey Club.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kristina Bates . Hockey Australia . 8 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180918094533/http://hockey.org.au/High-Performance/Hockeyroos-womens-team/Hockeyroos-Squad-Profiles/ContentId/3031 . 18 September 2018 . dead.
  2. Web site: A draw for the Hockeyroos v USA at the Hawkes Bay Cup . 8 November 2017.
  3. Web site: Hockeyroo Renee Taylor to lead Aussie charge at women's Junior World Cup in Chile in November . couriermail.com.au . 29 September 2017.
  4. Web site: Five Deakin elite athletes awarded AIS Education Scholarships! . Deakin Life . Deakin University . 2 February 2022.