Dirkie Chamberlain
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| Born | 3 November 1986 Pretoria, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Club | HGC | ||||||||||||||||
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Dirkie Chamberlain (born 3 November 1986) is a South African field hockey player.
International career
[edit]Chamberlain is a 1x Olympian, played 4 World Cups, 3 Commonwealth Games.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed with the South Africa women's national field hockey team in the women's tournament.[1] She has also competed at the 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games.[2][3] and 2018 Commonwealth Games.[4]
Chamberlain currently plays at the HGC.[5][6] In the past, has also played various European leagues; with clubs including Holcombe Hockey Club,[7] Kampong (Dutch Hoofdklasse),[8] Canterbury HC (Investec English Premier League)[9] and Gantoise HC (Belgium Honour Division).
She retired from her international career post the Olympic Games.[10]
Personal life
[edit]Chamberlain began playing hockey when she was 13.[2] She is openly lesbian.[11]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Dirkie Chamberlain". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- 1 2 "Glasgow 2014 – Dirkie Chamberlain Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ↑ 2018 Commonwealth Games profile[dead link]
- ↑ thedragflick (20 March 2019). "#AbsoluteInspiration: Affable, upbeat & truly world class - Meet Dirkie Chamberlain". TheDragflick™. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ↑ @dirkiechamberlain; (25 May 2022). "Another season through with the crew in light blue" – via Instagram.
- ↑ hockeystyle-admin. "Dirkie Chamberlain; the legend from SA – HockeyStyle" (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ↑ clubbuzz (20 February 2019). "Ladies drop out of top four after Holcombe defeat – Beeston Hockey Club". Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ↑ "Dirkie Chamberlain; the legend from SA – HockeyStyle" (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ↑ "CHAMBERLAIN Dirkie". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ↑ "Dirkie Chamberlain calls time on her International career". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ↑ Outsports (3 April 2018). "13 out LGBT athletes compete in Commonwealth Games". Outsports. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
External links
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- Dirkie Chamberlain at the International Hockey Federation
- Dirkie Chamberlain at the European Hockey Federation
- Dirkie Chamberlain at the South African Hockey Association
- Dirkie Chamberlain at England Hockey
- Dirkie Chamberlain at Olympics.com
- Dirkie Chamberlain at Olympedia
- Dirkie Chamberlain at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived)
- Dirkie Chamberlain at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Dirkie Chamberlain at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Dirkie Chamberlain on Instagram
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- South African women's field hockey players
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- Olympic field hockey players for South Africa
- Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games field hockey players for South Africa
- Field hockey players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Field hockey players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Field hockey players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Holcombe Hockey Club players
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- SV Kampong players
- South African lesbian sportswomen
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