Shelly Liddelow (born 30 June 1984 in Manjimup, Western Australia

Manjimup, Western Australia

Manjimup is a town in Western Australia, south of the state capital, Perth. The town of Manjimup is a regional centre for the largest shire in the South West of Western Australia. At the 2006 census, Manjimup had a population of 4,239.-History:...

) plays field hockey

Field hockey

Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...

 for the Australian Women's Hockey Team, the Hockeyroos

Hockeyroos

The Australia women's national field hockey team are Australia's national women's hockey team.Having played their first game in 1914,they are one of Australia’s most successful sporting teams, boasting three Olympic Gold...

. She made her debut for Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

 in 2007. Her Australian National Hockey League (NHL) team is WA Diamonds. Her local club is UWA

University of Western Australia

The University of Western Australia was established by an Act of the Western Australian Parliament in February 1911, and began teaching students for the first time in 1913. It is the oldest university in the state of Western Australia and the only university in the state to be a member of the...

 Hockey Club.

Originally only a reserve player for the Hockeyroos

Hockeyroos

The Australia women's national field hockey team are Australia's national women's hockey team.Having played their first game in 1914,they are one of Australia’s most successful sporting teams, boasting three Olympic Gold...

, Shelly entered the spotlight and the hearts of Australians after Fiona Johnson injured her hamstring. She scored two goals in her first Olympic

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

 match, helping Australia to win against South Korea.

Career Highlights

2010 - Delhi Commonwealth Games,(1st)

2008 - Summer Olympics, Beijing China

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

2007 - Hockeyroos debut, Champions Trophy, Quilmes Argentina (4th)

2005 - Junior World Cup, Chile (4th)

Recent Performances

2008 - Test Series (v England), Australi (1st)

2007 - Good Luck Beijing Test Event, Beijing China (1st)

2007 - World Cup, Quilmes Argentina (4th)

Major Injuries

2006 - Stress fracture, hip

2004 - Stress fracture, femur

2003 - Compartments syndrome (surgery)