Karri McMahon
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Townsville, Queensland[1]
.jpg) Karri McMahon in 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
27 February 1992 Townsville, Queensland[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Northcoast Raiders, Perth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012– | Australia | 152 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Karri McMahon (born 27 February 1992) is an Australian field hockey player for the Hockeyroos who plays as a defender.[2]
McMahon was a member of the Australia women's national field hockey team that won a silver medal at the 2014 Rabobank Hockey World Cup, a Gold Medal winner at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and member of the team that went to the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]
McMahon was born on 27 February 1992 in Townsville, Queensland.[1] She grew up in Brisbane[4] before moving to Berri, South Australia during late primary school. She attended Patrick’s Road Primary School before transitioning to Berri Primary school then to Glossop High School.[1] On completion of year 12, McMahon headed to Adelaide to study Paramedicine at Flinders University.
She began playing hockey at the age of 6 for Arana Ascot, a local club in Brisbane before continuing her hockey In South Australia with Berri Hockey Club and then the Adelaide Hockey Club.
Outside of hockey, McMahon finished her Bachelor of Clinical Practice (Paramedicine) in 2018 with Charles Sturt University. She began a role in 2019 with St John Ambulance as a Patient Transporter and in 2020 commenced an Injury Management role with Ausdrill Ltd. She enjoys hiking, camping and exploring the West Coast in her spare time.
