2002 Women's Champions Challenge (field hockey)

The first edition of the Women's Champions Challenge
Champions Challenge (field hockey)
The Hockey Champions Challenge is an international field hockey tournament, played every two years. It was introduced in 2001 by the International Hockey Federation in order to broaden hockey's competitive base at world level.-Men:...

took place at the Randburg Hockey Stadium in Johannesburg

Johannesburg

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, South Africa

South Africa

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. The event started on Saturday February 9 and ended on Sunday February 17.

(1.) Anna Bennett, (2.) Jennie Bimson

Jennie Bimson

Jennie Bimmo Bimson is a retired English field hockey player. A former member of the England and Great Britain women's field hockey team during the late 1990s and 2000s, she played in midfield and as a forward.-Career:Bimson first played for England, against Germany, in 1997...

, (3.) Sarah Blanks, (4.) Kirsty Bowden, (6.) Melanie Clewlow

Melanie Clewlow

Melanie Clewlow is an English field hockey international, who was a member of the England and Great Britain women's field hockey team during the late 1990s and 2000s.-References:**...

, (7.) Helen Grant

Helen Grant (field hockey)

Helen Grant is an English women's field hockey forward, who has competed at both national and international level, representing both England and Great Britain during her career....

, (8.) Imogen Robertson, (9.) Leisa King, (10.) Denise Marston-Smith

Denise Marston-Smith

Denise Marston-Smith is an English field hockey international, who was a member of the England and Great Britain women's field hockey team. She started playing hockey at the age of 12 at Gordano School near Bristol...

, (14.) Helen Richardson

Helen Richardson (field hockey)

Helen Richardson is an English field hockey international, who was a member of the England and Great Britain women's field hockey team during the late 1990s and 2000s....

, (15.) Katy Roberts (gk), (16.) Hilary Rose

Hilary Rose

Hilary Mary Rose is a British field hockey goalkeeper, who plays for Ipswich and England, and has played for Great Britain. She represented England from 1993 to 2002.-References:*...

(gk), (19.) Kate Walsh

Kate Walsh (hockey player)

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, (20.) Lisa Wooding

Lisa Wooding

Lisa Marie Wooding is an English field hockey defender, who was a member of the England and Great Britain women's field hockey team since making her England debut in January 2001 against India....

, (21.) Lucilla Wright

Lucilla Wright

Lucilla Mary Wright is an English field hockey international, who was a member of the England and Great Britain women's field hockey team during the late 1990s and 2000s.-References:**...

, (22.) Alex Danson

Alex Danson

Alexandra Mary L. Danson is an English field hockey forward, who was a member of the England and Great Britain women's field hockey team since making her England debut in October 2001 against Germany.-References:**...

, (26.) Frances Houslop, and (27.) Isabel Palmer.

(1.) Tingonleima Chanu

Tingonleima Chanu

Tingonleima Chanu is a member of the India women's national field hockey team. She hails from Manipur and played with the team when it won the Gold at the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games. She also earned the Arjuna Award.- References :...

, (2.) Amandeep Kaur

Amandeep Kaur

Amandeep Kaur is a member of the India women's national field hockey team. She played with the team when it won the Gold at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.- References :**...

, (3.) Suman Bala

Suman Bala

Suman Bala is a member of the India women's national field hockey team. She hails from Haryana and played with the team when it won the Gold at the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games.- References :**...

, (4.) Suraj Lata Devi

Suraj Lata Devi

Suraj Lata Devi is the former captain of the India women's national field hockey team and hails from Manipur....

, (5.) Sita Gussain

Sita Gussain

Sita Gussain is a member of the India women's national field hockey team. She played with the team when it won the Gold at the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games.- References :**...

, (6.) Sumrai Tete

Sumrai Tete

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, (7.) Nidhi Mukesh Kumar, (8.) Surinder Kaur

Surinder Kaur (field hockey)

Surinder Kaur is a member of the India women's national field hockey team. She hails from Haryana and played with the team when it won Gold at the 2004 Hockey Asia Cup.- References :*...

, (9.) Pritam Rani Siwach

Pritam Rani Siwach

Pritam Rani Siwach is a former captain of the Indian women's hockey team. In 2008, she was recalled to join the team for the Olympic qualifiers in order to bring an "additional wealth of experience." After the team did not qualify for the Olympics, Siwach stated in an interview, "We are not that...

, (10.) Mamta Kharab

Mamta Kharab

Mamta Kharab is the current captain of the Indian women's hockey team.During the 2002 Commonwealth Games, she scored the winning goal which gave India the Gold. She also served as the model for the character of Komal Chautala in the 2007 Bollywood hit, Chak De India.Now she is working in Haryana...

, (11.) Jyoti Sunita Kullu

Jyoti Sunita Kullu

Jyoti Sunita Kullu is a female field hockey player from India, who made her international debut for her native country in 1996 in Delhi at the Indira Gandhi Gold Cup. In 2002 she became the topscorer of the Champions Challenge tournament in Johannesburg, South Africa, with five goals in six matches...

, (12.) Helen Mary

Helen Mary

Helen Mary Innocent is a field hockey goalkeeper from India, who made her international debut for her native country in 1992 in the test series against Germany. In 2003 she saved two penalty strokes in final tie-breaker to win title for India at the Afro-Asian Games in Hyderabad...

(gk), (13.) Pushpa Pradhan

Pushpa Pradhan

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, (14.) Masira Surin

Masira Surin

Masira Surin is a member of the India women's national field hockey team. She played with the team when it won the Gold at the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games.- References :**...

, (16.) Agnecia Lugun, (18.) Ngasepam Pakpi Devi

Ngasepam Pakpi Devi

Ngasepam Pakpi Devi is a member of the India women's national field hockey team. She played with the team when it won the Gold at the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games.- References :*...

, (22.) Shahina Kispotta, and (26.) Sanggai Chanu

Sanggai Chanu

Sanggai Ibemhal Chanu Maimom is a female field hockey player from India, who made her international debut for her native country in April 1998 in a friendly against Germany . She played as a midfielder or as a centre forward...

(1.) Qxana Boiko (gk), (2.) Natalia Kravtchenko, (3.) Tatiana Timonina, (4.) Natalia Verchinina, (5.) Tatiana Sosnikhina, (6.) Olga Velmatkina, (7.) Galina Timchina, (8.) Olga Nikolayeva, (9.) Tatiana Vassioukova

, (10.) Elena Polovkova, (11.) Galina Bassaitchuk, (12.) Eketerina Rastorgueva, (15.) Svetlana Grigorreva, (16.) Irina Piskounova, (17.) Irina Sviridova, (18.) Tatiana Ioudovskaia, and (28.) Galina Terentieva (gk).

(1.) Caroline Birt (gk), (2. ) Inke van Wyk, (3.) Marissa Alves, (4.) Jacqui Benkenstein, (5.) Carina van Zyl, (7.) Candice Forword

Candice Forword

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, (8.) Marsha Marescia, (9.) Linda van Breda, (10.) Johke Koornhof, (11.) Sophie Mayer, (12.) Lindsey Carlisle

, (14.) Kerry Bee, (15.) Pietie Coetzee, (16.) Jenny Wilson, (21.) Julia Henry, (22.) Luntu Ntloko, and (31.) Susan Wessels

Susan Wessels-Webber

Susan Wessels-Webber is a field hockey player from South Africa who represented her country at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. She captained the women's national team at the 2003 All-Africa Games in Abuja, Nigeria, where South Africa won the title by defeating Nigeria 10-0.-References:*...

(1.) Park Yong-Sook (gk), (2.) Kim Yun, (4.) Yoo Hee-Joo, (5.) Lee Soen-Ok, (6.) Ki Sook-Hyun, (7.) Kim Eun-Jin, (8.) Lee Mi-Seong, (9.) Oh Ko-Woon, (10.) Han Yu-Kyung, (11.) Kim Seong-Eun, (12.) Kim Jin-Kyoyng, (13.) Jo Jin-Ju, (14.) Kim Gyeong, (15.) Kim Seo-Hee, (16.) Lim Ju-Young (gk), (17.) Kim Hyun-Ae, (18.) Park Jeong-Sook, and (20.) Lee Eun-Young

(1.) Tamika Smith, (2.) Kimberly Miller, (3.) Kristen McCann, (4.) Margaret Storrar

Margaret Storrar

Margaret Storrar is a field hockey goalkeeper from the United States, who made her international senior debut for the Women's National Team in 1995. The former student of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was a member of the team, that won the silver medal at the 1999 Pan American...

(gk), (5.) Tara Jelley, (6.) Melanie Meerschwam, (7.) Tracey Larson

Tracey Larson

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, (9.) Tracey Fuchs

Tracey Fuchs

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, (10.) Antoinette Lucas

Antoinette Lucas

Antoinette Lucas is a former field hockey midfielder from the United States, who was a member of the US women's team that finished fifth at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-References:*...

, (11.) Katherine Kauffman, (13.) Keli Smith, (14.) Carla Tagliente

Carla Tagliente

Carla Tagliente is a former field hockey striker from the United States, who earned a total number of 78 caps for the Women's National Team, in which she scored five goals...

, (15.) Jill Reeve

Jill Reeve

Jill Reeve is a former field hockey defender from the United States, who earned a total number of 134 caps for the Women's National Team, in which she scored eight goals. The former student of the Old Dominion University recovered from injury suffered at the 2002 Champions Challenge to help the U.S...

, (17.) Carrie Lingo, (21.) Natalie Dawson, (22.) Kate Barber

Kate Barber

Kate Barber is a field hockey forward and midfield player from the United States, who made her international senior debut for the Women's National Team in 1998 by scoring two goals in a 3-3 draw with New Zealand...

, and (23.) Jill Dedman (gk).

Standings

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Team	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	12	5	4	0	1	10	6
2.	10	5	3	1	1	8	7
3.	8	5	2	2	1	10	9
4.	7	5	2	1	2	15	8
5.	5	5	1	2	2	5	7	–2
6.	0	5	0	0	5	7	18	–11

Results

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