Dana Anderson
Encyclopedia
Dana Anderson is a former field hockey
player from Canada
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Anderson earned 57 caps for the Women's Senior National Team
during her career. On national level Anderson, a resident of Etobicoke, Ontario
, played for Ontario from age fifteen, and for the University of Toronto
Varsity Blues from 1991-1996, winning CIAU Nationals in 1993 and 1996. She is married to Men's National Team player Robin D'Abreo
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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...
player from Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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Anderson earned 57 caps for the Women's Senior National Team
Canada women's national field hockey team
The Canada women's national field hockey team represents Canada in international field hockey competitions. The women's team made its first international appearance at the 1978 Women's Hockey World Cup in Madrid, Spain, finishing in fifth place....
during her career. On national level Anderson, a resident of Etobicoke, Ontario
Etobicoke, Ontario
Etobicoke is a dissolved municipality located within the current city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Comprising the western section of the current city, it had an official population of 338,117 as measured by the 2001 Census and 334,491 people as of the 2006 Census. While it only contains 13% of...
, played for Ontario from age fifteen, and for the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
Varsity Blues from 1991-1996, winning CIAU Nationals in 1993 and 1996. She is married to Men's National Team player Robin D'Abreo
Robin D'Abreo
Robin D'Abreo is a Canadian field hockey player, who earned his first international cap in 1993 against France....
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International senior tournaments
- 1994 – World Cup, Dublin, Ireland (10th)
- 1995 – Pan American Games1995 Pan American GamesThe 12th Pan American Games were held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, from March 12 to March 26, 1995. After 44 years, this was the Pan American Games first return to the country that hosted the first Games, in 1951.-Overview:...
, Mar del Plata, Argentina (3rd) - 1995 – Olympic Qualifier, Cape Town, South Africa (7th)
- 1997 – World Cup Qualifier, Harare, Zimbabwe (11th)