Tammy Ogston
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Tammy Ogston is an Australia
n football referee from Moorooka
, Brisbane
.
Ogston began playing football at age 14 before moving into officiating in 1993, aged 23, on recognising that there were not enough officials in her area to cover Women's football games. She qualified as a full referee in the Football Brisbane leagues before moving up to Football Queensland
.
She has been on the FIFA
list of international referees since 1997 and has officiated in a number of tournaments around the world including the 2000 Olympic football tournament
in Sydney.
Ogston appeared at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup and then refereed four matches in the 2003 World Cup in the USA, including the third place decider match between the USA
and Canada
. She then participated in the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship
in Russia.
Chosen as one of the referees for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China, Ogston again refereed four matches including the tournament opener and the final, becoming the first referee in the world to officiate at both of those games in one World Cup competition. She is also the first Australian to referee a World Cup final.
As of November 2008 she became Australias' first Female Futuro trained Instructor and continues to give back through development of International, National and local referees.
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...
n football referee from Moorooka
Moorooka, Queensland
Moorooka is a suburb of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. Bordering with Toohey Forest Park, it is seven kilometres south of Brisbane's central business district...
, Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
.
Ogston began playing football at age 14 before moving into officiating in 1993, aged 23, on recognising that there were not enough officials in her area to cover Women's football games. She qualified as a full referee in the Football Brisbane leagues before moving up to Football Queensland
Football Queensland
Football Queensland , often abbreviated to the FQ, is the governing body of association football in the Australian State of Queensland. The body changed its name to be more in line with the new Football Federation Australia in 2005...
.
She has been on the FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
list of international referees since 1997 and has officiated in a number of tournaments around the world including the 2000 Olympic football tournament
Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The football tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics was the 20th official Olympic football tournament. A women's tournament was held for the second time.-Medal winners:-Venues:*Olympic Stadium, Sydney*Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney*Bruce Stadium, Canberra...
in Sydney.
Ogston appeared at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup and then refereed four matches in the 2003 World Cup in the USA, including the third place decider match between the USA
United States women's national soccer team
The United States women's national soccer team represents the United States in international soccer competition and is controlled by U.S. Soccer. The U.S. team won the first ever Women's World Cup in 1991, and has since been a superpower in women's soccer. It is currently ranked first in the world...
and Canada
Canada women's national soccer team
The Canada women's national soccer team is overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association. The team reached its all-time high of 6th in the March 2011 rankings. The team reached international prominence finishing in 4th place at the FIFA Women's World Cup 2003, losing to their archrival American team...
. She then participated in the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship
2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship
The 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship was held in Russia from 17 August to 3 September 2006. It was the officially recognized world championship for women's under-20 national football teams...
in Russia.
Chosen as one of the referees for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China, Ogston again refereed four matches including the tournament opener and the final, becoming the first referee in the world to officiate at both of those games in one World Cup competition. She is also the first Australian to referee a World Cup final.
As of November 2008 she became Australias' first Female Futuro trained Instructor and continues to give back through development of International, National and local referees.