Field Hockey Canada
Women's National Team
Aoibhinn GRIMES

Forward - 100 International Caps
Height, Weight:	167 cm (5'7"), 68 kb (150 lbs)
Born:	August 30, 1976
Birthplace:	Kelowna, British Columbia
Hometown:	Duncan, British Columbia
Club:	University of Victoria Vikes

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Aoibhinn is pronounced Ay-veen

Occupation:

Degree in kinesiology from University of Victoria;
Plans to apply to medical school.

Field Hockey Background:

"I started playing when I was seven years old: my Mom played in the Ladies League and I played in the Grasshopper League in Duncan. I began playing steadily when I was in high school. The reputation of the field hockey program at University of Victoria was a factor in my choosing to go there."
1994 U21 National Championship
1994 CIAU National Champion
1995 U20 Indoor National Championship
1995 Senior National Championship
1995 CIAU National Champion
1996 U21 National Championship
1996 U20 Indoor National Championship
1996 CIAU National Champion
1997 CIAU National Champion (and Tournament MVP)
1999 CIS (Interuniversity Sport) Player of the Year

International Competitions:

1997 Junior World Cup Qualifier, Santiago, Chile (2nd)
1997 World Cup Qualifier, Harare (11th)
1997 Junior World Cup, Seongnam, Korea (11th)
1998 Commonwealth Games, Kuala Lumpur
1999 Pan American Games, Winnipeg (3rd)
2001 Americas Cup, Jamaica (3rd)
2001 World Cup Qualifier, Amiens/Abbeville, France (10th)
2002 Commonwealth Games, Manchester (7th)

2002 Commonwealth Games

Personal File:

Interests (outside field hockey): playing the guitar, reading, hiking, listening to all types of music.
Sister of Men's National Team player Connor Grimes; also played in the Junior National Team with her sister Anna.
"Thrill of a lifetime" (given a chance to do anything in the world):
play in the Olympics!