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Sharon CREELMAN


Sharon Creelman
Head Coach, Junior National Team
Birthplace:Windsor, Ontario
Residence:Waterloo, Ontario


Current Occupation:
  • Program Coordinator and Field Hockey Head Coach at University of Waterloo
  • Level 3 NCCP Certified Coach, currently working on level 4/5
  • Member of Field Hockey Canada Coaching Committee.

Competitions as Coach:
  • Assistant coach, York University, 1989 to 1992
  • Ontario Provincial Coach, 1994 to 1996
  • Head Coach, University of Waterloo, since 1994
  • OWIAA and CIAU Coach of the Year in 1995
  • Head Coach, Junior Women's National Team, since April 1996
  • 1997 Junior World Cup, Seongnam, Korea (11th)
  • 2000 Junior World Cup Qualifier, Bridgetown, Barbados (3rd)
  • 2001 Junior World Cup, Buenos Aires, Argentina (13th)

As a player:
  • Member of the Senior National Team from 1982 to 1994
  • Captain from 1987 to 1994
  • Played in three Olympic Games (1984, 1988 and 1992) and in four World Cups (1983, 1986, 1990 and 1994)
  • International Caps (senior): 139

Competitions as player:
  • 1983 World Cup, Kuala Lumpur (Silver Medal)
  • 1984 Olympic Games, Los Angeles (5th)
  • 1986 World Cup, Amsterdam (Bronze Medal)
  • 1987 Pan American Games, Indianapolis (Bronze Medal)
  • 1988 Olympic Games, Seoul (6th)
  • 1990 World Cup, Sydney (10th)
  • 1991 Pan American Games, Havana (Silver Medal)
  • 1991 Olympic Qualifier, Auckland (3rd)
  • 1992 Olympic Games, Barcelona (7th)
  • 1993 World Cup Qualifier, Philadelphia (3rd)
  • 1994 World Cup Dublin (10th)

Personal File:

  • "Thrill of a lifetime" (given a chance to do anything in the world): be 15 years younger and play high level field hockey again!

Sharon Creelman, World Cup 1990
Press conference, World Cup 1990, Sydney

"Sweat + sacrifice = success."


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