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Women's National Field Hockey Team |
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| Last Name |
Liu |
| First Name |
Azelia |
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| Position |
Goalkeeper |
| Height |
158 cm |
| Weight |
57 kg |
| Date of Birth |
15 March 1979 |
| Place of Birth |
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada |
| Hometown |
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada |
| Residence |
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |


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| Languages Spoken |
English |
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| Club |
Vancouver Hawks |
| International Caps |
49 |
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| Sports Information |
Two-time member of the Pan American Games team, finishing 5th in 2003, and 5th in 2007…finished 8th at the 2006 Commonwealth Games…first international cap was the 2002 Scotland and Wales Tour, in an exhibition match against Scotland, where Canada lost 3-1...career highlight was finishing 3rd at the 2005 Pan Am Cup, and 5th at the 2007 Pan Am Games...member of the junior national team in 1999, and senior national team since 2001...coached by Sally Bell since 2005 (previous coaches include Butch Worth and Kimo Linders)...current club is Vancouver Hawks (previously with Phoenix Field Hockey)...trains in Vancouver, British Columbia...suffered a medial collateral tear of the knee in 1999 missing 6 weeks of training, and in 2001, she had a stress fracture and was out of training for 3 months... |
| Human Interest |
Attended Mary Ward Catholic Secondary School in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada (a suburb of Toronto)…graduated in 2003 with a Bachelor of Arts in Kinesiology and Health Sciences from York University in North York, Ontario…currently a full-time athlete…plans to pursue a career as a high school teacher...single...mother is Pauline...father is Peter...has 2 sisters (Abbie, Amaris)...enjoys ice hockey and watching some television...favourites include chicken wings and ice hockey... |
| Competitions |
- 2009 Ireland Tour
- 2008 WorldHockey Olympic Qualifier
- 2008 US Series
- 2008 South Africa Tour
- 2007 South Africa Tour
- 2007 Women's Chile 4 Nations
- 2007 AKPro Chile Series, Vancouver
- 2007 Pan American Games, Brazil (5th)
- 2006 Australia Series
- 2006 UK & France Tour
- 2006 Commonwealth Games, Melbourne (8th)
- 2005 USA Series
- 2005 South Africa Series
- 2004 Pan Am Cup, Bridgetown, Barbados (3rd)
- 2003 4-Nations Tournament, Vancouver (2nd)
- 2003 Pan American Games, Santo Domingo
- 2000 Junior World Cup Qualifier, Bridgetown, Barbados (3rd)
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