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| Last Name |
Dickinson |
| First Name |
Marian |
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| Position |
Forward |
| Height |
165 cm |
| Weight |
62 kg |
| Date of Birth |
18 August 1987 |
| Place of Birth |
Waratah, New South Wales, Australia |
| Hometown |
Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Residence |
Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
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| Languages Spoken |
English |
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| Club |
Phoenix Hockey Club |
| International Caps |
19 |
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| Sports Information |
Competed at the 2007 Pan American Games, finishing 5th…first international cap was the 2007 4-Nations Tournament in Santiago, Chile, where Canada finished 5th...member of the senior national team since 2007 (junior team since 2004)…coached by Sally Bell since 2005 (previously coached by Beth Bozman from 2005-2008)...trains in Calgary, Alberta; Vancouver, British Columbia, and Durham, North Carolina, USA...in 2004, she suffered shin splints/stress fratures missing 3 months of training...began playing field hockey in Australia at age 6, because her parents weren't keen on soccer... |
| Human Interest |
Attended Western Canada High School in Calgary, Alberta, Canada…graduates in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, USA…plans to work in human performance design and research, and potentially go to medical school...single...mother is Barbara...father Jim is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Calgary...has older brothers (Paul, Evan) and an older sister (Suzie)...hobbies include skiing, hiking and other sports...favourites are lamb, chocolate, American cyclist Lance Armsrong, curling, the movie "Love Actually", and all sorts of music...has a German Pointer dog named "Tonic"... |
| Competitions |
- 2008 WorldHockey Olympic Qualifier
- 2008 South Africa Tour
- 2007 Pan American Games, Brazil (5th)
- 2007 AKPro Chile Series, Vancouver
- 2006 NCAA National Championship- 3rd
- 2005 NCAA National Championship- 2nd
- 2004 Jr. UK tour
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