Dirkie Chamberlain
Personal information
Born (1986-11-03) 3 November 1986
Pretoria, South Africa
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 67 kg (148 lb)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club HGC
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
-present South Africa 225
2022-present South Africa Hockey5 4 (5)
Medal record
Representing  South Africa
African Cup of Nations
Gold medal – first place2017 Ismailia

Dirkie Chamberlain (born 3 November 1986) is a South African field hockey player.

International career

Chamberlain is a 1x Olympian, played 4 World Cups, 3 Commonwealth Games.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed with the South Africa women's national field hockey team in the women's tournament.[1] She has also competed at the 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games.[2][3] and 2018 Commonwealth Games.[4]

Chamberlain currently plays at the HGC.[5][6] In the past, has also played various European leagues; with clubs including Holcombe Hockey Club,[7] Kampong (Dutch Hoofdklasse),[8] Canterbury HC (Investec English Premier League)[9] and Gantoise HC (Belgium Honour Division).

Personal life

Chamberlain began playing hockey when she was 13.[2] She is openly lesbian.[10]

References

  1. "Profile". Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Glasgow 2014 – Dirkie Chamberlain Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  3. 2018 Commonwelath Games profile
  4. thedragflick (20 March 2019). "#AbsoluteInspiration: Affable, upbeat & truly world class - Meet Dirkie Chamberlain". TheDragflick™. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  5. @dirkiechamberlain (25 May 2022). "Another season through with the crew in light blue" via Instagram.
  6. hockeystyle-admin. "Dirkie Chamberlain; the legend from SA – HockeyStyle" (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  7. clubbuzz. "Ladies drop out of top four after Holcombe defeat – Beeston Hockey Club". Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  8. "Dirkie Chamberlain; the legend from SA – HockeyStyle" (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  9. "European Hockey Federation: Altiusrt". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  10. Outsports (3 April 2018). "13 out LGBT athletes compete in Commonwealth Games". Outsports. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
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