Carmel Bakurski

Carmel Bakurski
Personal information
Birth nameCarmel Souter
Born7 September 1976 (1976-09-07) (age 48)
Murray Bridge, South Australia
Medal record
Women's Field Hockey
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Manchester Team competition
Champions Trophy
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Amstelveen Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2003 Sydney Team competition

Carmel Bakurski (née Souter; born 7 September 1976 in Murray Bridge, South Australia) is a retired female field hockey defender from Australia. She made her debut for the Australia women's national field hockey team during the 1998 season (Argentina Tour) following the 1997 Junior World Cup (silver medal).

Nicknamed Carma she was a member of the Hockeyroos at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester where the team ended up in third place in the overall-rankings, and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[1]

Hockey

State Hockey

Carmel played for the SA Suns in the Australian Hockey League.

International Hockey

Carmel played international games for the Hockeyroos, including Champions Trophy, Commonwealth Games, Olympic Games and World Cup.

Her tournaments include:

References

  1. ^ "Hockey SA About Us – South Australian Olympians". Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carmel Burkurski". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Carmel Burkurski (Souter)". corporate.olympics.com.au. Australian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.


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