Diana Weavers
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| Diana Elizabeth Weavers | |
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| Born | May 4, 1975 Darfield, New Zealand |
Diana Elizabeth Weavers (born May 4, 1975 in Darfield, New Zealand) is a field hockey defender from New Zealand, who finished sixth with her national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She also competed with The Black Sticks at the 1998 and the 2002 Commonwealth Games, and at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
In the 2005 squad Weavers, the vice-captain of the team, is one of only three players who have survived from the Sydney Olympic Team. The other two are Suzie Muirhead and Moira Senior. Di has formed a defensive partnership with Lizzy Igasan and is recognised for her tackling, good reach and vision in the full back position. She was namend the New Zealand Women’s Player of the Year in 2003. In 2005 she moved from Canterbury this year to Maketu, where she plays in the Tauranga Men's Hockey Competition to hone her skills. Weavers has a strong penalty corner strike and like Igasan is used as an alternative option to the team’s top striker, Niniwa Roberts-Lang. She scored six goals for the Canterbury Cats in the 2004 NHL.
[edit] International Senior Competitions
- 1998 – Commonwealth Games, Kuala Lumpur
- 1998 – World Cup, Utrecht
- 1999 – Champions Trophy, Brisbane
- 2000 – Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Milton Keynes
- 2000 – Champions Trophy, Amstelveen
- 2000 – Summer Olympics, Sydney
- 2001 – Champions Trophy, Amstelveen
- 2002 – Commonwealth Games, Manchester
- 2002 – Champions Trophy, Macau
- 2002 – World Cup, Perth
- 2003 – Champions Challenge, Catania
- 2004 – Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Auckland
- 2004 – Summer Olympics, Athens
- 2006 – Commonwealth Games, Melbourne
- 2006 – World Cup Qualifier, Rome
