Shelley Jones (née Russell,[1] born 15 July 1987) is a South African field hockey player who competed in the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.[2] She was also part of the 2014 Commonwealth Games team that reached the bronze medal match.[3][4]
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| Born | Shelley Russell 15 July 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Brent Russell (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Her brother, Brent, were also South Africa rugby union internationals.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "SA Hockey Icons to Share Skills With KZN's Young Players". MyPR. 26 June 2019.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Shelley Russell". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 – Shelley Russell Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ 2018 Commonwealth Games profile
- ^ Cook, Jonathan (12 February 2014). "SA women's hockey star Shelley Russell celebrates 200 caps". Witness. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "gsport4girls - 2007 August gSTAR: Shelley Russell". gsport4girls. 31 July 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
External links
edit- Shelley Russell at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Shelley Jones at the International Hockey Federation
- Shelley Jones at the South African Hockey Association
- Shelley Jones at Olympedia
- Shelley Jones at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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