Bianca Joyce
Personal information
Born (1990-03-21) 21 March 1990
Nantawarra, South Australia
Playing position Midfielder
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Australia 38 (1)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Australia
Champions Challenge I
Gold medal – first place2012 DublinTeam

Bianca Joyce (née Greenshields; born 21 March 1990)[1] is a former Australian field hockey player, who played as a midfielder.[2]

Personal life

Bianca Joyce was born in Nantawarra, South Australia.[3]

She married her husband, Tom, in 2013 and the pair now reside in Crystal Brook.[4]

Career

Club level

During her career, Joyce was a member of Port Adelaide District Hockey Club before she moved to Perth, Western Australia in 2011 to join the Hockey Australia High Performance Program, as a member of the Hockeyroos squad.[5]

Hockeyroos

Following a successful campaign in the 2010 AHL, Joyce was called up to make her debut for the Australian national team in 2011. She made her official debut in February 2011, in a test match against Argentina.[6]

In November 2011, following her string of performances throughout the year, Joyce was named in the Hockeyroos 27 player training squad for the 2012 Olympic Games in London, United Kingdom.[7] After failing to make the Olympics, Joyce was a member of the team at the 2012 Champions Challenge I in Dublin, Ireland, where she won a gold medal.[8]

Joyce retired in 2013 after making 38 appearances for Australia.[9]

International goals


Goal		 Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
118 October 2011Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth, Australia India6–06–0Test Match[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Team Details – Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "History of the Hockeyroos". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Hockeyroos player visits Pirie". portpirierecorder.com.au. Port Pirie Recorder. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "Bianca Joyce retires". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  5. ↑ "Bianca is a Hockeyroo!". sportstg.com. Port Adelaide District Hockey Club. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "HOCKEYROOS PLAYERS". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  7. ↑ "SA pair in Hockeyroos training squad". adelaidenow.com.au. The Advertiser. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  8. ↑ "GREENSHIELDS Bianca". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  9. ↑ "Bianca Joyce retires". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  10. ↑ "Hockey Australia Annual Report 2010-2011" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 12 September 2019.

Bianca Joyce at the International Hockey Federation


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