Lizzy Igasan

Lizzy Igasan
Personal information
Full name Elizabeth Jane Igasan
Born (1982-09-16) 16 September 1982
Whangarei, New Zealand
Sport
Sport Field hockey
Club North Harbour
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 2004 and 2008

Elizabeth Jane "Lizzy" Igasan[1] (born 16 September 1982)[2] is a New Zealand field hockey player who was captain of the national team and a participant in the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics.[3][4]

Early life

Igasan was born in Whangarei and attended Whangarei Girls' High School and Rangitoto College.[2] She grew up with her mother, two sisters, Connie and Mary-Anne, and a brother, James.[2] Her parents separated when she was four years' old.[2]

Field hockey

Igasan is a penalty corner specialist and defender,[5] and plays for North Harbour in the New Zealand Hockey League.[4] She played her first game in the New Zealand women's national field hockey team in 2001,[4] and, after playing in the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2006 Commonwealth Games, but being unavailable for the World Cup qualifying tournament,[6] was chosen as captain of the team for the 2008 Summer Olympics.[7]

She won the New Zealand women's Player of the Year award in 2004, 2005 and 2008.[4]

Other activities

Igasan was a participant in Dancing with the Stars 2009 alongside Geraldine Brophy, Rebecca Hobbs and Barbara Kendall,[8] and partnering Cody Stephens, but was eliminated in week two,[4] the first contestant of the season to be eliminated.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Lizzy Igasan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com - Athletes. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Maddaford, Terry (26 February 2006). "Commonwealth Games: Lizzy Igasan, hockey player". NZ Herald - Sport. APN Holdings NZ Limited. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  3. ↑ "Lizzy Igasan". Profile. New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Lizzy Igasan - Lizzy and partner Cody Stephens were eliminated in week two". TVNZ - Dancing with the Stars. Television New Zealand Limited. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  5. ↑ "More Mean Sports Stars on Hyundai Code – on Māori Television!". Māori Television. May 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  6. ↑ Maddaford, Terry (3 May 2006). "Hockey: Igasan keeps Black Sticks waiting". NZHerald. APN Holdings NZ Limited. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  7. ↑ "New Zealand hockey teams named for Beijing". News - Sports News - Headlines - Hockey. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 1 July 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  8. ↑ Turia, Tariana (6 March 2009). "‘Doing it backwards and in high heels'". Beehive. New Zealand Government. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  9. ↑ Schulz, Chris (10 March 2009). "Lizzy Igasan has her last dance". Stuff.co.nz - Entertainment. Fairfax New Zealand Limited. Retrieved 1 October 2010.



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