Karri's Story
Fast Facts
Sport: Hockey
Event: Womens
Olympic History: Tokyo 2020
Highlights: 2016 Junior World Cup bronze
Year Born: 1999
State Born: WA
About Karri
Karri Somerville, a talented defender, was a member of the Australian U21 team at the 2016 World Cup in Chile, where the Jillaroos walked away with the bronze medal.
The young gun’s call up to the seniors was momentarily put on hold in 2018 due to an ACL rupture and meniscal tear, however, a determined Karri continued to build her skills on and off the field.
In March 2020 all her hard work paid off when she made her Hockeyroos debut on home soil, playing in the FIH Pro League against Argentina.
A regular member of the Perth Thunderstrucks, the WA athlete is also a keen indoor hockey player and played in the 2018 Indoor World Cup in Berlin.
Somerville made her Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020 as part of the Hockeyroos squad that travelled to Japan. A testament to her defence prowess Australia boasted an impressive group stage record, remaining undefeated and only conceding one goal in their 5 opening matches. The Hockeyroos would fall short in the quarter-finals of the tournament where they lost a tense match to India 1-0 earning them 5th overall in the tournament.
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