.jpg) Igasan (now Horlock) in 2020 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Elizabeth Jane Igasan (1982-09-16)16 September 1982 (age 43) Whangārei, New Zealand |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Field hockey |
| Club | North Harbour |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 2004 and2008 |
Elizabeth Jane Igasan[1] (nowHorlock; born 16 September 1982)[2] is a New Zealand field hockey player who was captain of thenational team and a participant in the2004 Summer Olympics and2008 Summer Olympics.[3][4]
Igasan was born inWhangārei and attendedWhangārei Girls' High School andRangitoto 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]
Igasan is apenalty corner specialist and defender,[5] and plays for North Harbour in the New Zealand Hockey League.[4] She played her first game in theNew Zealand women's national field hockey team in 2001,[4] and, after playing in the2004 Summer Olympics and the2006 Commonwealth Games, but being unavailable for the World Cup qualifying tournament,[6] was chosen as captain of the team for the2008 Summer Olympics.[7]
She won the New Zealand women's Player of the Year award in 2004, 2005 and 2008.[4]
Igasan was a participant inDancing with the Stars 2009 alongsideGeraldine Brophy,Rebecca Hobbs andBarbara Kendall,[8] and partnering Cody Stephens, but was eliminated in week two,[4] the first contestant of the season to be eliminated.[9]
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