International Hockey Federation

This year’s WorldHockey Women’s Player of the Year nominations are as follows:

Nominations – WorldHockey Women’s Young Player of the Year 2004
(under 23 age limit, as of 1st January 2004)

1. Soledad Garcia (ARG)
2. Miek van Geenhuizen (NED)
3. Anke Kuhn (GER)
4. Emily Naylor (NZL)
5. Esther Termens (ESP)

Nominations - WorldHockey Women’s Player of the Year 2004

1. Luciana Aymar (ARG)
2. Fu Baorong (CHN)
3. Rachel Imison (AUS)
4. Natascha Keller (GER)
5. Tetyana Kobzenko (UKR)
6. Kim Yun Mi (KOR)
7. Sakae Morimoto (JAP)
8. Fanny Rinne (GER)
9. Maartje Scheepstra (NED)
10. Janneke Schopman (NED)

Nominations have been proposed by an international panel of expert coaches and journalists:

Coaches:
Ric Charlesworth (AUS)
Journalists:
Cathy Harris (The Times - GBR)


Marc Lammers (NED)

Bruce Hamilton (AFP – AUS)




Graciela Ortiz (Herald – ARG)



For the first time, the award winners will be determined by a secret ballot of the players at the BDO Hockey Champions Trophy, currently taking in place at the Jockey Club, Rosario in Argentina. Players will vote for their choice of the best player, taking into account performances at the following major FIH and IOC events in 2004:
- Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Auckland, March 2004
- Olympic Games, Athens, August 2004
- BDO Hockey Champions Trophy, Rosario, November 2004

Winners will be presented at a short press conference at 7.30pm (exact time to be confirmed), on Friday 12th November, at the Jockey Club, 801 Cordoba, Rosario (city centre). All accredited press, event officials and players are cordially invited to attend the function.

Nominations and presentations for the WorldHockey Men’s Player of the Year will take place in December, at the Samsung Hockey Champions Trophy, Men in Lahore.

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