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Sam Charlton
Charlton in 2021
Personal information
Born (1991-12-07) 7 December 1991 (age 32)
Wellington, New Zealand
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 66 kg (146 lb)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Midlands
Senior career
Years Team
2009 Midlands
2010 Canterbury
2011- Midlands
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010– New Zealand 219 (4)
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Women's field hockey
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast Team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow Team
Oceania Cup
Gold medal – first place 2019 Rockhampton
Silver medal – second place 2017 Sydney

Samantha Charlton (born 7 December 1991) is a New Zealand field hockey player. She has competed for the New Zealand women's national field hockey team (the Black Sticks Women), including for the team at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1][2][3][4] She participated at the 2020 Women's FIH Pro League.[5]

Life

Charlton (right) at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Born in Wellington, Charlton spent most of her formative years living in Tauranga and attended Otumoetai College.[6] As of August 2012, she resides in Auckland, where she is a student at Massey University in Albany.[2][1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Sam Charlton – Hockey New Zealand". Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Samantha Charlton – London 2012 Olympics". Archived from the original on 9 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  3. ^ "New Zealand Hockey Representatives – Women". Hockey New Zealand. 24 April 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  4. ^ "New Zealand Goal Scorers – Women". Hockey New Zealand. 24 April 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Team Details New Zealand". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. p. 8.
  6. ^ Lang, Martin (17 September 2008). "Tauranga teen faces testing debut". Bay of Plenty Times. Retrieved 20 June 2013.