Samantha Child
.jpg) Charlton (right) at the 2012 Summer Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
7 December 1991 Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Midlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Midlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011– | Midlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010– | New Zealand | 219 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Samantha "Sam" 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
Born in Wellington, Charlton spent most of her formative years living in Tauranga and attended Otumoetai College.[6] As of August 2012[update], she resides in Auckland, where she is a student at Massey University in Albany.[2][1]
References
- ^ a b "Sam Charlton – Hockey New Zealand". Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Samantha Charlton – London 2012 Olympics". Archived from the original on 9 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ^ "New Zealand Hockey Representatives – Women" (PDF). Hockey New Zealand. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ^ "New Zealand Goal Scorers – Women" (PDF). Hockey New Zealand. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ^ "Team Details New Zealand". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. p. 8.
- ^ Lang, Martin (17 September 2008). "Tauranga teen faces testing debut". Bay of Plenty Times. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
External links
- Sam Charlton at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Samantha Child at Olympics.com
- Samantha Child at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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- New Zealand female field hockey players
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- Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand
- People educated at Otumoetai College
- Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey
- Female field hockey defenders
- Female field hockey midfielders
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand
- Field hockey players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- New Zealand field hockey biography stubs