New Zealand women's national field hockey team

New Zealand
Nickname Black Sticks
Association New Zealand Hockey Federation
Confederation OHF (Oceania)
Coach Mark Hager
Assistant coach Sean Dancer
Manager Jude Menezes
Captain Kayla Whitelock
FIH ranking 5
First kit
Second kit

The New Zealand women's national field hockey team, also known as the Black Sticks Women, represents New Zealand in international women's field hockey (known in New Zealand as simply hockey). The team's best performances include a silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, a third placing at the 2011 Champions Trophy, and fourth placings at the 1986 World Cup and the 2012 Summer Olympics. As of June 2014, the team ranks fourth on the International Hockey Federation (FIH) world rankings.

Tournament records

Summer Olympics

Year Location Position
1980 Moscow Did not compete
1984 Los Angeles 6th
1988 Seoul Did not compete
1992 Barcelona 8th
1996 Atlanta Did not compete
2000 Sydney 6th
2004 Athens 6th
2008 Beijing 12th
2012 London 4th
2016 Rio de Janeiro 4th

World League

Year Location Position
2012–14 San Miguel de Tucumán 5th
2014–15 Rosario 2nd
2016–17 Auckland Qualified

Commonwealth Games

Year Location Position
1998 Kuala Lumpur 3rd
2002 Manchester 4th
2006 Melbourne 4th
2010 Delhi 2nd
2014 Glasgow 3rd

World Cup

Year Location Position
1974 Mandelieu Did not compete
1976 Berlin
1978 Madrid
1981 Buenos Aires
1983 Kuala Lumpur 8th
1986 Amstelveen 4th
1990 Sydney 7th
1994 Dublin Did not compete
1998 Utrecht 6th
2002 Perth 11th
2006 Madrid Did not compete
2010 Rosario 7th
2014 The Hague 5th

Oceania Hockey Cup

Year Location Position
1999 Sydney 2nd
2001 Wellington
Auckland
Hamilton 		2nd
2003 Melbourne
Auckland
Whangarei 		2nd
2005 Suva 2nd
2007 Buderim 1st
2009 Invercargill 1st
2011 Hobart 1st
2013 Stratford 2nd
2015 Stratford 2nd

Champions Trophy

Year Location Position
1987 Amstelveen 6th
Did not compete between 1989 and 1997
1999 Brisbane 5th
2000 Amstelveen 6th
2001 Amstelveen 5th
2002 Macau 5th
2003 Sydney Did not compete
2004 Rosario 5th
2005 Canberra Did not compete
2006 Amstelveen 6th
Did not compete between 2007 and 2009
2010 Nottingham 5th
2011 Amsterdam 3rd
2012 Rosario 6th
2014 Mendoza 4th
2016 London 6th

Champions Challenge

Year Location Position
2003 Catania 4th
2005 Virginia Beach 1st
2007 Baku 5th
2009 Cape Town 1st

Team

Current squad

2016 New Zealand squad leading up to the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] Caps as at 9 June 2016.

Num. Name Pos. NHL team Date of birth (age) Caps
1 Whitelock, KaylaKayla Whitelock * Midfielder/Striker Central 30 October 1985 243
2 Gaddum, EmilyEmily Gaddum ** Defender Central 23 December 1985 274
4 Merry, OliviaOlivia Merry * Striker Canterbury 16 March 1992 125
6 Webster, PetreaPetrea Webster * Striker/Midfielder North Harbour 30 March 1988 137
8 Rutherford, SallySally Rutherford * Goalkeeper Midlands 5 June 1981 111
9 Neal, BrookeBrooke Neal * Defender Northland 4 July 1992 81
10 Gibson, AmeliaAmelia Gibson Goalkeeper Auckland 5 July 1991 54
11 McCann, RachelRachel McCann Midfielder Canterbury 29 April 1993 29
12 Gunson, EllaElla Gunson Defender/Midfielder Northland 9 July 1989 132
13 Charlton, SamSam Charlton * Defender/Midfielder Midlands 7 December 1991 171
15 King, JuliaJulia King Midfielder/Striker Auckland 8 December 1992 105
16 Thompson, LizLiz Thompson * Defender Auckland 8 December 1994 109
17 Cocks, SophieSophie Cocks * Striker/Midfielder Canterbury 25 July 1994 100
18 Pearce, KirstenKirsten Pearce * Striker North Harbour 10 April 1991 46
20 Fitzsimonds, NatashaNatasha Fitzsimonds Defender Midlands 23 December 1988 52
21 Barnett, GeorgiaGeorgia Barnett Goalkeeper Central 27 August 1994 29
22 Flynn, GemmaGemma Flynn * Midfielder Midlands 2 May 1990 231
23 Harrison, CharlotteCharlotte Harrison * Striker Auckland 31 July 1989 207
24 Keddell, RoseRose Keddell * Midfielder/Defender Auckland 31 January 1994 121
25 Smith, KelseyKelsey Smith * Striker Capital 12 August 1994 13
26 Hayward, PippaPippa Hayward * Midfielder/Defender Canterbury 23 May 1990 102
27 Grant, JordanJordan Grant Midfielder/Striker Canterbury 22 March 1991 60
28 Gloyn, ShilohShiloh Gloyn Midfielder/Striker Midlands 6 November 1989 29
30 Henry, KatherineKatherine Henry Midfielder North Harbour 7 May 1991 41
31 Michelsen, StaceyStacey Michelsen * Midfielder Northland 18 February 1991 201
32 McLaren, AnitaAnita McLaren * Striker/Midfielder Capital 2 October 1987 232

July 2016 updates: * = Selected in the final team for 2016 Summer Olympics ** = Emily Gaddum retired (pregnant) [2]

Notable players

References

  1. ↑ "Spirited Black Sticks Women's squad named". Hockey New Zealand. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "New Zealand Women's team selected for Rio". Hockey New Zealand. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
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